The Béa Blog

Feb 21, 2025

Are you being upsold IVF? 5 questions to ask your fertility clinic

Feel like you’re being directed to the most expensive wine bottle on the menu (*ahem, IVF*)? These 5 questions are for you. Be bold, be brave, and feel completely entitled to ask your fertility clinic in your first consultation.

Fertility & Health Advice

Feb 14, 2025

Sperm-friendly vs non-spermicidal: The lubricant deep dive

Recently we’ve had a few questions surrounding lubricant. Whether it needs to be used with the Béa Treatment, what ingredients to look out for, and what the difference is between non-spermicidal and sperm-friendly lubricant. This article will explore all of this, a lubricant (lubricated?) deepdive, if you will. Let’s go.

Understanding your body

Jan 31, 2025

What is cervical mucus and why is it so important?

Cervical mucus is the female body’s in-built sperm processing laboratory, opening each and every menstrual cycle for one precious fertile window, and it plays a pivotal role in successful conception and delivery of healthy sperm to the egg. In this article, we will cover what cervical mucus is in more detail, how it helps people get pregnant, and what it does for sperm during conception.

Wellbeing & Mental Health

Dec 06, 2024

The Fertility Foundation: The charity advocating for change

Join us as we chat to the Fertility Foundation. The charity providing financial help for those that need it most, and advocating for chance within the industry.

Diet & Lifestyle

Dec 02, 2024

Alcohol and TTC: Navigating drinking over the holiday period

It’s been a long year. You’re ready to kick back and have some fun at last. Office parties, Christmas markets, putting up the tree… fuelled by mulled wine in a ridiculous mug…

Diet & Lifestyle

Nov 22, 2024

Folic Acid & TTC: Why you should take the supplement when trying for a baby

When it comes to preparing for pregnancy, and indeed the pregnancy itself if successful, there are many factors to consider. One crucial element that is often talked about in the TTC community is the importance of folic acid. There's lots...

Diet & Lifestyle

Oct 04, 2024

What is CoQ10 and can it help me conceive?

CoQ10 has to be one of the most asked-about supplements here at Béa, so in true Béa style, we couldn’t resist doing a deep dive. We got curious. What’s the deal with CoQ10? Does it actually work? So many of...

Fertility & Health Advice

Sep 06, 2024

PCOS & TTC: Your questions, answered

This PCOS Awareness Month, we kicked things off with a free PCOS & fertility webinar. You came with your questions, and our Lead Fertility Coach Sandy was on hand to answer. Then we thought, why stop there? Those that didn’t...

Wellbeing & Mental Health

Aug 30, 2024

Getting back into gear: Starting up TTC after a break

As we enter September, and the last stretch of Summer, many of us will be coming out of a TTC break - we’ve enjoyed the sunshine, holidays and spending time with loved ones, and taken away the pressure of trying...

Fertility & Health Advice

Aug 23, 2024

Preparing for IVF: an embryologist's guide to getting the best outcome for you

Are you thinking about taking the next steps on your fertility journey and considering IVF? We know it can seem overwhelming, intimidating and even a little scary - we’re here to help. You’re not alone, and you’re not wrong in...

Fertility & Health Advice

Aug 16, 2024

Net Promoter Scores (NPS) and how fertility clinics actually score...

Here at Béa HQ, we've been talking a lot about transparency and trust recently. We know both play a major part in the decision-making process around fertility treatments, alongside reviews and hearing from voices other than ours (we're obviously a...

Wellbeing & Mental Health

Aug 09, 2024

Did you read the headlines about that HFEA study? 👀

If you haven't already seen it, the HFEA released a report last week, and boy do we have a lot to say about it. The standout statistic this year is the average age at which patients are starting IVF...

The Béa Treatment

Jul 22, 2024

Why is it SO BIG? The Béa Applicator explained

This week we're talking about the size of the Béa Applicator. It’s long, it’s hard, it’s intimidatingly large. It could double as the dark and brooding protagonist of ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ (IYKYK). But why? Why is...

Wellbeing & Mental Health

Jul 22, 2024

Let's hear it for the boys 👋 TTC is a team sport

Manning our Customer Support inbox, we've noticed something: the most frustrated complaints we get are always written by the male partner. Our worst reviews are left by men, sometimes whilst their female partner is talking to our care team and...

Diet & Lifestyle

Jul 22, 2024

WTF is an Ozempic baby? Lifting the lid on the new social hashtag

One thing we didn’t expect to see 9-months after the Ozempic storm hit was #OzempicBabies taking over. We're lifting the lid on this new social hashtag and asking the questions 'What on earth is an Ozempic Baby?' 'Does Ozempic make us more fertile?'

Fertility & Health Advice

Jul 03, 2024

Redefining the term 'blue balls': Does termperature affect sperm quality?

Does cooling one's balls really improve sperm quality? Is it time to reclaim and redefine the term ‘blue balls’ in fertility? The short answer is…maybe. We've taken a deep dive into how temperature affects sperm quality, so you don't have to.

The Béa Treatment

May 24, 2024

Announcing Béaby Isabella

The day has finally come. OUR VERY FIRST BÉABY HAS ARRIVED!!

Wellbeing & Mental Health

May 21, 2024

How do I look after my mental health when trying to conceive?

While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to looking after your mental health, it is so important, especially while trying to get pregnant. We know how tough it can be navigating the journey with life's pressure. Our Lead Fertility Coach, Sandy Christiansen has laid out some options you may want to explore to find out what works best for you.

Fertility & Health Advice

Apr 18, 2024

Acupuncture and fertility - can it actually help?

Acupuncture for fertility is the only complementary therapy recognised by the HFEA, and evidence suggests it can be helpful in supporting fertility journeys. We spoke to Lora from Circe Health to find out more about this ancient therapy.

Fertility & Health Advice

Apr 01, 2024

Planning a full house?

Let's dive right in shall we? Family planning – it doesn't matter if you want to have one child or three it's important to know when you need to start trying. Of course, everyone is different. There are lots of factors at play.

The Béa Treatment

Mar 29, 2024

The two-week wait

There’s a lot of waiting involved when trying to conceive. Waiting to test for ovulation, waiting for ovulation, waiting to have intercourse or waiting to inseminate – waiting to just be pregnant already. But many say the hardest wait is...

The Béa Treatment

Feb 15, 2024

Béa Fertility Efficacy Results Are In!

What an exciting week it's been at Béa, our long-awaited efficacy results are here! 39.28% pregnancy rate over 3 Béa Treatment cycles Here’s a deeper dive into the data: 56 users participated in the Research Edition study. All users completed...

Wellbeing & Mental Health

Feb 11, 2024

Got a love-hate relationship with resolutions?

New year’s resolutions are like Black Friday deals. No matter how hard you try to ignore them, they have a habit of sneaking up on you. If you’re feeling the urge to make some resolutions for the new year and you’ve got your sights set on starting a family, we’re here to remind you to have compassion for yourself.

Wellbeing & Mental Health

Feb 11, 2024

Let's talk about sex...ual health

Sexually transmitted infections, or why it burns when you pee The most important thing to know is that if left untreated STIs can impact your future fertility. That means it’s important to take precautions to prevent them, recognise the signs if you have one and we recommend regular sexual health screens.

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