News: HFEA publishes report on infertility clinics
British researchers have applied to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for permission to begin human trials on stroke patients using stem cells derived from human fetal tissue.
Heidi Nicholl 12 December 2006
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News: Restrictive fertility law forces Italian patients abroad
Thousands of Italians are being forced to travel abroad for assisted reproduction or preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) treatment, because of Italy's highly restrictive legislation.
Dr Jess Buxton 12 December 2006
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News: Male fertility restored through simple surgery
A new study presented this week at the Radiological Society of North America conference in Chicago showed that a minimally invasive surgical procedure may help restore male fertility.
Dr Laura Bell 09 December 2006
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News: Fertility drugs may reduce chance of conceiving
Doctors are apparently warning women that high doses of drugs taken to stimulate the ovaries in the process of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) may damage eggs and womb lining reducing the woman's chance of conceiving.
Heidi Nicholl 09 December 2006
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News: Younger eggs linked to increased lifespan?
New research from the University of Chicago in the US suggests that first-born children of young mothers have the best chance of living to 100; statistical results show this to be up to 1.7 times more likely than their siblings.
Zulehkha Waheed 01 December 2006
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News: Healthy twins born after new embryo test
The first babies to be conceived following the use of a new embryo testing technique have been born in the UK.
Dr Jess Buxton 22 November 2006
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News: Irish High Court rules embryos are not protected by constitution
The Irish High Court has ruled that frozen embryos are not covered under the 1983 constitutional abortion amendment (Article 40.3.3) protecting the right to life of 'the unborn'.
Antony Blackburn-Starza 22 November 2006
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News: Embryology law reform contained in Queen's speech
The UK Government is set to reform laws regulating human embryology and fertility treatment, and is expected to recommend allowing lesbian couples and single mothers equal access to IVF.
Antony Blackburn-Starza 22 November 2006
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News: New York doctors given go-ahead to attempt womb transplants
A surgeon in New York has been given the go-ahead to carry out a womb transplant.
Heidi Nicholl 15 November 2006
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News: British undercover journalists referred abroad for illegal sex selection
According to the UK's Sunday Times newspaper last week, clinics in the UK are offering couples the chance to choose the sex of their child, a practice that is illegal in Britain unless done to avoid a serious genetic disorder in the resulting child, by referring them to clinics abroad.
Heidi Nicholl 15 November 2006
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News: Charity survey shows UK attitudes to fertility treatments
New research detailing the UK public's views on IVF and related fertility issues has been published.
Dr Kirsty Horsey 15 November 2006
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Announcement: SHORT-TERM COURSE AND WORKSHOP ON Human Embryonic Stem Cell Culture Techniques
To develop competencies in the culture, propagation and characterization of human embryonic stem (hES) cells, Reliance School of Life Sciences, in association with Reliance Life Sciences, is organizing a five-day course on hES cell culture and propagation techniques from February 05 ? 09, 2007, at Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Center (DALC), Navi Mumbai.
Reliance Life Sciences Pvt.Ltd. 14 November 2006
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Article: The egg and sperm race
Recent media reports describe the case of Alexandra Saunders, a 25 year old woman who has been advertising her eggs for sale on the internet in the hopes of paying off her credit card debts.
Anna Smajdor, Researcher in Medical Ethics, Imperial College, London 12 November 2006
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News: Couples with fertility problems pass on higher health risks to children?
Research presented at the recent annual conference of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) suggests that couples with fertility problems pass on higher health risks to their children than do normally conceiving couples.
Antony Blackburn-Starza 07 November 2006
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News: British woman offers eggs for sale on US website
A twenty-six year old British woman has advertised her eggs for sale on an American website in order to pay off debts.
Heidi Nicholl 07 November 2006
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