News: UK IVF births top 10,000
The number of women having successful in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment topped 10,000 for the first time in 2006, according to new figures released by the HFEA today. There were 10,242 births resulting in 12,596 babies in 2006, an increase of 13.1% on the number of births in 2005.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority 08 October 2008
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Announcement: University of Oxford's new MSc in Clinical Embryology now recruiting for October 2009 entry
This new, one year, residential, taught M.Sc. aims to provide graduate students, scientists and clinicians with highly advanced theoretical and practical understanding of human reproductive biology, embryology, infertility and assisted reproductive technology (ART) along with intensive ‘hands-on’ practical training in essential laboratory skills and the sophisticated gamete micromanipulation techniques associated with ART.
Dr Kevin Coward 07 October 2008
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News: Scientists find new information about embryo implantation
Scientists at the University of Oxford, UK, believe they have identified the way in which embryos implant in the uterus, providing essential information which may be used in the future for infertility treatments and offering hope to thousands of infertile couples.
Charlotte Maden 06 October 2008
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News: India to introduce new fertility regulation
New laws to regulate assisted reproductive technology in India will be introduced to Parliament later this year. The text of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill 2008 was published last week by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for public comment.
Antony Blackburn-Starza 06 October 2008
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News: Obesity may affect sex hormone levels but not sperm count
A study of 2000 men, conducted by Dr Anette Aggerholm and colleagues at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, has found no association between obesity and semen quality.
Lorna Stewart 06 October 2008
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News: Research or sale? US IVF patients are asked what to do with 'spare embryos'
The results of two related studies undertaken in the US show that a high proportion of infertile couples are in favour of their 'spare' embryos being used for research, whilst over half would advocate theirs being sold to help other couples.
Sarah Guy 06 October 2008
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News: Acupuncture aids IVF success
Researchers at the University of Southampton and Princess Anne Hospital in Southampton, UK, have found that women undergoing acupuncture at the same time as IVF increased their chances of having a baby from one in five to one in three.
Katy Sinclair 06 October 2008
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News: Anti-depressants may be linked to male infertility
Anti-depressants may be linked to male infertility, say researchers at the Cornell Medical Center in New York. Results of a study reported in the New Scientist this week reveal that males taking anti-depressants - also known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibiters (SSRIs) - could be damaging their sperm.
Antony Blackburn-Starza 06 October 2008
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News: UK's IVF pioneer receives lifetime achievement award
Professor Bob Edwards receives a Lifetime Achievement award at this year's Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards.
Paula Woodward HFEA 01 October 2008
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News: Half of women would ask a friend to father their child
A survey of 3,103 men and women, conducted by vitamin supplement company Vitabiotics, has found that 45 per cent of women surveyed would consider asking a male friend to father their child in the absence of a suitable partner.
Katy Sinclair 22 September 2008
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News: NHS suffers under the strain of multiple births resulting from 'fertility tourism'
A report has indicated for the first time the cost faced by the UK's National Health Service (NHS) as it copes with multiple births resulting from IVF patients treated abroad.
Sarah Guy 22 September 2008
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News: More women delaying parenthood, Australian study suggests
The average age of women seeking fertility help in Australia has increased from 35.2 years old in 2002 to 35.6 years old in 2006, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Ailsa Taylor 22 September 2008
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Announcement: Master of Clinical Embryology (MCE), Monash University Australia is now taking enrollment for 2009
Master of Clinical Embryology (MCE), Monash University Australia is now taking enrollment for 2009
Monash University Australia 20 September 2008
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News: Australian state parliament to vote on new IVF and surrogacy laws
The Victorian Parliament in Australia will soon decide to update the states laws on IVF and surrogacy when proposed new legislation is put to a conscience vote.
Antony Blackburn-Starza 19 September 2008
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News: More than 10,000 babies a year born in Australia and NZ with a little help from ART
More than 10,000 babies were born to women who had fertility treatments in Australia and New Zealand in 2006, according to the latest assisted reproduction technology (ART) report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 18 September 2008
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News: Fertility regulators issue guidelines for single embryo transfer in IVF
The British Fertility Society (BFS) and the Association of Clinical Embryologists (ACE) have introduced new guidelines aimed at reducing the number of multiple births amongst IVF patients in the UK.
Anthony Blackburn-Starza 12 September 2008
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Announcement: NEW HFEA AUTHORITY MEMBERS APPOINTED
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has today announced the
appointment of new Authority members by the Appointments Commission. Most of the
new appointments will take effect from 1 September 2008 for a period of three
years.
HFEA 07 September 2008
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Announcement: British Fertility Society & Association of Clinical Embryologists publish guidelines for elective Single Embryo Transfer.
"We are delighted to see the UK's fertility professionals take the next step in their campaign to tackle the single biggest risk of fertility treatment - the problem of multiple pregnancy and birth."
HFEA 07 September 2008
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News: Woman sues NHS trust after waiting for IVF
A woman in her early forties, who claims six years of unnecessary tests and waiting for IVF on the NHS has meant that she is now too old to use her own eggs, is suing the trust she claims is responsible.
Anthony Blackburn-Starza 07 September 2008
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Announcement: Fertility 2009 Call for Papers - Deadline 14th September 2008
Fertility 2009 is the 6th biannual conference of the UK Fertility Societies: the Association of Clinical Embryologists, British Fertility Society and the Society for Reproduction & Fertility.
Fertility 2009 02 September 2008
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News: Baby girl caught in between surrogacy and adoption laws
A baby born to an Indian surrogate mother for a Japanese couple has found herself in the middle of a legal battle over her nationality, the legal status of her parents and immigration rights.
Anthony Blackburn-Starza 01 September 2008
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News: Alcohol abuse in women linked to fertility problems
esearchers studying Australian groups of twins have established a link between heavy alcohol use and delayed pregnancy, in findings to be published in the journal 'Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research'.
Katy Sinclair 01 September 2008
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News: More NHS infertility treatment for infertile couples
The NHS has been advised to offer more fertility treatment cycles to infertile couples by a government advisory committee, in a bid to abolish the IVF postcode lottery that exists in the UK.
Charlotte Maden 01 September 2008
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News: US ban on European sperm
Health officials in the US have placed a ban on imports of sperm from European men to protect Americans from the human form of mad cow disease. Stores of European sperm are now running out, causing problems for women wishing to use them.
BioNews 24 August 2008
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News: Two infertility treatments found to be no better than nature
Two common infertility treatments are no more effective than trying to conceive naturally, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
Alison Cranage 12 August 2008
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