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Patients are switching GP practices to ‘get around’ rationing of services like IVF
Patients are switching GP practices to get around the cruel rationing of NHS treatments such as IVF, claims health minister. Jackie Doyle-Price said disparity in health services in the UK was ‘unacceptable’.
She claims patients are signing up with surgeries far from home to access IVF. CCGs should offer three rounds of IVF to under 40s, but rarely do, figures show.
By Vanessa Chalmers Health Reporter For Mailonline
Read MoreMarijuana could affect fertility in women AND men, researchers warn
Marijuana could affect fertility in women AND men, researchers warn
Marijuana could affect fertility in women AND men: Researchers warn the drug affects sperm count, ovulation and odds of conceiving.
THC, the psychoactive compound responsible for the ‘high’ feeling associated with marijuana, acts on receptors in the reproductive organs of men and women.
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Ditching my vegetarian diet helped me beat fertility issues
At 21, I was told I had a serious condition affecting my ovaries. There was, the doctors said, a high chance I would be infertile. Fast-forward several decades and, now 46, I have two children,...
Could this gene explain the male infertility crisis? Scientists find DNA errors that hamper sperm Read More
Could this gene explain the male infertility crisis? Scientists find DNA errors that hamper sperm
Scientists discover DNA errors that hamper sperm in mice - and it could provide answers for humansThe gene, XRCC1, is crucial for sperm development, to ensure a high sperm count, swift motility,...
The MALE fertility diet from two medical nutritionists Read More
The MALE fertility diet from two medical nutritionists
The MALE fertility diet: As sperm counts plummet worldwide, two medical nutritionists explain what they tell patients who struggle to conceiveRob Hobson, a registered nutritionist for Healthspan,...
Pregnant mothers who smoke could be harming daughters’ fertility in years to come, study claims
Pregnant mothers who smoke could be harming daughters’ fertility in years to come, study claims
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy could be harming their daughters' fertility in years to come, study claims
More than one in ten women smoke through their pregnancy, research shows
Scientists at University of Cambridge found it has long-term consequences
Findings are first to suggest children could have fertility issues due to mother
By Ben Spencer for the Daily Mail
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