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.
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Natural’ Fertilisation Device for IVF
A private UK fertility clinic is offering couples a new form of IVF treatment that lets conception occur in the womb rather than in the lab.
Scientist Makes Case to Edit Embryos
A scientist has been making her case to be the first in the UK to be allowed to genetically modify human embryos.
Womb Transplants – is Surrogacy Safer?
The recent news that the Health Research Authority has given approval to a UK charity to conduct a clinical trial for womb transplants is seen as welcome news for women without wombs. Womb Transplant UK, led by Dr Richard Smith, a consultant gynaecologist at the Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in London, has been given approval to conduct a clinical trial involving ten womb transplants.
IVF and a Link to Ovarian Cancer: Women Who Need Fertility Treatment are a Third More Likely to Develop the Disease, Reveals Major UK study
IVF patients are a third more likely to develop ovarian cancer, a landmark UK study suggests.Doctors say the extra risk shows the need for women to be screened for the disease following fertility treatment.
Miracle Babies for Wounded British soldiers who Lost Hope for Fatherhood When They Stepped on Taliban Landmines
Five British soldiers whose reproductive organs were destroyed when they stepped on Taliban landmines in Afghanistan have become fathers thanks to a revolutionary medical procedure pioneered by UK scientists.
Study Suggests Couples Need Better Antenatal Care Following Fertility Treatment
Couples who have successfully conceived following fertility treatment need additional antenatal care and support, new research has found. Two per cent of all births in the UK are a result of fertility treatments such as IVF. An increasing body of evidence suggests the needs of these parents are often not adequately addressed, leaving them feeling abandoned in some cases.
UK’s National Sperm Bank ‘Recruits Just Five Donors’
Demand from mothers for donors of the same religion adds to fertility crisis in some communities
Freeze Sperm at 18, Bioethicist Urges Men
The sperm of all 18-year-olds should be frozen for use in later life because of the risks attached with being an older father, a UK bioethicist has argued.
Women With Endometriosis Have Greater Risk Of Pregnancy Complications, Including Miscarriage and Ectopic Pregnancy
A recent study in the UK has found that women with endometriosis are more likely to experience complications during and after pregnancy, including an increased risk of miscarriage, and ectopic pregnancy.