Loss of crucial protein could explain endometriosis and infertility link
A protein has been identified as the reason why endometriosis causes infertility, according to a new study...
Is a condition where the endometrial lining grows outside the uterus, often affecting the functioning of the uterus and ovaries.
A protein has been identified as the reason why endometriosis causes infertility, according to a new study...
Despite concerted efforts to reduce the stigma surrounding fertility struggles, there still appears to be a 'facelessness' to this incredibly common issue, which suggests that fertility is still very much a taboo subject...
by Stuart Lavery and 1 others
The recent study from Dreyer et al examining the chance of natural pregnancy following hysterosalpingography has provoked a significant amount of interest in the lay press, with suggestions that this well established diagnostic fertility test could be off
by Professor Roy Homburg and 1 others
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued new guidance on the use of IUI that displays a plethora of contradictions and inconsistencies in an effort to maintain the status quo, precluding a fair appraisal of IUI practice...
Researchers in Belgium have taken the first steps towards producing a transplantable artificial ovary after demonstrating successful follicle survival in mice...
by Ryan Ross
Three same-sex female couples are suing the US state of New Jersey for what they claim are discriminatory rules regarding the funding of fertility treatment...
Around one in three women conceive naturally in the six years after discontinuing fertility treatment, an internet survey of over 400 women has found...
Women who have used assisted reproductive technologies are over a third more likely to develop ovarian cancer than other women, a large-scale study finds...
IVF is only miraculous and life-changing if it works, but in some areas of the country you're less likely to be able to try on the NHS. BBC One's 'Postcode Lottery' follows a couple who could attempt treatment if they lived elsewhere...
by Tara Camm
In 2008, important changes were made to the legislation governing the use of human embryos in research, the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (HFE Act) 1990. The legislation was extended to five categories of 'human admixed embryos' containing human and animal cellular or genetic components, which were brought within the licensing regime of the HFE Act...
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