New imaging technique could help pick embryos for IVF
A new imaging technique can help assess the quality of early-stage embryos...
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PGS (preimplantation genetic screening)
PGS (preimplantation genetic screening) is a test that can be carried out on IVF embryos, to ensure that only embryos with no obvious chromosome conditions are returned to the woman's womb. Also known as PGT-A (Preimplantation Testing for Aneuploidy).
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Mitochondrial replacement techniques, Mexico and the legal unknowns
It is not every day that we can examine the details of the first use of a new reproductive technology. But the first live birth of a baby following the use of a mitochondrial replacement technique (MRT) in IVF last year gives a window into just this. The
Podcast Review: Naked Genetics — Testing, testing
Dr Kat Arney leads a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion of genetic testing — from testing for cancer genes to whether your child's DNA can predict their future sporting ability...
TV Review: Panorama — Inside Britain's Fertility Business
Panorama's investigation into the use of 'add-ons' in private fertility clinics is a novel mixture of undercover journalism and a high-quality systematic review of the clinical evidence...
Benefits of IVF add-ons 'not based on evidence'
There is a lack of quality evidence on the benefits of almost all fertility clinic add-on treatments, a study published in the BMJ has suggested...
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.
Book Review: Where Science and Ethics Meet — Dilemmas at the Frontiers of Medicine and Biology
This introduction to ethics in medicine is no dreary textbook, but is a stimulating conversation starter and a welcome addition to any ethics bookshelf...
TV Review — Fertility & Me
The One Show's Alex Jones explores her own fertility and looks at the emotional and financial costs of IVF, while also examining the technological and medical advances that may help more people become parents in the future...
Testing, Testing 1, 2, 3: PGS and PGD
There was a captivating debate around the emerging genetic choices, legal framework and ethical issues from the use of PGS (pre-implantation genetic screening) and PGD (pre-implantation genetic diagnosis) at this event produced by the Progress Educational Trust (PET)...
Fertility specialists warn against unnecessary, expensive treatments
A number of fertility specialists have raised concerns over private clinics offering expensive 'add-on' treatments to patients, sometimes without sufficient evidence of their effectiveness...
IVF: the next generation — first UK baby born after DNA screening technique
The UK's first baby resulting from an embryo that was screened using next-generation DNA sequencing has been born in Oxford...