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First Christmas with the baby we longed for
Posted - December 23, 2021
When Shaun and Jenna started fertility treatment, they told no-one except their mums that it was to do with Shaun’s sperm.![]()
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Jenna said: “I think a lot of people assumed it was on my side because they are just not aware of male infertility.”![]()
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After various procedures, the couple opted to have IVF with donor sperm at Bourn Hall. ![]()
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Read their story, and how they supported each other here: moredetails.uk/3nSgb4c ![]()
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Shaun and Jenna are talking about their journey and how they coped at the February Fertility Support Group meeting on Wednesday 9 February. This is free to attend and can be booked on our website.
We are in it together - Bourn Hall Clinic
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Shaun vividly remembers the telephone call when he was told he had no sperm: "I remember just kind of reeling and my head was spinning."
Check your chances of conception. We offer self-funded and NHS-funded fertility health + wellbeing checks, with our specialist teams. There are no waiting lists and we aim to have your results back within six weeks.![]()
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Find out more here: moredetails.uk/2U6ZBiX
What is IUI?![]()
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IUI stands for intrauterine insemination, the placing of prepared sperm into the uterus at the time of ovulation. This ensures that the timing is right and the sperm are close to where they need to be. ![]()
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Fertility drugs may be needed to stimulate egg production and ovulation, and to prepare the uterus to receive embryos. The sperm can be from a partner or donor.![]()
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To find out more click here: moredetails.uk/3l1R91L
What is Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET)?![]()
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If you had embryos frozen during a previous cycle, they can be thawed and placed in your uterus, avoiding the need to go through another IVF cycle.![]()
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Thawed embryos can be replaced in a natural menstrual cycle or in a hormone replacement cycle (HRT). We tend to recommend the latter, as it gives us more opportunity to examine the growth and development of your uterus before thawing the precious embryo(s).![]()
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Following the thawing of your frozen embryos, one or two can be transferred to your uterus through a narrow catheter passed through your cervix – this is the same method that’s used in a fresh IVF cycle.![]()
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Find out more here:” moredetails.uk/3l1R91L
Human embryos are delicate, and cultivating them in our laboratory for a longer period of time allows us to pick the best ones to return to your uterus more reliably.![]()
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Blastocyst culture is a scientific term for when your embryos are kept in our laboratory incubators for longer. This ensures they undergo critical developmental changes before being returned to the uterus.![]()
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Your treatment cycle is exactly the same as for IVF, except that your embryos will be cultured for longer in our embryology laboratory. This means that the day of your embryo transfer will be five days after egg collection.![]()
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This process enhances our embryologists’ ability to select the embryo(s) most likely to result in pregnancy.![]()
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Find out more here: moredetails.uk/3l1R91L
