Georgia RobertsPolitical Correspondent SUPPLIED Natalie Rowntree says both she and her husband have been using sick days to attend IVF appointments Natalie Rowntree from North Yorkshire has recently started her IVF journey, and describes the process as “intense”. The 38-year-old has had seven IVF-related appointments in the space of eight weeks, including multiple blood tests, … Read more
Lord Robert Winston, a professor and TV doctor who was a pioneer of IVF treatment, has resigned from the British Medical Association (BMA) over planned strikes by resident doctors. Resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors, are planning a walkout for five consecutive days from 25 July until 30 July over a pay dispute with … Read more
Emer Moreau Business reporter, BBC News Syreeta Sandhu Syreeta Sandhu has spent £15,000 on IVF IVF patients are being warned over unregulated “concierge clinics” after a popular one went bust leaving scores of clients without treatment or refunds. As the number of privately funded IVF cycles has risen, online concierge companies have emerged, acting as … Read more
Emer Moreau Business reporter, BBC News Syreeta Sandhu Syreeta Sandhu has spent £15,000 on IVF IVF patients are being warned over unregulated “concierge clinics” after a popular one went bust leaving scores of clients without treatment or refunds. As the number of privately funded IVF cycles has risen, online concierge companies have emerged, acting as … Read more
Ethar Shalaby BBC News Arabic Noura’s family archive Noura and Mohamed at their home in Gaza City before the war began, where they hoped to raise a family “My nerves are shattered,” says Noura, a 26-year-old Palestinian woman, explaining that she has been “left with nothing”. After years of IVF treatment, she became pregnant in … Read more
RNIB As well as an influencer, author, broadcaster and RNIB ambassador, Lucy Edwards is hoping to become a mum Blind content creator and TikTok star Lucy Edwards says she’s “so excited” to be on a health kick to undergo IVF for gene editing purposes, but reveals the dilemma she faced in deciding to screen out … Read more
BBC Hannah Newby will start treatment towards trying to have a family with her husband Dave in January Hannah Newby has a chance to have the family she’s “always dreamed of” on the NHS. The 33-year-old was diagnosed with Turner syndrome in 2023, a genetic disorder that had unknowingly caused her to go through early … Read more
Getty Images The number of single women and female couples undergoing IVF or artificial insemination in the UK has risen over the past decade, a report from the fertility regulator shows. The number of single women having treatment, including in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), has increased from 1,400 in 2012 to 4,800 in 2022, while the number … Read more
Getty Images The proportion of IVF cycles funded by the NHS has dropped from 40% in 2012 to 27% in 2022, the UK fertility regulator says. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) says funding for in-vitro fertilisation treatment varies “considerably” across the UK. Its latest data also shows people starting IVF later – with … Read more
Its passage comes less than a month after state fertility services paused when a court ruled that frozen embryos are children. Source link