Focus on: Supporting patient choice
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Becoming a family with two mums – legal parenthood
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Posted - May 17, 2021
Pride Month 2020: IUI with donor sperm at clinic safer option for lesbians
Posted - June 30, 2020
Pride Month 2020: Fertility options for trans people
Posted - June 29, 2020
Pride 2020: Successful first time with IUI
Posted - June 15, 2020
Increased support for transgender fertility preservation
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Twins take centre stage with their dads at Bourn Hall
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Becoming a trans man and preserving fertility
Posted - June 19, 2017
Family dream comes true for Emily and Debbie thanks to donor sperm
Posted - June 9, 2017
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
What is a family? ![]()
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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.”
How much do you know about the stages of your menstrual cycle?![]()
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Understanding your menstrual cycle can empower you to embrace the changes and make the most of each phase. Share your tips in the comments for navigating these stages.![]()
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Find out more about our tests and treatments here: moredetails.uk/3nJVwh9
