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To raise awareness during National Infertility Awareness Week, Liz shares her story with us.

As part of our real-life stories series; Alex Mathews shares her IVF journey, and talks about trying to conceive, miscarriage and the hope of happy endings.

Secondary infertility is when a couple are having difficulty getting pregnant, after having had a child through natural conception in the past. It’s natural to presume that, because you’ve had a child before, conception will be just as easy, if not easier, the second or third time around. It may surprise you to know that secondary infertility is just as common as primary infertility, so you are not alone. Secondary infertility can affect both men and women and there are a variety of possible causes. As with primary infertility, there are options that can help, so it’s advisable to contact your doctor.

Taking your mind off of your treatment, especially when everything is constantly being done to time and monitored, isn’t always easy. The waiting time to find out if you have any viable embryos and if you have conceived can also seem endless.

Why is there a stigma around male infertility?
What are the implications of male infertility on conception and for well-being? Is it time for more open communication and an improvement in male fertility testing opportunities?

Joyous scenes of ‘perfect’ families together are hard to ignore at Christmas. The endless TV adverts of children opening presents under trees, proud parents at school nativity plays, and the daily arrival of greetings cards displaying this year’s group photograph.

Some professionals have pointed out that if it is not impossible for women to get pregnant naturally in their 50s, that women in their 50s should not be denied the opportunity to have IVF or other fertility treatment.