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Aiding Conception During Treatment
Although there is little data supporting its clinical efficacy, herbal medicine has been used by many to help supplement fertility treatment. Supplementing fertility treatments with herbal medicine ma...
Are There Any Other Treatments?
Help and advice about premature ovarian failure and getting pregnant....
Birth Control Methods and Fertility
Numerous methods for birth control exist, despite all the variety, it is important to realise some forms of conception can have an impact on fertility, directly or indirectly. Some forms of birth cont...
Boosting Your Fertility
Discover practical ways of boosting your fertility and increasing your chances of conceiving....
Can Alcohol Affect Fertility?
Alcohol effects fertility in both partners, and can do so in so many ways. Fecundability refers to the probability of conception during a particular menstrual cycle and is dependent on the reproductiv...
Can Chemotherapy Affect Fertility?
Chemotherapy involves the administration of very powerful drugs into the patients bloodstream, unfortunately these drugs can carry many side-effects one of which can be its effect on fertility....
Can Smoking Affect Fertility?
The health hazard of smoking extends far beyond lung disease. It also affects the heart, blood vessels, and even impacts fertility. According to a report published in British Medical Journal, women wh...
Can Tubal Ligation Be Reversed?
When a sterilisation is performed it is carried out to be a permanent procedure, but specialists have found that by using very delicate surgical techniques, it may be possible for it to be reversed in...
Can You Eat Yourself Fertile?
Eating a good diet rich in nutrients is likely to give you the best chance of conceiving but you might also consider specific foods such as oysters, garlic and avocados to boost fertility....
Causes of Infertility
Infertility is a medical condition, which effects couples of all ages. Its causes are rooted in both men and women. Common causes include semen abnormalities, tubular dysfunction, uterine dysfunctio...
Cervical Mucus: A Good Fertility Indicator?
The consistency of cervical mucus changes throughout the menstrual cycle and alters perceptibly at the time of ovulation. By examining your own cervical mucus you can pinpoint your most fertile time....
Chapter 1: Male Infertility
The causes of infertility in males can be divided into four main categories: structural abnormalities; hormonal imbalance; lifestyle issues and medical conditions, such as autoimmune disease and genet...
Chapter 10: Health and Fitness
Both men and women can make some lifestyle changes that will increase your chances of conceiving.
Diet
A balanced diet will help ensure your body is healthy enough to conceive and nourish a dev...
Chapter 10: Sex Selection - Boy or Girl
The selection of gender has been a quest of couples for as far back as recorded history allows. Research and work carried out in the 80's and 90's have finally provided methods offering the chance of ...
Chapter 11: Financial Aspects of Infertility
Infertility touches many aspects of your life including the physical, the emotional, the social and the financial. Determining what you can afford may drive the decisions you make, and ultimately the ...
Chapter 2: Female Infertility
Female causes of infertility can be exhaustive, ranging from structural abnormalities, hormonal imbalance and age. For women who have difficulties getting pregnant, all possibilities must be considere...
Chapter 3: Assisted Reproduction Techniques
Even with all the causes outlined above, infertility can still be unexplained. Unexplained infertility accounts for approximately 5-10 % of all cases of infertility.
Despite obtaining a detailed his...
Chapter 4: Fertility Statistics
Pregnancy Rates for Average Couples
According to the Human Embryo Fertilisation Authority (HEFA) only 20% of couples achieve pregnancy within the first month. Often it takes numerous well timed cyc...
Chapter 5: Focus on IVF
Since the first child was born after successful in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) in 1978, more than one million children have been conceived using this technology. IVF is a complex ...
Chapter 6: IVF Tips and Hints
Maximising Chances of Success
Females
It is important to start prenatal vitamins even before pregnancy. Research data shows that taking folic acid reduces the incidence of nervous system defects...
Chapter 7: General Tips
Make an effort to develop a rapport with your doctors, medical staff and other people undergoing treatment. A friendly face and the extra support that this may provide will be helpful.
Your Lifest...
Chapter 8: Blood Drawing & General Injection Tips
Consuming plenty of water or other fluid without caffeine a few hours before blood is drawn can often make finding your veins simpler. To help reduce bruising apply pressure to the injection spot afte...
Chapter 9: General Tips - Part 2
Do not refrigerate the progesterone hormone as it makes the shots more painful. Warming the ampoule in your hand for a few minutes will ease the injection, and may cause less bruising. Do refrigerate ...
