Nurture featured at London’s Fertility Show

Nurture’s Tertia Albertyn recently represented Nurture at The Fertility Show in London, which is in its fourth year. The show features alternative and complementary therapists, along with some of the country’s leading fertility specialists. There were also stands selling fertility-related products like CDs and supplements. Highlights also included seminars that covered specific fertility problems and…

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The sign that predicts how long you’ll stay fertile

Waiting for the right time to have kids? First, consider your mom’s biological clock. New research suggests that your mother’s age of menopause may predict when your fertility will decline, according to an article published in the journal Human Reproduction. Swedish researchers divided 527 women into three groups based on their mother’s age of menopause.…

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“Lie back and think of the beach to get pregnant”

Lying back and thinking about the beach – or wherever else one finds relaxing – can increase the chance of getting pregnant, claim researchers. Researchers found that women who actively took part in stress management therapy, including visualisation techniques like imagining being on a beach, significantly increased their chances of pregnancy    Researchers found that…

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Creating a baby from stem cells? Research suggests it’s possible

Research performed on mice to create sperm and eggs from stem cells raises possibilities for humans, with big implications for same-sex couples. A breakthrough in fertility research lays open the possibility that gay and lesbian couples could someday have children who are completely their own, genetically speaking. Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan have created…

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New research: The link between stress and infertility

Does stress cause infertility? It depends on which study you read. Some studies show a relationship and others do not. WebMD wrote dramatic advances in infertility treatments — particularly in the past decade — pushed aside stress as a factor in infertility. Now, however, some doctors are once more looking to the idea that stress…

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Amazing “love letters” between our donors and recipients

Sometimes our recipients and donors have a “letter love affair” that is channelled through us – it is really heartwarming, especially when the donation has a happy and positive ending. Here’s what we mean: Recipient: We think you might have started your injections a few days ago and we wanted to know that we are…

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