Scientists in London have been granted permission to edit the genomes of human embryos for research, UK fertility regulatorsannounced. The 1 February approval by the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) represents the world’s first endorsement of such research by a national regulatory authority. “It’s an important first. The HFEA has been a very thoughtful,Read more
This UK case involves a young woman (A) who died of cancer in her twenties. She cryopreserved three oocytes during a period of remission (which she later referred to as her “babies on ice”), and, at the time of storage, completed a fertility clinic consent form in which she wrote “YES” to the eggs beingRead more
Happy UK couple share experience about surrogacy process and show passport for the child, which was issued 6 weeks after application. The passport was issued a day before this video was recorded and the next day after this the couple departed home all together, they will have a nice and happy New Year in theirRead more
Britons are the most likely European citizens to use a foreign surrogate to have a baby, fuelling a global trade where individuals pay up to £85,000 per child, research shows. Increasing numbers of infertile straight couples and gay men and women are resorting to paying a surrogate in countries across the world to help themRead more
Although it’s long been known that fraternal twins run in families, researchers say they’ve just pinpointed two genes that seem to be associated with having such twins. Fraternal twins occur when two separate eggs are fertilized with two separate sperm, creating two genetically unique children in the same pregnancy. One gene variant — called FSHBRead more
A QUEENSLAND couple face the prospect of jail despite winning legal permission to parent 18-month-old twins conceived by a surrogate mother in Thailand. In a challenge to the state’s controversial surrogacy laws, the twins have been granted Australian citizenship. But in a cruel twist, the couple now face an anxious wait before they know whetherRead more
High stress levels in women can reduce their probability of conception.Read more
Any mother can affirm the fact that being pregnant and having a baby is not an easy work. Morning sickness, terrible back pain – and this is only beginning! During 9 months of pregnancy women became super heroines due to the fact that they can go through all the pain and difficulties. Of course, itRead more
A team of scientists in Massachusetts has noted that the antimullerian hormone (AMH) could prevent chemotherapy-induced ovarian damage.Read more
Doctors in Italy believe they may have found the secret to boosting male fertility. A handful of nuts.Read more
