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Men and IVF – We Need to Talk

I recently saw a tweet from the Huffington Post UK with the headline, ‘Male Infertility Most Common Reason For IVF Treatment, UK Audit Reveals’.     Male infertility most common reason for IVF treatment, UK audit reveals https://t.co/1rWmDgnQMn pic.twitter.com/pQsc8m81qr — HuffPost UK Parents (@HuffPoUKParents) March 19, 2018   At first I was surprised because it’s such a common issue and I thought I was alone.   When we found out that the main reason  ...

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IVF: The Egg Retrieval

Another pivotal moment in our road to a hopeful pregnancy happened today. After weeks of multiple self-inflicted injections, my wife underwent an egg retrieval. It seemed like a fitting time of year, with the stores full of delicious chocolate – something I’ve  ...

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The Road to IVF: The Second Try

We’ve been down this road before, our very first try with IVF, thanks to the wonderful staff at Olive Fertility, got us two tested embryos, and one perfect baby. The other embryo was implanted, but wasn’t meant to happen.  Today, 15 months and a few days after the birth of our  ...

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