IVF (Fertility) Treatment in the News
The articles listed below include news about or mention of IVF treatment.
IVF babies born using new chromosome counting technique
The first babies have now been born in the UK using a new technique used to select the best embryos for IVF. This advance could bring hope to many couples struggling to have a child and going throu...
More women receiving fertility treatment
More women than ever are undergoing fertility treatment according to the latest UK national data published today on the new Human Fertility and Embryology Authority's (HFEA) website. The new websit...
HFEA statement on the risk of birth defects associated with assisted reproductive technology
Recent publicity regarding the risks associated with assisted reproductive technology (ART) has prompted patients to contact either the HFEA or their clinic. According to the HFEA the risk of birth...
HFEA Chair welcomes Royal Assent for HFE Act
HFEA Statement on Consent Order
Human Embryonic Stem Cell (hESC) line without use of animal products
A researcher based at the Diabetes Transplant Unit at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney has produced a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line without the use of any animal products. This breakt...
Maryland Researchers investigate benefit of acupuncture for in vitro fertilization
Infertility specialists at the University of Maryland, MD (USA), are researching the possible effects of acupuncture on pregnancy rates for couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), a proces...
UK Gov Medical Law and Ethics Advisor to Collaborate with NZ Human Genome Project
One of the UK's foremost authorities on medical law and ethics, Professor Sheila McLean, is visiting Otago University, New Zealand, as part of her collaboration with the Human Genome Research Proje...