Charting Fertility Factors
If you’re keen to conceive when you’re at your most fertile, learn how to chart your fertility factors....
Choosing a Fertility Clinic
Find out what factors to consider when you’re choosing a fertility clinic....
Common Questions: What Do You Know About Infertility?
Myths about infertility are common. This questionnaire looks at a few of the widely believe ones that help you distinguish infertility myths from infertility facts....
Considering IVF and Multiple Births
Many couples resort to a process of In-vitro fertilisation to fulfil their dreams of parenthood. In vitro fertilisation is an assisted reproductive technique whereby the egg and the sperm unite in a f...
Coping Without a Successful Pregnancy
It’s hard to handle unsuccessful pregnancies, but there are some coping techniques you can try....
Counselling and Support When Receiving Fertility Treatment
Find out how counselling could offer you much-needed support whilst you undergo fertility treatment....
Crisis in UK Fertility Treatment
The increased demand for all infertility treatments but particularly IVF has put great pressure on UK fertility clinics, who often struggle to cope with the sheer numbers of people wanting treatment....
Cystic Fibrosis and Pregnancy: I Fought all the Odds
With careful management and planning women today with cystic fibrosis can become pregnant and carry a healthy baby to full term....
Diabetes & Male Fertility
Not often associated with fertility problems, diabetes has now been shown to have a definite link to male fertility problems....
Do Fertility Drugs Affect Pregnancy Tests?
Taking a pregnancy test, and getting a positive result, only to find out it was false is truly a disappointing surprise. Fertility drugs that contain B-HCG have the greatest risk in producing false po...
Do Ovulation Calculators Work?
Ovulation calculators and calendars are widely available online. They can be accurate for women with a regular menstrual cycle - but you need to know their limitations....
Does Breast Feeding Affect Fertility?
Breast feeding has always been a natural form of contraception and has always been a natural way of spacing children so that they do not arrive too close together....
Does the Pill Affect Fertility?
Many women worry that taking the pill could reduce their fertility. This article explores the facts....
Donor Insemination
Male infertility is a very common cause of infertility. Donor Insemination with donor sperm offers a fertility option for effected couples and help them achieve their dream of becoming parents. Throug...
Drug Therapies
The reproductive endocrine system is highly complex, involving multiple organs including the brain. Fertility drugs act by changing the hormonal profile, to help stimulate follicle maturation, and to ...
eBook Introduction
This e-book serves to provide insight into infertility and the application of IVF and other treatments, plus it also provides advice to IVF patients based on real life experiences.
Unfortunately fo...
Egg Donation: Can Anyone Do It?
Generally, women aged between 18 and 35, who are in good general health and do not have any diagnosed genetic diseases are able to become egg donors....
Embryo Freezing
Cryopreservation offers couples added options when planning for children. Embryo preservation is a delicate and complex process involving multiple steps. Through invitro fertilization an embryo is cre...
Endometriosis
Find out more about the condition endometriosis and how it can affect fertility....
Erectile Dysfunction
This article looks at Erectile Dysfunction and what causes it. It also looks as ways in which the problem can be alleviated...
Ethics of Egg Donation
The practice of egg donation for infertility treatment raises important ethical concerns that affect both the infertile couple and the egg donor....
Everyday Toxins And Infertility
This article looks at everyday toxins that can cause problems with the human body and also cause problems with male and female fertility...
Female Symptoms of Fertility Issues
There can be several causes for infertility in women. These causes give rise to signs and symptoms, which when they occur, may or may not be linked to infertility. For this, women should always be awa...
Fertility and Age
Theoretically, a woman has the potential of becoming fertile, up until menopause, but in reality the potential to become pregnant begins to decline after the age of 35. The inverse relationship betwee...
Fertility and Your Lifestyle
Find out what weird and wonderful lifestyle choices could be affecting your fertility....
Fertility Drugs and Cancer
The long-term risks of taking fertility drugs are unclear. One recent study suggests that such drugs increase the risk of developing womb cancer, but other studies have found no link....
Fertility Facts
The process of achieving fertilisation can be complex and confusing. Both the male and female characteristics can influence this process. However by understanding subtle changes, which occur within th...
