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
The Medical Association of the State of Alabama said in a statement: “The significance of this decision impacts all Alabamians and will likely lead to fewer babies – children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins – as fertility options become limited for those who want to have a family.” Source link