Netflix sued for disclosing identities of donor-conceived people
Netflix is being sued in federal court over the disclosure of three women's donor-conceived status in the 2022 documentary 'Our Father'...
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DI (donor insemination)
The insertion of a donated sperm sample into a woman's vagina, cervix or womb to achieve a pregnancy.
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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.
Fertility treatment data tool launched by HFEA
An online dashboard featuring data on fertility treatment outcomes in the UK, broken down by region, has been launched by the Human Fertilisation Embryology Authority...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Patient sues fertility doctor who allegedly used own sperm in treatment
A US woman is suing her fertility doctor, claiming he used his own sperm to impregnate her 34 years ago...
UK fertility law needs modernising
Scientific development is starting to push against, or go beyond, the boundaries of what is permissible under UK fertility law. It is time to modernise the law, and the HFEA has launched a consultation to determine how best to do that...
The evolution of egg, sperm and embryo donation: a sign of a specialty that never stands still
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's chair, Julia Chain, discusses the fascinating evolution of egg and sperm donation in the UK following the launch of their new 'Trends in Egg, Sperm and Embryo Donation' report...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Podcast Review: Happy Mum Happy Baby – Freddy McConnell
Freddy McConnell outlines his journey through transition to fatherhood, in this Happy Mum Happy Baby episode...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Podcast Review: If These Ovaries Could Talk – Your uterus, your choice
The If These Ovaries Could Talk podcast series explores the experiences of non-traditional families. The episode Your Uterus, Your Choice explored the experiences of a same-sex couple undergoing fertility treatment with donor sperm...
Self-insemination artist seeks publication of emails regarding decision to pull funding
Performance artist, Casey Jenkins, is seeking clarification from the Australia Council for the Arts over its decision to rescind funding for a controversial project involving livestreaming self-insemination during lockdown...
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.
Damages awarded in case of doctor who used own sperm 'excessive'
A judge in Vermont has ruled that a $5.25 million award of damages to a woman inseminated by her doctor was excessive...
Dutch donor-conceived people seek answers
A Dutch fertility doctor has been found to be the genetic father of at least three patients conceived in his clinic...
