National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW): Infertility Uncovered and Supported by BFC
The week of April 21st through April 27th is National Infertility Awareness Week® (NIAW). NIAW is the largest public awareness campaign that addresses the public health issue of infertility and was founded in 1989 by the United States based non-profit group, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association. Every year, NIAW aims to educate the public on infertility as well as support those who...Learn More
Yes, weight matters…
This year BFC main topic is Healthy Lifestyle, and when it comes to health… weight matters. Underweight, over-weight and obese women and men, are at higher risk for several health problems and an unhealthy body weight may lead to infertility. We do not want you with a cover magazine perfect bikini body! (by the way, what is perfect?!) We love our smiling patients as they are, real...Learn More
Putting the Vitamin D in Fertility
When you’re trying to conceive or going through fertility treatment, your focus at times may be more on outside factors. For example, if you’re doing in vitro fertilization, how many eggs were retrieved? How is the quality of our embryos? Or, if you’ve just started trying to have a family, you may be using ovulation prediction kits, wondering about your partner’s sperm count or if you’re...Learn More
Making the Most of a Fertility Treatment Timeline: IVF Abroad
Whether you’ve been trying to conceive for a while, have done IUI and are considering IVF, or have had previous unsuccessful IVF cycles; you know firsthand that fertility can be stressful. Adding to that stress can often be making the time to see the doctor, be monitored and for the egg retrieval and embryo transfer itself. In November 2018, an article in MetroUK highlighted just how difficult...Learn More