Fertility Myths
A lot of myths surround the issue of fertility. Find out what’s true and what’s not!...
Fertility Specialists and Who You Might See
Specialists in the field of fertility, undergo additional training, which extends far beyond, general medical training. Regardless of who performs the initial assessment, it is still beneficial to see...
Fertility Tests for Men
For couples facing problems with fertility, it is just as important for the male partner to undergo a medical evaluation, as it is the female. The initial evaluation in males usually involves a thorou...
Fertility Tests for Women
The female reproductive system is highly complex involving numerous organs, and hormones. Women often face difficulty trying to conceive and often resort to fertility testing in attempts to find answe...
Fertility Treatment and the Chances of Twins
The chances of giving birth to twins are much higher if you take fertility drugs such as Clomid or gonadotrophins or if you have IVF treatment....
Fibroids of the Uterus
Fibroids occur mostly in women of childbearing age and represent one of the most common benign tumours in women. They can be a tremendous cause of concern especially, since it is often times referred ...
Fifty Years of Evidence Say the Pill is Safe
The pill was 50 years old in May 2010; it is now taken by millions of women and protects them from pregnancy, maintaining an exceptional safety record....
Freezing Sperm and Eggs
Sperm freezing has been used successfully for many years and is a relatively straight forward process. Egg freezing however, is a newer idea and is more complicated....
Freezing Sperm Fast: Why Does it Make a Difference?
It used to be thought that it was important to freeze sperm quite slowly so that the integrity of the cells was not lost but new research shows that fast freezing has many advantages....
Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer with Donor Eggs
Assisted reproductive techniques are surgical procedures preformed by fertility specialists. The two common procedures are In vitro fertilisation (IVF) and Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer (GIFT). Most...
Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer with Donor Sperm
Assisted reproductive techniques are surgical procedures preformed by fertility specialists. GIFT can be preformed using both donor eggs, and donor sperm. In cases of male infertility deciding on a ...
General Medical Problems That Can Lead to Infertility
This article looks at problems caused by other medical conditions which can lead to Infertility in both men and women...
Getting a Second Opinion About Fertility Treatment
Although the practice of medicine is governed by strict moral and ethical principals, many doctors differ in their approach to treatment and diagnosis. Fertility causes and treatments are so diverse,...
Gonorrhea: Could it Explain Some Cases of Infertility?
Gonorrhoea is a common sexually transmitted disease that can lead to infection without obvious symptoms in men and women. Untreated infections are associated with infertility....
Hazards in the Workplace and Fertility
The workplace may be a potential hazard to your levels of fertility and each employee who is trying to conceive must be aware of any risks involved and discuss them with their employer if they feel co...
Herbs, Acupuncture and Fertility
If you are thinking of having acupuncture or using Chinese herbs as part of a fertility treatment, be aware that the evidence doesn’t support it - but it does say that acupuncture, at least, causes no...
Hormone and Semen Analysis Tests
The initial evaluation in males usually involves a history and physical examination as well as a semen analysis. The information gathered during the initial evaluation, will often guide further evalua...
How Body Weight Can Affect Your Fertility
Being overweight or underweight can make it more difficult for a woman to get pregnant and having an overweight or obese partner can be a problem too....
How Do I Know I'm Infertile?
Many people are oblivious of the fact that they could have fertility problems. Discover how you could find out whether you’re infertile....
How I Conceived Two Children By IVF
The personal experience of one of our readers who conceived two children through IVF...
How is Infertility Tested?
Find out what type of infertility tests you or your partner may have to undergo....
How Long Will Treatment Take?
Fertility is a delicate processes requiring, a lot of time, tremendous patience, money and even still luck. The waiting period for fertility treatment usually depends on the type of treatment chosen....
How Long Will We Have to Wait for Treatment?
Waiting for fertility treatment is a big problem facing the health care system. Waiting lists can be extremely long extending into several months and even several years in some parts. For many couple...
How Much Does Fertility Treatment Cost?
Seeking fertility care can be a long and arduous process. Seeking the right care at a reasonable price requires a lot of leg work. Advances in medical research have lead to effective options to treat ...
How Stem Cells Are Helping Doctors Understand Infertility
Stem cell technology is advancing rapidly. New techniques are helping us to understand how eggs and sperm develop. This may lead to the development of new treatments for infertility....
How Successful are Fertility Treatments?
