Women’s bodies may be more intuitive than previously thought when it comes to allowing conception of a baby. Research in Australia has found that women have an in-built “quality control system” that assesses whether the male partner is up to scratch. “We actually think that some ...

Scientists believe that IVF will replace sex as the standard way to have a baby in the next 10 years. As couples wait longer to try for a baby, they are less likely to conceive naturally and sex will be a leisure pursuit rather than for reproduction

that 10% had undergone some type of fertility treatment, at an average cost of £8,678. However, on average, women would pay up to £15,000 for fertility treatment although a tenth of those asked were prepared to pay half a million pounds if IVF success

.This is the first case of its kind that has gone to court and the Human Fertility and Embryo Authority (HFEA) has since launched an investigation into similar sperm donor websites. This case has brought up the question of the legality of these sites that operate