News: HFEA reports on egg, sperm and embryo donation
The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has published the results of its sperm, egg and embryo donation (SEED) review, which included a survey of UK clinics and a review of current scientific and clinical evidence in this area.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 15 October 2005
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Announcement: On-line Masters Degree in Clinical Embryology and Andrology
The On-line Masters Degree in Clinical Embryology and Andrology offered by The Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School is open for applications with a deadline of December 1, 2005.
Susan A. Gitlin, Ph.D. 06 October 2005
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News: Ovary transplant birth due to 'egg stem cells'?
A US woman who became infertile after cancer treatment has stunned doctors by becoming pregnant naturally, following a transplant of ovarian tissue into her abdomen.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 06 October 2005
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News: Polluted air can damage sperm
Air pollution can damage sperm, reducing the chances of conception and raising the risk of miscarriage, say researchers based in the Czech Republic.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 06 October 2005
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News: A minimum age limit for IVF?
Some UK couples seeking help to have children will have to wait until their thirties before they qualify for state-funded IVF treatment on the National Health Service (NHS), according to a report in the Independent on Sunday (IOS) newspaper.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 06 October 2005
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News: Stripped sperm more effective for ICSI
Scientists from the University of Hawaii School of Medicine have published results of a study showing that in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), using sperm stripped of its acrosome results in fewer deformed embryos.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 06 October 2005
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News: Older mothers shouldn't pin hopes on IVF
An editorial by three London-based senior clinicians in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) warns women about 'leaving it too late' to start a family.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 06 October 2005
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News: Men need to think harder about their fertility
A study for Norwich Union Healthcare has shown that more than 2.5 million men in the UK could have fertility problems.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 06 October 2005
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News: 'Fertility ships' on the horizon
A Danish company is planning to use clinics on ships anchored off-shore to provide prohibited fertility treatments to the inhabitants of countries in which they are banned.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 06 October 2005
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Research Instruments 12 September 2005
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News: UK scientists to replace 'powerhouses' of egg cells
The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has issued a licence to a team of scientists who want to carry out research on human embryos aimed at preventing genetic conditions caused by faults in the 'powerhouses' of the cell.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 12 September 2005
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News: Surrogacy on offer between Japan and South Korea
A sperm bank based in Tokyo is causing controversy by offering to match surrogate mothers and assisted conception services in South Korea to Japanese couples.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 05 September 2005
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News: Fertility in the UK affected by lifestyle
A survey undertaken in the UK suggests that major reasons why couples fail to achieve pregnancy are their lifestyle, and the increased age at which people tend to have children.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 05 September 2005
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News: IVF linked to 'baby blues'
Australian researchers have found that mothers who have children after fertility treatment face a higher risk of suffering from postnatal depression and difficulties with early parenting.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 05 September 2005
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News: UK public surveyed on embryos, cloning and more
A survey that asked 2432 members of the UK public about its attitudes to current ethical and moral issues in medicine shows that most are in favour of some embryo and stem cell research, but draw the line at human reproductive cloning.
Dr. Kirsty Horsey 05 September 2005
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