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Couples urged to give natural conception a chance

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Emma Langridge, 15 February 2010 15:24

Couples have been encouraged by fertility experts to give natural conception more of a chance when trying for a baby. The advice comes after recent research from the Institute of Child Health suggests that a new technology to do with IVF possibly affects the fertility of the next generation. ICSI, known as Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection is when a single sperm from the male is injected ...

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Couples urged to give natural conception a chance

15 February 2010 15:24

Couples have been encouraged by fertility experts to give natural conception more of a chance when trying for a baby. The advice comes after recent research from...

  • By: Emma Langridge , In: News > Current news

New research could reveal why some people are infertile

04 November 2009 15:35

New research could reveal why some people are infertile or have problems conceiving. This new discovery could in the future lead to advancements in the treatment of...

  • By: Megan Saunders , In: News > Current news

Hope for infertile couples after new IVF test success

07 September 2009 13:41

Baby Oliver was born in July to a 41-year-old woman who had previously tried 13 cycles of IVF and suffered two miscarriages. Oliver is the...

  • By: Hilary Lavin , In: News > Current news

Experts endorse using folic acid before conception

02 September 2009 09:44

Since January, The Scottish Spina Bifida Association found that the normal number of babies being born with the illness had doubled to fifteen. Research indicates...

  • By: Natasha Hoban , In: News > Current news

Embryo storage law sparks debate

07 August 2009 12:24

A change in the law governing the storage of frozen embryos could mean that some couples who hoped to use a surrogate to conceive will...

  • By: Laura MacDonald , In: News > Current news

Postcode lottery for IVF treatment

06 August 2009 10:38

Women hoping to get pregnant through IVF face a postcode lottery, according to a new report. Conservative MP Grant Shapps surveyed primary care trusts (PCT’s)...

  • By: Laura MacDonald , In: News > Current news

British baby boom predicted

01 August 2009 08:00

Britain may need to brace itself for a baby boom after a supermarket chain reported a massive increase in sales of pregnancy vitamin supplements. Tesco...

  • By: Laura MacDonald , In: News > Current news

Eat well before pregnancy for healthy baby

23 July 2009 11:24

Most women change their diets when they decide to try for a baby, but what they’ve consumed years before may be playing a big part...

  • By: Sally Griffith , In: News > Current news

Postcode lottery still exists for IVF

11 May 2009 10:40

Despite clear guidance issued by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) five years ago, that every couple should receive three cycles of IVF free...

  • By: Sarah Abedin , In: News > Current news

Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker expecting twins through a surrogate

01 May 2009 12:15

Sarah Jessica Parker, 44, and her husband of 12 years, Matthew Broderick, 47, have announced they are expecting twin girls through a surrogate mother.The couple,...

  • By: Amy Oliver , In: News > Current news

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