Raids carried out earlier this year by the UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), on IVF clinics run by the pioneering fertility expert Mohamed Taranissi, have been ruled unlawful by the High Court of Justice. The case was expected to go to a full hearing, but...
It is essential that fertility regulation be standardised across Europe, according to Professor Paul Devroey of Brussels Free University. Speaking in Lyons, France at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology - of which he is chair - Professor Devroey made a provocative contribution...
New research by Dr Chris Faulkes of Queen Mary, University of London draws connections between the breeding habits of mole-rats and stress-related infertility in humans. Dr Faulkes presented his research in Lyons, France this week, at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and...
New research, published online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last week, shows that blocking the activity of a gene in the brain - which regulates the enzyme p21-activated kinase (PAK) - can reverse symptoms of mental retardation and autism in mice with Fragile...
Two separate teams have successfully isolated a new type of rodent stem cell that closely resembles human embryonic stem (hES) cells. The Oxford and Cambridge University studies, both published in the journal Nature, show that this new stem cell type could help shed light on human ES...
The Roman Catholic Bishops of England (RCBE) have told the UK parliament that inter-species embryos - those containing genetic information from both human and animals - should not be treated any differently from 'normal' embryos, and that women should be given the chance to carry their genetic offspring to...
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The continuing 'postcode lottery' of IVF access in the UK
by Dr Françoise Shenfield1
Lord Winston's critique of the funding of fertility treatment in the UK sparked controversy and press headlines earlier this month. As I wrote in a recent letter to the Guardian newspaper (1), whilst I welcome Professor Winston's comments on the cost of IVF in the UK, he fails to address...