News & Blog

27th Aug 2015
How common are fertility problems?

About 1 in 6 couples will seek help for fertility problems (Hull 1985), however it is also known that 1 in 4 couples will experience problems getting pregnant making infertility the most common gynaecological symptom in women of child bearing age.

21st Aug 2015
When is my most fertile day?

To improve fertility, sexual intercourse is best timed when the cervical mucus is at it’s most receptive to sperm. This is usually 1-3 days before ovulation actually occurs.

16th Aug 2015
How does pregnancy occur?

Conception or pregnancy occurs when the sperm fertilizes the egg i.e. The sperm enters the egg and fuses with it to form an embryo in the Fallopian tube. This embryo travels down the tube to implant in the womb, finally growing into a baby.

15th Apr 2015
Ovarian reserve and number of eggs a woman is born with - biological age

When a female is in her mother’s womb she has about 7 million eggs during the fifth month of pregnancy. However a significant reduction in this number takes place resulting in only 2 million eggs left in the ovaries at birth.

15th Apr 2015
Female embryos more likely to die in pregnancy than males, study claims

An interesting article by the Guardian regarding female embryos.

15th Apr 2015
Pesticide residue on food could affect sperm quality, says Harvard study

In interesting article by the Guardian discussing pesticide residue on food and its affect on sperm quality.

15th Apr 2015
Can You Really Freshen Up Women's 'Aging' Eggs?

An interesting article by Live Science.

15th Apr 2015
Blue plaque honours IVF pioneers in Oldham

An interesting article by the BBC regarding IVF treatment.

15th Apr 2015
Male Infertility Attributed To Physically Intensive Jobs, Hypertension, And Medications

An interesting article by Medical Daily.