Donor conception is a growing area of fertility treatment, giving people more options to build their family, for me this is ultimately a good thing. The HFEA tells us that more people than ever before are using donor eggs, donor sperm or donor embryos in their fertility treatment. Certainly in my clinics I spend a lot of […]
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Are you wading through a fertility journey? Are you struggling with stress and anxiety? Are you feeling disconnected from your own life, body and relationships? If you are, then you are not alone. However accessing good quality and free support can feel difficult. My name is Dr Marie Prince and I am The Fertility Psychologist.
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Navigating any fertility journey can be daunting, with emotional, social, physical and financial pressures. However. These pressures can feel more acute as you approach significant dates such as Father’s Day. If this feels like a struggle for you then read on to build your own Essential Fertility Toolkit. What Feel’s Tricky? When feeling overwhelmed it is
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Hello, I’m Dr. Marie Prince, Consultant Clinical Psychologist. Next week is Men’s Mental Health Week and I want to focus on Fertility. I am delighted to see more men seeking therapy to navigate the often challenging fertility journey. I hope that this trend indicates a shift in how men approach their mental health, particularly in
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I love collaborating with TFP Fertility & IVF Babble to produce guides to help you navigate your fertility journey. A fertility journey is often described as a rollercoaster with so much to navigate, highs and lows and once you are on it, it is hard to get off. In this article I outline how to
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Over recent months, lots of people have told me they are taking maca root to support their hormone balance, menstrual regularity and ovulation. It is not a supplement I know anything about so I plan to educate myself. However, I don’t yet have a clinical opinion on maca root, so I am not expressing a
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It has long been known that health outcomes for black women are significantly worse that for their white counterparts, for both physical and mental health. Just look at the recent Covid 19 pandemic. It had a disproportionate impact on black people. There were higher rates of infection and mortality compared to other communities. This extends
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Journaling on your fertility journey will help you manage stress and express emotion.
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No matter where we are on our fertility journey, Mother’s Day can bring up some really difficult emotions. Not everyone around us will truly ‘get it’ – and it can feel like a lot to handle. Your Mother’s Day mental health toolkit Wondering how on earth you’re going to get through it? Whether you’re there
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April is Stress Awareness month. If you are on a fertility journey then you probably do not need to be made any more aware of stress. So I would prefer it was called stress reduction month, it might make it more appealing. Will stress stop me getting pregnant? Trying to conceive (TTC) can be stressful
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Marie specialises in therapies to support people through their fertility journey and treating the symptoms of trauma using EMDR.
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