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IVF Provision debate led by Kate Osborne MP – What are TwoDadsUK doing about it?
Reading Time: 4 minutes You may have recently seen via our social media channels that I was asked to participate in an MP drop-in session related to the IVF Provision debate led by…
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Thoughtful Egg Donor Selection: a pivotal point in the Surrogacy Journey
Reading Time: 4 minutes Carole Gilling-Smith, Medical Director and Michèle Gilling-Ulph, Egg Donation Coordinator at The Agora Clinic Embarking on a surrogacy journey is an exciting and life-changing time for intended parents (IPs).…
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Improving your swimmers for a 2024 surrogacy journey
Reading Time: 3 minutes Image Source Improving your swimmers for a 2024 surrogacy journey As part of Fertility Awareness Week 2023, we aim to provide valuable information and support to individuals and couples…
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Protecting your Mental Health When Embarking on Fertility Treatment: Instagram Live Interview Featuring Manchester Fertility Counsellor, Ann Curley
Reading Time: 4 minutes Earlier this week, Manchester Fertility was featured in an insightful Instagram Live interview hosted by Mike Johnson-Ellis, the co-founder of My Surrogacy Journey. Joining Mike was our lead fertility…
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Lister Fertility Clinic at The Portland Hospital – proud to partner with TwoDadsUK
Reading Time: 2 minutes At Lister Fertility Clinic at The Portland Hospital, we’re passionate about helping people achieve their dream of becoming a family and we understand the importance of choosing the fertility…
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Navigating the Fertility Maze: Understanding the new HFEA Add-On Ratings
Reading Time: 3 minutes James Nicopoullos, Medical Director of the Lister Fertility Clinic The Lister Fertility Clinic has long supported the HFEA’s development of a traffic light system as a tool to move…
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What does the journey to parenthood look like for future Dads with CRGH?
Reading Time: 3 minutes One of our objectives as a leading fertility clinic is to ensure that the pathway to parenthood is as simple and easy as possible for every person we work…
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Celebrating David Ogutu: Black History Month and the Importance of Early Access to Fertility Treatment for Black Men and Women
Reading Time: 2 minutes Black History Month is a time to celebrate the achievements, contributions, and resilience of Black men and women throughout history. It’s an opportunity to acknowledge the remarkable individuals who…
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The Modern Family Show – Back for the third year running!
Reading Time: 4 minutes This September sees a whole host of exhibitors, sponsors and experts return for the third annual number one family building exhibition – The Modern Family Show. Hosted and founded…
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The Agora Clinic – Educational and Volunteer sponsors of The Modern Family Show 2023!
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Agora Clinic is extremely excited to be once again both the Educational and Volunteer Sponsors for The Modern Family Show (MFS) in London. This will be for the…
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#MyEggsMyFuture – Herts & Essex Fertility Centre’s new campaign!
Reading Time: 4 minutes Increasingly, many couples and individuals are choosing to start a family later in life. From focusing on their careers to looking for the perfect romantic partner there can be…
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Manchester Fertility Exhibits at the Modern Family Show 2023
Reading Time: 3 minutes As a leading fertility clinic known for personalised patient care, technological advancements, and family-for-everyone philosophy, Manchester Fertility is excited to announce our participation in the highly anticipated Modern Family…
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Why is The Centre for Reproduction & Genetic Health (CRGH) so popular with egg donors?
Reading Time: 3 minutes For same-sex male couples looking to start a family, finding an egg donor is a crucial (and sometimes challenging) part of the process. Some couples are lucky enough to…
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Lister Fertility Clinic are at The Modern Family Show 2023 for our first year!
Reading Time: 2 minutes Everyone’s vision of their perfect family is unique, and at the Lister Fertility Clinics your dream is our passion. Choosing the right fertility clinic, one who’ll support you in…
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How has the fertility industry evolved, and why has surrogacy become one of the main topics discussed in 2023?
Reading Time: 3 minutes As National Surrogacy Week 2023 draws in for a close, I wanted to reflect on how the fertility industry has evolved and how surrogacy has become one of the…
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Have you ever noticed how people with generous hearts, always have more to give?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Surrogacy is a subject that can be feeling daunting and difficult for those who don’t know much about the process to truly understand. Surrogacy is a truly selfless act.…
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What is Embryo Grading? Manchester Fertility Explain For World Embryologist Day!
Reading Time: 4 minutes What is Embryo Grading? – World Embryologist Day July 25th is a significant day for fertility clinics worldwide. It is the anniversary of the birth of the world’s first…
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What does good customer service look like?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Blog written by Herts & Essex Fertility Centre At Herts & Essex Fertility Centre, we strive to do what is best for our patients. We treat every patient who…
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What does Pride mean to Future Health Biobank?
