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Education

Short Luteal Phase

A short luteal phase has long been attributed as a cause of infertility and miscarriage. We dig deep into the research and look at how a luteal phase defect can influence reproduction.
People

A Fly On The Walls Of Fertility

Molly Whale is a third year medical student who recently spent some time in a fertility clinic as part of a student selected component. Molly reflects on what she found.
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Education

Semen Analysis Decoded

Sperm testing is not just as simple as putting the sample into a machine and reading out the results. What is normal and how should you interpret the results?
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Education

Asherman’s Syndrome: Is scarring inside the womb compatible with having a baby?

Asherman’s syndrome is when the lining of the womb becomes scarred. This scar tissue is often called intra-uterine adhesions or synechiae. Read how it affects the chance of pregnancy.
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HFEA

Join the New HFEA Patient Engagement Forum

The Patient Engagement Forum is open to UK donors who donated eggs, sperm or embryos after 1991, as well as donor conceived people, who were born after 1991, including their parents. UK surrogates, as well as intended parents, can join the Patient Engagement Forum if their treatment has taken place in the UK, in the last five years, or is taking place in the next 12 months.
Education

Understanding OHSS: IVF complications simplified

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) is “the” IVF complication. It is almost entirely unique to fertility treatment, although a few cases have been cited where OHSS has occurred in a naturally occurring pregnancy.
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People

Fertility Waiting Game

Can I go to sleep until transfer day 😂🤪? 10 days post hysteroscopic surgery9 days into hormone treatment to help

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People

The lucky owner of Asherman’s syndrome

At the start of our fertility journey I had the hysterosalpingogram (HSG) x-ray test.
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People

His next words will haunt me for the rest of my life- “Where are your ovaries?”

My journey started in April 2021. That was our first appointment at the fertility clinic. But the truth is, this

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