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If you are overweight, have an overall target of losing 5-10% of your body weight Set a realistic goal: aim to lose 1 – 2lb per week Eat breakfast each day Make a fruit salad in the morning and keep in the fridge to snack on throughout the day Monitor portion sizes by using a… Continue reading Helpful tips to improve your health and promote weight loss:

Adding these five foods to shopping cart can help you to pivot away from heavily processed food choices, and find your path to optimal health, and perhaps, increased fertility. WalnutsFertility discussions usually focus on women’s aging ovaries, but we all know it takes two to tango. And research suggests that for men, a couple of… Continue reading 5 Foods to Boost Fertility

1. Ease back on the Nespressos – scientific studies vary in their conclusions and it’s difficult to separate caffeine intake from other lifestyle factors but some research suggests too much caffeine can reduce sperm count. Don’t forget the caffeine in fizzy drinks and when ordering from the big coffee chains ask for one shot, not two.… Continue reading Seven Things to Boost Male Fertility

Early in 2014, I set myself a challenge: to decide whether or not to freeze my   eggs. I was 42, single and childless. But I had a great life. How much did I really   want to change it by having a baby? Would I ever meet a suitable partner?   Did I really want to be… Continue reading Egg freezing: How I made an Agonising Decision over my Fertility

In the weeks leading up to this I’d been talking to people including doctors and women who’d frozen their eggs to help me make up my mind.  I’d also been making a documentary about the process for Al Jazeera English. My decision wasn’t an easy one, particularly given my age.  I feel as energetic as… Continue reading Motherhood on Ice: Why I Chose to Freeze My Eggs

By Catherine Shanahan, Irish Examiner Apple has become the latest Silicon Valley giant to appear to make it easier for women to focus on their careers and delay having children. From next January, it will follow in the steps of Facebook by offering to fund the cost of egg freezing procedures, which can cost up… Continue reading Mixed reaction to Apple egg freezing offer

By Rowena Walsh, Irish Independent When it comes to job perks, freezing your eggs may not be quite the treat you were planning to enjoy come bonus time. But it’s the latest on offer for female employees at tech giants Apple and Facebook, who are already receive lavish with healthy and wellness benefits to encourage… Continue reading Exactly what’s involved in putting your fertility on ice?

By Catherine Shanahan, Irish Examiner Helen Browne said infertility, which affects one in six people, was “still isolating, still stigmatising” especially for those living in rural areas where the issue was “not so much taboo” as “not discussed”. “People are OK, generally speaking, about talking to their families and close friends, but not so much… Continue reading Shame and stigma still attached to infertility

This patient information seminar will give practical advice to couples on how to maximise their chances of conception and will explain the different treatment options available. As part of the seminar, there will be a series of short and informative talks from the clinic’s specialist team of gynaecologists, scientists, fertility nurse specialists and counsellor. The… Continue reading Patient Information Seminar

This year’s NISIG conference is taking place at the Hilton Dublin Airport on October 11th from 9am to 5pm and will address aspects of fertility and infertility in males and females. NISIG are pleased to announce that Fertility expert Dr George Ndukwe, who is one of the most experienced fertility specialists in Europe, will be… Continue reading National Infertility Support and Information Group Conference 2014