Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy
Most people know that smoking in pregnancy is harmful to both mum and baby, but as nicotine is addictive, stopping smoking is far easier said than done! Each cigarette contains over 4000 chemicals, and it is these that can harm your unborn baby. Smoking reduces the...
Male Fertility Tests
For men wishing to find out more about their fertility, a range of sperm tests are available. A routine sperm test will look at the volume of sperm, sperm count, shape and motility of the sperm. Sometimes more advanced tests are performed for certain indications or if...
Fertility – an overview of initial investigations
Introduction. Many couples I meet are hoping to conceive or may have taken many months to conceive their baby, and each of these situations brings with it a degree of anxiety. There are many statistics such as, 84% of women conceive in the 1st year, 1 in 6 couples...
Do I need a scan?
In our last blog we covered two possible causes of intermenstrual bleeding and heavy periods. This can be worrying situation for a woman and and can have a big effect on everyday life. There is not always an underlying cause, but it can be a result of many different...