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#Infertility

# infertility - Thursday 19 December, 2019

Explainer: When will IVF treatment be provided through the Irish public health service?
# Infertility
# Infertility

Explainer: When will IVF treatment be provided through the Irish public health service?

Dec 19th 2019, 6:03 PM 14,451 Views 16 Comments

New fertility hubs will be open next year, with IVF available in 2021.

# infertility - Wednesday 18 December, 2019

€2 million in funding for IVF and fertility treatment set to be announced by government
# Infertility
# Infertility

€2 million in funding for IVF and fertility treatment set to be announced by government

Dec 18th 2019, 9:00 PM 16,269 Views 21 Comments

One course of IVF treatment can cost between €4,000 and €4,500.

# infertility - Saturday 9 September, 2017

'Many times I just keep smiling to avoid crumbling into a crying mess'
# Endometriosis
# Endometriosis

'Many times I just keep smiling to avoid crumbling into a crying mess'

Sep 9th 2017, 8:30 AM 21,312 Views 20 Comments

People should think before they speak when it comes to fertility issues, Julie Ronaghan writes.

# infertility - Saturday 3 June, 2017

Doctor defends 'three-parent baby' technique amid criticism
# Ukraine
# Ukraine

Doctor defends 'three-parent baby' technique amid criticism

Jun 3rd 2017, 10:00 AM 22,599 Views 19 Comments

Valeriy Zukin has used the procedure to help infertile couples have children.

# infertility - Wednesday 17 May, 2017

Infertility problems in mice solved with 3D-printed ovaries
# Breakthrough
# Breakthrough

Infertility problems in mice solved with 3D-printed ovaries

May 17th 2017, 9:21 AM 7,928 Views 16 Comments

It’s hoped that 3D-printed skin, ears, bone scaffolds, and heart valves could solve a number of medical issues.

# infertility - Monday 27 March, 2017

It's now possible to test sperm quality with a smartphone
# There's A Fap For That
# There's A Fap For That

It's now possible to test sperm quality with a smartphone

Mar 27th 2017, 6:15 AM 20,275 Views 20 Comments

An optical attachment analyses video of semen.

# infertility - Saturday 2 July, 2016

A Spanish fertility clinic that plays music to foetuses has bought a surgery in Kildare
# Health
# Health

A Spanish fertility clinic that plays music to foetuses has bought a surgery in Kildare

Jul 2nd 2016, 8:30 AM 16,514 Views 104 Comments

The Clane Fertility Clinic is going to start using the technique to help the IVF process.

# infertility - Sunday 5 June, 2016

Infertile, dating and 33: How do you bring up an inability to have children?
# Column
# Column

Infertile, dating and 33: How do you bring up an inability to have children?

Jun 5th 2016, 8:00 PM 12,346 Views 50 Comments

“You can’t just bring up the “do you want kids” conversation over your first date martini,” writes Clare McAfee two years after her ‘horrible diagnosis’.

# infertility - Thursday 2 June, 2016

Landmark: First pregnancy using innovative fertility treatment in Ireland
# Sperm Extraction
# Sperm Extraction

Landmark: First pregnancy using innovative fertility treatment in Ireland

Jun 2nd 2016, 6:05 AM 15,242 Views 6 Comments

The Cork Fertility Centre has announced the breakthrough.

# infertility - Thursday 5 May, 2016

"In theory you could do anything you wanted with a human embryo in Ireland"
# Moral Dilemma?
# Moral Dilemma?

"In theory you could do anything you wanted with a human embryo in Ireland"

May 5th 2016, 9:57 AM 12,398 Views 59 Comments

A new, controversial embryo-growth breakthrough could help science in the study of infertility. However, fears abound that the research breaches ethical guidelines.

# infertility - Monday 18 April, 2016

Super-gonorrhoea a 'serious threat' in Ireland
# STI
# STI

Super-gonorrhoea a 'serious threat' in Ireland

Apr 18th 2016, 2:34 PM 31,831 Views 36 Comments

The HSE says it’s something they’ve been taking seriously for a long time.

