AI technology checks live sperm quality in seconds
New AI technology could improve the speed and accuracy of live sperm analysis, assisting infertility diagnosis and selection of sperm for ICSI...
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ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection)
ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) is a variation of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). During ICSI, a single sperm is injected directly into an egg, in order to fertilise it.
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Environmental ethics and medical reproduction
Lecturer in ethics of technology at the University of Edinburgh, Dr Cristina Richie, discuses the ethical issues involved in medical reproduction as it relates to the environment...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Tracking equity in fertility treatment: Two years on from the Women's Health Strategy
PET marks the second anniversary of the Women's Health Strategy by launching the PET Fertility Policy Tracker – a simple to use and free to access tracker of ICBs' fertility policies in England...
European clinics delivered over one million IVF cycles in 2021
Over one million IVF cycles were carried out in Europe in 2021, according to data collected from over 37 countries by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Men's fertility and wellbeing under the microscope
Are men and couples who are receiving fertility checks, or going through fertility treatment, being let down by a system that’s too female-centric?...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Fertility add-ons in Canada: Is it time to end the silence?
Emeritus Professor, Arthur Leader, discusses the use of IVF treatment add-ons in Canada...
Slight increase in leukaemia risk for children born following frozen embryo transfer
Children conceived from frozen embryos may have an increased likelihood of developing leukaemia, recent research suggests...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Ultrasound can speed up sperm
Sperm motility increased after the application of ultrasound, scientists have discovered...
Studies cast further doubt on indiscriminate use of ICSI
No improvement was found by using ICSI for non-severe male factor infertility or when male factor fertility is not the cause of couples failing to conceive, two papers concluded...
