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News: Mother to donate womb to her daughter

A British woman has agreed to donate her womb to her daughter if she's selected for experimental womb transplant surgery to be performed by doctors at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
MacKenna Roberts 20 June 2011 - Comments (1).

News: IVF pioneer to be knighted

IVF pioneer Professor Robert Edwards has been awarded a knighthood in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours. The knighthood follows Professor Edwards' Nobel Prize in Medicine win last year for his work developing this fertility treatment. His work led to the birth of Louise Brown, the first so-called 'test tube' baby, in July 1978. Since then, around four million babies have been born after IVF treatment.
Dr Vivienne Raper 16 June 2011 - Comments (1).

News: Woman 'stole' husband's sperm to have children

A man who froze his sperm at a fertility clinic over ten years ago has spoken of his distress after finding out his ex-wife had tricked the clinic into using the sperm, resulting in the birth of two children. He was then ordered by a court to pay £100,000 towards their upbringing.
Nisha Satkunarajah 06 June 2011 - Comments (0).

News: PGD could offer new hope for mitochondrial disease parents

Women at risk of passing on mitochondrial disease to their children could use PGD to give birth to an unaffected child. The scientists at Maastricht University Medical Centre, Netherlands, claim their work has the potential to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial diseases.
Marianne Neary 06 June 2011 - Comments (0).

News: Experts say '15' may not be the perfect number for IVF success after all

A US fertility clinic has issued a press release warning against simplistic interpretations of a recent report on IVF success rates.
Rosie Morley 06 June 2011 - Comments (0).

News: Eggs grown in laboratory may offer fertility hope for young cancer patients

British scientists have grown mature eggs from undeveloped ones in the laboratory and are currently seeking permission to fertilise them. The new research gives hope to young girls undergoing treatment for cancer that may leave them infertile.
Dr Charlotte Maden 06 June 2011 - Comments (0).

Announcement: EMBRYOGENESIS - International School of Embryology

Dear Collegues EMBRYOGENESIS -A International School of Embryology is opened in chennai With all the advanced fecilities with the help of Chennai Fertility Center and Research Institute Chennai,India to train the National and International students in IVF.
Dr.Thomas 31 May 2011

News: German parliament to debate PGD bills

The German parliament will debate the country’s law on PGD following the introduction of three separate bills on the issue. Two of the bills allow PGD under certain circumstances, the other calls for a total ban.
Nishat Hyder 27 May 2011 - Comments (0).

News: Canadian woman wins legal case to end donor anonymity in BC

Anonymous egg and sperm donation will no longer be permitted in British Columbia (BC), Canada, after a donor-conceived woman, Olivia Pratten, took the provincial government to court to argue that its adoption laws discriminated against individuals such as herself.
Sarah Guy 27 May 2011 - Comments (0).

News: A NEW COMPANY IS BORN – EMBRYO DONATION INTERNATIONAL