# infertility - Wednesday 2 March, 2016

Why do people say this: ‘They’ve been married a while now? What’s keeping her?'
# Opinion
# Opinion

Why do people say this: ‘They’ve been married a while now? What’s keeping her?'

Mar 2nd 2016, 5:00 PM 510 Views 39 Comments

To be told you cannot conceive on your own is devastating, cruel and unfair, writes Jennifer Ryan Moran.

# infertility - Thursday 14 January, 2016

When a couple faces the reality of infertility, it can send them into crisis mode
# Opinion
# Opinion

When a couple faces the reality of infertility, it can send them into crisis mode

Jan 14th 2016, 5:00 PM 1,992 Views 46 Comments

Ovulation calendars, doctors’ appointments, tests and treatments start to take over.

# infertility - Saturday 24 October, 2015

'My failure to conceive makes me feel like I'm not functioning as a woman'
# Opinion
# Opinion

'My failure to conceive makes me feel like I'm not functioning as a woman'

Oct 24th 2015, 7:30 PM 114,298 Views 133 Comments

An anonymous contributor talks about her struggle to conceive and the emotional impact it can have on a person.

# infertility - Monday 22 June, 2015

Do you suffer with polycystic ovary syndrome? New research hopes to help you
# Pcos
# Pcos

Do you suffer with polycystic ovary syndrome? New research hopes to help you

Jun 22nd 2015, 6:05 AM 21,098 Views 4 Comments

Up to one in five women are estimated to be affected by the condition.

# infertility - Monday 29 September, 2014

A Personal Story: My life with Turner Syndrome
# My Experience
# My Experience

A Personal Story: My life with Turner Syndrome

Sep 29th 2014, 7:30 AM 45,981 Views 28 Comments

At 28, Turner Syndrome continues to dominate my life and now the time is right to step out from the invisible wall I seem to have built around myself.

# infertility - Friday 26 September, 2014

Not legislating for surrogacy is 'simply kicking the can down the road'
# Infertility
# Infertility

Not legislating for surrogacy is 'simply kicking the can down the road'

Sep 26th 2014, 11:05 AM 4,536 Views 12 Comments

The Medical Director of Sims IVF says removing surrogacy from the Child and Family Relationships Bill is a lost opportunity.

# infertility - Tuesday 22 July, 2014

More research needed into possible link between infertility and mobile phones
# Male Fertility
# Male Fertility

More research needed into possible link between infertility and mobile phones

Jul 22nd 2014, 9:04 PM 11,582 Views 24 Comments

An Irish support group has asked couples not to panic about a recent study.

# infertility - Friday 18 July, 2014

Junk in that trunk: The weight problem facing elephants
# Jumbo Dumbo
# Jumbo Dumbo

Junk in that trunk: The weight problem facing elephants

Jul 18th 2014, 7:00 PM 9,022 Views 6 Comments

It’s not as funny as it sounds.

# infertility - Thursday 12 June, 2014

Opinion: I'm not genetically linked to my son or daughter but, honestly, it just doesn't matter
# Having Children
# Having Children

Opinion: I'm not genetically linked to my son or daughter but, honestly, it just doesn't matter

Jun 12th 2014, 7:30 PM 97 Views 17 Comments

Dealing with my own infertility and the emotional journey that is IVF was full of anguish, but now we have our beautiful twins – and I love them so much it’s overwhelming.

# infertility - Wednesday 11 June, 2014

Opinion: It's still hard to express the sadness that comes with being unable to have children
# Fertility
# Fertility

Opinion: It's still hard to express the sadness that comes with being unable to have children

Jun 11th 2014, 7:30 PM 476 Views 61 Comments

In the past, people with cystic fibrosis typically died in childhood. But now that we have longer lifespans we are often faced with a new problem: infertility.

