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Exercise is a great stress buster and reducing stress can have a positive impact on fertility and conception. Discover the best types of exercise when trying to conceive.

The HFEA (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority) is the UK regulator of fertility treatment and embryo research. They have recently released a new report called ‘Trends in Egg, Sperm and Embryo Donation’.

Your chances of getting pregnant are increased if both partners have a healthy BMI. Having a healthy diet is beneficial for creating a healthy embryo, for your health during your pregnancy and for your child too.

If you are considering going down the IVF route to start your family, it may be that you have a previously diagnosed medical condition, you may need to use donor eggs or donor sperm or you may have unexplained infertility.

Christmas can be a great time to go out, to be sociable and to meet up with family and friends that you haven’t seen for a while. Not everyone is tactful when it comes to comments and questions about starting a family, especially after a few Christmas drinks.

A new study by US experts suggests a possible link between the odds of getting pregnant and oral health. The

Chemotherapy can affect the fertility of both men and women and by talking to your oncologist and fertility experts, you can potentially reduce your risk of not being able to have children.

Around 15 – 20 percent of couples trying to conceive will have trouble with fertility, so if you are experiencing difficulty with getting pregnant, you are not alone. If you are in the early stages of trying for a baby, it may just be that you need longer to identify your ovulation pattern, so you can predict more accurately when to try to conceive. (See our earlier blog post: When are my most fertile days)

For many individuals and couples, IVF brings a successful outcome, but it is a challenging procedure in itself and it’s important to be mentally and physically prepared for the challenges.

Feeling fit and being fit can help us in our daily lives in so many ways. It can boost our energy levels and mood, as well as being good for our general health and wellbeing.

Equality of opportunity and equal rights for all, is still very much a work in progress. However, in the last 30 years, many changes have taken place and the rights and feelings of trans, non-binary, lesbian and gay individuals, are gradually becoming more accepted in society as a whole.

While it’s unlikely that stress alone can cause infertility, there are many studies to suggest that it can have a negative impact. Yet trying to tell someone who is struggling with infertility to ‘just relax,’ or that stress will decrease their chances of getting pregnant, is actually more likely to increase their anxiety and stress levels!