Blog & news
Read about the latest developments in fertility and IVF, including scientific breakthroughs and new services at Sims IVF. If you have any queries regrading our events or blog posts, please email the team on communications@sims.ie
Ireland AM – Focus on Fertility: The Science behind IVF
3 March 2015
If you are considering fertility treatment, you will more than likely be wondering what your options are and how the process works.
Ireland AM - Orla and Fred Rainert have Baby Leo after 11 Years
9 February 2015
Orla and Fred Rainert spent over eleven years trying for a baby.
Ireland AM – Mary and Howard Hughes' Journey
9 February 2015
How do miscarriages affect your fertility and what do they mean for future pregnancies? Mary and Howard Hughes talk about their story.
TV3 Ireland AM - Lucille Furlong and Elaine Grange talk about their Fertility Struggle
5 February 2015
In part Two of the Ireland AM ‘Focus on Fertility’ series, we meet same sex couple Lucille Furlong and Elaine Grange
Ireland AM – Lisa Freeman’s Fertility Journey
15 January 2015
Ireland AM has just launched a six week fertility series to highlight the options available to those who are struggling to have a baby.
Why does fertility decline with age?
10 October 2014
There is now doubt that starting a family later in life can lead to fertility problems.
How Fertilisation Works
6 October 2014
A brief overview of the roles played by the female egg and the male sperm
The Post-transfer 2-Week Wait - Now what do you do?
2 October 2014
This two week time period, between transfer and test date has been described by some of our patients as a difficult and stressful time.
Tick, tock...do men have a biological clock?
30 September 2014
While men do father children when they are older; age can also be an inhibiting factor and its important to know why.
Going Solo - Contemplating single motherhood?
22 September 2014
The modern-day woman is more likely to be working, travelling, more educated and financially independent than ever before
'Life In The Womb' App
4 September 2014
Life in the Womb is a stunning visual guide to pregnancy that explores the week-by-week progress of the developing baby using 3D generated imagery.
Sims Staff Take Part in Dublin Mini Marathon
5 June 2014
Among the 40,000 women and the long list of charities who took part in the Flora Women’s Mini Marathon in Dublin was the team from Sims IVF clinic.
Sims IVF heads study into the role of NK cells in miscarriage
20 May 2014
Sims IVF, long been convinced of the contribution of Natural Killer (NK) cells to multiple recurrent miscarriage.
Sims presented with new AMH (Anti-Mullerian Hormone) analysis
2 May 2014
Our recent modifications on AMH analysis were presented to the medical team here today.
The Importance of Vitamin D
14 April 2014
Recent advances in vitamin D research have confirmed its importance in the field of assisted reproduction.
Daily Discussion: Polycystic Ovaries and Treatment
4 February 2014
Polycystic ovaries are a common finding in the IVF world and the dosage of gonadotropins used to treat this must be carefully managed
DHEA supplementation and success rates
12 December 2013
This presentation centred on the use of DHEA supplementation.
Adrenal Stress Profile can measure stress levels
21 November 2013
We know that IVF patients measure high on any indicators of stress you might care to mention.
Egg freezing: The Facts
14 November 2013
There has been recent media coverage regarding egg freezing which has not given the full picture.
