Category: Fertility and Health
How Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Affects Fertility
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects the hormonal pathways that produce eggs and prepare the uterus for pregnancy, meaning that it can be a challenge for women with PCOS to become...
7 Tips to Improve Your Chances of Pregnancy
While fertility research is developing new and exciting treatments as time goes on, it’s important to do whatever you can to increase your chances of becoming pregnant and carrying...
Breast Cancer Patients Consistently Miss out on Fertility Care
A UK Charity has found that 5,000 young breast cancer patients are not being offered treatments to preserve their fertility. Survival rates for breast cancer are increasing consistently and...
Women Over 35 Should Get Fertility Checks
A major London fertility clinic has stated that all women aged 35 or over should have their fertility checked and consider freezing their eggs if they would like to conceive....
The Role of Folic Acid in Pregnancy
Folic acid (known as Vitamin B9 or folate) is a food supplement that is not synthesized in natural circumstances. Folic acid primarily aids the repair of DNA and the production...
The Effect of Hormones in Fertility and Pregnancy
Many complex processes occur within the body. In order to control these processes, different parts of the body need to communicate with each other. Hormones are a group of chemicals ...
Higher Risk of Pre-Eclampsia and Other Complications Using Donor Eggs
Researchers have found that using donated eggs in fertility treatments may increase the risk of complications such as pre-eclampsia and high blood pressure. Pre-eclampsia tends to affect sufferers in the...
Drugs and Infertility: The Most Common Drugs that Cause Infertility
Prescription and recreational drug use can have a large impact on fertility, and is responsible for a large percentage of cases where infertility has no known medical cause. Even once...
