Mini IVF: another option to consider when you need fertility treatment
Conventional IVF is a very involved procedure, and one that is not without its risks. It requires the use of fertility drugs to induce hyper ovulation that produces as many...
Becoming an egg donor
Every year tens of thousands of women donate their eggs to couples trying to conceive. Here are the broad outlines of what you can expect if you are thinking about...
NYU egg donation program
The New York University egg donation program is one of the largest and most successful in the United States. Thousands of women donate their eggs to help women and couples...
Using an egg donor for secondary infertility
If you had your first baby without any problems, and then struggle to conceive again, it is referred to as secondary infertility. Secondary infertility is much more common than you...
Losing weight to have IVF on the NHS?
That is what Lorraine Purdy did. This British woman weighed over 18 stone when she first went to the doctor with her fertility problems. She and her husband were told...
UK: pay your international surrogate, lose the rights to your child?
Do you remember the Indian law proposal to regulate commercial surrogacy? The proposal included both domestic and foreign surrogacy, but was mainly an attempt to curb international commercial surrogacy. Now...
Do our bodies vet sperm?
That is what one (female of course!) researcher from Australia claims. If what Sarah Robertson, professor at the University of Adelaide, says is true, the female body is capable of...
Sleeping Habits and Infertility: What Has Sleep to Do with Trying to Get Pregnant?
A lot. You have probably done everything to get pregnant: you have stopped smoking, you've cut the alcohol and morning coffee and you even given up the processed food. But...
Surrogacy or Outsourcing Pregnancy: Rent-a-Womb Trends In India
Yes, I know the headline does sound a bit shocking, but hey the reality is shocking. Surrogate motherhood is not only the latest trend in US, but in India too...
Get Pregnant Fast After 40
When one or both partners in a couple reaches the age of 40, time is not on their side as they try to conceive. When the male or female partner...