70-year-old woman in Uganda gives birth to twins
A 70-year-old Ugandan woman has set the record for being the oldest mother in Africa, after she gave birth following IVF...
A mature male reproductive cell, which contains half the genetic information needed to make a new human.
A 70-year-old Ugandan woman has set the record for being the oldest mother in Africa, after she gave birth following IVF...
The current legal framework on which compensation caps for gamete donors is based has created a situation where foreign donors are compensated less than those in the UK, explains Julian Hitchcock...
The Johnson family turn detective after an at-home DNA test reveals a mistake by the IVF clinic they used to help conceive their second child...
by Rachel Siden
An LGBTQ advocacy group in Japan has called on the Government to guarantee care for all pregnant women after a lesbian who obtained IVF abroad was denied routine care...
The Health Council of the Netherlands has recommended that the 14-day rule for embryo research should be extended to a 28-day rule, as this could yield knowledge that helps to prevent developmental diseases and treat infertility...
The Government's decision to 'follow the science' and allow HIV positive LGBT+ couples to share gametes with their partner is a welcome step, but highlights inequality in other areas, argues Natalie Gamble...
by Blair Sowry
The UK government has committed to changing laws which prevent same-sex couples affected by HIV from accessing fertility treatment...
by Zoe Beketova
A US woman is suing her fertility doctor, claiming he used his own sperm to impregnate her 34 years ago...
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