Donor Conception and Genetic Disease: Lessons to Be Learned from Donor 7069
Seven experts discussed the sensitive case of donor 7069 and explored what could be done to avoid it happening again, as well as how to improve outcomes if it did...
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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.
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may improve male fertility
GLP-1 drugs may help to improve male testosterone levels and sperm count, preliminary research suggests...
Podcast Review: The Queer Family Podcast – 'We bought sperm four months in'
Robert and Shannon share their journey to parenthood through donor conception, speaking candidly about fertility, trans healthcare, and raising their daughter in an intentionally queer family...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Why male fertility deserves better: The evidence for individualised care
Evidence shows that a male factor contributes to approximately half of all cases of infertility, but the focus is often on women, write Francesca Steyn and Dr Becky Kay...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
'If we were a straight couple...': Understanding LGBTQ+ family-building experiences in the UK
Drs Carolyn Wilson-Nash, Jennifer Takhar and Chloe He discuss the reality faced by many LGBTQ+ people seeking fertility treatment in the UK...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
TV Review: The Plastic Detox
The Plastic Detox explores the links between plastic exposure and reproductive health, combining scientific research with personal stories to examine a growing environmental health concern…
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
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.
'Joe Donor' in Scotland? Possible Scots law approaches to sperm donors and legal parentage
Following an English court's decision that a prolific sperm donor could not be listed on a child's birth certificate, Robert Gilmour and Professor Gillian Black examine how the same situation would be treated in Scots law...
Podcast Review: The Gift – Fathers
In this episode of BBC podcast The Gift, two sperm donors discuss the impact of direct-to-consumer DNA testing on their lives and experience of fatherhood. Xinran Hao discusses where the programme hit the mark – and where it fell short...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
TV Review: Scams and Scandals – Sunshine and secrets, the hidden side of IVF
BBC Scams and Scandals turns its attention to IVF clinics in Northern Cyprus in this episode, investigating allegations that sperm and eggs from the wrong donors were used in treatment for British families…