Tag: fertility

Egg Quality

Hi as it is Fertility Awareness week I thought I would write a blog post on egg quality Many people with fertiity issues are concerned about egg quality. Did you know that a woman’s eggs are formed before she is...Read More

Acupuncture and Pregnancy

For more information on acupuncture and pregnancy visit my pregnancy page Following on from my last blog post I am now going to look at acupuncture and pregnancy in the 2nd Trimester- that is from 12-28 weeks This is often...Read More

IVF and acupuncture

IVF and Acupuncture Acupuncture could dramatically boost the chances of IVF treatment working, a study, by Homerton University Hospital in London, suggests. According to an article in The Telegragh this British study found that rates of success were twice as...Read More

Spotlight on Endometriosis

Spotlight on Endometriosis Following on from my blog post on PCOS  the other month I thought that it would be good to throw the spotlight on Endometriosis. This includes looking at how it can affect fertility. What is Endometriosis? Endometriosis...Read More

Healthy Eggs

Healthy eggs This week is Shrove Tuesday when we are encouraged to make pancakes, which use eggs.So I thought I would put the spotlight not on chicken eggs but on human eggs. What we as women can do to have...Read More

Starting IVF

Starting IVF? Feeling overwhelmed and anxious about starting IVF? Many women embarking on fertility treatment never imagined that their fertility journey would involve IVF. It can seem quite daunting and rather unnatural. So what are the best ways to prepare...Read More

Getting pregnant at 40

Getting Pregnant at 40 Do you sometimes feel that pregnancy is only for the under 40's? So much has been written about the difficulties of getting pregnant at 40 that some of you may feel that it an almost impossible...Read More

Eating for male fertility

Eating for male fertility: Men can often feel side lined in the fertility process. However it does take 2 to make a baby! The woman provides the egg and the environment for the embryo to grow and mature. The man’s...Read More

Happy Easter

Happy Easter Well here we are at Easter again. For many people Easter means only one thing – Easter eggs! And Easter eggs are made from Chocolate! Suppose you are trying for a baby and asking yourself – is it...Read More

Year of the baby

Here we are in 2017. A new year—is this the year of the baby? So what can you do to help make your hopes come true? Here are some top tips for the year of the baby: 1 Take time...Read More

Springtime Acupuncture

Springtime Acupuncture As spring seems to have arrived at last I thought I would explain how chinese medicine views spring and how springtime acupuncture can help you to transition into this uplifting season. Acupuncture has its roots in Ancient China...Read More

Chocolate and fertility

Happy Easter It's Easter time and there is a lot of chocoate about at this time of year. So what about chocolate and fertility? I thought now might be a good time to discuss chocoate and fertility. First the scientific...Read More