Potential changes to NHS IVF in England and Scotland
The UK and Scottish Governments have both proposed changes to NHS funding for IVF...
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A donor's perspective on rethinking fertility access and the future of family‑building
An online sperm donor explains how practical changes could help recognise and support the reality of modern family-building...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
More UK families treated with wrong donor sperm in Northern Cyprus
More UK families have reported that the wrong donor sperm or eggs were used in fertility treatment at clinics in Northern Cyprus...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Introducing the UK Mitochondrial Disease Research Institute
The Lily Foundation's new UK Mitochondrial Disease Research Institute aims to bring together patients, researchers, clinicians, data and biological resources to help accelerate mitochondrial disease research and turn scientific discoveries into new treatments…
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Hormone therapy changes the fertility preservation conversation for trans and gender-diverse patients
For anyone starting gender-affirming hormone treatment, fertility is rarely the first thing on their mind. But for those who might want to have a genetically related child one day, the timing of that decision can matter, explain Dr Orestis Tsonis, Neha Shanbhag and Dr Julia Kopeika...
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…
Insights from the PET/ESHRE report: Sex selection
The PET team discusses public opinion of sex selection in the UK, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy, as revealed by the recent PET/ESHRE report 'Fertility, Embryo Research and Genome Editing'...
Insights from the PET/ESHRE report: Fertility funding
The PET team discusses public opinion of fertility funding in the UK, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy, as revealed by the recent PET/ESHRE report 'Fertility, Embryo Research and Genome Editing'...