For many causes of female infertility there may be no symptoms other than a...
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.
The fertility journey is very individual. Gary and Matt considered adoption first but sadly decided it was not for them. They had almost given up on their hope of a family when they were given an expected offer - they told their story to the BBC Naked Scientist
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IVF and surrogacy makes men dads
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Gary and Matt have become dads, thanks to an amazing sister in law, IVF and surrogacyGetting you and your body 'pregnancy ready' can help you cope with the fertility journey. Good nutrition is one element of this and we are delighted that Angela Attwood of Love Nutrition is providing consultations at our new Wickford fertility clinic. In a guest blog she explains what nutritional therapy is and how it can help.
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Nutritional therapy can empower you for your fertility journey
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My own experience of nutritional therapy was so positive that I later went on to study it and have always been reassured and inspired by the fact that it is based on scientific evidence that is contin...Don't put off getting good advice about your fertility. Come along and have a chat to a range of health professionals and therapists at this relaxed, friendly event.
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Fertility Week - free Fertility Fayre sets out its stalls - Bourn Hall Clinic
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Our third annual Fertility Fayre will be held on Saturday 3 November at our historic clinic in Bourn just outside Cambridge.Well done and thank you to all who participated at our Macmillan Coffee Morning - we raised £200 thanks to the yummy cakes we had on sale!Thank you to all those who baked it, faked it or just ate it! Our Macmillan Coffee Morning was very warmly received by patients and staff - who were spoilt for choice.
The Macmillan Nurses do an amazing work and it was good to be able to support them as part of the world’s biggest coffee morning.
The loss of pregnancy or a baby is a deeply private grief and its often difficult for family and friends to offer appropriate support. This week is Baby Loss Awareness Week, a collaboration of charities calling for better bereavement support.
We provide counselling for our patients, many of whom have experienced this loss, so do ask about this if you would find it helpful.
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Pregnant at 40 after repeated loss
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Elsa experienced repeated pregnancy losses until her last attempt at IVF resulted in getting pregnant at 40 and giving birth to baby Howie.