'Safe and cheap' IVF uses in-body incubator
An IVF method using an in-body incubator is safe and effective, research presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting shows...
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NICE releases fertility quality standard, says postcode lottery is 'completely unacceptable'
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a quality standard that aims to bring an end to a 'postcode lottery' in the provision of fertility services on the NHS, which it says is restricting access to treatment....
Alcohol good, coffee bad, vegetables debatable — men's route to successful conception
To improve chances of conception, men should drink a pint of beer daily, cut down on coffee, eat more fruit and vegetables (beware a coating of sperm-harming pesticides), and avoid vegetarian or vegan diets...
Gene variant protects Latin-American women from breast cancer
Latin American women are less likely to have breast cancer because of an inherited genetic trait, a study suggests...
Miniature human stem-cell-derived gut grown in mice
A section of functioning human intestine has been transplanted into mice, giving scientists a new model with which to study intestinal diseases...
Paralysed man begins recovery after nasal cell transplant
A man who was paralysed from the chest down has begun to walk again, with the use of a frame, following the transplantation of cells into his spinal cord...
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Look north: Better Together but fertility 'devo max' in Scotland is a good thing
by Dr Sarah Martins Da Silva
As a consultant clinician working in one of the four NHS tertiary fertility units in Scotland, I was somewhat surprised to read the objection from the Association of Clinical Embryologists about proposed plans to devolve legislative powers for fertility treatment to the Scottish Government...
Company-sponsored egg freezing: perk or coercion?
by Professor Heidi Mertes
Facebook and Apple's recently announced plans make egg-freezing sound like an insurance plan for women wanting to build their careers, but should be viewed as a last resort...