A blighted ovum is an early pregnancy failure. Strictly speaking, it’s a miscarriage. But that’s confusing: a blighted ovum exists before any bleeding happens. It’s often spotted late, or not at all. So a blighted ovum is sometimes called a silent miscarriage. One in two early miscarriages are due to a blighted ovum – it’s that common.
Are intralipid infusions helpful during IVF treatment? No, if you believe fertility guru Robert Winston. He tweeted: ‘Intralipids are peddled for so-called immune infertility. Yet another remedy being used without real evidence it works.’ Is he right? Let’s take a close look at intralipids to see if they work for fertility patients or not.
If your clinic prescribes estrogen as part of your IVF treatment, frozen embryo transfer or donor-egg cycle, it does so for good reason. Estrogen helps prepare the uterus for implantation and supports the early weeks of pregnancy.
Can you improve implantation chances after an embryo transfer? It’s the question all our patients ask.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzCuZ4sf2fY The two-week wait (2WW) – that excruciating time between your embryo transfer and official pregnancy test – is perhaps the most emotionally demanding stretch in any IVF journey. Forums are full of patients describing it as the longest fortnight of their lives. For good reason. The good news? There are quite a few practical, evidence-based things you can do
A fertility forum can be a useful source of information, and interaction, for couples trying for a baby. Some forums focus on general infertility. Others on general pregnancy. A select few specialise in IVF. So which fertility forum is best? Based on content quality, range of topics and user experience, these are are the top five fertility forums out there.
Does acupuncture really improve fertility? For 10 years or so, press reports have suggested it might. Fertility forums are stuffed with threads debating the matter. So what’s the truth? Here are the key facts on acupuncture and fertility – based on the latest and most trusted research studies.
Egg retrieval is one of the most important steps in an IVF cycle. It’s that point where follicle stimulation, cycle monitoring and high emotions all converge.
A semen analysis is essential if you’re trying for a baby – conventionally or with IVF. 30 per cent of fertility problems are male-factor. But for a lot of men, providing a semen analysis, let alone understanding the results, is a challenge. So here’s everything you need to know about your semen analysis. And what the results actually mean.
Epigenetics is a branch of science that’s increasingly relevant to pregnancies. And IVF pregnancies – especially using donor eggs or donor sperm. Why? Because epigenetics looks at the way lifestyle factors might affect your baby’s genes. If you have a donor-egg child, it could mean she takes after you, after all.
Got PCOS? You’re not alone. Polycystic ovary syndrome, a hormone disorder, affects around 1 in 10 women. It also affects fertility – sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. Menstrual problems, weight issues and long-term health problems are common. Plus, not all pregnancies are plain-sailing when you’ve got PCOS.
Women over 45 are now more likely to choose donor eggs than treatment with their own eggs. It’s a clear sign that donor-egg IVF has become a mainstream fertility treatment—and rightly so. The latest HFEA fertility treatment report provides a useful overview of IVF in the UK, although it only covers treatment carried out by UK clinics. It tells us
Folic acid – it’s essential before and during pregnancy. So why do only 1 in 3 women take a folic-acid supplement when trying for a baby? Even after getting pregnant, that figure only rises to 62 per cent – in the UK at least. Here’s why you need folic acid before and after conception, followed by our shortlist of
If you’re having a fresh IVF cycle, donor-egg treatment, embryo adoption or a frozen embryo transfer (FET), progesterone is one of the most important medications you’ll take. It helps prepare your endometrium for for implantation and supports the early weeks of pregnancy – before the placenta fully takes over your hormonal support. The right progesterone support can make a real
We love Tina Malone. She had the courage and determination to have IVF with donor eggs at 50. The fact that it worked, albeit with the tragic loss of one of her twins, is a testament to medical science, and to her. Every woman has an equal right to a baby. Age is relative. Tina Malone has shown that donor
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