Healthcare technology

In this blog we set out why technology is important in healthcare and why healthcare technology must be compassionate. Our founder Lina was on Victoria Derbyshire talking about the role of compassionate tech – see the clip below. Why is technology important in healthcare? There is no doubt that our healthcare system is under huge […]

Fertility fairness

This week marks Fertility Awareness Week 2018. Here at Adia we’re using it as an opportunity to shine a light on women’s experiences of fertility treatment – and the need for fertility fairness. This week the Victoria Derbyshire show found that women over 34 are being automatically refused IVF treatment on the NHS in 12 […]

Keeping testicles cool

Our founder, Lina, shared today that when she was trying to conceive she made her partner Tyler sit on a bag of frozen peas…..yes, you heard right, frozen peas! It’s a pretty funny image – but… What exactly is the science behind cool testicles and sperm health? It’s fair to say there is no science […]

Period syncing

Is period syncing a myth? This question has been on the Parla team’s mind recently. As a team, we spend a lot of time talking about periods, and all things women’s reproductive health. Nothing is too taboo for our office chat! For the past few months Lina and I have synced up perfectly. Lina is […]

Not as I planned: my fertility journey

When I was growing up and through my 20s I never expected my fertility journey to be complicated. My three siblings and I were all born on the exact day that our mom planned us to be born. My mom liked the idea of our births feeling like birthday presents to her and my dad. […]

Don’t have sex, because you will get pregnant and die

We all know the famous Mean Girls quote “don’t have sex, because you will get pregnant and die.” And in fact, for most us, our sex education probably wasn’t far off that. Fuelling years of anxiety that we might be pregnant. Don’t have sex — the reality of trying to get pregnant Public Health England […]

Fertility in Japan: Saori & Tomoko’s story

Saori and Tomoko, two Japanese women, founded the startup Life Circus at the end of 2016. They are on a mission to support women experiencing infertility, by sharing stories and experiences. As founders, they have a very personal connection to the cause. Saori and Tomoko are both cancer survivors who experienced severe infertility. They both […]