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Endometriosis linked to fats in your diet
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 24/03/2010 13:29:15
The kind of fat you eat can increase or decrease your chances of suffering from endometriosis, a condition that can make it harder to conceive, say researchers
A study has indicated that the kind of fat you eat is linked to your chances of developing endometriosis, reports the Telegraph.The study involved 70,000 women in America over four years, and found the total amount of fat in a woman’s diet isn’t important, but the type of fat doe...
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Chinese fertility treatments
By Anna Lewis on 03/04/2012 11:45:38
Before you hot-foot it to the IVF clinic, have you considered using Chinese fertility treatments to help you conceive?
If you’re trying to get pregnant and you feel like it’s taking longer to conceive than expected, it’s important to not get disheartened and automatically assume you need IVF.As many as 500,000 couples in the UK and Ireland actively seek help
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Investigating infertility - where to start
By ThinkBaby on 27/09/2010 01:35:31
Do you have a fertility problem, when should you seek help and are you doing everything you can to try to conceive?
Knowing when to seek helpGetting startedOnce you have been trying to conceive for over twelve months, or six months if you are over 35, your doctor should be open to helping you start investigations into whether there is a problem, and what it might
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How does your body recover from a miscarriage?
By ThinkBaby on 31/01/2008 12:24:44
What can I expect after a miscarriage? When will periods return and when will I be back in a fit shape to conceive?
recovery and it's important that you look for support and give yourself time to deal with any feelings of grief and distress.When will I be able to try to conceive again?Doctors recommendations on when you will be ready to try to conceive again may vary
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Simple hormone test predicts how long women remain fertile
By Amanda Pauley on 08/08/2011 12:22:37
New research allows experts to measure how fast a woman’s biological clock is ticking and when she’ll no longer be able to conceive
they have left to conceive.The study carried out by St Andrews University, with help from scientists at Glasgow and Edinburgh universities, compared hormone levels in 3,200 healthy women.It has been discussed among experts that high levels of the fertility
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Infertility – an overview of common causes
By ThinkBaby on 08/07/2009 01:03:05
There's a wide variety of reasons why couples may have difficulty conceiving - it's just as likely to be a male problem as a female problem, and doesn't necessarily require medical intervention
Infertility is something of a misnomer, as it suggests that there is no chance of conception taking place at all, which is only true for a small percentage of couples. More commonly 'infertility' is used to refer to difficulties in conceiving
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Donor eggs in IVF could increase pre-eclampsia risk
By Kimberley Smith on 02/12/2010 14:08:03
Mums-to-be who conceive using donor eggs during IVF might be at a higher risk of pre-eclampsia than women who use their own eggs
Women who get pregnant using donor eggs for IVF treatment have a higher risk of suffering from pre-eclampsia than those who use their own eggs, according to a new study in the US.Researchers compared 77 women who gave birth after IVF treatment using donor eggs between 1998 and 20...
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Vitamin E and conception
By Laura Lee Davies on 05/02/2007 03:24:27
Lots of sex and a healthy bod can obviously help you conceive, but did you know there's a certain face-cream vitamin that can be potent too?
do suggest that women who are very fat or very thin have a decreased chance of successfully conceiving. So making sure your body is synthesizing the food it is taking in properly can only help.Finally, in lab tests many years ago, rats who were
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What are the pregnancy signs and how soon do they occur?
By Laura Lee Davies on 19/10/2011 01:30:35
How soon after conceiving your baby will you experience those important pregnancy signs? How obvious are they? And do those symptoms always mean you're definitely expecting a baby?
It is rare for a woman to know for sure that she is pregnant. But there are some interesting pregnancy signs and symptoms during those all-important first 6 weeks of pregnancy which are worth bearing in mind, because even if you are trying and haven't yet missed a period, you sho...
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Survey Shows Celeb Baby Influence on Women
By Sarah Lawson on 26/06/2008 12:40:20
Pregnancy testing kit company Clearblue found that Brits are changing their ideas about when to have babies thanks to the personal stories of celebrities
conceive a baby after reading about how these older celebrities had not found it as easy as expected to get pregnant.According to the survey, 82 per cent of those surveyed felt the endeavours of celebrities such as Kylie Minogue, Courtney Cox and Nicole
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