Smoking & Fertility: Does Smoking Affect Fertility?
The dangers that smoking can have on our health have long been known. What many people don’t realise, however, is the link it has to infertility. This article will take you through the dangers of...
View ArticleTreatments For Infertility: What Are The Main Types Of Fertility Treatment?
Infertility is a term used for people who have difficulty getting pregnant despite regular unprotected sex; it affects an estimated one in seven couples. While it’s a problem that affects many people,...
View Article9 Important Questions To Ask Your Fertility Consultant
For some patients, going to a fertility clinic can feel like a nerve-wracking experience. One way to feel more relaxed about your appointment is to prepare a few essential questions in advance, so you...
View ArticleIVF And ICSI Basics: What’s The Difference Between IVF And ICSI?
Here we aim to explain the basics of IVF and ICSI treatments (In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)), establishing the main differences between each. What Is IVF? IVF...
View ArticleNew Evidence Supporting Genetic Testing of Embryos
We now have good UK data to show that pre implantation genetic screening by embryo biopsy, in women over the age of 35 years, improves the live birth rates and reduces the number of attempts taken to...
View ArticleDoes Covid 19 Vaccine Reduce Female Fertility?
We are often asked if covid-19 vaccine reduces female fertility and whilst there were no trials specifically done on pregnant women, there is some evidence in trials to draw conclusions and it is...
View ArticleMyo-inositol or Inositol Treatment in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Myo-inositol treatment has been used for a significant number of years to cure polycystic ovaries. It is not a drug, but a nutritional supplement. What we know is that there is a role of Inositol in...
View ArticleAre Embryos That do not Progress to Blastocyst Stage Abnormal?
In IVF, the routine policy is to take the embryo to a blastocyst stage, that is a day five stage. The uniqueness of the blastocyst stage is that embryos start dividing at a faster rate. Until day four...
View ArticleDoes Sleep Affect Fertility?
A large cohort study of more than 1200 women having IVF in China has found that ‘unhealthy sleep characteristics’ do indeed have some adverse effect on outcome by reducing the number of oocytes...
View ArticleImportant Information for Our Patients
Dear Patients, We are pleased to announce that we are beginning a collaboration with Care Fertility and their Laboratory, which remains at the cutting edge of scientific research. In light of this, our...
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