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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
IVF success is not affected by a woman’s stress level, according to some surprising new research. Although past studies have claimed women’s emotions have a major impact on their chances of getting pregnant, new research at the University of Cardiff
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Pregnant X Factor contestant Charley Bird could go into labour on stage
By Kimberley Smith on 07/10/2011 13:25:45
If successful, 2 Shoes singer will be 8 months pregnant at X Factor final
X Factor contestant Charley Bird, one half of the girl group 2 shoes, has revealed her concerns that she’ll go into labour on stage. The 22-year-old announced her pregnancy two weeks ago, but is determined to reach the final.“My waters breaking would be hilarious and embarrassing...
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Couples more likely to conceive with nutritional therapy than IVF
By Kimberley Smith on 08/02/2011 13:33:49
Pregnancy success rates for couples following a healthy nutritional plan is higher than IVF, according to research
A good diet could be more successful for getting pregnant than fertility treatment, reveals a new study.The research by Foresight, a charity that helps couples conceive naturally, has suggested that nutritional therapy can be 30% more successful
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Women prepared to pay huge sums to get pregnant
By Kimberley Smith on 07/09/2010 16:04:53
A tenth of women trying to conceive over 30 would pay up to £50, 000 for guaranteed IVF success
A tenth of UK women over 30 who are trying to get pregnant would pay up to £50, 000 for fertility treatment if success could be guaranteed, a survey by Red magazine has found.The magazine surveyed 2,000 women between the ages of 30 and 45 and found
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IVF treatment for older women needs “greater freedom”
By Kimberley Smith on 12/01/2012 15:56:51
Risk of using two embryos in IVF is outweighed by higher chance of success, say experts
taking. But due to the risk of multiple births this created, clinics were told to implant only one egg.However, in the largest review of IVF success rates, experts found that for women over 40, it was a risk worth taking. More embryos were found
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Staying Pregnant after IVF
By Kimberley Smith on 03/10/2010 03:51:20
When IVF treatment has been successful, you want to feel healthy and relaxed to ensure your stay pregnant
Pregnancy after IVF Once you're pregnant, unless there are specific medical complications already identified, your pregnancy should continue as any normal one would. After the pressure of IVF treatment, it's understandable if you are a little nervous about the risk of miscarr...
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Women picky when it comes to sperm quality
By Kimberley Smith on 23/06/2010 13:51:31
Successful sperm has to come up to future mum’s high standards, and could help explain why some couples have trouble conceiving
develop ways to increase the success rates of couples who’s conception problems have up to now been a mystery.
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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
success. Higher doses of FSH are sometimes used with older women, who are less fertile and less likely to conceive via regular IVF. But the experts warn that higher doses might be doing more harm than good.“Some of the chromosomal abnormalities might
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IVF secret weapon criticised
By Kimberley Smith on 18/08/2011 11:45:27
Aspirin may not be the IVF aid it’s rumoured to be
success where aspirin was given, 45% compared to 28% not taking aspirin. But combined with the other 12 studies, there was no significant improvement.However, in rare cases where pregnancies run into difficulties due to blood-clotting problems, aspirin
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Acupuncture and fertility
By Kimberley Smith on 06/10/2011 16:15:35
Discover everything you need to know about acupuncture for fertility and conception, and what to expect from this alternative therapy
With Mariah Carey singing its praises, and plenty of anecdotal success stories, acupuncture for fertility is becoming big business, so ThinkBaby set out to discover what its all about and how tiny needles and ancient theory of pressure points could
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