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Is Your Heart Strong Enough to Have a Baby?

Is Your Heart Strong Enough to Have a Baby? How does pregnancy affect the heart? Pregnancy increases the workload of the heart. Your heart has to pump about 30 – 50% more blood than usual, and its rate increases to meet the demands of both

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) and Intrauterine insemination (IUI)

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) and Intrauterine insemination (IUI) IVF isn’t the only option available. When trying to conceive, and the treatment your doctor advises very much depends on your medical history and the investigative findings. For example, intrauterine insemination (IUI), is a simpler and more cost-efficient procedure. Which involves placing

Why does fertility decline with age?

Why does fertility decline with age? Fertility in both men and women declines with age due to several biological reasons. A woman is born with all the eggs she will ever have and, as she gets older, the number and quality of her eggs decline.

What are floaters and flashes?

What are floaters and flashes? Often described as looking like ‘flies’, ‘cobwebs’ or ‘dots’, you may sometimes see floaters in your field of vision. Like the name suggests, these tiny specks float about like dust as you move your eyes. These floaters are more obvious