Male age has more impact on IVF birth rate than previously thought
Advanced paternal age has been found to influence IVF live birth rates more than previously thought...
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Egg cells remain dormant for decades by putting mitochondria to sleep
Early human oocytes remodel their metabolic activity, which enables them to remain dormant and reproductively viable for decades...
Commercial DNA testing used to gain donor conception information
With consumer DNA testing growing in popularity, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ensure the anonymity of both donors and donor-conceived children...
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.
Same-sex couple who wanted sons sue clinic after daughter is born
A US couple has filed a lawsuit against a fertility clinic for transferring a female embryo into their gestational carrier, resulting in the birth of a daughter after requesting a son...
Shorter IVF protocol reduces risk of OHSS
A large-scale study comparing two protocols for stimulating the ovaries in IVF has found that one has a lower risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, a potentially serious complication of IVF treatment...
Image by K Hardy via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human embryo at the blastocyst stage (about six days after fertilisation) 'hatching' out of the zona pellucida.
Genetic and epigenetic causes of IVF embryo arrest discovered
Changes that occur to DNA that could cause IVF embryos to stop dividing have been identified...
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...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
UK report reveals public attitudes to fertility, genomics and embryo research
Discrepancies between public opinion and real-world access to fertility services in the UK have been highlighted by a fertility and genomics survey commissioned by the Progress Education Trust...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Fibrosis drugs reverse ovarian ageing in mice
Ovarian ageing in mice has been shown to be reversible using compounds that target fibrosis and promote mitochondrial health..