Welcoming surrogacy opportunities in England and Wales
BioNews readers may have seen the news reports on surrogacy last week which showed that there has been an almost fourfold increase in the numbers of parental orders over the last decade...
Professor Nick Macklon
BioNews Articles by Professor Nick Macklon
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Egg donation has come home
Among the highlights of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's (HFEA) latest report on trends in fertility treatment is a continuing upturn in the number of egg donation cycles performed in the UK...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Relationship status does not affect outcome of cumulative donor insemination treatments
A 13-year study of almost 9000 donor insemination treatments in 3333 consecutive patients at the London Women’s Clinic, reflects a rise of new types of family...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
The revolution of vitrification in ART
The latest report from the HFEA reflects a trend now evident in assisted reproductive technology (ART) registries throughout the world: that frozen embryo transfer is rapidly gaining on fresh as the favoured transfer protocol...
The HFEA statement on add-ons in IVF can turn hope into reality
Recently, the HFEA released a statement on adjunct treatments in IVF. The regulator had provided clear notice of its publication and both its stated intentions and content were as anticipated...
Shared motherhood IVF for lesbian couples is gaining acceptance in the UK
In 2008, parliament voted to scrap the controversial 'need for a father' requirement from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act; a consideration for 'supportive parenting' took its place. Alongside legislation giving rights to civil partnership (2004