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Female fertility – get the right nutrients
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 29/04/2010 15:37:16
If you’re trying to conceive, make sure you’re getting the right nutrients to increase your chances of getting pregnant.
If you’re a would-be-mum following a healthy diet, you’re probably getting many, if not all, the nutrients needed to increase your chances of conceiving. That said, even if you are eating well, your doctor might have recommended you take certain
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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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Dorset chalk man carving helps local baby boom?
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 27/07/2010 14:15:45
Cerne Abbas Giant credited with fertility powers and recent ONS birth rate statistics
show. This birth rate is also nearly three times greater than the city-dwelling women of Westminster.In the past, to promote fertility, locals would erect a maypole on the figure and the couples trying to conceive would dance. Folklore said that a woman
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Sperm count more important than career
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 17/03/2010 14:24:08
A good career, good looks and being popular with the opposite sex are less important than a healthy sperm count, if a new poll is to be believed
A healthy sperm count means more to men than being popular with women or having a successful job, according to a new survey looking at life’s top priorities.The poll of 3,000 men saw the lads ranking a healthy sperm count equal third with healthy bank balances, reports the Press ...
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Boost your baby-making plans
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 29/04/2010 17:40:29
Advice on what to eat for fertility, how to spring clean your life and get healthy for conception
to conceive so make sure you try our ways to relax when you’re TTC.If you’re still smoking, well, perhaps the arrival of Spring is the time to give quitting another go? We look at why you should think twice before lighting up a cigarette, and practical ways
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Cheap fertility drugs need to be controlled
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 21/04/2010 13:00:40
Fertility expert comments on the need for fertility drug control to help keep multiple birth numbers down
attempting to reduce the number of two embryo transfers.Whilst IVF multiple births have declined, Professor Ledger explained there’s a new issue: “Many women conceive after simple and effective treatment with drugs designed to induce ovulation. This might
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Low folic acid levels in pregnancy linked to hyperactive children
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 04/05/2010 15:05:05
Study suggests there’s a connection between not getting enough folic acid in early pregnancy and hyperactivity
that woman trying to conceive and mums-to-be (especially in early pregnancy) take 400mcg of folic acid per day.
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Conception and pregnancy diet influences baby’s sex, says new research
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 09/03/2010 12:35:39
Women eating a high fat diet and full breakfast are more likely to have a boy, claim scientists.
If you’re eating a full breakfast and have a high fat diet at the time you conceive, scientists say you’re more likely to give birth to a boy. A low fat diet with longer spells of not eating seems to mean a baby girl is more likely
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