Frozen Eggs is getting cool?

June 24, 2010 · Filed Under infertility, ivf · Comment 

Startling news on the BBC today. Women in their late 30s are freezing eggs because they are still hunting for “Mr Right”, research suggests. It makes you wonder what has happened to romance.
A study of women at a Belgian clinic found half wanted to freeze their eggs to take the pressure off finding [...]

IVF in the headlines

March 14, 2010 · Filed Under NHS, duofertility, infertility, irregular cycles, pcos · Comment 

I can’t have been the only person who almost choked on my coffee and croissants when I read the Sunday Times this morning. Couples are being invited to enter a lottery to have some ultra-expensive IVF. I suppose it is slightly better than IVF on the NHS – because I am not [...]

Is health insurance in good health?

It’s a fact of life (and death) that insurance is one of those things you don’t need until you needed it. Then, maybe, if you are lucky, you’ll be glad you got it. And then you might find there is something in the small print that suggests payment is not an option. [...]