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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?
with fertility each year, so first of all you’re not alone. There are a wide range of fertility treatments out there, but one that has an impressive success rate is Chinese medicine. There’s a school of thought that says that by improving your diet, taking
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Fertility treatments - what are your options?
By Roisin Johnson on 15/05/2010 15:42:49
Assisted conception comes in several types of fertility treatment including IVF, ICSI, Clomid and IUI. Find out more about the assisted fertility techniques on offer
. The main treatments on offer are Clomid, Intra-Uterine Insemination (IUI), In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection). Sound confusing? Find out which treatment is right for you…
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IVF postcode lottery pushing couples abroad for fertility treatment
By Jayne Braithwaite on 30/06/2011 13:40:23
Lack of donors and variations in NHS funding force infertile couples elsewhere for IVF
The UK needs to do more to encourage sperm and egg donor recruitment and widen access to NHS-funded IVF treatment, says a new report.Professor Lorraine Culley and Dr Nicky Hudson from De Montfont University (DMU) Leicester, who wrote the report
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iPhone app for fertility treatment?
By Kimberley Smith on 02/06/2010 15:27:11
A new fertility application for the iPhone offers medical and psychological consultations at the touch of a button
is the creation of Rosemary Reed who underwent several IVF cycles herself."The fertility industry is a multi-million dollar business and people need to realise that 75 percent of the time the treatments don't work. We want to offer people another fertility
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Fertility treatment IVM linked to oversized babies
By Kimberley Smith on 02/07/2010 14:35:10
Recent IVF technique, in vitro maturation, linked to larger babies, difficult births and caesareans
A review of studies into the latest fertility treatment, in vitro maturation (IVM), has suggested that the method could lead to oversized babies. This can cause problems at birth making medical interventions such as caesareans more likely.IVM has
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Worrying about IVF won’t stop it working
By Kimberley Smith on 25/02/2011 15:04:48
The success of fertility treatment is NOT affected by stress, researchers claim
suggests being stressed doesn’t lower your chances of conceiving by IVF.The investigation looked at the outcomes of 14 previous studies into the relationship between IVF and stress. Overall, the records of 3,583 women were compared.“Women having fertility
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Success of next IVF cycle could be predicted
By Kimberley Smith on 20/07/2010 12:54:32
Analysis of first IVF cycle may determine if further fertility treatment will be successful
A personalised test for women undergoing fertility treatment may predict how likely your chances of success are after one failed IVF cycle. Around 75% of IVF cycles are unsuccessful and women who have gone through the difficult and draining
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IVF treatment offered as prize in raffle
By Liz Jarvis on 15/03/2010 16:26:38
London fertility clinic offers chance to win £13,000 worth of IVF treatment in controversial prize draw
A London fertility clinic is offering £13,000 worth of IVF treatment as the prize in a controversial raffle to promote its new baby profiling service.The London Bridge Fertility Centre has linked up with the Genetics and IVF Institute (GIVF
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Being just a little overweight affects IVF success, say experts
By Lara Brunt on 05/10/2011 11:49:33
Overweight - not necessarily obese - women have a lower chance of success when it comes to fertility treatment
at the Assisted Conception Unit at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We were amazed at how large an impact being overweight – not necessarily obese – has on the success of fertility treatment.""To maximise the chance of a successful pregnancy, we
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Light drinkers refused IVF to save NHS money
By Kimberley Smith on 04/10/2010 13:19:29
Slightly exceeding the recommended weekly alcohol limit could lead to refusal of free fertility treatment on the NHS
Couples who drink even slightly more than the recommended weekly limit are being refused free fertility treatment in a bid by the NHS to cut costs, reports the Daily Mail.Women may even be penalised if their husbands are considered to drink more
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