Most modern women will have heard of egg freezing as a way of preserving your fertility for the future. But what lies behind the headlines and is it right for you? The answer to that lies in your current circumstances and ability to commit fully to treatment to maximise your chances of freezing a good […]
Our clinical team are delighted to have recently helped one of our patients prepare for IVF treatment with donor eggs, using eggs sourced from our partner egg bank and arriving at our partner clinic in Poland a couple of days after placing the order and within 24 hours of being shipped. Using donor eggs together
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Egg donation is usually when a woman, not undergoing fertility treatment, herself goes through part of the IVF process so her eggs can be collected and donated to another woman unable to conceive naturally with their own eggs. Egg donation is seen either as a legally binding agreement between the egg donor and the recipient,
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Fertility patients often ask about Pre-implantation Genetic Testing (PGT) and whether it is something that will benefit them. Here’s a little more detail about what it is and why it might be necessary…but of course you should always speak to your fertility consultant before deciding on any additional procedures. PGT examines embryos before possible transfer
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Egg freezing, or oocyte cryopreservation, is a process in which a woman’s eggs (oocytes) are extracted, frozen and stored as a method to preserve reproductive potential in women of reproductive age. Oocyte cryopreservation has advanced greatly over the past few years, since a technology called vitrification has vastly improved the success rates of egg thawing
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Anonymous sperm donation became illegal in 2005 in the United Kingdom, and that has since contributed to the shortage of donated sperm. NOW-fertility’s CEO & Founder Professor Luciano Nardo explains that it’s equally important for anyone wanting to start a family to go through the proper channels, as it is for potential donors to approach
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Depending on the particular indication for treatment, many IVF patients will undergo ovarian stimulation – a procedure which encourages greater egg production. During the natural menstrual cycle a single egg is released from a single follicle. Ovarian stimulation is conducted from the beginning of a menstrual cycle, using medications called gonadotrophins, which help the ovaries
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