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 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...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | May 9, 2026 | Guides, Implantation, IVF, Miscarriage
Preimplantation genetic testing IVF identifies chromosomally normal embryos before transfer and is frequently offered as a significant additional cost within IVF packages — yet even a genetically screened embryo does not guarantee a live birth.Understanding the...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | May 8, 2026 | Guides, Implantation, IVF, Nutrition
Today is not a day to wing it.Nobody tells you how strange transfer day feels.You have been through scans, injections, egg collection, the phone calls about fertilisation, the grading updates. And now you are sitting in a waiting room with a full bladder, trying to...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Apr 19, 2026 | Guides, Implantation, IVF
When IVF fails at the very last hurdle, it can feel like a cruel blow. You had your transfer. You waited out the two weeks before beta testing. And then you got a negative. It can feel like it will never work. Even after transferring the best-graded embryo. Even after...
