Reproductive technology has made it easier for cancer survivors to start families despite being infertile after treatment, but some patients may still find their future parenthood plans dashed by legal complications, says a group of U.S. doctors and lawyers.
Author: ASRM News and Research
UK Scientists Gain Licence to Edit Genes in Human Embryos
Scientists in London have been granted permission to edit the genomes of human embryos for research, UK fertility regulators announced today. The approval on 1 February by the UK’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) represents the world’s first endorsement of such research by any national regulatory authority.
What Should Be the Fate of a Spare Frozen Embryo?
There are more than 600,000 embryos frozen solid in clinics and labs across the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. These excess embryos are a necessary byproduct of in vitro fertilization. For people who believe that life begins at conception, these embryos raise complex questions of logistics, priorities, and ethical consistency.
Fertility Consult in Cancer Care: Now a Routine Referral
Fertility care for young patients newly diagnosed with cancer should be incorporated into routine clinical practice, experts say.
Military Fertility: It’s Complicated
While all couples can struggle to balance careers and kids, family planning for women in the military can be more complicated because they’re frequently deployed during their most fertile years.
Pentagon Extends Maternity and Paternity Leave for Military Families
Defense Sec. Ashton B. Carter announced a series of initiatives on Thursday designed to make the military a more family-friendly employer, extending maternity leave across the force and expanding access to child care and expensive reproductive technologies.
Make Surrogacy Legal in New York
If you live in New York and were born without a uterus, or you may have a medical condition that makes pregnancy life-threatening, or your cancer has rendered you sterile, or you are a man with a male partner or your medical condition causes miscarriage after miscarriage, you are out of luck. New York is about the worst place for you to be. Your only hope is to build your family, at far greater expense and emotional burden, with the help of carrier in surrogacy-friendly state live Connecticut, Massachusetts, or even Georgia or Texas.
Soy May Counter BPA Effects in Women Having IVF
Soy-rich diet combats harmful chemical in those undergoing in-vitro fertilization, researchers report
New WHO Tool Helps Guide Contraception Choices Following Childbirth
Postpartum women are among those with the greatest unmet need for family planning, yet they often do not receive the services they need to support longer birth intervals or reduce unintended pregnancies and their consequences. Analysis of data from 57 countries in 2005-2013 estimates 32 – 62% of postpartum women had an unmet need for family planning.
Couples Who Use Contraception Have More Sex
There’s an obvious reason, Bell says, why couples using contraception would be spending more time in the bedroom: “It can separate sex from unwanted pregnancy.”