National fertility awareness week: employment rights
Employment rights for surrogate parents...
National fertility awareness week: International surrogacy
International Surrogacy: key facts...
National fertility awareness week: domestic surrogacy
The types of surrogacy in the UK...
National fertility awareness week: co-parenting
What are co-parenting agreements and what do you need to consider...
National fertility awareness week: donor conception
When embarking on creating a new family, or adding to your family, there are many things to consider. Here are the facts on donor conception...
What Can I Expect From A Sperm Donor?
All you need to know about potential sperm donors Whether you’re in a same-sex relationship and looking to start a family or are one of thousands who are struggling with infertility issues, sperm donation is one option used by couples to enable them to enjoy the gift of life. But before you choose to […]
The first rule of miscarriage club
The first rule of Miscarriage Club is: you do not talk about Miscarriage Club. The second rule of Miscarriage Club is: you DO NOT talk about Miscarriage Club. Well, prepare for a coup. Because I’m a member and I want to talk about it. For few moments in life are as lonely as the one […]
Hope: a true story (part 3)
The true story of a woman’s lifelong search for her mother told by G J Marshall on behalf of a friend But this was to no avail – they had lost it. No surprise there, but plenty of disappointment. Once again, my past disappeared into a gaping black hole, sucking into itself anything that may […]
Hope: a true story (part 2)
The true story of a woman’s lifelong search for her mother Told by G J Marshall on behalf of a friend We sat at her worn but clean sitting-room where framed photographs vied for space with little ornaments. A nest of tables with a lace doily crouched between us. Pushing a plate of chocolate digestives […]
Hope: a true story (part 1)
The true story of a woman’s lifelong search for her mother Told by G J Marshall on behalf of a friend I’m Emma Jean and if it wasn’t for the four year old girl out for a walk with her dad I would have died. It’s that simple. It was March 28th 1971, I was […]
Fertility and emotional wellbeing – Part 3: Sex
Jenny Shepherd discusses intimacy and infertility – are you having enough sex? So far in this series we have been humbled by the statistics that suggest that infertility may be experienced by as many as 1 in 6 couples, and we have considered the transformation in the relationship that an individual may have with themselves […]
Surrogacy rights and responsibilities
Surrogacy, the easy choice? Here's what the UK and International law says...
Fast facts: surrogacy
Five things you should know about surrogacy...
Fertility and emotional wellbeing – Part 2
The fertility and emotional and wellbeing series continues “Sorry for not being myself….it’s just that I’m still not pregnant.” Last month I shared the startling statistic that one in six couples in the UK are currently experiencing the pain and frustration of infertility. Look around you now, think about all of the people in your […]
Fertility and emotional wellbeing – Part 1
An introduction to the fertility series by Jenny Shepherd. ‘The only thing more painful than having a baby…is not having a baby.’ This statement unfortunately epitomises the painful reality of the one in six couples in the UK facing possible childlessness as a result of infertility (1), and suffering the anguish of a long and […]