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Most exciting new breakthrough in IVF treatment for 30 years

Submitted by prideangel.com on Sun, 05/19/2013 - 5:06am
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Thousands of infertile couples could benefit from a new IVF procedure that can dramatically improve the success rate of having a baby through artificial reproduction.
Scientists believe they can double or even triple the proportion of healthy babies born as a result fertility treatment with a relatively simple technique that takes a series of time-lapse photographs of the developing IVF embryos.

Liverpool's fertility clinic is having to buy sperm from Manchester

Submitted by prideangel.com on Wed, 05/08/2013 - 3:02am
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Liverpool's fertility clinic is having to buy in sperm from Manchester because its stocks are so low.
Professor Charles Kingsland, head of the Hewitt Fertility Centre based at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, said that a change in the law had led to a drastic decline in donors.

Prof Kingsland said: "It’s not just our stocks that are low, it is all stocks because the law concerning donors changed some years ago. Now donors only get reasonable expenses as opposed to getting paid and they can no longer remain anonymous."

HFEA to give guidance to fertility clinics about surrogacy

Submitted by prideangel.com on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 1:46am
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New guidance may help clarify surrogacy: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has voted to update the guidance it gives to UK fertility clinics on surrogacy. The new Code of Practice will:
- clarify what UK clinics should say to surrogacy patients, and
- update clinic procedures and forms for surrogacy.

Men and women who donated are encouraged to reveal their identity

Submitted by prideangel.com on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 2:29am
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Men and women who donated their sperm or egg cells anonymously should consider revealing their identity to their biological children, a study into the ethics of donor conception has recommended.
All children born as a result of donor conception after 2005, when the law on anonymity was changed, already have the right to know the name of their biological mother or father when they reach the age of 18.

Untreated STIs are a cause of infertility and put unborn babies at risk

Submitted by prideangel.com on Tue, 04/09/2013 - 2:01pm
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In recent years, the UK has seen a dramatic increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The Health Protection Agency (HPA) states that gonorrhoea infections have increased by almost 25% between 2010 - 2011, with syphilis and herpes increasing by 10% and 4.6% respectively. However, many cases of STIs remain undiagnosed and untreated, and can have a devastating effect on general health and fertility.

More couples are facing infertility in Vietnam

Submitted by prideangel.com on Sun, 03/31/2013 - 9:56am
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VietNamNet Bridge – Out of each 100 couples, 8 are sterile. The rate of secondary infertility caused by inflammation and abortions is increasing rapidly. This is one of the reasons that makes Vietnam face a downward trend in childbirth in the near future, experts have warned.

Problems accessing sperm and eggs increases fertility treatment abroad

Submitted by prideangel.com on Sat, 03/23/2013 - 4:05pm
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PROBLEMS in accessing donor sperm and eggs at home appear to be behind a reported increase in the number of UK citizens who seek fertility treatment abroad, despite the fact that this is widely seen as risky. Now, a team of academic experts, including a University of Huddersfield professor, have investigated the phenomenon and analysed the attitudes of health professionals.

Lazy men have lazy sperm, new study reveals

Submitted by prideangel.com on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 3:29pm
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Young men who watch TV for just three hours a day have half the sperm count of men rarely found in front of the box, warn researchers. For the first time, a study shows falling sperm quality is linked to lower levels of physical activity. Men who are mostly sedentary lose out to those who are moderately active, says the Harvard University study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

India bans surrogacy for gay couples and single people

Submitted by prideangel.com on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 4:09pm
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India faces criticism after officials issued new rules barring foreign gay couples and single people from using surrogate mothers to become parents. Commercial surrogacy is a booming industry in India, and in recent years the ranks of childless foreign couples looking for a low-cost, legally simple route to parenthood have been joined by gay couples and singles.

US Lesbian couple to testify on behalf of sperm donor

Submitted by prideangel.com on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 3:21am
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A Separated lesbian couple have both been summoned to testify on behalf of a sperm donor, with whom they had made a written agreement, but who was ordered to pay child support after they split up.
A Kansas judge recently ordered William Marotta, a sperm donor to a lesbian couple, to pay child support after they split up, raising questions of how the law protects sperm donors.
Mr Marotta and the couple he donated to did not use official channels, and instead met up using a website, and wrote up their own agreement.

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