Approximately one in six couples in the UK may have problems conceiving and after 12 months trying approximately 84% will have been successful. There are many factors that affect fertility for both partners and some are unexplained. A common endocrine condition that...
By Beata Anderson Some people love the suspense of not knowing the sex of their baby until the delivery. But some of us can’t wait to find out much sooner. Only a medical professional with relevant training can reliably determine the sex of a baby. Yet, this doesn’t...
We commonly ask you to arrive for your pregnancy or pelvic scan with a comfortably full bladder, having asked you to drink 1 to 1.5 litres of water about an hour before your scan appointment. But why do we ask you to do this when it can be uncomfortable, and what is...
IVF is the shortened name for In Vitro Fertilisation. Literally this means fertilisation of an egg by a sperm in a laboratory, instead of taking place inside the body. Once the egg is fertilised it becomes an embryo. The embryo is grown for several days under the...
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