Sally Webster, Author at The Big Fertility Project

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02/11/2020

Getting pregnant was just the beginning of our fertility problems

I didn’t meet my life partner until 2009 was I was 38-years old. I was very aware my body clock

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Sally Webster 02/11/2020

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The number and appearance of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell.A normal karyotype contains 22 pairs of chromosomes and two sex chromosomes, 46,XX is female and 46,XY is male.

This may sound alarmist, but in her new book, Shanna Swan, professor of environmental medicine and public health at Mount Sinai school of medicine in New York City says this could become a reality.

In vitro Fertilisation (IVF). Eggs are mixed with prepared sperm in the lab and left in the incubator for fertilisation to occur by itself. Often confused with IVSI which is on the second slide.

Female age is the strongest predictor of fertility and the chances of a woman having a baby, but the duration of time couples have been trying is important too.

This week the HFEA released a report about ethnic diversity in fertility treatment based on 2014 - 2018 data of 54,000 treatment cycles. The findings were interesting.

Thinking about starting fertility treatments can be daunting, especially as the NHS doesn’t always fund treatment for all patients.

A Hysterosalpingogram or HSG is a test used to check whether the Fallopian tubes are open and if the inside of the womb is normal.

Many people with fertility problems find they worry about them, a lot. This is only natural. Up to 23% of patients discontinue treatment prematurely due to emotional distress caused during treatment.

An egg or sperm is known as a gamete. Gametes are reproductive cells which contain 23 chromosomes. When fertilisation happens the chromosomes combine to create a full complement of 46 which contain all the DNA which makes us who we are.

Intrauterine insemination using donor sperm is a common treatment used by women without a diagnosed fertility problem such as solo mums, lesbian couples or with a male parter who has no sperm.

I find this quote really motivates me to change how I think about things. How we respond to what life throws at us is within our control. When you are in a source frame of mind it’s amazing to see how this has an impact on what happens in your life.

One top tip. Don’t go to a consultation with a blank piece of paper.

Girls are born with all the eggs they will ever have in their lifetime, about 2 million in total.

PWC predict that this year fewer babies will be born than since records began.

It’s very common for people to confuse eggs with embryos. The difference is really important.

This month, Rositsa kindly shares her fertility journey, 'The Best Is Somewhere Around The Corner'.⁠

Turning off the ovaries to better control ovarian stimulation during an IVF cycle.

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