Conception & Fertility

Woman's battle to reclaim her frozen ovary so she can have a baby after cancer recovery

By Keith Kendrick, Feb 15, 2012

A woman is fighting to get her frozen ovary back so she can have a baby after recovering from cancer

Woman who was told she was infertile after battling cancer twice has 'miracle baby'

By Keith Kendrick, Feb 1, 2012

Madeleine Telfer was told she would never have children after enduring 300 hours of chemotherapy. But now the 21 year-old is celebrating becoming a miracle mum.

Couple spent £15,000 on unnecessary IVF treatment

By Keith Kendrick, Jan 25, 2012

A woman has told how she underwent £15,000 of painful IVF treatment – only to find out her partner’s sperm was preventing her conceiving.

It was hard work but she's worth it: Mum loses seven stone to have longed-for baby

By parentdish.co.uk, Jan 23, 2012

Suzanne Gaskell was so desperate to become a mum she lost seven stone so she could have fertility treatment to have a baby

Could Chinese medicine help you conceive?

By Keith Kendrick, Jan 11, 2012

Women trying for babies have been told that Chinese medicine could help them get pregnant

Our miracle baby cost us £40,000 - and she's worth every penny

By parentdish.co.uk, Jan 8, 2012

This is the longed-for baby who cost her parents a staggering £40,000 to bring into this world. Karen McLaren and her husband Gary went through a gruelling and costly seven cycles of IVF treatment before finally having their daughter Alice.

Twins born FIVE years apart

By Keith Kendrick, Jan 5, 2012

Like all twins, Reuben and Floren Blake share a very special bond. But theirs is extra special – because they were born five years apart.

Hope for infertile men: Scientists grow sperm outside the body

By Keith Kendrick, Jan 3, 2012

Infertile men have been given hope of being able to father their own children in what scientists are calling a major breakthrough.

It's a girl! After four boys and 10 miscarriages mum finally gives birth to longed-for daughter

By parentdish.co.uk, Dec 11, 2011

This is the mum who has fallen pregnant FIFTEEN times to finally hold the daughter she has always longed for.

Infertility myths and old wives' tales about conception: What's true and what's false

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Dec 10, 2011

Not being able to get pregnant is widely recognised as one of the most difficult situations a couple can face and the many myths and old wives' tales surrounding the subject can simply add to the stress involved.