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...
News
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.
Human jumping gene found in poxvirus genome
A primate-specific gene known as BC200 has been found to have 'jumped' into a human virus from the pox family...
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 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).
Salivary gland organoids developed from human pluripotent stem cells
Human salivary gland organoids derived from pluripotent stem cells have been transplanted into mice....
Better birth outcomes after fertility treatment for single mothers by choice
Birth outcomes for single mothers who conceive using fertility treatments are at least comparable to those of mothers who conceive naturally or partnered mothers who had fertility treatment, and in some instances more favourable...
Reviews
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…
Comment
A seven-point manifesto for gestational justice
by Professor Anna Smajdor
Why should people with the capacity to gestate be regarded as responsible for resolving population deficits? Professor Anna Smajdor argues that society’s interest in reproduction must be balanced with the rights of those whose bodies make gestation possible...
Age limits for fertility patients – a medical or societal matter?
by Dr Andrea Martani
Dr Andrea Martani discusses age cutoffs for IVF and fertility treatment: are they based on medical evidence or societal norms?...