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Fertility

Fertility information for The Healthy Mummy. Get expert advice and up to date research on women’s health and falling pregnant. Including diet advice and tips to follow if you are trying to conceive. Read real stories from real mums in our Healthy Mummy community. Your online guide to fertility and healthy living.

Popular pain relief used during labour could be discontinued due to carbon footprint

Fertility Health

August 30, 2022

Women are being encouraged to avoid nitrous oxide, ‘laughing’ gas, due to concerns about its carbon footprint.

Epidurals are running low! Aussie anaesthetists reveal there’s a supply shortage of the painkiller

Fertility Health Our Story

August 9, 2022

More than 40% of people who gave birth use epidurals as pain relief and mums-to-be are upset they might not have a choice.

Air pollution particles can cross into the placenta and could harm baby, study finds

Having a healthy gut during pregnancy can help the development of your baby

Fertility Health Pregnancy

July 21, 2022

Making sure you have a healthy gut before is actually really important for the development of your unborn baby.

WORLD FIRST: Aussie women are trialling an at home IVF hormone test

Fertility Health

July 15, 2022

Hormone levels in an IVF cycle will be measured by urine samples that can be done at home. These tests are usually done at the hospital.

Women in Spain are set to get three day ‘menstrual leave’ EVERY month

Fertility Health

July 5, 2022

Spanish women may soon be able to take three days off PAID from work to deal with period pain, called 'menstrual leave'.

Losing weight could help overweight men DOUBLE their sperm count, study finds

Fertility Health

June 27, 2022

Overweight men who lose weight could end up DOUBLING their sperm count, a new study has found.

1 in 6 Aussie women have lost their jobs due to this condition

Fertility Health

January 14, 2022

A new report has found that one in six women have been fired from their jobs as they manage the crippling symptoms of endometriosis.

The reasons you have itchy boobs – and when to see a doctor

Fertility Health

January 14, 2022

We’ve pulled together a list of what could be causing you to have an itchy chest and when you need to see someone about it…

7 reasons you may be having horrendous period pain

Fertility Health Hormones

September 24, 2021

One of the symptoms of periods for women is period pain but it's often very different for different women including some that may send you to your GP.