Find out if it’s possible to tell how successful fertility treatments are....
How Successful is a Vasectomy Reversal?
This question explores the success rates of vasectomy reversal....
Hydrocele and Varicocele
This article looks at the problems of Hydrocele and Varicocele in men and what can be down to reduce their chances of occurring...
I Fathered a Child After Surviving Testicular Cancer: A Case Study
Testicular cancer is common in men under 35 but with prompt treatment over 95% of cases can be completely cured. Here is Rob's story....
I Had a Menopause Baby: Case Study
For Maisie, who had four children aged between 15 and 22, it was a shock to be told she was pregnant and not menopausal at the age of 44. Now 84, she doesn't regret it though....
I Had a Vasectomy Reversal: A Case Study
Men who have had a vasectomy can undergo an operation to reverse it, which can successfully restore their fertility up to 15 years later....
I Was Diagnosed With PCOS: A Case Study
A case study illustrating how PCOS is diagnosed, the impact of finding out you have this condition and the implications for planning a family....
I Was Scared to Admit My Abortion: A Case Study
Sometimes women who undergo fertility treatment or who become pregnant naturally need to know that a past abortion will not be revealed if they want it to be kept secret....
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
Find out what’s involved in IVF treatment, how successful it is and the potential risks involved....
Increasing Your Chances of Conceiving
Find out how you could increase your chances of conceiving...
Infant Mortality: Facts and Figures
Infant mortality. Two words we really don’t want to see in the same sentence. But it happens. All the time. All over the world....
Infertility - the Scale of the Problem?
Infertility is a common problem that affects between 1 in 6 and 1 in 10 couples at some time in their lives -that's over 3 million people each year in the UK alone....
Infertility Support Groups
Could you benefit from joining a support group? Find out what’s on offer and if it could be for you....
Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Insemination (ICSI)
Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection, ART, sperm aspiration, artificial insemination, male infertility treatments, oligospermia, ICSI, treatment for male fertility...
Intrauterine Insemination
Intrauterine insemination is a method of introducing sperm directly into the uterus, increasing the chance of a sperm finding an egg to fertilise....
Is Funding Available for Fertility Treatment?
Find out whether any funding is available to help towards the cost of fertility treatments....
Is It Legal to Get Paid for Donating Eggs?
Egg donation is legal in the USA and the UK but only donors in the USA are paid for their eggs. It is unlikely that UK women would be allowed to donate eggs in the USA....
IVF Clinic Costs
IVF costs can vary between clinics and the amount of information regarding these costs can also be extremly variable. The governemnt is now insisiting that patients are made fully aware of all possibl...
IVF Secrets Fertility Guide
For many couples - conceiving and achieving a full term pregnancy is a daunting task, often filled with countless trials, visits to the doctor and regrets. The process of getting pregnant is is both ...
Laparoscopy and X-Ray Tests
Modern techniques have improved diagnostic and treatment options whilst relieving some of the fears and stress associated with the doctors visit. Laparoscopy also referred to as “Minimally Invasive Su...
Life Without Children
It can be difficult adjusting to life without children, but many people successfully do so....
Losing a Baby
Losing a baby is a traumatic event and coping with it is very hard. Find out how it could affect you and what may help ease the trauma....
Male and Female Infertility
Get the lowdown on male and female infertility and how it’s caused....
Male Symptoms of Fertility Issues
In males there may be some symptoms which may directly or indirectly effect fertility. The causes of male infertility extend from systemic endocrine disorders, to specific reproductive organ abnormali...
Monitoring Your Monthly Cycles
Find out how monitoring your monthly cycles can help you get more in tune with your body and your fertility potential....
My Battle With Fibroids: A Case Study
Fibroids are benign tumours that grow in and around the uterus. They can grow up to the size of a melon and can cause heavy periods, abdominal pain and problems in pregnancy....
My Daughter is an IVF Baby: A Case Study
A personal account from Meagan who suffered the pain of repeated miscarriage, infertility and the loss of a much-wanted baby before a successful round of IVF....
My Depression Stopped Us Having a Baby: A Case Study
SSRI inhibitors, commonly prescribed to treat depression, have been linked with male infertility and IVF treatment failure....
My Ectopic Pregnancy Affected My Fertility: Case Study
An ectopic pregnancy can result in damage to the fallopian tube, which can affect fertility. Jemma's story shows how she coped when she had an ectopic pregnancy during her student life....
