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Understanding IVF from the procedure to navigating success rates and considerations, our platform offers invaluable insights into the IVF journey.
Sex and IVF (Before, during and after)
Concerned about safe sex during your IVF treatment? We’ve put some information together to help you.
Short protocol or long protocol IVF – what is the difference?
Wondering about the difference between short protocol and long protocol IVF, and which is best for you? Find out more.
What Happens After IVF?
How much thought have you given to what comes after IVF? Going through IVF is a lengthy process, with physical and emotional demands, lots of short notice appointments and an unknown outcome. Are you prepared for what may occur after your treatment?
What are the benefits and risks of IVF treatment?
IVF can give many couples and individuals the chance of becoming parents when they have failed to conceive naturally, but what are the risks and benefits of opting for in vitro fertilisation?
What Are The Benefits Of Therapy With IVF?
Infertility and IVF can be challenging, so before you start an IVF cycle, it’s a good idea to make sure that you are emotionally prepared for the journey ahead of you. Counselling and talking therapies at any stage of the IVF process can be beneficial to both you and your partner.
What are the chances of having twins through IVF?
Why are you more likely to have twins via IVF? Here we explore the reasons and the difference in the way that identical twins and non-identical twins are created, the risks associated with a twin pregnancy and factors to consider before going through the IVF process.
What are the success rates for IVF?
At the IVF Network, we understand how important it is to be able to find accurate information so that you can make informed choices about your IVF treatment. Here we explore success rates for IVF.
What Can We Do If Our Last IVF Fails?
What happens when IVF is no longer an option? What’s next?
What causes embryos to fail?
IVF presents a wonderful opportunity for people to become parents, when they have been unable to conceive naturally. However, there are no guarantees and even when many eggs are harvested, they may not go on to create viable embryos.
Tips for those going through IVF on how to deal with Christmas
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.
What is ICSI?
ICSI (Intracytoplasmic sperm injection) is an advanced reproductive procedure, that can be performed as part of IVF. With ICSI, a single sperm is injected directly into the egg. If male infertility is the likely cause of a couple being unable to conceive naturally, then ICSI may be suggested.
What is IUI and how does it differ from IVF?
Understanding IUI, where sperm is selected and injected into the uterus, vs IVF, where eggs are removed from the body and fertilised in the lab. This means that IUI is a less invasive procedure which involves fewer drugs than IVF. Read more in our blog…