8) Needles and bruises,  endless IVF cycles (sustaining hope and routines)
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8) Needles and bruises, endless IVF cycles (sustaining hope and routines)

Onto another attempt after a negative pregnancy, we fast forward through 3 years and countless rounds and embryos, it feels like an endless cycle. How do you sustain hope when your results and biological clock are heading in the wrong direction? In IVF what are the further tests to rule out other issues and what we tried to improve results (Genetic testing, Sperm DNA fragmentation test, Endometrial Scratch, supplements) Expert advise on what can help improve your chances. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

  • *Dr Alison Taylor talks through the importance of the Sperm DNA fragmentation Test and explains about sperm damage.
  • *Emma Whitney the Lister Hospital Embryologist outlines when is the right time for Genetic Embryo testing.
  • *Fact check on the effects of age on your sperm and nutrients
  • *Sustaining hope with constant bad news.
  • *Tips on deciding when enough is enough
  • *Celebrating light at the end of the tunnel with a cup of tea.

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13) Is everything Rosie?

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12) The last throw of the dice.

12) The last throw of the dice.

What do you do when you think that you are at the end of the Fertility Road and you have one last throw of the dice?  In this episode Trish and I took the hard decision to put our fertility treatment ...

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11) Superstitions, diets and belief in anything

11) Superstitions, diets and belief in anything

We tried everything. Wacky diets, rituals, natural remedies, strange looking herbs.  Some things for 2 days, some things for 5 years, will we ever know what made the difference? I delve deep into the ...

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10) What's the alternative ?

10) What's the alternative ?

This episode discusses alternatives during fertility treatment. Adoption, sperm  and egg donation - anything that may give us the family we so desire. The reality of this can be difficult, and there a...

17 Feb 202125min

9) Loss - A male perspective on miscarriage

9) Loss - A male perspective on miscarriage

You have to have something in the first place to lose it, and that in a way is crueller. This episode discusses a  difficult topic - loss. Nothing can prepare you for the  pain of a miscarriage, but i...

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7) Embryo Transfer and Hope

7) Embryo Transfer and Hope

As first timers, we couldn’t be anything but hopeful on our first Embryo Transfer day. I talk about the process of our blastocyst being transferred and how it can all seem overwhelming and confusing -...

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6) Egg Collection and fertilisation - hopefully

6) Egg Collection and fertilisation - hopefully

So we’re at the point in our IVF journey on Egg Collection day, there is a nervous wait as the female goes  under anaesthetic, the man normally gets the call to do his  bit  and you anxiously wait. Th...

19 Jan 202121min

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