ICSI troubles
A new study has raised concerns about intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Presented at a symposium at the Monash Institute of Reproduction in Melbourne, Australia, the research links the use of the fertility technique by men who have genetic defects (which may have caused them to be infertile) and rare problems...
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Is a tissue-matched child a commodity?
by Juliet Tizzard
This week's BioNews reports on the HFEA's announcement that it will in principle permit preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and tissue typing in IVF units in the United Kingdom. But whilst families keenly awaiting this opportunity were delighted, not everyone was happy to hear the news. There was, of course, the...