I was in a state of shock when I read an article by Jessica Silver-Greenberg in the Wall Street Journal. The article was about the rise of “fertility financing” for couples who are undergoing fertility treatments such as IVF. I had no idea there was such an industry in the United States. I am from […]
Recently at the Fertility & IVF Acupuncture Clinic I have witnessed a spike in the number of women who are experiencing significant levels of stress or anxiety due to their difficulty in trying to conceive. The worrying commonality between these women is they are trying to bear the battle with infertility on their own. If
Blood tests for patients undergoing IVF therapy may become a thing of the past. Researchers at the respected Boston IVF have developed a saliva test to replace the daily blood test which was needed to monitor hormone levels. The procedure for the saliva test simply requires IVF patients to spit into a container which is
Since returning from my Christmas break I have been surprised at the number of couples who have sought out my services with the aim of having a child born in the “year of the dragon”. I have since learned this trend is not just happening at the Fertility & IVF Acupuncture Clinic, it seems to
Public consultation is being sought in the United Kingdom in regards to a possible amendment to the law which will allow for a three parent IVF treatment. The new IVF procedure is designed to circumvent a hereditary disease which is caused by defects in a cellular structure called mitochondria. This type of defect affects about
Do you really know for certain that female infertility is the reason why you are battling to conceive? Has your husband been examined? It is all too common to hear from women who, after reporting to their GP they have been trying to conceive for more than a year, are then swept up into the
