Two new studies highlight the underlying genetic causes that begin to explain why some COVID-19 patients suffer worse symptoms than others....
Placenta development is initiated first in human pregnancies, even before the embryo starts to form, according to new research...
Genes that play a role in cancer's evasion of the immune system have been identified...
A new way to create stem cells that are able to produce placenta tissue has been discovered, potentially leading to new treatments for placenta complications that may arise during pregnancy.
Adults conceived through sperm donation self-reported higher frequencies of immunological diseases compared with adults born through spontaneous conception, according to a new study...
A new report from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has identified how fertility treatment is being used in the UK by single patients as well as heterosexual and female same-sex couples...
A Scottish court has ruled in favour of a woman who wants to use her deceased husband's sperm for IVF...
'Gestational carriers' was not a term I had ever heard prior to being asked to review the latest podcast produced by ASRM Today and SART Fertility Experts. I think that this in itself exemplifies the differences between the UK and the US, which were very obvious throughout the podcast...
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FILM: Careful What You Look For - What Should We Be Testing For in Sperm and Egg Donors?
by BioNews
This film documents a Progress Educational Trust event about different ways of assessing the suitability of sperm and egg donors, including both traditional carrier screening and expanded carrier screening...
Starting or ending a pregnancy: why the British Pregnancy Advisory Service is doing both
by Ann Furedi
This month, the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) announced plans to open a new clinic in London to provide fertility services...