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Nearly three out of four couples that begin fertility treatment will eventually become parents, long-term studies suggest. The analysis of nearly 20,000 Danish couples found 65% had children within three years and 71% within five years. Doctors, presenting their data at a fertility conference, said the odds were heavily influenced by age. But experts said… Continue reading Fertility treatment ‘works for most’

An Irish Fertility Clinic has announced the first pregnancy as a result of an advanced new treatment, which aids couples battling with male infertility. Waterstone Clinic announced that a couple is expecting their first child following a Microsurgical Testicular Sperm Extraction procedure, an innovative new technique which a male patient undergoes ahead of IVF. The… Continue reading Couple who Battled Infertility Expecting Child

A pioneering new treatment for men with fertility problems has led to its first reported pregnancy in Ireland. The new technique increases the likelihood of men becoming fathers without needing to use donor semen. Microsurgical Testicular Sperm Extraction (Micro-TESE) is used to extract viable sperm cells from men suffering from azoospermia, which means they have… Continue reading Men with fertility issues can now be biological dads

Waterstone Clinic has announced the first reported pregnancy as a result of an advanced sperm retrieval technique, Microsurgical Testicular Sperm Extraction (Micro-TESE) in Ireland. This development offers new hope to men struggling with sperm-related fertility issues. It means there is a greater possibility for affected couples to have children, without having to use donor semen.… Continue reading First Pregnancy following Micro-TESE in Ireland

Under the covers with men’s sexual health issues Do a quick Google search for womens health. You will receive approximately 152 million results. Do the same for mens health and you will get 22.3 million. Is this sexism in another guise, or is it purely indicative of male reluctance to discuss their health issues, even with Dr… Continue reading Under the covers with mens sexual health issues

Waterstone Clinic takes pride in providing the highest standard of fertility treatment with evidence-based medicine the cornerstone of our good clinical practice. We at Waterstone Clinic welcome the recent British Fertility Society practice guidelines published in Human Fertility, which confirms our long-standing belief that insufficient evidence exists to recommend adjuvants such as intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG),… Continue reading Lack of Evidence for Adjuvant Treatments Confirmed

The UK’s fertility watchdog is becoming “increasingly concerned” that private clinics are offering ‘add-on’ treatments which have not been properly tested to see if they actually work, it can be revealed. In a series of interviews with The Independent, leading experts variously claimed some clinics were giving out “expensive, potentially harmful stuff like Smarties”, announcing breakthroughs… Continue reading Fertility Watchdog Increasingly Concerned About Dubious treatments

Infertility among men is a common issue but it’s one that is rarely talked about. A doctor from Waterstone Clinic said the procedure for men to get checked out is “non-invasive and not expensive compared to what a female has to do”. Head of Laboratory Services at Cork Fertility Centre Dr Tim Dineen told TheJournal.ie that men are far slower… Continue reading Where there’s a sperm there’s a way

Any new Leaving Cert biology textbooks should include sections outlining how women’s fertility falls sharply during their 30s, according to fertility experts. Dr John Waterstone, president of the Irish Fertility Society and medical director of the Waterstone Clinic, said the message is not hitting home to men and women that if they want to avoid… Continue reading Leaving Cert biology should include sections on women’s fertility