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DIY sperm count kit could be on the way
By Liz Stansfield on 17/02/2010 15:44:45
Good news for trying-to-conceive couples, a home testing kit might be in the works
A reliable DIY sperm count testing kit to do at home could soon be hitting the market.Dutch scientists have developed a small device containing an electronic chip that can count the spermatozoa as they move through a mircochannel, giving the tester a result in seconds.Although fu...
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Have IVF or give up alcohol and caffeine?
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 07/08/2009 13:24:42
If you’re trying to conceive, cutting out alcohol and caffeine is as good as fertility treatment, claims specialist.
If you’re trying to get pregnant, you’re as likely to conceive by doing away with alcohol and caffeine as you by undergoing fertility treatment, claims nutrition specialist Dr Emma Derbyshire, reports the Daily Mail. According to Dr Derbyshire, 32
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The Pill – when should you stop taking it?
By Susan Lee on 23/04/2009 16:29:57
How long should you be off the Pill before you start trying to conceive?
Some doctors recommend that you stop taking your contraceptive pill three months before you start trying to conceive. Others say there’s no need to wait and that you can start trying right away. Indeed, in rare cases, some women get pregnant while
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London’s first fertility show
By Celia Morgan on 21/10/2009 12:45:11
Fertility roadshow to help couples trying to conceive
London will be hosting its first fertility show next month to offer support and advice to couples having trouble conceiving.The Fertility Show at London's Olympia, on 6 and 7 November, is being described as the "Ideal Home exhibition for making
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Sex is best way to boost fertility
By Kyrsty Hazell on 02/07/2009 14:59:35
Making love every day is the simple way to improve sperm quality
It may sound like the obvious, but research shows that couples trying conceive benefit from daily sex in the week leading up to ovulation.Like smoking is bad for your health and eating less will make you lose weight – common sense will bring most
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Rod Stewart ‘wants another baby’
By Lucy Dawson on 20/05/2009 11:07:43
He’s already dad to seven children but Rod is said to be desperate for more
The wife of singer Rod Stewart has revealed that the pair are desperate to have another baby together.Penny Lancaster, who is already mum to two-year-old Alastair, said the pair have been trying to conceive for more than 12 months.She explained
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Practical Parenting Fertility Survey – the results
By Made For Mums on 13/06/2008 16:27:00
What’s the perfect age to have a child? What would you do if you had trouble conceiving? We take a look at what you said in our online fertility survey.
of conceiving*15% feel pollution plays a role*9% feel city living can hamper your conception chances Other methods to boost chances of conceiving*71% would have sex more often*51% would take herbal/vitamin supplements*30% would try alternative therapies like
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A third of couples struggle to conceive
By Made For Mums on 05/09/2007 11:06:00
Fertility problems are more than twice as common as previously thought, with a third of couples struggling to conceive naturally, say researchers.
questioned had not been given a firm definition of fertility problems. Traditionally, doctors use the phrase to describe couples who are still childless after a year of trying to conceive. Dr Nargund, who is head of reproductive medicine at St George
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Egg screening hope for couples trying to conceive
By Celia Morgan on 02/09/2009 12:49:55
A baby conceived using a new test could give failed IVF couples another chance
The first baby conceived with the help of a new egg screening technique has been born. The technique could give new hope to couples who have had repeatedly failed IVF treatments.Baby Oliver was born to a 41-year-old woman using the new screening
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Full-fat dairy could reduce infertility
By Made For Mums on 28/02/2007 10:27:00
A new study suggests that eating ice cream and drinking whole-fat milk may help women conceive.
Harvard University researchers estimate that 10% to 15% of couples trying to conceive encounter some fertility problems, and a lack of ovulation is a cause in a quarter of those cases.The condition, known as anovulatory infertility, occurs when
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