Olive oil diet could increase fertility success by 40%

Olive oil is the key to a new 'fertility diet' being tested in a study involving more than 100 couples undergoing IVF. The test diet is based on using olive oil for cooking, an olive oil-based spread and a daily supplement drink enriched with Vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids for six weeks as an addition to their normal diet. The effects on fertility will be compared to couples on a control diet of sunflower seed oil for cooking, a sunflower oil-based spread and a sham supplement drink. The team carrying out the trial at the University of Southampton say the diet could increase pregnancy rates by up to 40 per cent, based on previous research that found increased intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fats contained in olive oil led to faster embryo development after IVF. Article: 19th January 2015 www.dailymail.co.uk Read more ways to boost your fertility at www.prideangel.com

Acupuncture increases fertility treatment success rates

If you are receiving fertility treatments or concerned about your ability to get pregnant, consider including a natural, complementary practice thousands of years old: acupuncture. From an Eastern perspective, acupuncture helps your body get back to a balanced state to prepare for conception. From a Western perspective, we don’t know why it works, but we see that it does. In a study of 225 women by researchers at the University of Witten/Herdecke in Dortmund, Germany, acupuncture was combined with conventional fertility treatments. This addition of acupuncture led to a pregnancy rate of 28.4 percent – compared to a pregnancy rate of 13.8 percent among the women who used conventional treatments alone. How acupuncture works Acupuncture is the insertion of fine needles into certain locations on the body. In traditional Chinese medicine, the energy force of “chi” or “qi” is believed to flow through certain pathways in the body, called “meridians.” Acupuncture is thought to help balance the chi. There are a few scientific theories explaining chi energy and meridians , but none have been scientifically proven. Nonetheless, acupuncture has been established as a beneficial practice for many people. Researchers have determined some of the underlying mechanism of how acupuncture works. It stimulates the release of endorphins, which reduce pain and produce a sense of well-being. Acupuncture also increases blood flow to the area, which can promote healing and improve organ function. Acupuncture also helps to reduce inflammation. How it fits in with different fertility treatments Women trying different fertility methods may include acupuncture. I treat some women whose approach is to try to get pregnant without taking hormones or undergoing invasive medical procedures. Other women come for acupuncture as they are undergoing a lengthy process of in vitro fertilization (IVF). While most fertility specialists won’t treat patients unless they’ve tried unsuccessfully to conceive for six months to a year, a woman can start seeing an acupuncturist long before she hopes to get pregnant — especially if she has any fertility concerns. Seeing an acupuncturist sooner rather than later allows for your health to be assessed over a couple of menstrual cycles. Women can start acupuncture treatment a few months before IUI (intrauterine insemination) or IVF. In general, I encourage patients to come in at least a few months before they hope to conceive. Article: 16th January 2015 www.health.clevelandclinic.org

Cryos have donor sperm for both treatment at a clinic and for home insemination

Despite of the growing demand for donor sperm from every corner of the world, the world’s largest sperm bank maintain the leading position and continue to grow the donor database with qualified sperm donors. This means, that Cryos offers a large range of donor sperm that meets your type of treatment whether it is for home insemination or treatment at a clinic, and we supply donor sperm to both single women, lesbian and heterosexual couples. We operate with a wide range of standards including UK, so if you are getting your fertility treatment at a clinic you must choose a donor with a UK standard being non-anonymous donors. If you are not getting treatment at a clinic but want to undertake home insemination, you do not have to take the standard into consideration, but you can choose among all of our donors. If you decide to order to do home insemination, you will receive detailed instructions including information on how to handle the straw. Cryos is customer focused, so to help you through the decision making process and getting answers to your questions, Cryos has created a Resource Centre accessible from our website. You will find films about e.g. choosing the donor, all delivery information and a comprehensive Questions & Answers-section. Additionally, a professional customer service team is ready to answer your questions via e-mail or phone. Also, Cryos does not charge any fee for pregnancy slots, so don’t worry about that cost. Visit www.dk.cryosinternational.com/donor-sperm for more info.

Happy New Year 2015 from Pride Angel

Happy New Year 2015! to all our members and those just of you who are just starting out on your journey towards becoming parents, we send you are best wishes, love and a little bit of “Pride Angel Dust”. We are really excited about 2015 as we are going to be introducing lots of new content and features to our website, so make sure you do come back and check them out. We have a really good feeling about this year, and that it is going to be blessed with hundreds of new Pride Angel Babies. Article: 1st January 2015 www.prideangel.com