Hazel Moon Fertility Care

18/07/2025

The iceberg analogy captures the fertility journey. What people see is just at the tip of the iceberg. Below the surface in the hidden depths, are the unseen parts, the heavy emotional drain, which is sometimes not seen by family and friends.

At Irish Fertility Counsellors Association, we recognise your journey, we are here to support you every step of the way.

Inspired by the work of and

21/06/2025

🌞 “As the sun spirals its longest dance,
cleanse us
As nature shows bounty and fertility,
Bless us
Let all things live with loving intent,
And to fulfill their truest destiny”

13/06/2025

Let your tears fall…receiving news that you may have difficulties trying to conceive can be heartbreaking 💔 There is no shame in crying, it is a healthy response to overwhelming sadness

13/06/2025

Drogheda couple share their fertility story and say “When I think about how far we’ve gotten to today, and how our family of two became a family of three, I think about science, and how I made a baby with science and got magic”

Drogheda couple Emma Kavanagh (35) and Seán Gillivan (33) always suspected having children would be difficult for them, so she was not surprised by her unexplained infertility diagnosis

According to a 2015 study published in the National Library of Medicine, approximately 30pc of infertile couples across the world are diagnosed with unexplained infertility.

This phenomenon is defined by the lack of medical evidence to point to a specific cause for a person’s inability to conceive.

'Before putting any of our own money into treatment, we decided to hold off and see if we could avail of the Government-funded IVF treatment we were hearing whispers about', Emma says.

'We waited patiently and eagerly throughout the summer and the start of autumn. There was ongoing talk about the launch of the new scheme, but it kept getting delayed. We managed to cling on to whatever hope was left in between all the setbacks.

'Then, in September, 2023, the State-funded fertility treatment was officially rolled out.'

Read more on the Irish Independent website

07/06/2025

30/05/2025

May is Coeliac Disease Awareness Month. Sarah Keogh, a registered dietitian with the Coeliac Society of Ireland discussed recently with Brendan O’Connor how untreated Coeliac disease can cause infertility. She recommends a simple blood test for both men and women with your GP to rule this out.

I'm listening to Gluten facts vs fads on RTÉ Radio 1

23/05/2025

We were treated to a fascinating talk “Hormones and Mental Health in Fertility” by Dr. Carolina Giacobone .psychiatry at our quarterly Irish Fertility Counsellors Association meeting.

30/03/2025

Thinking of all of you who yearn to be a mother on Mothers Day 🥰

17/03/2025

☘️ Happy St. Patrick’s Day, keep believing in yourself and may all your dream come true 💚

12/02/2025

HSE Midwest Health and Wellbeing and the Complex Menopause Clinic will host a free webinar on 'The many ways to manage your Menopause' this evening from 7.00pm to 8.30pm for anyone interested

HSE Midwest Health and Wellbeing and The Complex Menopause Clinic, are delighted to bring you; “Menopause and Me, The Many Ways to Manage your Menopause“ This will take place on Wednesday 12th February from 7-8.30pm This webinar builds on from the success of the first Menopause and Me webinar he...

05/02/2025

Since the rollout of State-funded fertility treatment in Ireland in September 2023, around 1,700 couples have been referred for IVF, with numbers rising by 50% in late 2024

The number of couples who are availing of free IVF has risen by 50% within a year.

20/01/2025

Lucy and David share their story of secondary infertility.
"Lucy advises couples going through a similar experience to take time for self-care."
Having a safe space to talk about your experience and to feel genuinely heard can help to make sense of what you are going through. Remember that you do not have to cope alone and you deserve to be listened to and supported.

And there are worries when you conceive after pregnancy loss also: “Every week that passed, I remember looking up the likelihood of a baby surviving at 24 weeks, 25 weeks, 26 weeks. It was my weekly routine."