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A fertility specialist is a medical professional who specialises in diagnosing and treating fertility problems.

Some women are more at risk of amenorrhoea (the absence of periods) because of emotional stress or changes in weight.

New life begins when a male sex cell (sperm) fertilises a female egg (ovum) within the female reproductive system.

Gestational diabetes is diabetes that occurs during pregnancy and usually disappears when the pregnancy is over.

Diabetes and the build-up of glucose (sugar) in the blood can cause serious complications if left untreated.

Hirsutism in women is the excess growth of dark and coarse hair over areas of the body where it ordinarily wouldn’t grow, such as the face and back. About one woman in 10 is affected.

Human hair grows one centimetre every month.

Hormones can be thought of as chemical messages that communicate with the body and bring about changes.

Overweight and obesity are essentially preventable diseases.

A woman at high risk of a particular disease should be checked more frequently and/or at an earlier age.