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IVF Clinic Offers Free Treatment To Egg Sharers

A NEW IVF clinic in Wales yesterday offered free treatment worth thousands of pounds to women who took part in its “egg sharing” scheme. The London Women’s Clinic in Cardiff (LWCC) made its offer as it opened its doors at Cyncoed Medical Centre in the capital. Suitable women who agree to donate about half their harvested eggs to paying customers could save themselves £2,500 in treatment bills.

A spokeswoman for the clinic said, “To celebrate the launch of the new site, the clinic is offering free initial consultations costing £225 to women under 35 who are eligible as egg sharers for the clinic’s egg sharing programme.
“When accepted, egg sharers would receive free IVF treatment (normally costing £2,500) when they are matched with a suitable recipient. Read more!

Bad Contraception For Bones

Bad Contraception For Bones picWomen who use Depo-Provera, a birth control method that’s given by injection every three months, could be at higher risk of developing osteoporosis than those who use other types of contraception. Depo-Provera appears to reduce estrogen, which plays a crucial part in protecting bone mass.

A recent study of women ages 18 to 39 found that those who used Depo-Provera lost bone mass at the hips at rate of 1.1 percent a year. Read more!