A new genetic mechanism for determining sex has been discovered in spiny rats, shedding light on the evolution and degeneration of the Y chromosome...
An Israeli court has ordered genetic testing of four couples to determine the genetic parents of a two-month-old girl born after an embryo mix-up...
The discovery of a protein responsible for binding and fusing sperm and egg cells in mice could shed light on possible causes of fertility and treatments for it...
Transgender patients and other patients who receive treatment that may impact their fertility, will be able to access fertility preservation funded by the NHS in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire for the first time...
Genetic changes that turn on cancer genes have been discovered, which may lead to the development of improved methods for predicting and treating cancer...
Genetic variants have been identified in some black men which may be linked with early-onset prostate cancer...
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Breaking Down Barriers: Who Will Lead the Way?
by Professor Kirsty Horsey
The theme of Progress Educational Trust's 2022 Annual Conference 'Making Fertility Treatment Fair: Equality in Access, Equality in Outcome?' was equality and fairness in the context of fertility treatment, and how barriers to treatment may be overcome...
Flying the Flag for Fairness: How Do Countries Compare?
by Dr Eleanor Taylor
The second session of the Progress Educational Trust's 2022 annual conference examined how assisted reproduction is practised, funded and regulated in four different European countries: Turkey, Belgium, Germany and Italy...
Ovarian tissue regrafting: It works but many English patients can't access it
by Sara Matthews
Ovarian tissue grafts are a fertility preservation option for pre-pubertal patients undergoing treatment that could make them infertile. Sara Matthews explains what is holding back more patients in England from being able to access this service…