Editorials

Feeling a cramp after IVF transfer? If your first reaction is to panic slightly, you’re absolutely not the only one – and you’ve absolutely got this.

TRB Founder Eloise describes this exact feeling following almost all of her IVF cycles. “I was totally on edge and I just felt really hyper-aware of my body, especially during my first cycles”, she tells our Editorial team. Like so many of us, she took to Google, searching for answers around after embryo transfer cramping and whether IVF transfer cramps after the procedure are normal.

Looking at booking a couples fertility test in London this year? You’re probably not the only ones!

With many of us in the city starting to try later, navigating mixed messages online and wanting a proactive approach to reproductive health, a clear specialist-led testing baseline that gives actionable next steps is something that feels like a non-negotiable right now.

Pregnancy loss is something many of us quietly move through. It’s emotionally difficult, confusing and often isolating, especially when it keeps happening and you’re trying to work out what’s going on, and what to do next.

You may have heard about a progesterone recurrent pregnancy loss link, or read about progesterone treatment as an option – the latter being something which is particularly close to our hearts, here at TRB HQ. Following two losses back to back early on in her fertility journey, Senior Editor Jessie Day had progesterone treatment multiple times. “Looking back, calm, clear, accessible guidance is just so important when you’re in that place,” she shares.

We won’t gloss over it, and you’ll know this all too well if you’re in the thick of it right now, too – fertility treatment can be a whole lot.

It brings much more with it than just the medical and procedural side of things. Think stress, decision-fatigue and the way it impacts your relationships and everyday life.