Nutrition During IVF: 9 Crucial Tips
Good nutrition during IVF treatment matters more than patients think. There are no ‘magic’ foods – but read our helpful tips to optimise your fertility diet.
Is Herbal Medicine Safe During IVF?
Is it safe for fertility patients to take herbs during treatment? Looking at the research, we assess the pros and cons of herbal medicine for IVF patients.
Can Music Support Fertility Patients?
Music could help with the stresses of fertility treatment. Our guest blogger, Dr. Alison Short, explains the supportive power of music and music therapy.
Stress, Anxiety and IVF: What Really Affects Your Chances?
Can stress really reduce the chance of a successful IVF cycle? We look at the realities of stress and anxiety during fertility treatment. You may be surprised.
The Vaginal Microbiome and Fertility – What We Know Now
Can the vaginal microbiome affect fertility and pregnancy? Nutritional therapist Milena Mastroianni explains what’s new, and what’s changed in recent years.
How to Maintain Your Sex Life During IVF
Can you keep sex and intimacy alive during fertility treatment? It’s not easy, but good communication, patience and a sense of perspective can help.
Resilience During IVF Treatment? You Already Have It.
Our guest blogger this week is positive psychology coach Gemma Duffy. She argues that resilience, alongside other coping qualities, is a natural ability we all possess. I’ve always been fascinated by resilience journeys – by the stories of how people endure hardship yet still manage to keep moving forward. I devour the memoirs and autobiographies […]
I Had Donor Eggs – Here Are 4 Things I Learned
Ten years on, Becky Saer reflects on her donor-egg journey and the obstacles she overcame. Looking back, the biggest challenge was finding mental clarity.
360 Fertility by Liberty Mills – a pragmatic and personal guide to conception
This comprehensive self-help book sets a high bar for fertility and conception advice and is unafraid to tackle the mental challenges facing would-be parents. Self-help fertility books proliferate, and some are distinctly better than others. Happily, 360 Fertility, by Liberty Mills, is one of the latter. It’s a pragmatic and heartfelt guide to improving your […]
I’m An IVF Dad – Read My 10 Survival Tips
Our guest blogger this week, John Roy, talks about IVF from the male perspective. A testicular cancer diagnosis led to urgent IVF treatment – and a reassessment of his and his partner’s wellbeing. My cancer diagnosis brought everything into sharp focus. Would I survive? How would my partner cope? And, […]