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TRYING TO GET PREGNANT

Pregnancy Tips

We’re all trying to keep our bodies fit and toned. We all want a good sex life. Sometimes the best we can hope for is a sex drive. However, there comes a time when we start to think about the possibility of starting a family. Starting a family or adding to our small family. We might only be thinking about it but the thoughts are inevitable.

fertility nutrition

fertility nutrition

 

So, it is that we ask how our modern lifestyle – our environment and the choices we’re making are going to impact our fertility journey. Does it stop at our choices? 

Fertility nutrition is a lifestyle. Your fertility journey isn’t the same as every other couple. Susannah sees mothers who want to add to their beautiful and healthy family. She sees couples who’ve been through fertility testing and fertility treatment. This includes Assisted Reproductive Technology ART -most commonly IVFSusannah sees couples who place value on a holistic and natural approach. Balance within our bodies helps create the right environment to step into our life’s journey.

 

Trying To Get Pregnant

Trying To Get Pregnant

Being present in that health journey means offering functional and practical advice. Being relaxed is one of the things couples trying for a baby hear constantly. It’s also one of least helpful pregnancy tips!

Trying to get pregnant

Susannah answers readers and couples’  questions on fertility. Couples trying to get pregnant ask pertinent lifestyle questions. Wanting for a healthy pregnancy journey starts with questions. From ovulation to birth control to the most effective sex positions to “fertility windows”.

Getting pregnant can prove to be a minefield of facts, fads and questions. They can send our stress levels through the roof.  Ironically this can do more harm than good when it comes to improving chances of conception.

To help clear the confusion, Get The Gloss asked Naturopath and fertility nutrition expert Susannah Makram for her top tips for getting pregnant. Whether you are wondering when you are most fertile or how to work out the inner workings of your ovulation cycle, here are Susannah’s 15 key tips to bear in mind should you be on the path to pregnancy.

We spend our whole lives taking take of our body for us. Suddenly we consider another journey for this amazing biological wonder. It’s a life change that’s changing us and challenging us in different ways in modern times.

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Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing

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When IVF Fails
MORE THAN 60,000 IVF CYCLES take place in Britain each year. Just 24% of these treatments lead to live births. At Susannah Makram Clinics we’re here to use information highlighted below. This helps map out a care pathway centred around optimising your health.    [tweetthis]There are >60,000 #IVF cycles in Britain p.a. Only 24% of these lead to live #births[/tweetthis]

When IVF Fails

IVF Implantation Failure. Why does in vitro fertilisation sometimes fail?

When IVF fails it’s a frustrating situation for couples and their fertility doctors. Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing results can help be a guide for couples.

Why do we do sperm DNA fragmentation testing at Susannah Makram Clinics London?
Email from client: “We have followed your instructions and the Aneuploidy test went down from 60% to 14% which is a very good result. I feel fine and have lost weight…” — Mr. R (Dubai)

Before booking your appointment with Nutrition Expert Susannah for referral we’ll help assess the need for Sperm Fragmentation Testing. This way you know what to expect when you book your appointment with Susannah. Will this data be helpful in your case, on your fertility journey? The extent of this is covered in your initial consultation when a full history taken.
We use this test at Susannah Makram Clinics London – with use of previous reports and investigations and your medical case history. When it comes to helping you make nutrition and lifestyle changes we answer: How will these benefit you and your partner?
The SpermComet Test for Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing helps couples decide whether IVF is best first or again. Sperm DNA fragmentation reports guide couples to help them map out their fertility treatment route. At Susannah Makram Clinics we’re here to use this information to map out a care pathway centred around optimising your health.
There is an equation we can use to illustrate the implantation process:

  • Embryo quality + receptivity of uterine lining = chance for implantation and pregnancy
  • We know that many human embryos will arrest (die) before day 5
  • Unfortunately, embryonic arrest also occurs after day 5
  • Some of the embryos that are transferred that ” look good” will die after they are placed in the uterus
  • This is the explanation for IVF failure in the large majority of cases
  • It is usually a weakness in the embryo that leads to failed implantation
  • On the average, only about 25% of transferred embryos continue to develop and become kids
  • This percentage of implanting embryos is greatly dependent on female age – see below
    • About 45% implant under age 35
    • About 15% implant at age 40-42

When IVF fails, couples often ask why the embryos did not stick. When IVF fails we ask why the uterus isn’t accepting the embryos. Rarely is the answer straightforward, unfortunately.

At Susannah Makram Clinics we feel passionately about this. We care greatly that information is provided to patients at all times. Especially in this difficult time, so time is not wasted and that right treatment is offered. We care to avoid heartache.

Unexplained infertility

Unexplained infertility is a frustrating conclusion for couples. It’s a very unsatisfactory diagnosis for couples and clinic alike. In our latest study we have shown that 80% of couples diagnosed with idiopathic infertility have sperm DNA damage (>25% damage per sperm).

This suggests that sperm DNA damage is the cause of infertility in a substantial number of men if we compare these levels of damage we reported in sperm of donor men with proven fertility

When IVF Fails

When IVF Fails

Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing

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The percentage of implanting embryos is greatly dependent on female age. Typically female age is the main factor responsible for unexplained infertility. This is especially the case after repeated failure of  IVF cycles. Find out more about this in detail here.

Which couples benefit from a sperm DNA test?

Sperm DNA testing will provide essential information on which clinics can guide couples to bespoke treatment for their particular needs. These include couples with:

  • Unexplained infertility
  • Men with normal semen by semen analysis prior to embarking on IVF
  • Couples who have had unsuccessful IVF
  • Couples who have had miscarriages

Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing

We are testing Sperm DNA damage so we may guide couples with low damage to intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization (IVF). We are pro patient choice.

Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing

Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing

 

Guiding couples with high DNA damage to ICSI and only couples who would not benefit from testing are advisable but ultimately it is the couples’ choice. With oligo-astheno-terato-zoospermia there is no treatment other than ICSI for couples. It helps to understand what this means. That is why we take the time to explain all options available to couples following any fertility results.

At Susannah Makram Clinics we use the SpermComet Test for Sperm DNA fragmentation testing. Find out why here


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