My Fertility Treatment Worked Almost Too Well: A Case Study
Following years of trying to conceive, Terry and Ian finally had twins thanks to IVF. When the babies were just weeks old, Terry fell pregnant again - naturally this time....
My Infertility is Unexplained: Case Study
Nearly a fifth of couples who experience infertility have no explanation for their inability to conceive. In Sarah’s case, she had to wait 10 years, go through endless treatments, only to stop trying ...
My Infertility Made Me Feel so Guilty: A Case Study
Male infertility is a common problem but overcoming it puts great stress on couples and can lead to strong feelings of guilt when the man sees his partner going through so much....
Natural Family Planning
Natural family planning and fertility awareness are similar natural forms of birth control, which are fairly effective in controlling pregnancy. However, only Natural family planning is recognized by...
NHS Tests vs. Private
Find out if there’s any difference in the tests available on the NHS and privately....
Not Conceiving: Have You Tried This?
Many couples don't get pregnant as quickly as they would like. If you are having trouble conceiving, there are steps you can take before you decide to go for tests that can improve your chances of pre...
Obesity and Male Fertility
It is well accepted that female obesity can cause infertility but male obesity could also be important. Overweight men have lower sperm counts, less mobile sperm and more abnormally shaped sperm....
Ovary Transplants: Are They Possible?
Transplanting an ovary is a fairly new and experimental technique but it is possible and has resulted in the first baby born to an infertile women after a successful transplant....
Ovulation Tests
The complex interaction between reproductive hormones and various sex organs helps facilitate the miracle of life. For women who desire pregnancy and those looking to avoid it knowing when ovulation h...
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Polycystic ovarian syndrome PCOS, was previously given the name ‘polycystic ovarian disease’ but due to its high frequency among the young female population it is described as a syndrome. This condit...
Predicting Ovulation
Learn how you can get in tune with your body and predict when ovulation occurs....
Pregnancy After Fertility Treatment
Find out what it can be like when you finally achieve pregnancy after having fertility treatment....
Pregnancy Test Technology: What's New?
The technology of pregnancy tests has developed rapidly in the last 100 years; modern pregnancy tests can show a woman is pregnant the day after the fertilised egg implants....
Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis
Pre- implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) is a technique similar to genetic screening for aneuploidy but in this process the embryos are tested for specific genetic diseases. It uses a vast array of d...
Pre-Implantation Genetic Screening for Aneuploidy (PGS)
Aneuploidy is an abnormal condition where there are variations in chromosome number. These changes can lead to the development of genetic diseases or defects, which are often permanent and cannot be r...
Preparing Your Body for a Baby
Pregnancy is a tremendous undertaking, both physically and mentally. Through the course of nine months the expecting mother must endure physical and emotional changes. By understanding and preparing f...
Preparing Yourself for Fertility Treatment
Fertility treatment can be physically and emotionally draining. Find out how you can prepare yourself before treatment commences....
Prescription Medications And Infertility
This article looks at the effect Prescription medications can have on male and female fertility and asks what can be done to reduce the risks of infertility if medication has to be administered over a...
Preventing IVF Mix Ups
With nearly 40 000 IVF treatments performed in the UK alone each year, it is inevitable that some have resulted in a mis-match of eggs, sperm and even embryos; these errors have had serious consequenc...
Questions to Ask a Potential Fertility Clinic
Find out what sort of questions you may want to ask a potential fertility clinic....
Secondary Infertility How I Coped: A Case Study
Secondary infertility refers to problems conceiving when you already have had one or more children – can cause pain and distress, putting stress on fragile relationships....
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Find out which sexually transmitted infections could affect your fertility and how to avoid catching them in the first place....
Surgical Exploration of the Testes
In normal conditions the male reproductive system produce, accumulate and transport sperm. In cases of fertility evaluation, you may require surgical exploration of the testis to assess the root cause...
The Causes of Infertility
There are several causes to female infertility, which are categorized into congenital, structural, hormonal, infectious, and immunological. As serious as many of these conditions are, with early detec...
The Financial Cost of Infertility Treatment
Infertility treatment that involves IVF is not necessarily provided under the NHS. The cost of a single cycle can vary between £4500 and £7000....
