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ireland, a leading centre for egg donation?

Sims Clinic, Ireland’s largest IVF unit, has announced details of their new European Egg Donation (EDE) Programme, offering a range of egg donors with proven fertility available immediately.

Patients can now experience one-to-one treatment with consultants whom are leaders in the field of reproductive medicine in Dublin. 

Sims IVF has built a 7-year relationship with Intersono in the Ukraine, a leading IVF Clinic, chosen because in Western Europe, where the trend is to have children later in life, the number of recipients outstrips the number of available donors. READ MORE

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WHAT IS ONCOFERTILITY?

It's called oncofertility - a new term coined by Dr. Teresa Woodruff of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine - meaning fertility preservation for young cancer patients. 

Her research in reproductive endocrinology has increased awareness of fertility management and the role it plays in quality of life for the increasing number of women who are also young cancer survivors.

In a wide ranging interview with Northwestern University’s Medill school Reports, in Chicago, Dr Woodruff says ''Oncofertility involves all the dimensions of a patient’s decision process and the provider’s information. It is the ethics, the law, the religious constraints..of fertility management'

You can read the full interview here.

ONE WEEK AGO content

DO YOU REALLY NEED FERTILITY TREATMENT?

Geoffrey Sher, co-founder and Executive Medical Director of the Sher Institutes for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM), has written a fascinating blog, about a study published online in the journal Fertility and Sterility which claims that about 44% of 7, 000 Australian women aged 28-36 years who said they had experienced difficulty conceiving for at least a year, subsequently achieved a pregnancy without having to undergo any type of fertility treatment. 

The authors concluded that almost half of “infertile” women in this age category probably don't need treatment.

But, says Dr. Sher, it's not as simple or straightforward as that.

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USING INJECTABLE DRUGSIf the thought of having to inject yourself is hard to stomach, don’t worry - you’re not alone. Read our guide to taking the stress of needles and injections.

TRYPANOPHOBIA, A FEAR OF NEEDLESAt least 1 in 10 people suffer from an abject fear of needles. The phobia can be debitalitating, esepcially if you are about to begin a treatment cycle.

BROMOCRIPTINEBromocriptine is prescribed to increase your chances of conception and given to treat a specific ovulation problem.

CLOMIFENEThe world's most widely used fertility drug, also known as Clomiphene, or sold under the brand names Clomid, Serophene or Milophene

Human Menopausal GonadotrophinsInjectable drugs for both men and women. They are also used to stimulate egg production in the run-up to IVF or other assisted treatments.

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