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Bristol NHS fertility treatment extends to single women Upper age limit drops from 40 to 39 as policy found to be "discriminatory" against some groups

A outcome prediction model for couples embarking on a second cycle of IVF An updated prediction model finds that the likelihood of live birth in a second or subsequent IVF cycle correlates with woman’s age and duration of infertility, and the treatment outcome and number of eggs collected from her first cycle.

Don't miss the opportunity to ask a fertility expert all your questions at the next meeting of the South West online support group on Thursday 30 June at 7.30pm. For joining details email [email protected] We will be joined by consultant gynaecologist Uma Gordon who will answer your questions about treatment.

Modern couples are turning to IVF because they are too busy for s*x The number of British couples turning to fertility treatment they do not really need because they do not have s*x often enough to conceive naturally is thought to run into hundreds.

Pregnant women 'afterthought' in Covid jab rollout A leading scientists says lives of pregnant women who died from Covid could have been saved.

The Egg-Freezing Diaries: one woman's fertility journey (and your questions answered) — Cosmopolitan UK Searches for the fertility treatment shot up during the pandemic and companies offer it as a work ‘perk’. But what really happens when you freeze your eggs? Amy Grier takes us on her very personal journey If you’d have told 25-year-old me that a decade later, at the age of 35, I’d be trying ...

Surviving Mother's Day, by counsellor Wendy Martin For many people Mother’s Day is a lovely time of celebration but for anyone having difficulty becoming a mum it can be a tough time, so Bristol fertility counsellor Wendy Martin has put together some top tips to help would-be mums get through the day if they are not looking forward to it. Wendy, w...

Genome-wide association study meta-analysis identifies three novel loci for circulating anti-Müllerian hormone levels in women AbstractSTUDY QUESTION. Can additional genetic variants for circulating anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels be identified through a genome-wide association stud

Royal Oldham Hospital: Overlooked IVF pioneer nurses honoured The two nurses are honoured for their crucial work in pioneering the world's first test tube baby.

Fertility Sterility on Twitter “The association between season, day length, and temperature on clinical outcomes following cryopreserved embryo transfer Full text 👇 https://t.co/ILnJqogi9N Discuss with authors 👇 https://t.co/lOx5GS1dI2”

Full genome sequencing at birth to spot rare diseases — The Times and The Sunday Times Healthy newborn babies will have their whole genomes sequenced in a scheme to screen for genetic disorders. A rare diseases action plan for England envisages the use of technology and digital tools to support faster diagnosis and better coordination between health specialists. Sajid Javid, the healt...

Ms Davies-Jones said she was concerned some "vulnerable" people who have already stretched themselves financially to pay for IVF were being "preyed on" and offered extra treatments costing many hundreds or thousands of pounds - without proof that they work.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-60467612

Blastocyst selection by time-lapse monitoring no better than by morphology alone in RCT A large multicentre RCT has found comparable ongoing pregnancy rates derived from blastocysts selected by time-lapse monitoring and those selected by morphology alone. Will artificial intelligence improve the time-lapse model?

Why I’m trying for a baby using the eggs I froze ten years ago The UK law permits eggs to be frozen for a maximum of 10 years

Mum welcomes 'miracle baby' at 43 after enduring eight miscarriages and IVF Sam Mace has completed her family after welcoming her miracle baby, Charlotte, whom she was overjoyed to have conceived naturally after enduring eight miscarriages and a failed round of IVF

Results from another study fail to support change to a universal freeze-all policy Results from what is described as the largest freeze-all RCT outside Asia find comparable rates of live birth in the study’s two arms of fresh and freeze-all embryo transfers, despite limited recruitment ‘below expectations’.

BFS statement on Covid 19 vaccination & fertility treatment - British Fertility Society | BFS The BFS supports the Covid 19 vaccination program and advises pregnant women and everyone wishing to start a family (including those who are undergoing fertility treatment) to have the vaccine when offered. We support efforts to encourage uptake of the vaccine in these patient groups and have create...

Fertility Network on Twitter “Do you have qus about the Omicron Covid variant & its impact on treatment? If so, register now for our free online webinar on Mon 10 Jan at 6.30pm when we'll be joined by Clare Ettinghausen and Dr Raj Mathur chair Register at https://t.co/QW5PwOaAw3”

Woman's Hour - Actor Tamsin Greig. Pregnant women and the booster jab. Volunteering. Miss World at 70. - BBC Sounds Actor Tamsin Greig. Pregnant women and the booster jab. Volunteering. Miss World at 70.

Polycystic ovaries still a matter of contention in the diagnosis of PCOS Substituting the ultrasound assessment of ovarian morphology with serum AMH measurement to diagnose PCOS according to the three Rotterdam criteria changed the number of women classified as having or not having PCOS – and ‘further blurs the diagnostic margins’.

California couple sue clinic for alleged IVF swap 'horror' Two California couples gave birth to each others’ babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic , a lawsuit claims.

Is anybody out there? Human embryos make contact with mother-to-be Scientists at The University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust have discovered a new way that human embryos are able to communicate with mothers-to-be after just six days.

Patient age is the unequivocal determinant of success in social egg freezing The first study to report on a ‘national landscape’ of elective fertility preservation – based on SART data in the USA - finds that most eggs ‘remain frozen’ despite a steady uptake in the number of cryopreservation cycles.

Would-be parents to be allowed to store frozen eggs and s***m for up to 55 years Change in law to remove pressure of ‘ticking clock’ around starting a family

Medical and social inequalities behind racial disparities in fertility outcomes - BioNews Medical and social inequalities behind racial disparities in fertility outcomes 31 August 2021 By Dr Alka Prakash and Mrs Uma Gordon Dr Alka Prakash, consultant clinical lead, Cambridge IVF, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS trust and Mrs Uma Gordon, consultant gynaecologist and subspecialist in re...

After completing their family via treatment, people may be left with frozen but can feel unprepared for making a decision about any remaining embryos. If this is you, Fertility Network's factsheet 'Your choices about your remaining embryos' can help. Seehttps://fertilitynetworkuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/FNUK-Patient-Pack-Your-choices-about-your-remaining-embryos.pdf

IVF patients suing over inaccurate genetic tests find out some of their embryos were not discarded Some people involved in a class action against two fertility services over the use of a non-invasive test which may have incorrectly classified embryos as abnormal, have been told their embryos are still being stored.