Lessons from Uruguay's first gestational surrogacy case
Uruguay's first gestational surrogacy case highlights regulatory gaps and the importance of consistent guidance and support for all involved, writes Dr Paula Siverino Bavio...
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Uterus
A hollow reproductive organ in a woman's pelvis, where an embryo can implant and develop throughout gestation. The fallopian tubes connect the uterus to the ovaries.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Image by Sílvia Ferreira, Cristina Lopo and Eileen Gentleman via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a single human stem cell embedded within a porous hydrogel matrix (false colour).
Mouse stem-cell-based embryo models mimic natural blastocysts
Mouse stem cells have been used to create an embryo model that mimics the stage where an embryo implants into the uterus...
Working with Robert Edwards at the dawn of IVF
Professor Barry Bavister explains how he became the first person ever to witness IVF in humans, when he looked down a microscope in 1968 while working alongside IVF pioneer Professor Sir Robert Edwards...
Image by K Hardy via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human embryo at the blastocyst stage (about six days after fertilisation) 'hatching' out of the zona pellucida.
Human embryo implantation filmed for the first time
The real time process of a human embryo implanting has been recorded for the first time in 3D, offering a glimpse into a critical yet previously hidden process...
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.
Event Review: Two Years On – Assessing the impact of surrogacy 'reforms' on future reproductive technologies
The symposium was 'an engaging and insightful experience that underscored the importance of open dialogue in shaping future policy', write Catherine Lewis and Lily MacLeod, master's students at King's College London...
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.
RNA test could predict pre-eclampsia months before symptoms appear
News from ESHRE – a 'liquid biopsy' blood test in the first trimester of pregnancy could help identify women who are at risk of developing pre-eclampsia...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
First baby born following womb transplant in UK
Amy Isabel has become the first UK baby born following a womb transplant...
Baby born to wrong parents after embryo mix-up at Monash IVF
A woman has discovered she gave birth to another couple's baby due to an IVF embryo mix-up...