Tag: Fertility

19 Posts

  • Five Personal Accounts of Navigating Egg Freezing – Hertility

    November 3, 2023Hertility

    For women or those assigned-female-at-birth, society ensures that as we age, we’re  hyper-aware of our declining fertility. Jokes about our ticking ‘biological clocks’, extended family constantly asking when we’re going to ‘settle down’ and even trying to navigate company maternity policies—it can feel really overwhelming. There are many different pathways to parenthood and for a lot of people, either for medical or social reasons, their fertility timeline just doesn’t line…

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  • Everything You Need to Know about Ovulation

    November 3, 2023Senior Scientific Research Associate

    Understand how to know when you’re ovulating – and how having sex during the fertile window can improve your chance of getting pregnant. What is Ovulation? Ovulation refers to the phase around halfway through your menstrual cycle when your body releases an egg (ovum). It travels through the fallopian tube where sperm can fertilise it and you can become pregnant. Pinpointing the day you ovulate can improve your chance of…

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  • 5 Things AMH Testing Can (and can’t) Tell You About Your Fertility

    July 26, 2023Senior Scientific Research Associate

    Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) is a really important hormone for your fertility and overall health. Because of how closely it is linked to your eggs, AMH testing can help you understand your fertility and give you insights into your overall reproductive health. There are some myths out there about exactly what AMH testing can and can’t tell you, so in this blog post we’re going to explore exactly that and give…

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  • Prolactin 101: Everything you need to know about prolactin

    June 22, 2023Senior Scientific Research Associate

    Prolactin is perhaps best known as the ‘milk hormone’ because of its vital role in breast growth and breast milk (lactation) production. But prolactin actually has a myriad of functions within the body, playing a vital role in overall health for those both assigned-female and male-at-birth.  In this article, we’ll dive into exactly what prolactin is, what its functions are in the body, discuss imbalances in its levels and the…

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  • Fibroids 101: Signs, symptoms and treatments

    April 3, 2023Senior Scientific Research Associate

    Around 2 in 3 women will develop a fibroid at some point in their lifetime, but what are fibroids, and how do they affect our lives? Don’t worry; we are taking it back to basics and giving you the lowdown on fibroids.  What are fibroids? Uterine fibroids are benign or non-cancerous growths of fibrous and muscle tissue in or around the uterus (womb). They are sometimes known as myomas or…

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  • What makes Hertility different to other at-home fertility tests?

    December 12, 2022Hertility

    Around the world, people are becoming more aware of their fertility. While fertility struggles used to be kept private, the conversation is opening up around the potential for fertility problems and so fertility testing is much more common than it used to be. But with more at-home fertility tests available, how do you know which one is best? This is an important time to put your eggs in the right…

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  • The Reproductive Revolution hits the Cinema

    November 25, 2022Hertility

    Hertility partners with Pearl & Dean for the launch of #MeToo film, ‘She Said’, to rally women in the UK for the next women’s rights movement, the Reproductive Revolution. Women’s health company Hertility’s award-winning film, ‘Ooh Someone’s Hormonal,’ spotlighted the lack of research on women’s bodies and called out society for using women’s hormones against them. Now, they’re teaming up with Pearl & Dean, the UK’s best-known cinema advertising contractor,…

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  • Research News: Real-World Outcomes of Egg Freezing

    September 21, 2022Hertility

    One of the big questions our doctors get asked by women in their 40s is: ‘is it worth me freezing my eggs?’ Egg freezing is a big decision both emotionally and financially, but the snag to date has been that there really isn’t enough data to answer this question confidently. So, in true Hertility fashion, where evidence doesn’t exist, we make it our mission to change that.  This month, two…

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  • Research News: Fertility Preservation Outcome Study in Cancer Patients

    September 21, 2022Senior Scientific Research Associate

    Recent research conducted by some of our Hertility Team, led by one of our co-founders Dr Natalie Getreu, has been published in the Fertility and Sterility Journal. Fertility can be affected by cancer and cancer treatment to such an extent that women may have reduced family planning options once they’ve completed their treatment. Although, records of the success of fertility preservation methods in cancer patients are not routinely collected by…

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  • What is AMH and what can AMH testing tell me?

    September 7, 2022Hertility

    Key takeaways Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) is an important hormone when it comes to our fertility.  Produced by the follicles that house our eggs, our AMH levels can give us a insight into your reproductive health because it is reflective of your ovarian reserve (egg count) and whether fertility treatments like egg freezing or IVF might be right for us. But as always, getting the straight-talking info we need on our…

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