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...
The insertion of a donated sperm sample into a woman's vagina, cervix or womb to achieve a pregnancy.
by Zoe Beketova
A US woman is suing her fertility doctor, claiming he used his own sperm to impregnate her 34 years ago...
by Julia Chain
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...
by Julia Chain
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...
Freddy McConnell outlines his journey through transition to fatherhood, in this Happy Mum Happy Baby episode...
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...
by Emily Vine
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...
by Ryan Au
A judge in Vermont has ruled that a $5.25 million award of damages to a woman inseminated by her doctor was excessive...
by Michaela Chen and 1 others
A Dutch fertility doctor has been found to be the genetic father of at least three patients conceived in his clinic...
by Sarah Dingle
Imagine: you have a life, a job, a house, and perhaps kids of your own. You're an adult, moving through the world with a sense of who you are and what you want...
A Canadian fertility specialist, Dr Norman Barwin, has lost his medical licence for using the wrong sperm, including his own, to inseminate a number of IVF patients...
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