News: Unknown US sperm donor passes genetic disorder to five children
Doctors have discovered that a sperm donor in the US has passed on a rare genetic disease to five children born to four couples who used his sperm to conceive.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 30 May 2006
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News: Victoria's fertility authority advises parents to tell children about donors
The fertility treatment regulator in the Australian state of Victoria has launched a newspaper advertising campaign designed to encourage parents of children born following egg or sperm donation to tell their children about their origins.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 30 May 2006
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News: UK woman goes abroad for PGD 'not available in UK
A doctor in the UK has had a baby boy free from an inherited disease following treatment in Belgium.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 30 May 2006
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Announcement: Research Instruments unveils new Hygiene Monitor
Research Instruments are proud to unveil their new Hygiene Monitor for IVF Labs that can quickly and accurately assess laboratory hygiene within 10 seconds.
W.R.Brown MBA 18 May 2006
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Announcement: Tecnobios Procreazione Symposium 2006 and 2nd International Conference on the Cryopreservation of the Human Oocyte
"Tecnobios Procreazione Symposium 2006 and 2nd International Conference on the Cryopreservation of the Human Oocyte"
Dates: 5-7 October 2006
Venue: Royal Hotel Carlton, Bologna, Italy, www.monrifhotels.it
Organizer contact name: NICO srl, on behalf of Tecnobios Procreazione, Bologna
Organizer e-mail: nicofirenze@nicocongressi.it
Web site: www.tecnobiosprocreazione.it/congress
Dr Giovanni Coticchio 17 May 2006
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News: HFEA to consult on altruistic egg donation
At its open meeting held on 10 May in Belfast, the UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) announced that it will 'prepare a proper consultation programme' on oocyte (egg) donation so that it could assess the whole range of views and ethical issues that the process raises.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 16 May 2006
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News: HFEA approves embryo tests for hereditary cancer
The UK's fertility treatment regulator has given the go-ahead for couples to test embryos to avoid passing on hereditary cancer.
Dr Jess Buxton 16 May 2006
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News: Frozen embryos kept while surrogate sought
A British couple who are fighting to save their unused IVF embryos from destruction are hoping to have them transferred to a Belgian clinic, following negotiations with the UK's fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 16 May 2006
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News: Folic acid link to IVF multiple births
Increasing dietary intake of folic acid could result in more women giving birth to twins after IVF treatment, UK researchers report.
Dr Jess Buxton 16 May 2006
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News: Number of older IVF mothers in UK increasing
According to new figures, more than 20 IVF babies are born to women aged over 50 each year in the UK. In 2002, 96 women older than 50 were treated at fertility clinics across the country, according to the latest figures released by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 16 May 2006
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News: Sperm shortage affects whole of UK
The Sunday Times reports that there is currently only one 'active' sperm donor in the whole of Scotland 'due to recent changes in the law removing the right to anonymity'.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 16 May 2006
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News: Male fertility declines after 40
French researchers have published a study showing new evidence that male fertility declines as they get older.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 16 May 2006
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Announcement: Cryobiology symposium
2006 MediCult Scientific Symposium on Cryobiology, Prague, June 18
Rasmus Kiil-Nielsen 28 April 2006
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News: European court denies UK prisoner's IVF request
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that a British man who is serving a life sentence in prison for murder does not have the right to be allowed access to IVF treatment.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 28 April 2006
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News: Study finds egg donation families well-adjusted
Research published in the journal Fertility and Sterility has shown that the quality of parenting and psychological adjustment of egg donation families is generally on a par with that of donor insemination (DI) and IVF families.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 21 April 2006
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