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 [...]

Having Children is a Costly Business

February 23, 2010 · Filed Under NHS, duofertility, fertility, ivf, ovulation · Comment 

Did you see the news this week that having a child costs the parents a mere £200,000? I am not quite sure just how they arrived at such an eye-watering figure – but presumably it doesn’t include designer baby wear or champagne instead of baby milk.
All of which got me wondering why is it [...]