Fertility Features

Dieting and your menstrual cycle

Can weight and dieting effect your menstrual cycle and fertility? Catherine Matthews, nutritionist for iVillage and Tesco Diets has the answers

Dino's fertility story: part one

iVillager Dino and her partner Martin tried to conceive naturally for over two and a half years before opting for fertility treatment. Here's her stor

Dino's fertility story: part two

Dino decided to try medical intervention to help her conceive after two and a half frustrating years of trying. Here she describes her fertility treatment

Infertility and reflexology

In the UK, infertility is defined as being unable to conceive for a period of one year or more. Unexplained infertility accounts for around 15 per cent of cases and can be one of the most frustrating and heartbreaking experiences for a maternal woman

iVillagers coping with miscarriage

iVillagers' stories of miscarriage, how they coped and advice for women who have suffered miscarriage

The changing face of having babies

A story by iVillager, Zofia Coulton, on the changing mores of having babies now and in the 1980s