The truth about Norethisterone and IVF
Norethisterone is sometimes prescribed prior to an IVF treatment cycle, whether that’s using your own eggs, donor eggs or an FET. An alternative to birth control pills, Norethisterone controls your cycle before your stimulating medication. Here’s how and why the drug is used.
Read More»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.
Read More»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 help them.
Read More»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 masturbation, this statistic is relevant. Surgical sperm retrieval (SSR) is an option for men with serious fertility issues. Read on to discover 10 facts you should know about surgical sperm retrieval.
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Birth control pills before fertility treatment
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.
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