Reading Time: 2 minutes We had a chat with Amanda Williamson from Future Health to see how a scientifically complex, potentially life-saving service has been developed so all families can access it with…
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Choosing your clinic – why the Lister is a good option for you
Reading Time: 2 minutes At the Lister Fertility Clinic, we understand that every patient and their journey to parenthood is unique. . This approach allows us to offer personalised care. We are dedicated…
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Advancements in Reproductive Technology – AI & Fertility?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Manchester Fertility tell us more… Reproductive technology has come a long way since 1978 when the so-called ‘test-tube baby’ made its debut or when in 1985, the UK welcomed…
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3 ways CRGH create an inclusive fertility experience…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Centre for Reproduction and Genetic Health (CRGH) is committed to providing bespoke treatment to every patient. As part of our commitment to providing truly custom care, we’re dedicated…
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Equitable Fertility Treatment; gaps and recent wins for the LGBTQIA+ Community
Reading Time: 5 minutes by Carole Gilling-Smith, The Agora Clinic, Brighton As both a fertility expert and a mother, I passionately believe that everyone, irrespective of their gender identity, sexual orientation or relationship…
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How to Cope with Anxiety whilst going through Fertility Treatment
Reading Time: 4 minutes Blog written by Debbie – Counsellor Lead at CRGH What is anxiety? The Cambridge Dictionary defines anxiety as: “An uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is…
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Meet the hugely talented Surrogacy team at The Agora Clinic!
Reading Time: 3 minutes The ethos of the Agora Clinic is to ensure all individuals and couples, whatever their gender, sexual orientation or ethnicity are celebrated, educated and professionally supported throughout their parenting…
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Introducing CRGH City – the newest member of the CRGH Family
Reading Time: 3 minutes In January 2023 CRGH welcomed a new clinic to the group – CRGH City. This exciting expansion aims to provide even more patients with the opportunity to access convenient,…
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Northern & Midlands Centre of Excellence for Surrogacy
Reading Time: 2 minutes November is Men’s Health Awareness Month, and it seems perfectly fitting to introduce a brand new fertility clinic partner this month that we’re supporting. Welcome to the multi award…
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Check your swimmers in November! Why? Read on…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Hello everyone 👋 , my name is Sam and I’m an Embryologist at the Lister Fertility Clinic. I have been asked, and welcomed the opportunity, to write to you…
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Patients must keep in contact with fertility clinics as new law comes into force
Reading Time: 3 minutes People should check that fertility clinics have their correct contact details following a change in the law that could see frozen eggs, sperm or embryos destroyed if consent isn’t…
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The GENNET City Fertility Team
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dr Malini Uppal Dr Malini Uppal has over 20 years of experience working in fertility and assisted reproduction. She is the Medical Director at GENNET City Fertility and the…
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How to Choose a Fertility Clinic
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sounds easy doesn’t it? When we set out on our fertility journey we made a tonne of mistakes. We spent hundreds of pounds, if not thousands on treatments or…
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Why You Should Consider GENNET City Fertility for Your Surrogacy Journey
Reading Time: 5 minutes A crucial part of any surrogacy journey, for both surrogate and intended parent or parents, is choosing the right clinic. This means looking for a service which offers comfort…
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5 queer people you should have been taught about at school (but you probably weren’t)
Reading Time: 5 minutes Special Edition for LGBTQ History Month 2022 By David Lowbridge-Ellis Having been educated in the age of Section 28, which prohibited the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality in English schools until…
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Surrogacy; who’s considering it and why?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Guest blog written by Craig Paton and Marta Woznicka from CRGH At CRGH we have been helping people create families through Surrogacy for a number of years. We have…
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Should you start your year with the pressure of pregnancy?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Happy New Year to all our readers and followers! So, who’s sick of reading all the ‘New Year, New You’ rubbish? “New Year, New You” regimes are framed in…
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Surrogacy Timelines – why it’s best to get ahead of the game.
Reading Time: 4 minutes With the end of the year fast approaching it’s only natural to start to think about 2022 and what it is you hope to achieve in the new year.…
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Finding a Fertility Clinic that includes you as a non bio parent; I have the solution
Reading Time: 5 minutes Embarking on fertility treatment is one of the most nerve wracking experiences I’ve ever endured. It beats the highest rollercoasters and the wildest of blind dates. Although the outcome…
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Learning More About Looking After Your Fertility.
Reading Time: 7 minutes For many, the possibility of male infertility seems like a problem purely for other people. At GENNET City Fertility, we know that this isn’t exactly true. More men, and…
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What is a Sleep Consultant, and how can they improve your life?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Since working in the Fertility and Family Building space I’ve been introduced to so many incredible professionals that I just wouldn’t have met. Chris McFadden, The Daddy Sleep Consultant…
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An industry first for patient support when choosing an egg donor
Reading Time: 4 minutes Selecting partners to work with isn’t a task we take lightly. We’ve spent months, sometimes in excess of a year building on a relationship. We have to feel comfortable…
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Are you LGBTQ+ and want a family?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Creating a family for the LGBTQ+ community has never looked so promising. The Modern Family Show 2021 arrives in London on the 18th September and is the creation of…
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Changing the narrative on Modern Parenting
Reading Time: 5 minutes We take our TwoDadsUK Partnerships very seriously. Raising awareness of families like our own will forever be our mission in usualising modern families, and what’s wonderful is when our…
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How to choose the right clinic for Surrogacy?
