Why IVF does not affect ovarian reserves
Recently the 'reality' television star Kourtney Kardashian claimed that the IVF treatment she received had 'put her into the menopause' in the trailer for a new series of 'Meet the Kardashians'...
Professor Adam Balen
BioNews Articles by Professor Adam Balen
Reflections of a fertility doctor through the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought huge challenges to our health service and to society as a whole. This has made me reflect on what it has meant to the fertility sector in the UK, the way we have responded and changes for the future...
The place of fertility education in UK schools
Last month, the draft statutory guidance on sex education (now known as Relationship and Sex Education and health education for governing bodies, proprietors, head teachers, principals, senior leadership teams and teachers) was presented to UK government
Daily Mail misses the mark on fertility
Last week the Daily Mail published an undercover investigation into certain aspects of IVF practice in the UK. Whilst this has highlighted some issues, unfortunately the meaning of published statistics has been misinterpreted and certain aspects of the in
IVF practices challenged: a response
Professor Adam Balen argues that the recent Panorama investigation into the use of add-ons in fertility clinics is a misrepresentation of these clinics and a misunderstanding of the data...
The British Fertility Society — committed to providing good information for patients
There is a lack of reliable information in the public domain for patients and their families, as well as an array of misleading and confusing information, but the British Fertility Society aims to counter this with impartial advice and information...
