The Fertility Suite

Nicola is a fat-positive fertility coach and author of “ Fat and Fertile”. She helps fat folks navigate getting pregnant in a weight-obsessed world and advocates for change in how fat people are treated whilst accessing help with their fertility. Nicola uses her unique fat positive framework to support people in finding their own version of health without diets, advocate for their bodies, relearn...

Becky is the founder of 'Paths to Parent Hub ' which is an online support network & community for couples going down the route of doner conception. She also co-founded 'Fertility Matters at Work ', a company which  is dedicated to raising awareness and education of fertility issues in the workplace.  In this episode we discuss:  - When to consider, or when you might have to...

Hannah Pearn is a fertility and women’s health acupuncturist who runs a practice in South London. She is also a passionate educator on all things women’s health, fertility and menstrual cycle related, so much so she has even designed her own online course, teaching to conceive. In this episode we discuss how acupuncture actually works and how it can support fertility, we also bust a few acupunctur...

Rebecca Hay is a qualified midwife and private fertility nurse at The Evewell Clinic in London and in this episode we are discussing IVF. We talk through choosing a clinic or consultant, the very first appointment and all the paperwork you will need to complete to what actually happens in each part of an IVF cycle. Rebecca explains the differences between protocols, IVF & ICSI and  what you ca...

Emma is an embryologist and the lab manager at The Evewell fertility clinic in Harley street and previously spent 13 years at the lister fertility clinic in London.  Emma specialises in pre-implantation genetic testing of embryos and she has a passion for preventing the transmission of inherited genetic disease and enhancing the capabilities of embryo selection.  Emma believes IVF patients should...

Dr Hassan Shehata is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and a subspecialist in Maternal Medicine. He is the clinical director for south west London maternal medicine network. He has a specific interest in reproductive immunology and it’s impact on fertility and pregnancy. He founded the Centre for reproductive immunology and pregnancy miscarriage clinic in Epsom and this is where he is pr...

Professor Sheena Lewis’ research has been focused on male infertility and in particular sperm DNA damage testing, where her goal has been to identify causes of and treatments for male infertility by developing novel biomarkers. Sheena has published over 120 full papers plus book chapters and numerous reviews.    Her research has led to the formation of a University spin out company; Examen   marke...

Karen Hanson is the founder of Aura Fertility , which is an app designed to support and empower couples going through fertility struggles by providing personalised support and whole person care. The app was recently voted number 2 for fertility support in the app store and is growing quickly.  Karen had her own fertility journey which led to the birth of her son and she is currently pregnant with...