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Navigating fertility can be confusing. And the terms used when we talk about fertility can be equally so. To help you, we’ve put together this list of the most common terms. Artificial insemination A procedure that involves directly inserting...
How do I look after my health when using the Béa Treatment Kit?
There are a lot of everyday factors that can influence your fertility. By optimising your health, you could be increasing your chances of conceiving and having a healthy pregnancy and baby. Here are a few things to think about that...
National Infertility Awareness Week 2023
National Infertility Awareness Week® (NIAW) is almost over, but what have we learned this year? NIAW is a movement founded in 1989 by RESOLVE, with the mission to empower people and change the conversation around infertility. Its purpose is to educate the public about reproductive health and reduce the stigma that comes with fertility problems by talking about them openly.
Creating a positive workplace for fertility
Let's cut right to the chase. If you're an employer – regardless how big or small – here’s what you can do to support your employees.
Masculinity, virility and infertility
The unspoken toll of the toxic masculinity on men. A quick Google search or skim through your Instagram feed would probably leave you with the sense that infertility is a female health issue, experienced by – and talked about by – women.
BMI: The problem with simplifying health
Seemingly, BMI is one of the simplest and most accessible ways to quickly calculate an individual’s health. It is commonly used in fertility, to calculate if an individual could benefit from losing weight, which in turn can help increase fertility. However, many call into question the accuracy of this measurement.
Tick, tick, tock, goes the biological clock (or so they say)
The idea of a ‘biological clock’ was created to describe the feeling of time pressure felt by some as they balance getting older and wanting to have children. Fertility declines with age, and the ‘biological clock’ almost perfectly describes the conflicting pressures we can feel - but does the concept still serve us? Read on as we delve deeper.
You’ve got your mind on all things fertility, and you’re trying to decide if you should work out more. Or join Crossfit. Or (gulp) hire a personal trainer…
Embracing exercise for fertility
A quick Google search for “Serena Williams fitness routine” is enough to make most people shudder and while Serena might make it look like a piece of cake, we mere mortals don’t have to follow [insert clever cake pun here].
Wrinkles or babies: Can your beauty regime harm your fertility?
Can your beauty regime harm your fertility?
If you google search ashwagandha or dong quai you’ll find numerous blogs on how beneficial it can be for fertility and stress reduction. You might even be surprised to see it in some popular supplements or fertility teas. But what do we really know?
To steam, or not to steam, that is the question... We have a new well-being motto: “Just because Gwyneth Paltrow does it, doesn’t mean you should.” Vaginal steaming – a.k.a yoni steaming – is an alternative health remedy which involves...
What's going on in your uterus?
If you're trying-to-conceive and looking for support, you're likely being bombarded with empowering quotes and inspirational messages but we want to help you feel empowered through education about your body and your fertility. So get ready…
The dreaded 'M' word: Mother's Day
If you’ve been trying to conceive and it hasn’t happened as quickly as you’d like, Mother’s Day can feel like rubbing salt in a fresh wound.
Sync that cycle: Tailoring your exercise regime to your menstrual cycle
Contrary to popular belief, cycle syncing is not when you and your friends get your periods at the same time. In reality, cycle syncing is the practice of tailoring your exercise regime to your current phase of the menstrual cycle. Sounds complicated? We’ll explain how this could benefit you.
Fertility Treatment Options: Greater choice and transparency required
Why the fertility treatment options currently on offer in the UK aren’t enough. The pandemic has made us acutely aware of the passage of time. But no one will have felt the loss of a year more keenly than those waiting for or undergoing fertility treatments.
Single Parents: it's time to drop the 'single' in 'single mum'
Is it time to drop the "single" in single mum? Regardless of their relationship status, parents are parents and they deserve to be respected for it, not shamed. 'Single mum' has traditionally connoted poverty and lack of support. But the term...
Toxic positivity and infertility
Because you wouldn’t tell someone with a broken arm to “just think positive”.
Many of us remember our sex-ed classes in school, being asked to put a condom on a banana (or something of a similar shape) and being warned about teenage pregnancy. While some were lucky, and experienced a fairly neutral and informative class, others found the experience quite harrowing.
You can draw boundaries. You can take steps to stay sane. But what if you just want to let rip? How to handle the Christmas fertility trolls (with no filter)
It always seems like some people supercharge their baby-making capabilities through what they eat. That there’s a secret diet for the elite, with a special blend of nutrients…
Match 31st is International Transgender Day of Visibility, an annual celebration of transgender and non-binary people. Raising awareness about the massive level of discrimination, violence and daily challenges transgender people still sadly face, while celebrating their contribution to society. We know...
Secondary Infertility: the struggle of being the elephant in the room
If you don't already know, secondary infertility is when someone, who has already had children, struggles to get pregnant again. This can be really tricky to navigate because you've already got pregnant once – surely it should be just as easy the second time around, right? Wrong.
It’s hard to open up about fertility with friends and family, let alone your boss. This is how to navigate your fertility and work.