ICSI and ovarian stimulation linked to different patterns in children's DNA
Parental age and various procedures used during assisted reproductive technology have been linked to different patterns of mutational changes in the DNA of offspring...
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Book Review: A Journey Through Male Infertility – Stronger together
Fertility counsellor Anthony Ryb reviews Pip Reilly's 'A Journey Through Male Infertility: Stronger Together', considering its aim to provide accessible support for men experiencing infertility and highlighting both its strengths and the gaps he feels limit its usefulness…
British patients left in limbo after Portuguese IVF clinic closes
UK patients have had their fertility treatment disrupted after a Portuguese fertility clinic was declared insolvent...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Giving more choices to survivors of childhood cancer
Researchers working in childhood cancer survivorship explain how patient-derived stem cells could one day expand fertility restoration options, for boys whose cancer treatment has damaged their developing testes…
Following birth of baby, parents allege that a Florida IVF clinic used the wrong sperm
A Florida couple is suing a fertility clinic after genetic analyses revealed that their daughter is not biologically related to her father...
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.
The Genetics of Infertility: Causes, Choices and Treatments
Genetic testing is beginning to identify causes of infertility that were previously unexplained. PET's latest event brought together clinicians and researchers to discuss the opportunities and limitations of reproductive genetics...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Event Review: From Concealment to Recognition – Ethics and lived experiences of insemination fraud
Drawing on a presentation by Professor Sabrina Zeghiche, Zeenat Beebeejaun explores the ramifications of insemination fraud on families...
Inside the Facebook group where donor-conceived people find each other
Drawing on interviews with 28 Australian donor-conceived adults, Dr Giselle Newton's research examines how being part of a Facebook group shapes donor-conceived people's experiences, relationships and views on law reform...
Image by Bill McConkey via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts sperm swimming towards an egg.
Withdrawal of donor consent after the creation of embryos requires HFEA intervention
Following two recent cases where a donor withdrew consent after patients created embryos using their sperm, the medical and scientific directors of London Sperm Bank call for UK law to be updated...