Easter eggs are not the only eggs on people’s mind in this spring as the season sees a height of activity of new life within the natural world, so it’s no wonder that couples instinctively think about starting a family at this time of year. However, how many of us think about our egg quality when we start trying for a family? Egg quality is one of the most important factors in whether a woman is able to conceive, but it’s a conversation that many never think about until they

That all important meeting has just started and a wave of heat suddenly comes out from nowhere starting from your feet to your head, and no amount of flapping of papers in front of you can suppress the rush of heat. You do as much as you can to maintain composure, and calm the irritation of emotions that are welling up inside. These are symptoms that many can understand and especially those who are peri menopausal and in the later stages of menopause. Menopause is the most na

Evidence is growing relating to stress and fertility, but when you understand what is going on in the body it’s no wonder we hear stories that people take time out from fertility or have that holiday in the sun and pregnancy occurs. There are various research studies that look at how stress can impact fertility in both men and women, and has shown that too much stress can lead to infertility. Stress is a change in our surroundings or our environment and requires the body to r

How is it possible to create reproductive cells or gametes from skin that ultimately creates eggs and sperm? Incredible to believe isn’t it? However, In Vitro Gametogenesis, or IVG as it scientifically called is a procedure fast developing that has the ability to reprogram cells into a younger state to ultimately nurture them into reproductive cells. This procedure is in its early days but already baby mice have been created by scientists in Japan. George Daley the Dean of H