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If you’re about to start fertility treatment you might feel overwhelmed by how much there is to think about. Find out what you can expect with our useful guide to the fertility journey.

More and more women are having children in later life. As age affects your fertility this may mean you’re more likely to need fertility treatment. Get an overview of some of the key things you should be thinking about if you’re over 38 and planning a family.

The most important thing you can do when making decisions about fertility treatment is to ensure you are well informed. Get clear, impartial information on the different types of fertility treatments available and find out about costs and funding, the risks of treatment, using a donor and having treatment abroad.

There is a number of fertility treatments, from fertility drugs and embryo screening to surgical sperm extraction and IVF. Explore all the different treatments.

For around half of heterosexual couples trying to conceive, the cause of infertility is sperm-related. ICSI is the most common and successful treatment for male infertility.