IVF more successful than ever, says major UK report
Fertility treatment in the UK is more successful and safer than ever before, according to a report from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)...
News
Donor Conceived Register to close as HFEA ends funding
The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has said that it will halt funding for the Donor Conceived Register from the end of May...
New RNA editing tool shows promise for dementia
Researchers in the USA have developed a new RNA editing approach, which could be beneficial in treating dementia...
Space alters gene expression suggests NASA twins study
Preliminary results from a NASA study on a pair of identical twins suggests that space travel could have long-lasting effects on the human body...
UK region cuts IVF for couples with obese male partner
The Bath and North East Somerset clinical commissioning group (CCG) has said that it will restrict IVF access to couples where the male partner has a BMI of less than 30...
'Treasure trove' of genes linked to breast cancer found
A new study has identified 110 genes associated with an increased risk of breast cancer...
Non-cohabiting married couple ruled legal parents in surrogacy case
A UK man and woman in a platonic marriage have been granted a joint parenting order for their child, born via surrogate...
Second freezer failure at US fertility centre
A second US fertility clinic has reported a malfunction of a tank used to store frozen eggs and embryos...
Reviews
Education Review: Primary Schools Resources - The Donor Conception Network
Donor conceived children are among us; we have come a long way since the early days of sperm donation, but it would be easy to forget that each family built through donor conception and assisted conception is going through its own particular journey.
Theatre Review: Stuffed
Much as I love a laugh and a joke, 'Stuffed', billed as a comedy about fertility and IVF, seemed to me to have the potential of being insensitive and in poor taste - would I and the audience see the funny side?
Comment
Back to basics: Improve access to fertility care by subtracting the 'add-ons'
by Richard Kennedy
The global burden of infertility has been estimated as 48 million. As we approach the 40th anniversary of the birth of Louise Brown, the first child conceived following IVF, it is timely to reflect on the global revolution of assisted reproduction service