IVF blog
Blog about IVF and news from our clinic
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Christmas without a baby? Get ready for prying questions from an inquisitive family
Christmas is just around the corner. Children are sending letters to Santa and looking forward to presents under the Christmas tree. For grown ups, Christmas is a time when family gets together. The family engages in casual conversation at the dinner table, but this 'small talk' may be a bit unpleasant for some of those present, especially single individuals and couples without children. If being childless is voluntary and you are happy, you can handle nagging questions with humor, but if you are trying to conceive and are unsuccessful, these questions can be unpleasant. Even a seemingly harmless sentence can turn Christmas into hell for the person concerned.
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Infertility and Christmas: How to get through another Christmas without a baby
For most people, Christmas is a time spent with family and children, but for infertile couples it is a painful reminder of what they desire so much and have failed to achieve. It is no wonder that for these people, the Christmas holidays are associated feelings that are the opposite of abundance and joy. How can you and your partner get through the holidays and try to enjoy them?
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The different paths to family happiness
Today, every sixth couple struggles with an unfulfilled desire to have children. Dr Monika Perd'ochová, IVF doctor at Europe IVF, explains the reasons and possible solutions.
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Vitamin D and fertility: How vitamin D can help you get pregnant
Adequate levels of vitamin D contribute to the optimal functioning of the body not only during the treatment of infertility using assisted reproductive methods (for example, IVF), but also when trying to get pregnant naturally. This is because it helps the production of sex hormones and the proper functioning of the reproductive system. In women it supports the correct course of ovulation, in men it improves the quality of sperm
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Progesterone during IVF and pregnancy
Progesterone is a female reproductive hormone. Its production begins in small amounts already during the maturation of the follicles, increases after the formation of the corpus luteum and rises steeply in pregnancy.
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Increase your well-being during the fertility period
Practical tips from the webinar with our fertility coach Katharina Appia.
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The Best Yoga Poses to Promote Your Fertility
"Relax, and it will happen." This is the least helpful advice or advise you will ever hear if you're struggling with infertility. If only it were that simple, right? What about some specific relaxation tips? One of the methods is yoga.
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How to answer the question “When will you have children”
If you haven't heard this question before, you're one of the lucky ones. The phrase "When will you have children" or "When will there be more" is something that everyone of reproductive age encounters. It's hard to get it if you don't feel like having a baby yet, even harder if you've been trying for a long time. So how do you respond to these types of questions?
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How to prepare for the first IVF
Trying to have a baby is exciting and thrilling for some, but for couples who repeatedly fail to show two lines, trying to conceive causes considerable stress and worry. That's why, in today's article, we've decided to give you an insight into how to prepare for the first IVF without losing your mind.