The Pain of IVF Failure: A Case Study
Infertility can be heartbreaking but coping with repeated failure of IVF treatment can lead to stress, depression and relationship breakdown....
The Post Coital Test
For women facing problems with fertility, certain tests are available to assess their reproductive capacity. The Post Coital test or post intercourse test is a fertility test that determines the abili...
The Ultimate Male Contraceptive?
A male contraceptive has been a goal for science for more than half a century. New studies funded by the Gates Foundation now look set to reveal whether ultrasound to the testes could fit the bill....
Thyroid Conditions and Infertility
Thyroid problems can start off with minor changes that produce no symptoms but subclinical thyroid disease can be one of the causes of infertility....
Tips on Improving Sperm Count
There are many lifestyle and dietary factors that can help improve the amount and quality of spwerm produced in an ejaculation that can help improve fertility....
UK Infertility Facts and Figures
Across the world 1 in 7 women will experience problems conceiving and, surprisingly, this figure is the same in the UK as elsewhere in the world, even in developing countries....
Ultrasounds and Endometrial Biopsies
The use of the ultrasound and the endometrial biopsy, are leading examples of improvement in healthcare delivery, especially in the area of infertility. The ultrasound has come along way since the bla...
Understanding Fertility Test Results
There are many ways to check for fertility in men and women. Such tests can either be done at home or can be carried out by your healthcare provider....
Unexplained Infertility
Unexplained infertility, IVF, adoption, why am I infertile?. Problems conceiving, deficulties with conception....
Using Acupuncture To Aid Fertility
When the use of acupuncture was first introduced to fertility patients the results seemed encouraging. However after subsequent research the evidence was not as optimistic as first thought causing dis...
Vasectomy Reversal
A vasectomy reversal is a surgical procedure carried out to try and restore a man's fertility. It is not 100% successful and success rates can vary on a number of factors....
We Conceived a Child From Donated Sperm: A Case Study
Sometimes, infertility can be due to the man’s sperm being unable to fertilise the woman’s egg, even with assisted fertility techniques. An option then is to use donated sperm....
What Are Anti-phospholipid Antibodies (APAs)?
Anti-phospholipid antibodies are antibody molecules produced by the body against its own phospholipids. Women who produce anti phospholipid antibodies may have fertility problems....
What Can You do Prior to Seeing a Specialist?
By performing some basic fertility evaluations at home, one can often times provide vital clues to infertility cause. Deciding who to see and getting an appointment can sometimes take weeks and even m...
What Causes Sperm Loss?
Sperm loss can be attributed to a number of factors, from lifestyle choices, genetics, and now even modern society. Males are often surprised to learn that they are just as much a cause for infertilit...
What is Clomid?
Clomid is a very effective fertility drug that increases regular ovulation in over 80 per cent of women who take it; it may be all many women need to become pregnant, allowing them to avoid more invas...
What is Premature Ovarian Failure?
Premature ovarian failure has several causes but it is basically a premature menopause; the ovaries stop release eggs and the hormones change as they normally do in the late 40s...
What is the World Egg Bank?
The World Egg Bank is an organisation based in the USA, which operates worldwide to match up childless couples who are experiencing long standing infertility to obtain donor eggs to start their family...
What Support is Available for Fertility Patients?
Establishing a good support network when considering infertility procedures is extremely important. Support can come from discussion forums, special fertility websites, in person support groups and mo...
When to See a Doctor?
Concerns about fertility are extremely worrisome and effect couples of all ages. These concerns should be medically evaluated if repeated attempts have failed to result in a successful pregnancy.There...
When to Worry About Your Fertility
Certain medical conditions, maternal age, lifestyle practices, and chemo-radiation therapy can drastically affect fertility and may be a cause for concern. Such issues should be medically evaluated as...
Why Does Women's Fertility Decline With Age?
Fertility in women is at its height when they are in their early 20s but reduces after that, accelerating after the age of 35 due to a combination of biological factors....
World Population Trends and Latest Statistics
The world’s population has been increasing significantly since the 1400s and there are now more than 7 billion people alive in the world - this is predicted to rise to 10.5 billion by 2050 but is this...
Your Diet and Fertility
For couples attempting to conceive, diet and lifestyle issues affect fertility in both partners. Deficiencies in nutrition such as zinc, and folic acid as well as lifestyle issues can all have an impa...