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BioNews Articles by Zaina Mahmoud

Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family (from Greek and Roman mythology) entwined in coils of DNA.
Image by Bill Sanderson via the Wellcome Collection, © Wellcome Trust Ltd 1990. Depicts Laocoön and his family entwined in coils of DNA (based on the figure of Laocoön from Greek and Roman mythology).
Reviews
23 May 2022 • 3 minutes read

Theatre Review: The Fever Syndrome

by Zaina Mahmoud

It will never cease to amaze me how many fertility-related plays there are in London...

Image by Dr Christina Weis. © Christina Weis
Image by Dr Christina Weis. © Christina Weis
Reviews
13 May 2022 • 3 minutes read

Book Review: Surrogacy in Russia

by Zaina Mahmoud

While Russia may not seem like an obvious choice for cross-border surrogacy to many, its liberal legal regime actually makes it one of the most permissive places to seek surrogacy...

Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Comment
11 April 2022 • 4 minutes read

Endometriosis-related infertility and fertility preservation

by Zaina Mahmoud

Endometriosis is seen as a 'modern mystery' in gynaecology, with its causes not yet fully understood. Prevalent in up to ten percent of individuals of reproductive age, it is one of the most common gynaecological pathologies...

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Reviews
25 March 2022 • 3 minutes read

Play Review: About 500

by Zaina Mahmoud

Since collaborating with a theatre-maker on The Surrogacy Act and moving to London, I've been introduced to a world of theatre outside of the West End...

Image by Dr Christina Weis. © Christina Weis
Image by Dr Christina Weis. © Christina Weis
Comment
7 March 2022 • 4 minutes read

Ukrainian Surrogates: a surprising silence

by Zaina Mahmoud and 1 others

For several years, Ukraine has been the second most popular destination (behind California) for cross-border commercial surrogacy for married heterosexual couples seeking surrogacy for medical reasons...

Image by Dr Christina Weis. © Christina Weis
Image by Dr Christina Weis. © Christina Weis
Reviews
28 January 2022 • 4 minutes read

TV Review: The Talk – IVF and surrogacy

by Zaina Mahmoud

Episode three of The Talk, an Irish programme where people share their lived experiences with each other, delved into the world of IVF and surrogacy...

Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Comment
17 December 2021 • 9 minutes read

All Families Great and Small: Changing Family Forms

by Zaina Mahmoud

The third session of the Progress Educational Trust's 2021 annual conference, chaired by family law barrister Andrew Powell, focused on how the structure of families is changing...

Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Comment
25 October 2021 • 4 minutes read

Female Fertility: What Does the Future Hold?

by Zaina Mahmoud

The Progress Education Trust event 'Female Fertility: What Does the Future Hold?' was the latest in a series of online discussions providing informative debate on future approaches to reproductive matters...

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Comment
1 October 2021 • 5 minutes read

#ExtendTheLimit: What Now For Egg Freezing?

by Zaina Mahmoud

Following the #ExtendTheLimit campaign and petition led by the Progress Educational Trust, the UK Government announced proposals to increase the time limit on storage of frozen eggs, sperm and embryos from ten years to a renewable ten year limit capped at a maximum of 55 years, irrespective of medical need…

Image by Dr Christina Weis. © Christina Weis
Image by Dr Christina Weis. © Christina Weis
Reviews
27 September 2021 • 4 minutes read

Book Review: You Got Anything Stronger?

by Zaina Mahmoud

When Gabrielle Union announced that her second tell-all book, You Got Anything Stronger?, would delve into her surrogacy journey, despite not personally being a fan of celebrity autobiographies, I must admit I was excited...

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