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PGT-A Testing: What the Regulator Assessment Actually Shows

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Sep 1, 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...

Egg Quality After 40: Why Mitochondrial Energy Matters Before Conception

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Aug 20, 2026 | Egg Quality, Guides, Over 40

When you are over 40 and trying to grow your family, your age is often given as the reason your risk of a chromosome abnormality is higher. That explanation stops at the number, as though the number itself decided the outcome. It does not. Chromosome abnormality is a...

Advanced Maternal Age and Natural Fertility

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Aug 13, 2026 | Guides, Over 40

Being over 40 increases the statistical risk that an egg will contain the wrong number of chromosomes. But age is not the only risk factor acting on that egg. During the months before ovulation, the egg develops within a metabolic and nutritional environment...

Lifestyle Factors That Directly Affect Your AMH

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Aug 9, 2026 | Guides, Low AMH

When you are trying to conceive, one of the numbers that will matter to you is your AMH. AMH is a hormone, it can go up as well as down and it does decline naturally with age. If you are trying to conceive naturally it has little or no impact on your chances because,...

Does Low AMH Mean You Need IVF Right Away?

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Aug 5, 2026 | Guides, Hormones, IVF, Low AMH

If your AMH has come back low, you’ve probably already heard the shorthand version of what it means. A number, a raised eyebrow from your GP, and a referral letter that reads like the decision has already been made. You haven’t asked to skip straight to...

Can I Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH?

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Aug 4, 2026 | Egg Freezing, Guides, Hormones, Low AMH

AMH is often one of the first fertility checks made, mainly because it is a simple blood test, taken at any time of your menstrual cycle, rather than because of its accuracy for measuring your fertility You may be told that your egg reserve is low, time is running out...

Segmental Mosaic Embryo: How It May Affect Transfer Priority

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Jul 17, 2026 | Guides, Implantation, IVF

If you have a segmental mosaic embryo in storage, the decision is rarely about that embryo in isolation. You may be trying to understand whether it should be transferred after an available euploid embryo, how it compares with a whole-chromosome mosaic embryo or...

High Mosaic Embryo: What It Means for Transfer Priority

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Jul 17, 2026 | Guides, Implantation, IVF

When you have a high mosaic embryo, you may need to decide whether it remains in your transfer plan, whether other embryos should be prioritised first, or whether another egg collection should come before transfer. A high mosaic result is considered more cautiously...

Low Mosaic Embryo: Where it may fit in your transfer plan

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Jul 16, 2026 | Guides, Implantation, IVF

When you have a low mosaic embryo, you may need to decide whether to transfer it before or after your other embryos, or whether to consider another egg collection first. The mosaic level is part of that decision, but it is only one part. Transfer priority also depends...

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