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What is Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome?
By Laura Lee Davies on 31/12/2007 12:56:57
OHSS can affect women who are taking drugs to stimulate their egg production, but what is it?
are going through certain forms of assisted conception, fertility treatments such as IVF.What is Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome?Very rarely, the drugs a woman is taking to increase ovary production can cause her body to over-react. This makes her ovaries
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Coffee could protect against IVF side effects
By Kimberley Smith on 30/09/2010 14:14:53
Scientists research coffee as a treatment for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome during IVF
The caffeine in coffee may protect against ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHS) while undergoing IVF treatment, claim researchers. The syndrome affects around a third of women who have IVF and symptoms range from mild abdominal pain to serious
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Older women should be given free IVF, health experts urge
By Kyrsty Hazell on 28/06/2010 17:51:23
Women over 40 should be offered fertility treatment on the NHS to avoid age discrimination
will not be turned away based on age restrictions. Instead, they will be granted IVF treatment based on how many healthy eggs they produce or on their ‘ovarian reserve’.The health association is also aware that it could be breaking age discrimination rules by cutting
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Sheep research fertility hope for cancer patients
By ThinkBaby on 15/09/2005 09:58:50
Researchers hope cryopreservation and transplant of sheep ovaries will pave the way for similar procedures for humans
Research conducted in sheep has raised hopes for safeguarding the fertility of women undergoing aggressive treatments for cancer.Researchers at Israel's Institute of Animal Science have successfully developed embryos from sheep ovaries, used
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UK couples travelling for IVF unprotected by insurance
By Kimberley Smith on 03/12/2010 13:30:34
Having IVF treatment abroad may risk invalidating your travel insurance if you don’t read the small print
is void,” said Leila Wilcox, founder of IVF Travel Shield, an insurance policy dedicated to covering couples heading abroad for fertility treatment.If you are considering going abroad for IVF, check the small print on your insurance policy and make sure
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IVF revelations – the magic number of eggs and your stress
By Jayne Braithwaite on 11/05/2011 13:58:54
The ideal number of eggs for IVF success discovered, and alternative therapies could more than double your chance of conception with fertility treatment
The magic number for IVF success is 15, suggests a new study. Experts have discovered that retrieving 15 eggs in an IVF cycle gives the best chance of a baby at the end of the process.The study looked at over 400,000 IVF cycles taking place
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IVF pregnancy breakthrough
By Jayne Braithwaite on 14/06/2011 13:20:36
Doctors discover which women are more likely to get pregnant
Researchers have discovered that women with a higher level of a type of hormone produce more eggs for IVF and are therefore more likely to get pregnant.The antimullerian hormone (AMH) can be measured before or during ovarian stimulation. The results
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Intense IVF treatment could reduce your chances of having a healthy baby
By Kimberley Smith on 04/07/2011 12:50:16
High doses of IVF drugs could actually damage the eggs they are used to harvest
fails.Find out more about…Ovarian Hyperstimulation SyndromeFertility treatment - where to start?The pressure's on to make sure every couple who needs it can have NHS IVF
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Woman loses right to implant embryo
By Laura Lee Davies on 07/03/2006 15:34:18
A woman has lost her fight for the right to implant embryos without the permission of her ex-partner, at the European Court of Human Rights
she had ovarian cancer in 2000. In 2001, she and her fiance Howard Johnston, underwent the process of IVF and six embryos were stored, before her ovaries were removed as part of the treatment for cancer. At that point, she had to wait two years before
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What is clomid?
By Laura Lee Davies on 02/12/2007 01:57:00
Clomiphene citrate is a drug which can be prescribed to help you ovulate. What are the pros and cons of taking it?
to achieve conception, without having to go down the route of IVF and other forms of assisted conception. Clomiphene citrate, also knownas Clomid, is the most common fertilitydrug anmd can prescribed direct from a GP. Taken as a pill, it tells your brainthat
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