Focus on: Fertility insights
Fertility and reproductive medicine is a fast moving field of medicine and new treatments and ideas are often in the media. We give some insights into the latest developments in both the science and the treatment.
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EmbryoGlue could increase IVF birth rates by 7%, research reveals
Posted - January 18, 2024
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HFEA issues guidance about ‘Add-ons’ – additional treatments of benefit to some
Posted - January 16, 2024
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IVF over 40: transparency and different advice needed
Posted - October 25, 2023
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Donating embryos for research – Human Fertility and Embryology Act to be updated
Posted - April 13, 2023
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Embryos, options, decisions and you
Posted - April 3, 2023
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Major causes of female infertility
Posted - September 20, 2022
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What happened to my eggs?
Posted - April 7, 2022
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New findings offer potential to improve embryo grading for IVF
Posted - May 10, 2021
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Choosing the best embryo – how time-lapse algorithms help
Posted - November 27, 2019
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Decay of protein in ‘rubber band’ is why human eggs become error-prone with age
Posted - November 21, 2019
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RCGP study day – Helping GPs help fertility patients
Posted - November 18, 2019
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Is this a green light for Pre-implantation Genetic Testing?
Posted - September 20, 2019
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Fertility Testing – Semen Analysis – a webinar
Posted - September 3, 2019
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Using the FSH or AMH test for fertility testing – a webinar
Posted - August 22, 2019
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Fertility Testing – BMI and its impact on fertility – a webinar
Posted - July 4, 2019
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Impact of lifestyle choices on fertility – advice from a GP
Posted - January 7, 2019
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How to help poor responders in repeat IVF
Posted - December 19, 2018
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Fertility 2019: Managing unpredictability in human biology
Posted - December 13, 2018
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Endometriosis UK says surgical treatment of endometriosis improves fertility and helps pain
Posted - March 1, 2018
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Improving IVF success for women with BMI of 25-30
Posted - February 26, 2018
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Can re-freezing embryos lead to successful outcomes?
Posted - May 16, 2017
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RCN guide to fertility preservation for medical and non-medical reasons launched
Posted - April 10, 2017
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Lower dose and higher IVF success from use of AMH test
Posted - January 5, 2017
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Fertility preservation ahead of gender reassignment
Posted - January 5, 2017
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Male fertility impacted by SSRIs prescribed for depression
Posted - January 5, 2017
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Too young to be infertile? Five questions to ask your GP
Posted - September 30, 2016
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SpermComet provides insight into male infertility
Posted - June 13, 2016
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Why some human eggs carry the wrong number of chromosomes
Posted - June 5, 2015
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Three-parent IVF misleading term
Posted - February 3, 2015
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Fertility facts, figures and findings
Posted - October 31, 2014
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Endometriosis: time to get women talking
Posted - March 3, 2014
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ACE and ICSI treatment for male infertility celebrate 21 years
Posted - January 5, 2014
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Top tips for dealing with infertility: A guest blog by Kate Brian
Posted - June 7, 2013
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Male Infertility: Micro-TESE offers new hope for men with a low sperm count
Posted - October 3, 2012
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Fertility, pregnancy and the biological clock
Posted - August 30, 2012
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Intralipids may offer hope for those affected by repeated IVF failure
Posted - August 13, 2012
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Australian Study Into Implications of IVF Treatment
Posted - May 9, 2012