An international research team has discovered nearly 200 recurrent mutations in the genome of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease...
The novel coronavirus can persist in the semen of men who are recovering following infection, according to a new study...
Women who used fertility treatment to conceive their first child have a good chance of having a second child the same way, according to a new study...
UK guidelines have been published to help fertility clinics to prepare to open during the COVID-19 pandemic...
A COVID-19 diagnostic kit is in development that uses CRISPR and can be performed in a single test tube in one hour...
A transgender couple have announced the birth of their first child...
The first male same-sex couple to receive IVF on the NHS has announced they are expecting a baby son via surrogate this summer...
New research suggests COVID-19 can infect and multiply within intestinal cells...
'I just took a DNA test', sings Lizzo on her 2017 hit single 'Truth Hurts'...
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How can diagnostic fertility testing labs help in the battle against COVID-19?
by Dr Alan Thornhill and 1 others
As we head into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still many questions unanswered...
Egg, sperm and embryo storage limits: ten key principles
by Sarah Norcross
In addition to continuing with its #ExtendTheLimit campaign, PET has developed ten key principles on egg, sperm embryo storage which have informed its response to the UK government's consultation on this area...
Access to IVF in the time of COVID-19
by Professor Imogen Goold
Following the cessation of all fertility services on 23 March 2020, fertility patients have been waiting to learn when they will be permitted to recommence treatment...