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Scientists now able to view critical aspects of mammalian embryonic development using new technique ...
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According to a meta-analysis published early online in Fertility & Sterility, once weekly cori...
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A feature on BBC One's The One Show discusses the provision of IVF by the NHS. Full programme
Read morenih-study-links-high-levels-of-cadmium,-lead-in-blood-to-pregnancy-delay
Higher blood levels of cadmium in females, and higher blood levels of lead in males, delayed pregnan...
Read morethree-person-ivf-technique-moves-closer
Public opinion will help decide the future of a controversial genetic technique to stop serious con...
Read moretwo-ivf-embryos-better-than-one
Two embryos are better than one for maximising the chances of having an IVF baby at any age, a study...
Read morebabies-born-via-fertility-treatment-may-be-smaller
In a study of 1,700 women who gave birth to one child each, researchers found that babies born to wo...
Read morecardiff-and-oxford-research-aims-to-improve-ivf-success-rates
Fertility techniques used in mice could be used to improve IVF success rates in women, researchers c...
Read morefemales-may-be-more-susceptible-to-infection-during-ovulation
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that high levels of estradiol pr...
Read moreusing-one-embryo-in-ivf-doesn-t-cut-birth-rate-study
VF has traditionally involved transferring multiple embryos, which is known to increase by many time...
Read morewould-be-fathers-may-not-be-match-fit-to-get-their-partners-pregnant
Would-be fathers may not be "match fit" to get their partners pregnant, with one in six still smokin...
Read moreelectro-acupuncture-boosts-ivf-success-in-study
Women who have an electro-acupuncture session as part of their infertility treatment may have a bett...
Read moreheavier-women-may-have-less-ivf-success
The heavier a woman is, the more trouble she may have getting pregnant and having a baby through in ...
Read moreprinceton-research-in-the-early-life-of-an-embryo,-a-monster-lurks
Research based at Princeton University has revealed that newly fertilized cells only narrowly avoid ...
Read moreno-strong-evidence-to-support-aspirin-use-for-ivf
A systematic review published in The Cochrane Library did not find compelling evidence to support th...
Read moremothers-of-twins-have-heavier-single-babies
Single babies born to mothers of twins tend to be heavier, report scientists. The report in the jou...
Read morebaby-gender-blood-tests-accurate
Parents-to-be wanting to find out their baby's gender can be assured that a blood test on the mother...
Read moreegg’s-movements-predict-embryo’s-chance-of-survival,-study-suggests
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new technique which could significantly ...
Read morepredicting-how-long-a-female-will-remain-fertile-becoming-more-accurate
A test may soon be able to accurately foretell how long a woman will be fertile before her menopause...
Read moreeating-disorders-delay-pregnancy
Women with a history of eating disorders may struggle to fall pregnant quickly, research suggests. ...
Read morestem-cell-sperm-study-leads-to-successful-mouse-births
Fertility experts are hailing a mouse study in which working sperm cells were created from embryonic...
Read moreivf-treatment-and-multiple-births-free-market-patient-rights-versus-government-regulation
Amsterdam, 26 July 2011 - Elsevier announced the publication of several commentaries in the scientif...
Read moreunplanned-babies-develop-vocabulary,-non-verbal-and-spatial-abilities-more-slowly
Children of unplanned pregnancies are more likely to have poorer vocabulary, spatial and non-verbal ...
Read moreivf-couples-forced-to-travel-abroad-by-shortage-of-donors
COUPLES desperate for a baby are being forced abroad due to a lack of sperm and egg donors in the UK...
Read morecouples-seek-ivf-treatment-abroad
Couples desperate for a baby are being forced abroad because of a lack of sperm and egg donors in th...
Read morestate-overhauls-monitoring-system-for-sperm-banks
The Health Ministry is preparing new regulations to formalize the operations of sperm banks in Israe...
Read moremeet-the-ukcfa-at-the-fertility-show
Once again, the Fertility Show opens at Olympia in London on the 5th & 6th of November 2010 and ...
Read morefertility-show-update
We would like to thank the hundreds of people who came to the UKCFA Stand to talk to Mr Kingsland, M...
Read morebfs-president-visits-the-ukcfa-clinic
Recently, the British Fertility Society President, Mr Anthony Rutherford (along with other eminent g...
Read morefertility-show-winner-commences-treatment
At this year’s Fertility Show, the UKCFA’s clinic in Cyprus (the Cyprus IVF Clinic), held a Prize ...
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