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Sperm donor supply questioned
By Laura Lee Davies on 09/06/2006 01:30:03
The HFEA deny suggestions that changes to the law have reduced the number of willing sperm donors.
The HFEA (The Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority) have denied that changes to the law have reduced the number of men coming forward to donate sperm.Despite claims from some doctors that the change in law, last year, to make donors waive
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Jennifer Aniston talks sperm donation
By Matt Fricker on 02/08/2010 13:45:05
Friends star wouldn’t want a child from an anonymous sperm donor
long for.” In her new movie, Jen’s character undergoes artificial insemination, using what she believes is the perfect donor sperm to get pregnant. However her drunk friend Wally switches the perfect sperm for his own before insemination can take place
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Virtual Sperm Bank – for beauties only
By Kimberley Smith on 22/06/2010 14:00:11
Dating website BeautifulPeople.com launches a virtual sperm bank to give non-members the chance to have beautiful babies
BeautifulPeople.com, the controversial dating site that only accepts people voted to be “beautiful”, has announced that its virtual sperm bank, “Beautiful Baby Service” has been extended to non-members.“Initially, we hesitated to widen the offering
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Fast freezing sperm could increase IVF hope
By Liz Stansfield on 13/09/2010 12:20:41
Study suggests freezing sperm quickly could help men with a low sperm count conceive
A new ‘fast freezing’ method to preserve sperm could help couples using IVF to conceive, a new study has suggested.Researchers in Germany have suggested that freezing sperm quickly preserves more of its mobility than using the common method
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Should sperm donors get more recognition?
By Kimberley Smith on 20/10/2010 12:45:42
Men who donate sperm should receive more money than egg donors, says fertility campaigner
Sperm donation needs to be better understood as a serious commitment, the chair of the UK’s National Gamete Donation Trust has claimed. Laura Wiitjens has suggested that people see sperm donation as less worthy than egg donation.In an opinion piece
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Sperm created in a laboratory for the first time
By Laura Lee Davies on 11/07/2006 01:39:46
An experiment with synthesized sperm has produced seven mice, six of which have lived to adulthood.
A team at a German university, led by Professor Karim Nayernia, have developed sperm from the stem cells of a mouse embryo, and created seven mice (six of which lived). It is the first time sperm has been created in laboratory conditions
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IVF breakthrough – test to pick top sperm
By Kimberley Smith on 02/06/2010 14:55:58
Male fertility could get a boost as experts discover how to test for most fertile sperm with best DNA
A new test focusing on the quality of male sperm may provide a breakthrough for IVF cases where male infertility is the cause.Researchers in the US have developed a test that selects sperm with the highest DNA integrity, rather than assuming that a
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Giant sperm cycles round US city
By Kimberley Smith on 04/11/2011 13:02:42
A sperm bicycle with a refrigerated storage compartment goes on tour to encourage donations
A specially designed sperm bicycle is making its way around the US city of Seattle, in an effort to drum up more sperm donors. The bike, which has a white fiberglass sperm fitted to it, is 10ft long and refrigerated to allow the safe transportation
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BPA in food containers threatens sperm counts
By Kimberley Smith on 05/08/2010 14:25:43
Even low levels of BPA in water bottles and baked bean cans may be harmful to sperm health and fertility
Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in plastics, has been further linked to decreasing sperm counts in a new study from the US. Researchers found that men with high levels of BPA were more likely to have lower sperm counts. They also estimated
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Alex Reid defends his sperm on Twitter!
By Kyrsty Hazell on 12/01/2011 11:34:19
Katie Price’s husband insists he has super sperm after the couple fail to conceive
With their marriage rumoured to be on the rocks, Katie Price's other half Alex Reid made sure his side of the story was known after he took to Twitter ranting about the quality of his super sperm!Hitting back at rumours that the reason Katie had yet
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