Baby born with heart defect can return to California after surrogacy dispute
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the intended parents of a seriously ill newborn can take the child back to California...
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Non-invasive PGT-A did not improve pregnancy rates
A non-invasive form of PGT-A did not improve pregnancy rates in a clinical trial, but did reduce early miscarriages...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Egg freezing becoming more commonplace in women's sports
Chelsea Football Club will fund egg freezing and fertility treatment for its female players, becoming the first Women's Super League club to do so...
Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts human cells, showing the stages of cell division.
Base editing clarifies risks of genome editing in human embryos
Base editing can efficiently alter the DNA of human embryos, but it can also result in unintended genomic changes....
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Egg freezing is not reproductive insurance – so what does 'success' really mean?
Dr Kylie Baldwin and Stuart Lavery consider the complexities behind egg freezing, exploring why women freeze their eggs, what 'success' means, and what happens to eggs that are never used...
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.
Couples' embryos to be destroyed after sperm donors withdraw consent
Two same-sex couples face the destruction of their frozen embryos after their sperm donors unexpectedly withdrew consent for their use...
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.
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Potential changes to NHS IVF in England and Scotland
The UK and Scottish Governments have both proposed changes to NHS funding for IVF...
Parenthood at birth, protection before pregnancy: A clinician's case for surrogacy reform
New evidence on the risks of gestational surrogacy should strengthen the case for better safeguards, writes Dr Carole Gilling-Smith...