Reading Time: 5 minutes National Surrogacy Week takes place from the 2nd to the 8th August in the UK, and this year the theme is Surrogacy Choices. We wanted to bring a collection…
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The latest Blood Tissue and Cells legislation revision could change everything.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Today on the 10th June 2021 a hopeful email was received in our inbox via our friend and ally Dr Carole Gilling -Smith, CEO and Founder of The Agora…
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Kira’s infertility story – Part 2
Reading Time: 3 minutes For those of you that have been following our guest blogs, you may have followed Kira’s story. This heartwarming and wonderfully honest blog documented her fertility journey. Kira discovered…
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Mental Health Awareness Week – Self care
Reading Time: 3 minutes As you may have seen on social media and in the news, this week is Mental Health Awareness week. Whilst its great to bring the topic of mental health…
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LGBTQ inclusive language for parents
Reading Time: 5 minutes School pickup hiccup We’ve all been there, those awkward school gate moments, or ‘Monday Morning Fog’ as I like to call them. I’ve never been great on a morning,…
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Kira’s Story – 19 yrs old and premenopausal. What next?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Written by Kira Jones My name is Kira, and I’m 19 years old. I have recently discovered that my body is working against me. This is my fertility story.…
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A Day in the Life, of an amazing woman
Reading Time: 5 minutes Written by Caroline Cayley It’s International Womens Day – so we thought this article celebrates woman is the most wonderful way possible. Read Caroline’s day in the life of…
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Egg Donation – A life changing act of kindness
Reading Time: 4 minutes Guest Blog; written by Craig Paton from CRGH. There are many ways to be kind. Big or small, acts of kindness should never be underestimated. Holding a door or…
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APPG on Surrogacy – 2021 Update
Reading Time: 2 minutes You may remember back in October 2018 myself and Wes were invited to London by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). We were asked to participate in discussions related…
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The Support we didn’t know we needed
Reading Time: 3 minutes The first couple of weeks of January can be challenging in the best of years. The cold weather, short days and seemingly infinite expanse of the new year ahead…
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Jon and Dan – A Surrogacy Story
Reading Time: 7 minutes Nothing pleases me more than reading about someones Surrogacy story, especially seeing the gorgeous happy faces in the wonderful photographs captured in today’s guest blog. Jon and Dan completed…
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How did we choose our Egg Donors?
Reading Time: 4 minutes I was talking to lovely Marna at Herts and Essex Fertility Centre in Cheshunt, Waltham Cross this week about content we were planning together (surrounding egg and sperm donation).…
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Worlds AIDS Day Podcast Special
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today, December the 1st, is World AIDS Day. The most recent estimate in 2019 suggests there were 105,200 people living with HIV in the UK. Of these, around 6,600…
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First Come, First Served
Reading Time: < 1 minutes As part of International Men’s Day we wanted to offer guys the chance to have a free Fertility check. We have a commitment to get more guys understand…
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Vuelio 2020 Influencer Awards. Taking Part Rocks
Reading Time: 4 minutes As if we’re finalists on the Vuelio Influencer Awards!? How did this even happen!? We’re in the LGBTQ+ category, which I’m delighted with – if nothing else we’re with…
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Home Sperm Testing!
Reading Time: 4 minutes We’re on a mission to get more guys speaking up about their own fertility. With a view to getting more men testing themselves either in a clinic or at…
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All Change please, all change
Reading Time: 3 minutes Autumn has definitely arrived hasn’t it? I’m sat here looking out my office window noticing a distinct difference and glow to the trees and the drop in the temperature.…
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Lockdown – The sequel
Reading Time: 3 minutes I write this on the eve of Lockdown 2 for England, which sounds like a dramatic Hollywood blockbuster, however sadly and frustratingly this isn’t tinseltown – this is our…
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TwoDads feature in The Cheshire Magazine
Reading Time: 6 minutes As I’m sure you’re aware being a same sex family sometimes has its challenges, don’t get me wrong its nothing we can’t overcome or combat, because in our eyes…
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Partnering with East of Englands finest!
Reading Time: 2 minutes When we established TwoDads UK back in 2016 we did it to raise awareness of same sex parenting, and to help destigmatise and educate people better about Surrogacy. Fast…
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Dads Change Too – New TwoDads.U.K Campaign!
Reading Time: 3 minutes Myself and Wes never like to sit still, there’s always another email to respond to, another opportunity to explore, another nose to wipe and nappy to change. Our latest…