Coventry Centre for Reproductive Medicine

Geraldine Hartshorne Scientific Director of @uhcw_fertility Professorial Fellow at Warwick Medical School Originally completed her PhD under the supervision of #IVF pioneer Professor Sir Robert Edwards – nobelprize.org/prizes/medicin… #FertilityArts #infertility #fertility

On our final (bonus!) day of #FertilityFebruary, we would love to share a very special fertility journey- that of our very own Nurse Manager, Hollie. In her own words, she discusses her experience, & has even written a poem about the CRM 🥰🍍 #CRM #IVFjourney #NHSCare @nhsuhcw

Our #FertilityFebruary Table has been really popular 💛 We have had lots of engagement with the freebies & self care suggestions. So many lovely positive messages of support have been hung on our “Tree of Hope”. Scroll through to see just a few 🍍 @nhsuhcw

Can we interest you in some Fertility February Facts?🍍🤓 #FertilityFebruary #FertilityFacts #LearnSomethingNew

Here's one we made earlier! This beautiful blastocyst is now a beautiful baby boy!😍 A blastocyst is a 5 day old embryo. The cells around the outside will form the placenta & the large group of cells will form the baby #FertilityFebruary #FertilityFacts #Blastocyst #SuccessStory

Always remember that self-care isn't selfish 🍍💛 #FertilityFebruary #SelfCareMatters #SelfCareSuggestions

Our #FertilityFebruary table is proving popular 🍍💛 We have lots of freebies such as puzzle books, mindfulness exercises, lucky bracelets, & more. We also have our “Tree of Hope” where patients can add a positive message or wish for the future #PositiveActions #PatientSupport

Our #FertilityFebruary topic board is up in our reception. It has pre-conception advice, inspirational quotes, self-care ideas and useful facts and info for our patients!

Second month of the year can only mean one thing - #FertilityFebruary is here! FF is about raising awareness, promoting patient health and well-being, and encouraging positive attitudes towards fertility and fertility treatment 🍍🥰

This week is #BabyLossAwarenessWeek. On 15 October many will come together to light a candle for the #WaveofLight to raise awareness and commemorate the lives gone too soon. Find out more: buff.ly/2AcRHfB #babyloss #BLAW @BLA_Campaign

Today is World Mental Health Day. Check in with yourself, and with your family and friends. Support is always available at the CRM - please don't hesitate to speak to a member of our team, or ask for the Fertility counselling service 💚

🎄☃️ CHRISTMAS CLOSURE 2023 ☃️🎄 The Embryology Laboratory will be CLOSED for routine cleaning & servicing between Saturday 16th - Saturday 30th December. This may affect your treatment - please speak to a nurse if you are unsure whether this will affect you

We are thrilled to announce that our Fertility Support Group is back! Our next session is Monday 9th October 7-8pm, on Teams. This is a wonderfully supportive space for our patients to connect and share their experiences and feelings. To sign up, please see details below 💜

Jade, Denise and Eunice from our @uhcw_fertility and Children's Research Teams! #Red4Research

It has been 18 years since donor anonymity laws changed in the UK People conceived from egg / sperm / embryo donations given after 1st April 2005, may turn 18 this year They will then be eligible to apply to the @HFEA for their donor’s name, DOB and last known address

Our @uhcw_fertility Research Nurses have been busy - recruiting their 1st participant to the @STOP_OHSS Study and winning a prize for recruiting the 65th participant to the @LociTrial! Well done team!

Time for a science lesson from our embryology team. An embryo goes through many developmental stages during its short stay in our laboratory.🔬 Day 1 we check for normal fertilisation, day 3 we check for division, and day 5 we select the best embryo for transfer. #FertilityFeb

IVF is more than making babies. At the CRM, we offer fertility preservation treatment for local patients to provide the option of having a biological family in the future. #FertilityFebruary

Round 2 of fertility myth busters! #FertilityFebruary