Focus on: Holistic Approach to Fertility
At Bourn Hall we recognise that your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing all play an important role in boosting fertility and the success of treatments. The Fertility Health + Wellbeing service includes a consultation with a nutritionist.
New acupuncture service aims to bring calm ahead of frozen embryo transfer
Posted - November 7, 2023
On a fertility journey together – Dr Thanos Papathanasiou guest speaker at Fertility Support Group 8th November
Posted - November 2, 2023
Lifestyle overhaul unlocked our fertility journey
Posted - August 25, 2023
A ‘fresh’ approach to eating and exercise helped prepare us for IVF
Posted - August 17, 2023
Antioxidants, sperm and eggs … get fertility fit this Summer
Posted - August 12, 2023
I focused on the ‘end result’ to lose a stone before IVF
Posted - August 11, 2023
8 ways to supercharge your sperm
Posted - June 5, 2023
Eating well to ease endometriosis symptoms
Posted - March 2, 2023
Weight loss for IVF gave me baby I longed for
Posted - August 26, 2022
How to improve natural fertility – Top Tips
Posted - January 10, 2022
Eat well at Christmas – festive recipes to enjoy
Posted - December 15, 2020
If you want a baby and it’s not happening come and have a chat
Posted - October 29, 2020
How to boost sperm quality by reducing oxidative stress
Posted - October 10, 2020
Stress and fertility – can acupuncture help?
Posted - October 2, 2020
Best foods for managing PCOS and improving fertility
Posted - March 30, 2020
Know in 6 weeks – Am I too stressed to get pregnant?
Posted - December 2, 2019
Fertility reflexology can release stress
Posted - June 4, 2019
What is the best fertility diet?
Posted - June 3, 2019
Don’t tell me ‘relax and it will happen’
Posted - May 24, 2019
A holistic approach to fertility recognises importance of wellbeing
Posted - May 3, 2019
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines infertility as ‘a disease of the male or female reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse’.![]()
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As many as one in six couples may have difficulty conceiving.![]()
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If you’re worried about your fertility, or simply want to know more about your ability to get pregnant, contact us to order a fertility test kit, or complete our free fertility self-assessment here: moredetails.uk/3QtTLF2
Yesterday we posted details about the latest exhibition at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.![]()
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It explores what makes a family today and the impact that families have on us. ![]()
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We’d love you to send us a photo that shows your ‘real family’.![]()
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We’ll pick three entries at random and each will win a copy of Susan Golombock’s book, Real Families.![]()
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Read more about the exhibition here: moredetails.uk/3RnRv2x
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A new exhibition at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge ‘Real Families: Stories of Change’, asks us to consider what makes a family today, and the impact our families have on us, through the eyes of contemporary artists.![]()
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The exhibition features one of the original glass desiccators – part of an early incubator of the type used by the IVF pioneers, Patrick Steptoe, Robert Edwards, and Jean Purdy, to conceive the world’s first test-tube baby Louise Brown.![]()
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Real Families: Stories of Change is free to visit at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge until 7 January 2024. ![]()
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Find out more here: moredetails.uk/3RnRv2x ![]()
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Image shows Louise Brown holding the desiccator at the launch of her autobiography at Bourn Hall in 2015.
Real Families – IVF’s role in the story of change - Bourn Hall Clinic
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A glass desiccator used to conceive first 'test-tube' baby Louise Brown is part of 'Real Families: Stories of Change' exhib at Fitzwilliam
The two-week wait is the 14 day interval between ovulation and when your period would usually occur.![]()
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When you have fertility treatment, you will be told to wait two weeks after your embryo transfer before you take a pregnancy test. This is because pregnancy tests detect the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in urine, and the levels necessary for a positive result are usually reached around 14 days after fertilisation.![]()
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Book a free Discovery call to speak to our team about our treatments here: moredetails.uk/IVFBcontact
Thank you to Amy for sending us this photo of her daughter.![]()
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She said: “Our Bourn Hall Cambridge baby girl was born 06-11-23. Perfect in every way. We are forever grateful to you.”
