to pay for it,' he said. Doctors warned me about the risks because of my size, but I'd made up my mind. We remortgaged the house and my stepmum gave me £4,000 towards the surgery, which cost £10,200. The three-hour operation at the Bupa Hospital in Leeds

AcupunctureAcupuncture may help you get pregnant by improving conditions such as endometriosis and balance hormones. For men, it may improve sperm count, concentration and motility. Call the British Acupuncture Council: 020 8735 0400. Chiropractic

If you want to get pregnant, you need to have sex when you're ovulating. Here are four tips on how to work out when ovulation occurs and how to get pregnant:1. Get your diary out. Ovulation normally takes place 14 days before your next period.2

Infertility affects about 10 per cent of couples. If you are having problems getting pregnant, your doctor will put you forward for further investigation.The main hospital-based investigations, which will be employed to try and identify the reason

According to US magazine InTouch Weekly, American popstar Jessica Simpson is pregnant with her first child.The 31-year-old singer, movie and reality TV star is said to be expecting her first child with fiancé and NFL player Eric Johnson. The couple

’ to be expecting a baby girl in the Spring 2012.Posting on her Twitter feed Amanda confirmed: “Lexi's question of the day (and most days) "Mama when are you going to get a baby in your tummy?" Happy to say TODAY Lexi! Mama is pregnant! Yay”.She then followed with a

.In the UKIn Britain alone, 111,633 children have been born through fertility treatment; worldwide, the figure is estimated to be 3.5 million. The latest figures show that 39,879 couples in Britain had IVF in 2008, leading to a total of 15,082 children. About

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the procedure.Step 5: fertilising the eggsYour eggs are mixed with your partner's or the donor's sperm and cultured in the laboratory for 16-20 hours. They are then checked to see if any have been fertilised.If the sperm are few or weak, each egg may need

substances like cadmium and lead in the blood. If you smoke you're more likely to have lower levels of vital fertility hormones and it will take you longer to conceive. If you need help stopping, call Quitline on 0800 002200. You need to take care with over