IVF

New mum advises women struggling to have a baby how to save themselves heartache

Michelle Hutchings’ baby Ava Rose, born on 11 April 2023, is the result of a double donation – donor egg and donor sperm – a possibility she is convinced not enough people are aware of.

45-year-old Michelle, from Devon, said: “I wish I’d been better informed about my choices years ago. I remember being told by a consultant in 2015 that if I wanted to have a baby using a donor egg I...

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New finance plan means infertile patients can start treatment sooner

Sub-fertile couples and women who wish to become mums via private fertility treatment can be faced with clashing challenges. The need to start treatment quickly is often compromised by hefty costs they haven’t had a chance to save for.

But a nationally-rated fertility clinic in Bristol which serves patients across the South West has introduced a choice of multi-cycle IVF programmes...

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New faces at BCRM

The clinical team at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) which treats patients with fertility issues living throughout the South West, has been boosted with the arrival of three new team members: consultant Andrina Louisy, and two clinical fellows – Jess Leese and Rebecca Davies.

With a career already spanning 30 years, Andrina Louisy has come to BCRM to work with their...