Anyone going through the undeniably stressful experience of IVF is bound to be familiar with all sorts of jargon associated with embryo development and how embryos are graded. After getting through each stage of the IVF process, from testing and diagnosis to egg collection and fertilisation, it is incredibly disappointing to hear that your embryos… View Article
The day-to-day experience of pregnancy can come as a bit of a mixed blessing for many women. Instead of the overall feeling of well-being and that famous glow, some of us are met with bouts of sickness, exhaustion and pregnancy headaches. It’s estimated that almost four out of ten women have this common symptom during… View Article
Vaginal pH measures how acidic or alkaline the environment in your vagina is, with a normal vaginal pH being between 3.8 and 4.5. It’s the slightly acidic end of the pH scale of 0 – 14, with pure water coming in the middle at 7. Why is vaginal pH balance important, and what happens if… View Article
When you’re trying to get pregnant, it can be helpful to understand the basics of fertility beyond the simple fact that you need one egg and one sperm cell, and they need to meet at the right time for conception to occur. If you’re trying to conceive naturally, you may be wondering how long is… View Article
Most of us have a general idea of the functions of sperm cells. You may think of them looking like miniature tadpoles, busily swimming their way towards an egg. The result would be a human embryo which, all being well, will implant inside the female uterus and continue in its development until the moment a… View Article
Endometrial hyperplasia is relatively rare, affecting just over one in one thousand women. It is a condition in which the lining of the womb, the endometrium, becomes too thick. This can be harmless in some cases, but in others it can cause problems with fertility or even be a precursor to cancer of the womb…. View Article
A third of women (33.1%) say insufficient finances is putting them off kids, while 1 in 5 say it’s due to difficulty achieving a work-life balance New survey points to competing social, cultural and economic factors in a woman’s decision to have, or to not have kids IVI recently commissioned a nationwide survey of women… View Article
Nearly half of women (49%) are delaying having children due to fears about the state of the UK and the wider world Lack of cash stopping women from adding to their families – and from becoming mothers for the first time Former Strictly Star Ola Jordan comments on the survey and says it’s wrong to… View Article
In the UK, 1 in 7 heterosexual couples struggle to conceive. And the number of cases of infertility – including those that occur for unexplained reasons – is rising. Although declining fertility is a widespread phenomenon and still not fully understood, there are a variety of factors at play. As part of our recent survey… View Article
Nearly three quarters of women (73.9%) under 30 would have IVF in the future if they needed it New research shows positive signs that infertility and fertility treatment are becoming less of a taboo in the UK IVI recently commissioned a nationwide survey of women aged 25 – 45 to illustrate the many different perspectives,… View Article