Fertility: Information, Advice & Resources

Debbie Savage has finally found out why she struggled with her weight for years.

For half her life, doctors told her to lose weight - but something else was going on

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In "promising" findings, new research has improved fertility in ageing mice.

Winding back the biological clock

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Is a vasectomy the most loving gift a man can give to his wife?

To snip or not to snip? When the decision is not clear cut

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"Every month that we weren't pregnant felt like a loss" ... Zoey Martin

Coping with secondary infertility

Although it's not as common as primary infertility, it's estimated that as many as one in 10 couples experience secondary infertility.

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Ovulation

Understanding ovulation signs, symptoms & your cycle.

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Can meditation help a woman trying to conceive?

Meditation for fertility: one woman's story

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Can acupuncture boost fertility?

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The cold, hard facts on getting pregnant after 35

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Should fertility checks become the norm?

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I cannot express the feeling of trying time and time again with no results.

'All my dreams of becoming a mother are slowly fading away'

I am over everyone asking me when we are going to have a baby, when we know it may not happen for us.

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Dad's emotional reaction to surprise pregnancy

Beth and Jamie Wilson had already travelled an emotional IVF journey to have their first child.

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Belly full: men need to shape up for pregnancy too.

Why men need to shape up for pregnancy too

What does a would-be father's waistline have to do with the health of his future children?

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Having a baby is still a dream for many women in their 40s.

My friends were popping out babies in their 40s - why couldn't I?

Was 43 too late to get pregnant? Celebrities like Halle Berry, Gwen Stefani and Geena Davis are doing it in their 40s. Couldn't I be next, I thought.

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The sperm of obese men exhibits some fishy epigenetic markers.

Listen up, dads: Obesity makes your sperm weird.

New research suggests that obese men have specific epigenetic markers on their sperm.

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The new findings can lead to new types of treatments for women having trouble getting pregnant in the future.

The parasite that could boost fertility

The Tsimane women of Bolivia are often revered as among the most fertile in the world - on average having 10 children in their lifetimes -- but some are even more fertile than others.

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The baby whose father is his unborn uncle

A US man has learnt that his unborn twin brother is actually the biological father of his own baby son.

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Elizabeth Edsall Kromm and her husband Jon with their daughters Amelia 'Millie' (left), and Caroline 'Linny'.

How a cancer survivor became a mum of two in two weeks

"We were both joyous, but also a little freaked out. It seemed so incredibly random. We were beyond dumbfounded."

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Scientists are hopeful of developing a birth control pill for men.

Scientists identify potential birth control 'pill' for men

Two drugs that help suppress the immune system in organ transplant patients may have a future as the long-sought birth control "pill" for men, new research suggests.

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Obese men have fertility issues, too

Obese men are much more likely to be infertile than their healthier counterparts.

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Four women who attempted to sue doctors over failed vasectomies had their claims rejected.

Compensation claims for failed vasectomies rejected

Four New Zealand women tried to claim compensation after becoming pregnant when their partners' vasectomies failed.

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