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# Fertility

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Struggling to conceive? State funding could soon cover the cost of fertility treatments
When a couple faces the reality of infertility, it can send them into crisis mode
Laura Bayoumi
'Women need to know the truth. Fertility takes a plunge after age 35'
Dr John Waterstone
'My failure to conceive makes me feel like I'm not functioning as a woman'
Anonymous
Lovely photo of baby girl surrounded by IVF syringes goes viral
Poll: Should girls be taught about their fertility at school?
This woman just found out she's going to be a nan after daughter's 11 years of IVF
Look after your eggs – how to improve your natural fertility
Declan Keane
Ovulating women may buy more things, seek more dating options
40 'coco bottom' giant nuts stolen from paradise island
Opinion: The 'frozen eggs' debate is really a societal issue – don't vilify corporations over it
Claire Micks
Opinion: 'Egg freeze' offer is putting a metaphorical gun to young women’s heads
Carol Redmond
What does Joan Burton make of Facebook and Apple paying for female workers to freeze their eggs?
Irish patients are looking overseas for cheaper IVF treatment
These are the main differences between men and women in Irish society
What are the main issues surrounding fertility in Ireland?
Study finds old men's sperm is just as good as young men's
Opinion: We were a normal married couple who fell on hard times. Now, we sleep in our car.
Catherine W
Opinion: It's still hard to express the sadness that comes with being unable to have children
Trevor O'Sullivan
Opinion: Infertility can be utterly devastating for a man – don't allow him to suffer in silence
Helen Browne
Opinion: Our daughters can't be expected to live for the sole purpose of bearing children
Sinéad Fox
Couples with fertility problems warned about cholesterol link
Group says HSE should pay for chemo patients to have eggs frozen
Financial pressures and lack of affordable housing linked to low fertility rates
Study ties chemical to possible miscarriage risk
Baby born after mother's ovaries are 'reawakened'
Column: Is society finally able to recognise the pain of a miscarriage?
Deirdre Pierce- McDonnell
Not such a small world after all with population to reach 9.6 billion by 2050
Weird Wide Web: Lego school, some baby-making lingerie and a very smart lock
New IVF treatment could result in couples having successful pregnancies
Which county has the lowest disposable income per person?
Instagram, Gangnam and partridges in pear trees: The week in numbers
Ireland retains highest birth rate of any EU country
Birth rate falls, but Irish women remain Europe's most fertile
Cystic Fibrosis Association welcomes granting of licences for embryo testing
New cutting-edge fertility treatment offered at Beacon Medical Campus
Frozen - over fresh - embryos may improve IVF success