Hi there, thank you for posting your question. You haven't said how old you are, but any change in bowel habit should be taken seriously. Can I ask you some further questions? How old are you? Do you ever have any diarrhoea / blood / slime? How is your weight - up / down / steady? Any other bowel pr...

Hi there, thank you for posting your question. You haven't said how old you are, but any change in bowel habit should be taken seriously. Can I ask you some further questions? How old are you? Do you ever have any diarrhoea / blood / slime? How is your weight - up / down / steady? Any other bowel pr...

Hi there, even if you have a low sperm count, then you still may have enough to make a baby. If your partner is not ovulating then you won't conceive. People forget about the very simple treatment called Clomid - clomifene - clomiphene. This is a simple tablet which can make ovulation more reliable ...

Sometimes it seems when you have an accident and don't want a pregnancy then it happens more easily, and when you really want to get pregnant, it takes ages. Sperm are very good swimmers and despite gravity, they are able to swim up through the womb and into the fallopian tubes where they need to be...

I'm not sure we really fully understand this and I would be interested in hearing what other people (both specialists and anyone who has been in this boat) has to say about this? Certainly we do hear stories of people trying to get pregnant for years and then getting pregnant straight away after som...

Hi, some people say that it can do, whereas other say that it can enhance it. Are you having troubles with this? Dr Webberley

Hi, can I ask you a few questions?

Have either of you had a pregnancy with a different partner?
In either of you:
Smokers?
Alcohol?
Obesity?
Exercise?
Diet?
Any operations or infections down below or in the tummy?

Hi, discussing these things can be very difficult indeed, but if your relationship is reaching the stage when you might sleep together, then these are important things to talk about. You can only catch HIV through sharing bodily fluids, so if he didn't inject drugs then this would reduce his chances...

Hi there, this is an easy question for me to answer - if anyone has any tiny weenie concern that they may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted infection then they should have a test. These are really easy to do with your own doctor, or at a family planning clinic or a GUM clinic. Lots of peop...

Hi, thank you for your question. It is a really difficult one because there are so many causes of mood swings, anxiety, depression etc. particularly in teenagers / young adults. The things that spring to my mind that need to be considered or ruled out are: Hormones Stress (home, work, school, friend...