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IVF postcode lottery pushing couples abroad for fertility treatment
By Jayne Braithwaite on 30/06/2011 13:40:23
Lack of donors and variations in NHS funding force infertile couples elsewhere for IVF
The UK needs to do more to encourage sperm and egg donor recruitment and widen access to NHS-funded IVF treatment, says a new report.Professor Lorraine Culley and Dr Nicky Hudson from De Montfont University (DMU) Leicester, who wrote the report
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IVF revelations – the magic number of eggs and your stress
By Jayne Braithwaite on 11/05/2011 13:58:54
The ideal number of eggs for IVF success discovered, and alternative therapies could more than double your chance of conception with fertility treatment
The magic number for IVF success is 15, suggests a new study. Experts have discovered that retrieving 15 eggs in an IVF cycle gives the best chance of a baby at the end of the process.The study looked at over 400,000 IVF cycles taking place in the UK between 1991 and 2008 for wom...
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IVF pregnancy breakthrough
By Jayne Braithwaite on 14/06/2011 13:20:36
Doctors discover which women are more likely to get pregnant
of the test will allow doctors to modify a patient’s treatment and to counsel couple about their chances of success.For the study, the researchers measured AMH levels in 190 IVF-patients, aged 22-44.Women with low AMH levels provided about six eggs, on average
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Women warned to use official sperm donation channels after Dutch donor lies about health
By Jayne Braithwaite on 16/08/2011 14:18:33
Autistic man fathers 22 donor children after fibs about his condition
Women have been warned not to bypass official channels when looking for a sperm donor, after a man in the Netherlands was discovered to have fathered 22 children after lying about his health.The 30-year-old man from Rotterdam did not reveal that he was on the autism spectrum befo...
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Recession makes women give up on baby dreams
By Jayne Braithwaite on 06/09/2011 13:18:12
More women are putting off or giving up plans for a family, because they can’t afford to have a baby
to conceive, making it worrying that NHS trusts have admitted cutting IVF funding to save money.It seems babies are increasingly being seen as a luxury…Also in the news...No luck? Your next fertility optionsOlder women should be given free IVFDoctors warn
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