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For the one in seven UK couples struggling to conceive, the news that common treatments will do nothing to increase their chances will come as a blow. A report in the BMJ has suggested that fertility clinics should send patients home empty-handed after a study by Siladitya Bhattacharya, a professor of reproductive medicine at the University of Aberdeen, found that the fertility pill clomifene and intrauterine insemination (IUI) were no more effective than recommendations on when couples should have sex.
A frequent cause of infertility is not making love enough in the middle of the woman's cycle. There's no such thing as too much sex; last year an Australian study found that men with fertility problems could boost their sperm count by having sex every day. If that fails, IVF is an option, with a success rate of 21.6% across women of all ages, and 29.6% for those under 35. But changing your lifestyle can help too. Marilyn Glenville, author of Getting
Pregnant Faster recommends a diet rich in nuts, seeds and oily fish, which provide essential fatty acids that play a crucial role in fertility, and low in caffeine and simple carbohydrates.
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A frequent cause of infertility is not making love enough in the middle of the woman's cycle. There's no such thing as too much sex; last year an Australian study found that men with fertility problems could boost their sperm count by having sex every day. If that fails, IVF is an option, with a success rate of 21.6% across women of all ages, and 29.6% for those under 35. But changing your lifestyle can help too. Marilyn Glenville, author of Getting
Pregnant Faster recommends a diet rich in nuts, seeds and oily fish, which provide essential fatty acids that play a crucial role in fertility, and low in caffeine and simple carbohydrates.
Read more