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Fertility Clinic Success Story

Fantastic news from one of our couples – we were delighted to be sent pictures of their twins and to hear the family were doing so well. “Last year myself and my partner came to Aria after 2 failed IVF rounds elsewhere, where we unfortunately had no embryos to transfer. We were at our lowest point […]

Day in the life of a fertility nurse at Aria

In celebration of International Nurses Day, Maddy, who is egg donation coordinator at Aria, explains what drew her to working in fertility and the satisfaction she gets from being a fertility nurse. What’s your favourite part about being a fertility nurse? “The great thing about being a fertility nurse is the diversity of the day-to-day […]

stress and fertility link

April is Stress Awareness Month and although most of us can manage small amounts of stress – which can even help you focus on achieving short-term goals – chronic stress can eventually affect how you cope with daily life. And, the longer stress lasts, it can even become a threat to your health and wellbeing. […]

HFEA propose change to fertility law

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has opened a patient consultation process regarding proposed changes to UK fertility laws which they say are inflexible and not reflective of modern fertility practice. The Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act (HFE Act), the law that currently governs fertility treatment and embryo research in the UK is over […]

Infertility affects an estimated 15% of couples globally and in approximately half of those couples experiencing difficulties conceiving, part of the problem will lie with the male. However, the burden of fertility treatment still resides mainly with women. The perception that assisted reproductive technology, particularly Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), has ‘solved’ male fertility means that […]

Fertility acupuncture explained

Chinese Medicine theory is based on the healthy functioning of the body being governed by the flow of Qi (or energy) through a system of channels (or meridians) under the skin. When this flow of Qi becomes blocked, illness occurs. When acupuncture is performed, fine needles are inserted at various points along the channels and […]