Year: 2017
80% of Women Give Birth within 5 Years of Fertility Treatments
The majority of women under 35 will give birth within 5 years of starting fertility treatments, a Danish study has shown. While treatments such as IVF and IUI do not...
The Great Egg Freeze – The Tipping Point for Egg Freezing?
Last month BBC Radio 4 repeated a documentary on egg freezing and the opportunities now available for women to delay conception. Sometimes heralded as fertility insurance, it is important that...
Male Fertility in Crisis: Western Men’s Sperm Count Falls by 52%
Many fertility tests and treatments focus on the female partner, but a recent study has shown that male fertility in the west is in a state of crisis. A meta-analysis...
Implantation Bleeding Explained
Implantation bleeding is perfectly normal and extremely common, but many women are unaware of it and may mistake it for a period. It’s rare that it requires medical attention, but...
Sugar and Fertility: What is the Impact?
Healthy diet and proper proportions of macronutrients are essential to healthy eggs and sperm, which is why it’s so important for couples to look after their nutrition when trying to...
Healthy Relationship Tips During Fertility Treatment
Infertility can be one of the biggest tests of your relationship – how you deal with it, how you communicate, and how you support each other through diagnosis, treatment, and...
3 Things to Do Before Going to a Fertility Clinic
Anxiety about conception is normal, particularly as many couples have spent most of their sexual lives trying to avoid pregnancy and can therefore overestimate just how easy it is to...
Being Underweight Affects Fertility as Much as Obesity
The majority of media at the moment focuses on the impact that obesity or simply being overweight can have on fertility, but being underweight also has devastating (and sometimes more...
Fertility Treatments for Single Women and Same Sex Couples
Starting a family can be even more of a challenge without a partner or in a same sex couple. At Concept Fertility, we are committed to providing exemplary care and...
Transferring One Embryo or More – Weighing the Risks
As part of your fertility treatment, you may have to decide whether to transfer one embryo or more into your uterus with the hopes that they will properly implant and...
PTID and the Importance of Therapy During Fertility Treatments
Infertility is stressful for the majority of couples – the combination of wanting to be parents with sometimes intense hormonal changes, treatment schedules, and financial pressures, can make conception attempts...
What Causes Age-Related Infertility?
Female age is one of the most important factors to consider when making an infertility diagnosis and suggesting treatments. The deterioration in both egg quantity and quality make it significantly...