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03/12/2020

How to get the most from a video consultation

As video consultations are beginning to be more likely than face to face, here are some suggestions for how to

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Dr Matt Prior 03/12/2020

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An operation to try and recover sperm for men with a production problem. Both testicles are opened up and looked at through a microscope to remove the bits most likely to contain sperm.

Today the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) launched new guidance for fertility clinics in the UK.

This is the fundamental principle of the Big Fertility Project.

PCOS accounts for around 80-90% of people with anovulatory infertility, which literally means infertility caused by a lack of ovulation. Lifestyle factors are, again, very important. A BMI of less than 30 is ideal for ovulation, and also helps to reduce risks in the subsequent pregnancy.

A hormone produced by the pituitary gland. A rise called the "LH surge" triggers ovulation and development of the corpus luteum. Urinary LH detection is the basis for home ovulation testing kits.

Our latest articles feature polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

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.

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