Over the past 20 years, the number of IVF cycles undertaken by women in their forties has increased massively - by more than 500 per cent � the largest increase of any age group.
The buzz in a relationship can fade over time, as things become more day-to-day and the pressures of work and life in general bring the honeymoon period to an end.
Sometimes the way to a man or woman's heart is through his or her stomach, but research shows that Britain is turning into a nation of kitchen klutzes.
