Environmental factors such as air- borne pollutants and pesticides in our foods are leading to a decline in the quality and quantity of male sperm, says Lorraine Courtney Men’s sperm counts have fallen by almost 60% since the 1970s, according to major new research which cautions that our modern world may be prompting a male… Continue reading Save our Sperm
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When you should start seeking fertility help?
With so much media coverage of celebrities seeking fertility treatment and documenting their IVF journeys, the anxiety around trying to conceive when nothing is happening can become amplified for women and couples. If you and your partner have made the decision to have a baby, it’s good to know when you should and when you… Continue reading When you should start seeking fertility help?
How can I boost my fertility? Male Tips
Generally speaking, men produce new sperm every 3 months and therefore can father a child at any stage throughout their life. There are reductions in sperm quality with advancing age but men are not at the same risk of age related fertility decline as women. There are lifestyle and dietary modifications that can be made… Continue reading How can I boost my fertility? Male Tips
How can I boost my fertility?
Your genetic make up plays a significant role in fertility and when your egg reserves will start to decrease. There is no ‘wonder drug’ or lifestyle modification that can reverse the effects of age related fertility decline in women. However, there are certainly lifestyle and dietary modifications that can be made that may improve the… Continue reading How can I boost my fertility?
Private IVF clinics offer ‘discredited’ €1,000 test
Private fertility clinics are selling Irish couples €1,000 blood tests despite experts warning that there is no proof that the procedure improves the chances of having a baby. The test is sold by Beacon Care and Sims fertility clinics. It is part of a reproductive immunology procedure offered to women who have had multiple miscarriages… Continue reading Private IVF clinics offer ‘discredited’ €1,000 test
Dr Tim Dineen on Radio Kerry Discusses Couples Struggle to Conceive
Why are so many people struggling to conceive? Dr Tim Dineen speaks to Deirdre Walsh from Radio Kerry to discuss this important issue. Listen back here: http://www.radiokerry.ie/infertility/
There Are Signs of a Decline In Male Fertility
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
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