by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | May 12, 2026 | Guides, Implantation, IVF
You may have been told your NK cells are high. Your clinic has recommended intralipids — an intravenous fat infusion offered before transfer to calm the immune response that may, the theory goes, be working against your embryo.The test felt like an answer after so...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | May 12, 2026 | Guides, Hormones, Ovulation, PCOS
If you have spent years trying to get a PCOS diagnosis — or years being told your symptoms were normal, your cycles were just irregular, your weight was the problem — the news that the condition is being renamed may land differently than it does for anyone who...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | May 12, 2026 | Guides, IVF
Your embryo is ready for transfer. And your clinic has suggested assisted hatching — a brief laboratory procedure performed on your embryo before it is placed in the uterus.The idea behind it is straightforward. Your embryo is surrounded by a protective outer shell...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | May 12, 2026 | Guides, IVF
The transfer is booked. Your embryo is ready. And somewhere in the paperwork, Embryo Glue has appeared — an addition to the transfer medium that your clinic says may help the embryo attach.It is a small thing to say yes to. A substance added to the fluid surrounding...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | May 11, 2026 | Guides, Implantation, IVF
Before your next transfer, your clinic may have suggested an endometrial scratch.It is a small procedure, performed in the cycle before transfer. A thin catheter is passed through the cervix and a small area of the uterine lining is abraded — scratched — creating a...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | May 11, 2026 | Guides, Implantation, IVF, Miscarriage, Uncategorized
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, the UK’s independent fertility regulator, is one of the few public bodies anywhere in the world that publishes plain-English evidence reviews on the optional tests, treatments and laboratory techniques offered...
