In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is just one of several techniques available to help couples with fertility problems to have a baby. Here is how it's done:The 6-step IVF technique involves removing or harvesting eggs from a woman's body, fertilising

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is just one of several techniques available to help couples with fertility problems to get pregnant.IVF involves surgically removing an egg from the woman's ovaries and fertilising it with sperm in a laboratory

Couples hoping to apply for IVF treatment to help them get pregnant may be refused even if suitable under official guidelines, a study has found.The report, carried out by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Infertility, used Freedom of Information

Oxford researchers are giving hope to would-be-parents with an embryo test that could increase future IVF pregnancy success rates from 30 to 100 per cent.At the moment many cycles of IVF do not lead to pregnancy because of chromosomal abnormalities

chances of getting pregnant through IVF. Researchers at the Cardiff Fertility Studies Research Group studied 3,583 women to investigate the link between stress and fertility. They looked at levels of anxiety and stress before fertility treatment

facilities and are vulnerable to damage if allowed to defrost due to loss of power.The new method should make it easier and cheaper for women who want to safeguard their fertility and store their eggs, so they can undergo IVF treatment later in life.“You can

A new IVF technique which takes photos of embryos to monitor their growth could dramatically improve the sucess rate of fertilty treatment.A new time-lapse method, which can be used to predict which embryos are most likely to lead to a live birth

After several failed attempts at IVF, Debbie Moran-Simmonds decided to try one last time....'Twenty years ago, when I was 19, I was told I had blocked Fallopian tubes, which would reduce my chances of conceiving naturally. However, a year later, I

interventions are:Stopping smokingPromoting single pregnancies in IVF treatmentReducing planned early Caesarean sectionsProviding progesterone supplements to women with high-risk pregnanciesProviding cervical stitching for women suffering a weak cervix

in the man. Lead researcher Professor Sheena Lewis told us, “Of those 80% of men who have sperm DNA damage, 40% have a lot of damage. IVF is less likely to work for these couples, compared to those who have a normal amount of sperm DNA damage (less than 15