Focus on: PCOS Awareness Month
It is estimated that as many as 1 in 10 women in the UK suffer from PCOS, making it one of the most common causes of infertility. According to our consultant Dr Arpita Ray, Regional Lead Consultant, women with PCOS may find it more challenging to conceive, due to an imbalance of sex hormones oestrogen and progesterone, which may lead to irregular or absent periods. Other symptoms of this increasingly common condition may include ovarian cysts, acne, excess hair and obesity, but also none of these.
September is PCOS Awareness Month, with PCOS charities and organisations, such as Verity in the UK and PCOS Awareness Association in the US, aiming to raise awareness and increase understanding of the condition. If you would like advice on how PCOS may impact fertility do get in touch.
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Have you read our latest patient story? Hannah and Jemma talk about their fertility journey to complete their family and the twists and turns on the way.
They both wanted to have treatment to share the experience of carrying a baby, even after Hannah was diagnosed with some fertility issues.
“When we first discussed becoming parents using a sperm donor it was so exciting,” says Hannah. “I proposed to my partner Jemma on New Year’s Eve four years ago and presented her with an engagement ring and the date of our first appointment at Bourn Hall. We both wanted to have treatment so that we could have the shared experience of carrying a baby and had no reason to suspect that one of us would have fertility issues.”
Read their full story here: moredetails.uk/hannahandjemma
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"We both wanted to have treatment so that we could share experience of carrying a baby." The couple both had tests and fertility issues were a surprise.If you have embryos in storage and are currently deciding what you’d like to do with them, you may be considering donating them for scientific research.
In this short video, Bourn Hall’s Science Director, Martyn Blayney, talks about why donating embryos to science is so important and how this precious gift is vital for medical advances.
Listen to the full interview with Martyn here to find out more: moredetails.uk/frozen
In the latest episode of The Fertility Podcast host Natalie spoke to some of our team here at Bourn Hall Clinic about her decision to donate frozen embryos to science.
In our latest blog, we spoke to Bourn Hall counsellor, Jackie, about how difficult this decision can be for patients and couples.
“If you are emotionally attached to an embryo, you may see it as a potential child, and that can affect a person on a very, very, deep psychological and emotional level,” says Jackie
“For some people it’s a real dilemma whether to return for treatment with their frozen embryos and how they will feel if they don’t use the embryos themselves. Sometimes this can be a matter of timing and talking to a counsellor can help you decide what is right for you.”
Read more: bit.ly/BHCdecisions
Have you thought about donating your frozen embryos to science?
If so, Natalie speaks about this in detail with our team at Bourn Hall in her latest episode of The Fertility Podcast
Find out more here: moredetails.uk/frozen
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