previously.Others worry that the operation to terminate their pregnancy may affect their future chances of conception.For all women, the average time taken to conceive is around nine months, so it is likely that only a relatively small number of women

The vast majority of miscarriages occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Half of them are believed to be due to the foetus failing to develop properly.It's a devastating experience, especially once you've had a scan and seen the baby. Thinking

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

, a doctor tells you: 'you are likely to have problems conceiving when you get older', this can have a devastating effect, subconsciously crushing your hopes for motherhood.'If a man has a very authoritarian father, it may affect his sexuality and his

.Being overweight can also increase your risk of complications during pregnancy such as high blood pressure and diabetes.Q: I like to be really skinny - will that stop me having a baby?Midwife Catherine Parker-Littler says: Being underweight, with a BMI of less than

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

really is wrong with you or your partner – or that the current available tests are not good enough to pinpoint the problem that is preventing you from falling pregnant. Around 20% of couples who fail to get pregnant are likely to be given the diagnosis

's stress seems to cause people to have pregnancies. Sometimes nursing staff say to people 'don't think about it and you'll get pregnant.'But if you look at the spontaneous conception rate for people who adopt and people who don't adopt, it is more or less

into her first pregnancy the previous year. Because of her history, Beth was referred to Professor Andrew Shennan, Consultant Obstetrician at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital in London early on in her pregnancy, so she could be carefully monitored. Prof Shennan

These organisations and information sources might be able to advise or assist:ACebabes offers support on pregnancy following fertility treatment: acebabes.co.uk British Association of Nutritional Therapy on bant.org.uk or 0870 606284British