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A huge thank you to Craig McAllister who is training hard for this year's London marathon on the 3rd of October. After he and his wife experienced fertility struggles, including failed IVF, OHSS & an ectopic pregnancy, Craig is running the London marathon to raise funds for FNUK.  You can…

Can you help Fertility Network and Fertifa shape the future of #fertility support in the workplace? If you have or are experiencing fertility issues, please complete the online, anonymous 5min survey here One lucky respondent will win a spa break voucher. Look out for the results during Fertility Week 1-5…

How has the COVID pandemic impacted your fertility treatment and you? Please let us know by completing this brief online, anonymous survey before Friday 15 October 2021 at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/fnukcovid The results will be shared during National Fertility Awareness Week 1-5 Nov 2021. If you are happy to share your experience…

Come and join us! Fertility Network is recruiting for an England Coordinator. The role is home-based and part-time and involves liaising with the region's support groups, promoting the charity with hospitals and clinics, fundraising, and delivering events. For more info see https://fertilitynetworkuk.org/.../england-coordinator/

Webinar for PCOS Awareness Month Join us on Tuesday, 28th September at 6pm, for our PCOS Awareness Month webinar looking at what you need to know about polycystic ovary syndrome. The panellists will be Professor Adam Balen from Leeds Fertility, one of the UK’s leading experts in PCOS, and Grace…

Fertility Network and HIMFertility are supporting the Urological Health campaign that launches on 20th September within the Guardian and online at Health Awareness via these links here and here Urological Health looks at urological conditions like male infertility, bladder incontinence, prostate cancer and more, and features insightful content from key thought leaders,…

There are 3.5 million people in the UK facing fertility issues, that’s why National Fertility Awareness Week aims to: change perceptions of fertility and infertility signpost support across all stages of fertility journeys raise funds to enable Fertility Network UK to continue helping all facing fertility issues.   How you…

Fertility Network UK welcomes the news that the storage limit for frozen embryos, eggs and sperm is to be increased to 55 years with patients given the option to keep or dispose of the frozen embryos or gametes every 10 years. These proposed changes will give people greater reproductive choice…

Hi! I’m back this month with another blog about The Fertility Show’s “Let’s All Talk” free weekly fertility webinar series. I’m Sophie, I run the social media and content for The Fertility Show. I’m also a journalist, fertility patient and Ambassador for Peanut, the social networking space for women to meet…

For many couples and women, starting IVF treatment is one of the biggest – and perhaps most daunting – life decisions they will make. It can be an emotionally and physically stressful process, and at this important life juncture it’s vital that we work to protect women’s health and safety.…

We recently worked with Health Awareness on the 2021 Reproductive and Gynaecological Health campaign.The content is available online at https://bit.ly/3jlyr2o The campaign featured exclusive content from key thought leaders and industry voices raising awareness for reproductive and gynaecological health issues. Follow the hashtag on social media #ReproGynaeCampaign

From the moment you have your first consultation in a fertility clinic, there are many things to consider about your journey. There are different treatment options available and different approaches. Importantly, before treatment can begin, consent forms need completing. Each form can take around 45 minutes to complete, depending on…

Trying for a baby is one of the most exciting yet scary times in your life. Once you decide you are ready to embark on the journey into parenthood, it’s normal to expect that it is all going to happen magically! But for many of us, this is not the…

1 in 6 couples in the UK - or 3.5 million people - experience fertility challenges and nearly 70,000 IVF treatment cycles are carried out each year in the UK. Many of these couples are working professionals, having to juggle the mental, physical and financial impact that fertility treatment can…

It might seem that increased free time and the absence of social commitments mean there is no better time for couples to try and conceive. In fact, quite the opposite is proving to be true, as recent analysis of ONS data by PWC found that the UK could be seeing…

Hello, I’m Sophie, one of the hosts for The Fertility Show’s new “Let’s All Talk” webinar series.  I am so pleased to see the launch of our free webinar series do so well!  If you haven’t already discovered us, here’s some background… As we all know, it’s been a tough…

CARE Fertility is proud to be partnered with Fertility Network UK with The Patient Pledge to ensure the very best support is offered to patients and their partners. CARE Fertility offers a range of support, including regular online Support Groups and CARE Buddy for peer-to-peer support from another patient at…

Christmas is the most popular time of year to conceive, with more babies born in September than at any other time of year.  Though for any couples who have been having difficulties trying for a baby, Christmas can be a particularly tough time. To provide expert insight into navigating this, Fertility…

Value your mental health. Our mental health is as important as our physical health when we are trying to conceive, naturally or with assistance. Research reassures that our mental health does not impact on the outcome of assisted conception treatment; but it can promote us not continuing with treatment as…

At present, the number of same-sex couples becoming parents through fertility treatment is greater than it has ever been before. In fact, figures from the HFEA’s latest report showed that from 2008-2018 the number of female same-sex couples undergoing IVF in the UK rose 154%, accounting for 6.4% of all IVF cycles in the…