fertility

acupuncture fertility

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Trying for a baby? Here’s how acupuncture can help to improve your fertility

We spoke with a Dublin-based acupuncturist about how the ancient Chinese practice can help to improve fertility in…

By Grace McGettigan

Elizabeth Banks

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Elizabeth Banks on surrogacy: ‘I definitely think I’m still judged for what I’ve done’

Actress and director Elizabeth Banks has said she feels as though she is “still judged” for having had her children…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘I realised that if I didn’t even start to think about children, I’d run out of time’

In 2016, Joanne Ryan pondered her decision about motherhood and turned it into an award-winning play. As she…

By Jennifer McShane

Hilaria Baldwin

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‘I’m really devastated’: Hilaria Baldwin shares her miscarriage heartbreak on Instagram

Hilaria, who is married to actor Alec Baldwin, shared the heartbreaking news that she suffered a second-trimester miscarriage…

By Jennifer McShane

Fertility

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This viral tweet is proof men must STOP commenting on women’s fertility

Fertility can be a heartbreaking conversation for some women to have, so why, in 2019, do men still…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘For everyone going through infertility and conception hell, please know it was not a straight line for me’

Speaking out about previously whispered 'women's troubles' is helping to remove the stigma behind not getting pregnant straight…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

How to freeze your eggs

It's billed as an insurance policy against a childless future for those who don't wish to climb down…

By Amanda Cassidy

Aisling McDonagh

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Meet the busy Irish-American mother who kills it in her day job in NYC media sales

Aisling McDonagh's impressive CV includes high-flying roles at Women's Health, Refinery29, Yahoo, Hearst and Domino Magazine – but…

By Freya Drohan

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Unexplained infertility: ‘I felt as if I had failed my son because I hadn’t given him siblings’

After having two miscarriages, Alexandra Carey was given a diagnosis that changed her life — "unexplained infertility". Here,…

By IMAGE

adoption

EDITORIAL

To Houston and Back: One family’s incredible adoption story

To Houston and back. Emily Westbrooks shares her new family’s epic adoption story. If I close my eyes,…

By IMAGE

EDITORIAL

Egg freezing: All the New Yorkers are doing it, so why aren’t we?

“Hey, by the way, have you thought about freezing your eggs?” This was what my younger sister said to…

By Geraldine Carton

EDITORIAL

‘You’re not alone in your pain’: Singer Jessie J reveals she can’t have children in moving speech

Infertility used to be something that was whispered about. Surprising, given that a reported one in every six…

By Jennifer McShane