# infertility - Tuesday 10 June, 2014

Opinion: Infertility can be utterly devastating for a man – don't allow him to suffer in silence
# Fertility Problems
# Fertility Problems

Opinion: Infertility can be utterly devastating for a man – don't allow him to suffer in silence

Jun 10th 2014, 7:30 PM 170 Views 34 Comments

There can be an emphasis on the woman when talking about infertility, but men hurt deeply too.

# infertility - Tuesday 13 May, 2014

Celebrities commended for highlighting their infertility problems
# Speaking Out
# Speaking Out

Celebrities commended for highlighting their infertility problems

May 13th 2014, 6:43 PM 27,247 Views 42 Comments

The National Infertility Support and Information Group is working ‘to banish the taboo’ around infertility.

# infertility - Friday 18 October, 2013

Irish researchers discovering more and more about male infertility
# Globozoospermia
# Globozoospermia

Irish researchers discovering more and more about male infertility

Oct 18th 2013, 7:15 AM 8,353 Views 13 Comments

Male infertility is responsible for about 50 per cent of infertility in Ireland.

# infertility - Thursday 23 May, 2013

New IVF treatment could result in couples having successful pregnancies
# Fertility
# Fertility

New IVF treatment could result in couples having successful pregnancies

May 23rd 2013, 8:00 AM 11,821 Views 15 Comments

The ‘time-lapse’ technology can pinpoint the abnormalities in human embryos that cause IVF failure or miscarriage and raises live birth rates by 56 per cent.

# infertility - Thursday 4 October, 2012

Potential infertility cure: stem cells create viable eggs in mice
# Infertility
# Infertility

Potential infertility cure: stem cells create viable eggs in mice

Oct 4th 2012, 7:46 PM 3,326 Views 12 Comments

It’s a long way from working in humans but researchers have made a leap forward.

# infertility - Wednesday 5 September, 2012

Frozen - over fresh - embryos may improve IVF success
# Fertility
# Fertility

Frozen - over fresh - embryos may improve IVF success

Sep 5th 2012, 8:15 PM 5,826 Views 1 Comment

Senior clinical embryologist at Beacon Court in Dublin welcomes the new research stating embryo freezing and waiting for a better conditioned womb linings may be the way forward.

# infertility - Sunday 12 August, 2012

Column: Having children doesn’t define men, so why should it define women?
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: Having children doesn’t define men, so why should it define women?

Aug 12th 2012, 6:30 PM 84 Views 97 Comments

Maeve Binchy’s books would have been different if she’d had children, according to one newspaper. Abigail Rieley asks: Why do we put this pressure on women?

# infertility - Monday 27 February, 2012

Pope says marriage is only place 'worthy' of conception
# Catholic Church
# Catholic Church

Pope says marriage is only place 'worthy' of conception

Feb 27th 2012, 2:07 PM 8,775 Views 188 Comments

Pope Benedict also said that infertile couples should shun artificial procreation.

# infertility - Tuesday 30 August, 2011

Column: ‘Deep down, I am still angry at the unfairness of it all’
# Read Me
# Read Me

Column: ‘Deep down, I am still angry at the unfairness of it all’

Aug 30th 2011, 7:41 AM 960 Views 7 Comments

Helen Browne describes her experience of infertility, and asks for people to be more sensitive to this painful condition.

# infertility - Friday 25 March, 2011

Scientists grow sperm in laboratory
# Fertility
# Fertility

Scientists grow sperm in laboratory

Mar 25th 2011, 10:13 AM 1,118 Views 0 Comments

Japanese researchers have cultivated sperm from the testes of baby mice.

# infertility - Wednesday 3 November, 2010

Babies born through IVF may have twice the risk of cerebral palsy
# Living
# Living

Babies born through IVF may have twice the risk of cerebral palsy

Nov 3rd 2010, 1:43 PM 604 Views 0 Comments

New research shows that the treatment itself may double the risk.

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