Two weeks ago I wrote about a recently published large systematic review of studies examining sperm count and sperm concentration from 50 different countries between 1973 and 2010. In this large synthesis of previous studies, sperm concentrations in the ejaculate of men in Western countries had declined by 52 percent over the nearly 40-year period.… Continue reading There Are Signs of a Decline In Male Fertility
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13 myths you need to know about fertility
There are so many considerations involved in becoming pregnant, including age, weight, timing and lifestyle. With a myriad of myths surrounding the process, we debunk just a few of the untruths about fertility, and fertility treatment. 1 GETTING PREGNANT IS EASY Many of us spend our youth avoiding pregnancy but find that when we do… Continue reading 13 myths you need to know about fertility
Against the odds: Life after ectopic pregnancy
Annemarie Eade had her life all planned out. Now 38 and living in Kilbrittain, Co Cork, she and her husband Tony were married in 2009. “Our next step was babies,” she says. “We’d been planning it that way for years and hoped to have a honeymoon baby. Little did we know.” Things went to plan… Continue reading Against the odds: Life after ectopic pregnancy
Working Towards a Happy Result: Rebecca O’Callaghan
Name: Rebecca O’Callaghan Age: 25 Lives: Ballincollig Job title: Fertility nurse specialist at Waterstone Clinic, Cork. Salary bracket: I’m very lucky in that I love what I do and it pays the bills. Education background: I attended both primary and secondary schools locally in Ballincollig, and completed my Junior and Leaving Certificates there also. I went on to study a BSc… Continue reading Working Towards a Happy Result: Rebecca O’Callaghan
Dr John Waterstone Speaks about Gene Editing Technology
An insight on Gene Editing technology and its moral and ethical implications with David Mc Connell, Gerard Casey, Pat Clarke and John Waterstone. Sarah Carey from Newstalk speaks with Dr John Waterstone about his views on gene editing, PGD at our clinic and the issue of state funding and legal aspects attached to Preimplantation Genetic… Continue reading Dr John Waterstone Speaks about Gene Editing Technology
Impact of gene editing breakthrough will be muted
The work on the repair of a gene in human eggs, reported in the journal Nature, is an important scientific achievement. It made use of “Crispr” (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) technology to make a single specific change in the three billion units of the human genome. The work is indeed a stunning application of… Continue reading Impact of gene editing breakthrough will be muted
Delivery rates in IVF are affected by the age of the male partner
Geneva, 3 July 2017: Men, unlike women, do not have a menopause or a predictable and detectable decline in their fertility. Female age is thus the dominant factor in predicting (or explaining) a couple’s chance of conception, whether natural or assisted. A few studies have found that the chance of natural conception can be affected… Continue reading Delivery rates in IVF are affected by the age of the male partner
“Steps to take when facing fertility concerns” by Mary McAuliffe
Unfortunately, some couples experience unexpected obstacles along their journey when trying for a baby. We chatted to Mary McAuliffe, Head of Clinical Service at Waterstone Clinic,which has just opened a state-of-the-art national fertility centre of excellence at Lotamore House in Cork, and asked for her insights into what you can do when things don’t go quite to plan. Most… Continue reading “Steps to take when facing fertility concerns” by Mary McAuliffe
Numbers travelling for donor egg fertility treatment up by 50%
Fertility specialists here have seen a 50% increase over the past five years in the number of couples travelling abroad for donor egg treatment. Every year more than 1,000 Irish couples undergo donor egg treatment, mainly due to the increase in the number of women waiting longer to have treatment. In 2006 the Irish-owned Waterstone… Continue reading Numbers travelling for donor egg fertility treatment up by 50%
‘Five things I’d love to tell my egg donor’ – One mum’s open letter
BY KATIE MYTHEN-LYNCH In 2012, Cork woman Niamh Mulhall-Smyth gave birth to her son Cillian with the help of an egg donor. The treatment was part of a collaborative international programme with Ireland’s largest independent fertility specialists, Waterstone Clinic and renowned American clinic, Shady Grove Fertility. Here, Niamh pens an open letter to her egg donor, sharing… Continue reading ‘Five things I’d love to tell my egg donor’ – One mum’s open letter