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Surrogacy on BBC NEWS and BBC Breakfast
The number of parents having a baby using a surrogate in England and Wales has almost quadrupled in the last 10 years, new figures show. Parental orders, which transfer legal …
National Surrogacy Week 2-8 August 2021
As National Surrogacy Week is drawing to a close, we would like to leave you with a few thoughts and helpful tips on Surrogacy, the most selfless and life-changing gift …
World Embryologist Day
A Day in the Life of an Embryologist by Laboratory Director Lucy Richardson-Dunn An Embryologist’s preparation for the working day starts before we even leave the house – when getting …
What Pride means to us
June is Pride Month, and as a clinic with a culture of diversity, inclusion and equality, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with our staff and patients. To us, Pride is …
COVID-19 vaccines, pregnancy and breastfeeding
See the latest guidance from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/coronavirus-covid-19-pregnancy-and-womens-health/covid-19-vaccines-and-pregnancy/covid-19-vaccines-pregnancy-and-breastfeeding/
Mental Health Awareness Week
As you may have seen on social media and in the news, this week is Mental Health Awareness week. Whilst its great to bring the topic of mental health to …
Our journey to have a family started 11 years ago
We naively thought it wouldn’t take us long to become pregnant but two years quickly passed without any success. Our next step was to go to the doctors and some …
After I had my own children and realized how easily I could help someone else to have a child, there was no stopping me.
Egg Donation through the eyes of an Egg Donor Please tell us a little bit about yourself and your family? Our journey started about 10 years ago when my partner …
Kira’s Story – 19 yrs old and premenopausal…
My name is Kira, and I’m 19 years old. I have recently discovered that my body is working against me. This is my fertility story. My first question wasn’t why …
Day in the Life of an Egg Donation Specialist – Caroline Cayley
When I got the opportunity to work at Herts & Essex Fertility Centre, it was too good to turn down. From a personal point of view, knowing the heartache that …
