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Lockdown 3.0
Inline with government advice to continue medical appointments and associated HFEA advice, Fertility Plus currently remains open to both new and existing patients.
The safety of our patients and team remains of paramount importance and we continue to operate with social distancing and additional cleanliness measures in place.
We ask all patients to respect government advice and not to travel to the clinic if you are experiencing symptoms or have been asked to self isolate.
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Luteal Phase Stimulation
The menstrual cycle is divided into the follicular phase followed by ovulation and the luteal phase. The stimulation of ovaries in IVF is carried…
The menstrual cycle is divided into the follicular phase followed by ovulation and the luteal phase. The stimulation of ovaries in IVF is carried out usually in the follicular phase. The old concept is that follicles are recruited in the beginning of the cycle and ovulation occurs in the middle of the cycle. Though a large number of follicles start…
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Does AMH really tell us about quality?
The Anti-Mullerian hormone is often regarded as a test which looks at the quality of eggs. Infact there is increasing evidence that AMH may…
The Anti-Mullerian hormone is often regarded as a test which looks at the quality of eggs. Infact there is increasing evidence that AMH may not be a quality of eggs, but more a quality of numbers of small pre-antral follicles (small eggs in the ovary). In earlier studies in the United States, the level of AMH did not prevent women…
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How important is progesterone for frozen embryo replacement cycles?
Progesterone is the main drug and hormone that in fact supports pregnancy. Its role in IVF is to support the second stage of pregnancy…
Progesterone is the main drug and hormone that in fact supports pregnancy. Its role in IVF is to support the second stage of pregnancy where the embryos are implanted, and in frozen cycles, as well as the donor cycles, progesterone becomes the main hormone that supports pregnancy. There has been a huge debate whether progesterone has to be used as…
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Getting the FSH injection dose right in IVF
Those of FSH and the level of the ovarian reserve marker AMH have an impact on oocyte quality. It is important to realise that…
Those of FSH and the level of the ovarian reserve marker AMH have an impact on oocyte quality. It is important to realise that egg reserve is measured in two ways, the AMH test, which to a large extent tells us about the ovarian resistance as well as tells us how many small follicles are present and which can be…
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Does the Contraceptive Pill Lower anti-Mullerian (AMH) levels?
The Pill is one of the main contraceptives used in the western…
The Pill is one of the main contraceptives used in the western world, it has been used for almost 40 years and has been…
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Is Aspirin Effective in Women Undertaking IVF?
This was a paper which was published in Human Reproduction Update 2011…
This was a paper which was published in Human Reproduction Update 2011 where it looked at multiple studies. Ten studies were evaluated, and it…
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Religious Attitudes to Fertility: A Catholic View
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Treating Luteal Phase Defects
Luteal phase defect essentially is when the second phase of a cycle…
Luteal phase defect essentially is when the second phase of a cycle after ovulation is not supported well. This second phase depends on the…
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Should IVF be the First Choice of Treatment For Unexplained Infertility?
Unexplained infertility is where we do not find any cause of infertility,…
Unexplained infertility is where we do not find any cause of infertility, this is often after undertaking tubal tests, reviewing ovarian reserve, sperm is…
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Folic Acid & Reproduction
Folic acid is involved in gametogenesis, fertilisation and pregnancy, and thus may…
Folic acid is involved in gametogenesis, fertilisation and pregnancy, and thus may play an important role in human reproduction. In the 1990s it was…
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Empty Follicle Syndrome
The empty follicle, or not getting any eggs on an egg collection…
The empty follicle, or not getting any eggs on an egg collection is one of the most distressing things that tends to happen. Does…
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Folic Acid & IVF
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