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Pregnancy: does age really matter?

Pregnancy: does age really matter?

Some people believe that waiting until after the age of 35 to become pregnant may increase a woman's risk of complications. Is this true? Conceiving a baby at either extreme of reproductive life presents risks and challenges. Today, larger numbers of women are having babies at an older age, so...
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How to explain IVF to your child thumb

How to explain IVF to your child

I'm grateful every day for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), since that's how I was...
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Can yoga and acupuncture help you get pregnant? thumb

Can yoga and acupuncture help you get pregnant?

Anyone who’s struggled to get pregnant has heard (and inwardly steamed over) the...
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The lowdown on weight and fertility thumb

The lowdown on weight and fertility

Carry too much - or too little - weight and it could affect your chances of getting...
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Getting pregnant after miscarriage thumb

Getting pregnant after miscarriage

Pregnancy after miscarriage can be a rollercoaster of joy, grief and fear.  It can...
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Getting pregnant after the pill thumb

Getting pregnant after the pill

Planning a pregnancy? For many women, stopping the pill is the first step to having a...
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Christmas survival tips for IVF ladies thumb

Christmas survival tips for IVF ladies

Christmas is a time for giving thanks for what you have. But for Liz, who recently failed...
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'Failure teaches success' and other IVF clichés thumb

'Failure teaches success' and other IVF clichés

Liz recently completed her third round of IVF; with crossed fingers she took her...
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IVF - third time lucky? thumb

IVF - third time lucky?

This is Liz's third round of IVF and she has put everything into it - her own funds,...
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Tipped uterus: will a tipped uterus affect your pregnancy? thumb

Tipped uterus: will a tipped uterus affect your pregnancy?

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You're not as fertile as you think you are, according to new research thumb

You're not as fertile as you think you are, according to new research

Sure, we all basically know that the longer we wait to try and conceive the longer it...
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How to help a friend through IVF thumb

How to help a friend through IVF

Liz, in her third round of IVF, is waiting on the results of her embryo transfer. With a...
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IVF embryo transfer and the waiting game thumb

IVF embryo transfer and the waiting game

Liz, in her third round of IVF, heads to the hospital for embryo transfer - an altogether...
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IVF break points thumb

IVF break points

When you hear that someone is having IVF, it is quite easy to assume that they will...
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IVF success prediction? Chance would be a fine thing thumb

IVF success prediction? Chance would be a fine thing

A few months ago I found a website that calculated your chance of success with each IVF...
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IVF - to tell or not to tell? thumb

IVF - to tell or not to tell?

Five years ago Liz decided she was ready to start a family. As she prepares for her third...
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