Articles & Expert Guides on Fertility Treatments

Medically-reviewed expert guides, tips, real-life stories, and articles on Fertility Treatments

What Does a Vaginal Microbiome Test Actually Tell You About Your Fertility?

Tassia O'Callaghan

Don’t Know What Supplements You Should Be Taking? Expert Breakdown for Every Stage of Life.

Martha Kenny

Ozempic Babies: Are Weight-Loss Drugs Causing Surprise Pregnancies?

Tassia O'Callaghan

Positive Signs After Embryo Transfer (If You’re Symptom-Spotting)

Katie MIll

At-Home Insemination Kits: How Do They Work?

Katie Mill

Does Mucinex Help You Get Pregnant?

Katie Mill

IVF After Tubal Ligation: Is It Possible? Your Expert Guide

Navya Muralidhar

What Foods Should I Avoid While Taking Letrozole For Fertility?

Katie Mill

IVF Gender Selection: Is It Possible?

Navya Muralidhar

Empty Follicle Syndrome During IVF: Why Does It Happen?

Navya Muralidhar

Can You Have Twins with IVF? What are the Chances?

Navya Muralidhar

Ovarian Reserve Testing: Who Is It For & How Is It Done?

Navya Muralidhar

IUI vs IVF: Differences, Costs & Success Rates

Navya Muralidhar

Egg Donation for Fertility: Your Ultimate Guide

Navya Muralidhar

PCOS Fertility Treatments & PCOS Infertility: Your Expert Guide

Navya Muralidhar

PGT Testing & NGS in IVF: Is It Worth It? An Expert Embryologist Weighs In

Navya Muralidhar

What is IVM? Your Guide to In Vitro Maturation

Navya Muralidhar

Fresh vs. Frozen Embryo Transfer: What’s the Difference?

Navya Muralidhar

Fertility Treatments in 2025: Your Complete Guide

Tassia O'Callaghan

Acupuncture for Fertility: Does It Really Work?

Tassia O'Callaghan

From the community

40+

I have recently turned 40 and needing to start IVF from the beginning as I have no more frozen embryos. I am worried time is against me now with my age. I had a call yesterday with one of the IVF doctors to go over my case notes due to a failed FET and he did say it’s not going to be easy as I would need at least 11 eggs for a 30% chance of a successful pregnancy. I am now getting stressed about the costing of this 🥹 anyone in 40’s had any issues with pregnancy? I know everyone’s body is different but just looking for some guidance. Thanks

Feeling unsatisfied

My husband and I decided we are done having children and he is waiting for a vasectomy. This has led us to condoms and the pull out method (I know it’s not 100%). But after I don’t feel satisfied like I use to. Has anyone had this issue before? What are some tips you might have?

Pre ivf bloods

Any recommendations in Worcestershire/south Birmingham for all the bloods you need done before starting ivf?

6 donor embryo failures

I had a baby a couple of years or so ago, first try, no drama. We tried assisted fertility right away due to me being early 40s and the advice of the fertility clinic. We tried for two years and nothing so we took the advice to move to donor eggs. We are on our 3rd donor. I’ve had 6 transfers which includes 1 blighted ovum, 1 miscarriage at 4+6wks and four failure. One of the failures is with a new donor and our first grade A we’ve ever got from donors. We paid for a larger cohort of eggs to get better than a grade B this time. It still failed. We’ve spent about £25k plus travel / accommodation etc overseas almost every month. I’m not working as a result of being away all the time.

I’ve just had an endometrium biopsy to see if I’ve picked up endometriosis bacterial due to miscarriage. I’ve also just paid for immunology blood tests. But what does it end? I obviously want answers - do I need more tests? Is it bad luck? The accumulative success rate is supportive be 98% after 4 transfers. I can’t believe I’m still in this fertility hole. Do I give up? Do I ask for something new? Can anyone help.., please? 🙏🏽

Currently on Mounjaro but planning to get pregnant late next month

Anyone got pregnant while on mounjaro? I want to take one more dose next week but heard you should wait a month before trying so it should be out of your system.

Not sure if I should take one more dose on the 23rd of June. My fertile window starts 21st of July - 1st of August.

Or should I just stop now? Only thing is I want to be slim before I get pregnant as it was difficult when I wasn’t the last time.

Thanks for your advice!

Getting pregnant

How long did it take you to get pregnant after you came off the Depo injection? I also suffer with Endometriosis so would like anyone’s advice and how long it took for you to fall pregnant.

Fertility help!

Okay girls so we have been trying for a baby for a while and haven't had any luck. So I just started fertility supplements pinkstork and wanted to know if anyone has had luck with it.

Pergoveris

Looking for peeps to share experiences of using Pergoveris injection. Did it help for their second round of ivf?

6 weeks of Tinziparin injections. How many did you actually do?

If you weren’t advised to take Tinziparin injections post partum or were only asked to do 2 weeks please use the final answer

Leftover embryos...

In 2022, we were fortunate enough to get six day 5 embryos.
We have used 3 (1 fresh, 2 frozen) and although they sadly ended in early miscarriage, we have gone on to have a baby girl naturally (after having a hysteroscopy done).
I would love another baby at some point but we found the whole IVF experience quite upsetting, especially my husband.
We have 3 embryos left in storage which we don't think we will use but I am finding the thought of them being taken out of storage really hard. I can't seem to let go of them and I'm going to pay the £800 to keep them in storage for a little longer.
Has anyone experienced this decision making before? How did you find letting your little embryos go? I burst into tears every time I think about them going. They are like my safety net for having another baby.

To everyone going through IVF, you are all true warriors and I pray everyone gets their baby. 🩷💙