TV Review: Swipe Right for Sperm
BBC Wales investigates the rise in people turning to social media to find sperm donors, the men behind the accounts, and the risks associated with the practice…
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HFEA (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority)
A UK non-departmental public body established by an Act of Parliament in 1990, which regulates treatment using eggs and sperm, and treatment and research involving human embryos. It sets standards for, and issues licences to, fertility treatment and embryo research centres.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
'If we were a straight couple...': Understanding LGBTQ+ family-building experiences in the UK
Drs Carolyn Wilson-Nash, Jennifer Takhar and Chloe He discuss the reality faced by many LGBTQ+ people seeking fertility treatment in the UK...
Podcast Review: The Gift – Fathers
In this episode of BBC podcast The Gift, two sperm donors discuss the impact of direct-to-consumer DNA testing on their lives and experience of fatherhood. Xinran Hao discusses where the programme hit the mark – and where it fell short...
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.
The future of fertility
Falling fertility rates are reshaping societies worldwide. The challenge is no longer simply encouraging people to have children, but creating conditions in which family life feels achievable...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
DNA testing and donor conception: New leaflets to support informed choices
Lucy Frith, professor of bioethics and health research at the University of Manchester and lead of the ConnecteDNA project, discusses the new information leaflets they have produced designed to help donors, donor-conceived people and families navigate the growing impact of online DNA testing on donor conception...
Court rules that sperm donor cannot be named father on birth certificate
A prolific sperm donor has been denied a declaration of parentage for a child conceived using his sperm...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Podcast Review: The Queer Family Podcast – Lesbian IVF journey
This Queer Family Podcast episode on lesbian IVF journeys, highlights both the emotional intensity of assisted reproduction and the broader social and ethical questions it raises...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
What Does the NICE Fertility Guideline Update Mean for You?
At the latest PET event, experts gathered to discuss the newly updated NICE Fertility Guideline, exploring major changes to IVF recommendations, emerging fertility pathways, and persistent inequalities in access to treatment across the UK...