“By all we know now, we have left down several generations of women.” says Denisa Priadková, Founder of the global network in-fertility and its successful project FerTeen with #WeTeachFertility. “They have been led to believe all they needed to know about their fertility was contraception, use of condoms, how to avoid STD and unwanted pregnancy….
Read moreWhat is menstruation? Menstrual effluent or ME as it is called, provides an entire encyclopaedia of information on #femalehealth. Without the need of invasive needles, the substance we usually call blood and consider waste, the menstrual effluent can tell us a lot about fertility. Containing endometrial tissue with viable cells, immune cells, nucleic acids, proteins,…
Read moreFor parts of the world, sunshine is coming back, but still not enough to provide for sufficient levels of vitamin D in our bodies. In the world of reproduction, the importance of vitamin D was initially shown in experiments with mice. Mice who are either deficient in vitamin D, or who lack the vitamin D…
Read moreIn our summer blogs in-fertility often directs your attention to why this time of the year poses so much risk to female reproductive health. It shows it is not just the infection risk lurking in a variety of pools, lakes and rivers, coming hand in hand with dehydration. You might feel dizzy and lightheaded, however,…
Read more“Never bigger than a soap bubble,” remembers Sasha her child. A tall woman with velvet kindness in her voice in her late thirties, with so many strange feelings, memories and emotions today. Every time she miscarried, always way too soon after having a BFP, she was assured she would get pregnant again and has heard…
Read moreWe love them. We care. We believe that before puberty, we don’t have to protect their fertility and have time to take care. Well, we don’t. As a mother, grandmother, or older sister you should know that there’s #fragilityinfertility. This year’s keynote lecture at #ESHRE delivered a concerning message that endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in everyday…
Read moreOn April 6, Dr John Kennedy, Group Medical Director of Sims IVFA, leading fertility specialist from Ireland has said it was unlikely that IVF treatments would resume in Ireland before June. Some of the clinics, focusing on foreign clients, such as those in the Czech Republic or Spain presumed their doors will be closed and…
Read moreOne woman is dead and two others are in a coma after IVF treatment in Baden, Austria this week, as Salzburg24 reported. The woman died on Friday, June 5, in one of the Vienna clinics, after being admitted there with issues, probably related to general anesthesia during IVF treatment she underwent on Wednesday, June 3. Both…
Read moreThere seems to be an abyss of misunderstanding between those, who conceive naturally, often without plan or wanting and those who struggle for years and endure endless painful and expensive procedures to become parents. Friends stop seeing each other, others suffer at work seeing someone else being pregnant and happy about it. The social media…
Read moreDo we need regulation and more control in assisted reproduction? Sure. Nobody wants to start their family history with embryos of dubious origin being smuggled across borders. What are the chances of accessing the biological parents in case of need and are their rights and health protected? These are the questions we are asking #inthefertility…
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