Blog posts from March 2016

Is this fertility paranoia doing women any good?

29 March, 2016

The Lancet says that all women in their 20s or early 30s should be given the chance to freeze their eggs or ovarian tissue, in case they need to postpone starting a family. Which sounds reasonable – a kind of biological insurance policy for ...

Read Article

Your Fertility, Health and Mindset

24 March, 2016

It's a MIRACLE...Last Thursday I returned from the doctor's and I was the happiest girl alive, ready to announce to the world that I'm five MONTHS PREGNANT with a little BOY!This is a miracle because a few years ago I was told by the T...

Read Article

Growing trend of getting pregnant with DIY insemination

24 March, 2016

When Nellie Mead and Teresa Espinosa conceived their daughter, they did it without sex, a fertility clinic, or medical supervision. Instead, Espinosa injected a friend’s sperm into a menstrual cup she bought at a drugstore. She then inserted...

Read Article

Two mums personal journey - trying for baby number 2

24 March, 2016

We last wrote to Pride Angel in July 2012, our story won in the competition ‘Two mums personal journey’. Since then our lives have been a whirlwind. We had our gorgeous Ellie on 26th November 2012.Unfortunately she had to be delivered ...

Read Article

First Trip to the Fertility Clinic

24 March, 2016

My first trip to the fertility clinic is a mixture of hope, gratitude and quiet desperation. The hope and gratitude are mine. I am so happy to be here and to have some help with this process.I feel grateful that there is a place I can come that wi...

Read Article

Pride Angel Journey - A Little Baby

23 March, 2016

While pregnancy sickness was, quite frankly, horrific, giving birth was okay really. It went on a bit, and there was certainly a fair amount of discomfort, but I felt like I had it reasonably well under control.Sal gave birth at home, in the birth...

Read Article

Ways to boost your chance of conceiving

23 March, 2016

Life can be incredibly frustrating and equally heartbreaking for a couple who is struggling to conceive. Among weeding through feelings of anxiety and insecurity, couples often experience a loss each month a pregnancy test doesn’t show a pos...

Read Article

Boost your fertility - what foods to eat and why

23 March, 2016

The diet, based on foods that have a minimal change in circulating glucose levels, “reduces inflammation in the body, and gives the opportunity to eat all foods that have antioxidants to keep your liver functioning well,” said Karl.&ld...

Read Article

Confessions of a Fertility Doctor

23 March, 2016

“It’s someone’s job to stock porn!”“We see patients at their best and their worst. I know if they stick with it, they’ll walk out with their family. The best part of my job is calling patients with positive preg...

Read Article

Fairfax Cryobank offers a large selection of high quality sperm donors

23 March, 2016

We believe in and stand behind the exceptional quality of the donor sperm we make available to our clients. We are committed to providing the highest quality, most tested donor sperm; at Fairfax Cryobank we perform more testing than any other Cryo...

Read Article