Shared stories

Shared stories

Find out more from the TTC community through their shared stories to help empower and inspire you.

Shared Stories

‘It Was Always You’: Erin Holland and Ben Cutting Welcome Baby Girl After 20 Rounds of IVF

“I’m Not a Mother, But I’ve Donated My Eggs So Someone Else Can Be”

Five Years of IVF, Pregnancy Loss and Feeling Invisible: Why We Created aloomah

IVF After a Vasectomy: How One Couple Welcomed Their Baby with Help from BCRM

“You Don’t Know What Stage Someone Is At” – Why We Need to Stop Judging People on Their Fertility Journey

Casey Donovan Shares IVF Milestone with Fiancée Renee Sharples: “Now We Wait”

Celebrity Stories

After years of infertility and heartbreaking loss, her 61-year-old mum became her surrogate

BBC journalist Anna Collinson shares pregnancy news after miscarriage and IVF

International fertility specialists’ proposals aim to make the path to having children easier

New members wanted for the HFEA’s Patient Engagement Forum

UK to introduce two weeks’ bereavement leave after early pregnancy loss

Lady Gaga welcomes her first baby – and does it really matter how a child comes into the world?

Men's Shared Stories

Show Me The Line: New IVF Documentary Captures the Reality of Fertility Treatment, Hope and the Fight for Access

Immunology, Autoimmune Conditions and IVF

Can Wildfire Smoke Affect IVF Success? New Study Raises Concerns About Air Pollution and Embryo Transfer

Could Single Women Soon Get IVF on the NHS in Scotland? Fertility Rules Set for Major Review

Could the Female Reproductive Tract Affect How Sperm Works? New Research May Offer Clues to Unexplained Infertility

Could IVF Without Injections Become a Reality? New Needle-Free Treatment Could Transform Fertility Care

Find out more about your fertility

Beyond the basics of having enough sex at the right time, there’s plenty you can do to boost your fertility naturally.

What’s good for your general health is also important for female reproductive health.

These steps include:

A healthy diet and exercise
Stop smoking and any drug use
Cutting down alcohol and caffeine