Birth control pills before fertility treatment
Have you been prescribed birth control pills before your fertility treatment? It may seem counter-intuitive, but an initial course of birth control pills (or BCPs) is common for many fertility patients. Here’s why.
Mild IVF – is it worth doing or not?
Is mild IVF, or minimal stimulation IVF, worth considering? For some patients, this lower cost alternative to a standard IVF cycle means lower success rates, so why bother? But a growing number of clinics are seeing good results from mini IVF cycles. Let’s look at the facts.
Donate to National Fertility Awareness Week!
Some causes get it absolutely right, and National Fertility Awareness Week is one of them. It runs from 30 October to 5 November, the weekend of the Fertility Show. We encourage anyone interested in fertility to donate. This scheme is doing incredible work, highlighting how infertility affects 1 in 6 couples and raising money to […]
Surgical sperm retrieval – 10 key facts
Female fertility is a hot topic. So why is male infertility never really talked about? In a fertility industry geared towards women, medical help for men also exists. Obviously. 1 in 50 men produce no sperm in their ejaculate, even though healthy sperm is stored in their testes. Since IVF requires a sperm sample via […]
EmbryoScope – does it really help IVF patients?
IVF patients are now offered a bewildering array of ‘add-on’ treatments. And a growing number of fertility clinics now use a machine called the EmbryoScope. What is it and does it actually benefit IVF patients? Some clinics say yes. Others say maybe. Actually, the jury is out. No large-scale randomised trials have been done. But […]
For great fertility care, let’s stay in the EU
Since 1973, when the UK joined the European Union, British citizens have benefitted enormously. And in recent years one sector has particularly flourished: medical travel. Thousands of British patients each year fly to other European countries for private treatment. Why? Because clinics are on our doorstep, affordable and world-class.
Introducing our new Reprofit daughter!
We’re thrilled to announce the birth of our second daughter, Coral. Thanks to our wonderful fertility clinic, Reprofit International, we’ve been blessed with a gorgeous little girl and a sister for Ida. Both come from the same batch of donated eggs created for us in 2012.
Natural killer (NK) cells – fertility fraud?
Are natural killer (NK) cells really a threat to fertility and pregnancy? Clinics selling so-called reproductive immunology treatments say yes – or at least maybe. Others say no and ask for the research to back it up. Here’s the truth about natural killer cells. It may surprise you.
Embryo glue – does it work or not?
Does embryo glue (or, strictly speaking, EmbryoGlue) really work? We were initially sceptical. A low-cost product that helps your embryo to implant? It sounded too good to be true. Critics initially called embryo glue too simplistic. But has that view changed?
Missed miscarriage – the essential facts
A missed miscarriage, sometimes called a silent or delayed miscarriage, can be devastating. You’ve lost your longed-for pregnancy. Your hopes and dreams are shattered. To make matters worse, you probably had no miscarriage symptoms at all.