How to thicken your uterine lining for IVF | Preparing for IVF
You may be considering how you can thicken your uterine lining for IVF preparation. A healthy uterine lining is crucial for conception and for supporting an early pregnancy. I like to think of the uterine lining as a big, plump and comfy duvet that’s all...
How to Accurately Check Cervical Mucus
Mother nature has provided us with the most wonderful secret – our fertility indicators. These are your cervical mucus, temperature and changes in your cervix. Most women have no idea what these are (unless they're using natural contraception) until...
How To Improve Egg Quality Over 35
One of the questions I get asked the most is if there is anything that can be done to improve egg quality, and particularly how women can improve egg quality over 35. It is well known that a woman is born with all of the eggs she will ever possess and that...
What is Clomid and how does it work?
If you’re struggling to conceive, you may have been offered clomid by your doctor. Clomid is a common fertility drug but how does it help fertility? Are there any side effects to clomid? Who can use clomid? And how well does clomid work? Here is everything...
10 daily healthy habits of women who are in control of their PCOS
Whilst it’s not possible to cure PCOS, it is absolutely possible to control your symptoms and be the best possible you again. Women who control their symptoms decide to make considerable life changes and opt for healthy choices. Some of these changes are harder than...
That well known fertility dilemma – how to accurately time your progesterone test.
Your doctor may have suggested that you have a progesterone test to confirm ovulation or to assess your progesterone levels in the luteal phase. Or you may have recently had a test and are dumbfounded to be told that you’re not ovulating. The secret is all in the...
Pineapples and Fertility – how does the gorgeous pineapple help with your fertility?
If you are on a fertility journey, you will have no doubt come across images of pineapples on social media and talk in forums about the benefit of eating a whole pineapple, core and all, when you are going through IVF. What is this all about...
5 Reasons why you should avoid pregnancy testing in the two week wait
Urgh, that whole dilemma of whether you should avoid pregnancy testing in the two week wait! My patients tell me that the first week of the two-week wait is OK. They feel pretty hopeful and positive and they absolutely know that there is just...
Introducing Lion Heart Omega 3 – Your must have Fertility Supplement
As a Fertility Nurse Consultant, I feel it is my responsibility to provide my patients (and my blog readers) the absolute best and research-based fertility advice there is, and this includes recommending supplements that will help you along...
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