Shady American company advertises kit for semen theft
A Texas company marketing its “at home insemination kit” on social media is encouraging women to use the semen from a partner’s used condom to...
UK lesbian couple swap embryos and carry each other’s child
Another dispatch from the Reproductive Revolution. A lesbian couple in the United Kingdom have successfully given birth to two boys through simultaneous reciprocal IVF. Both of...
Singapore should ban reproductive applications of synthetic human embryos
In recent years, Singapore has invested heavily in developing its biomedical industry. Of particular interest for policymakers are new assisted reproductive technology (ART) platforms and...
Singapore will need to confront ethical and moral dilemmas with artificial womb technology
We are facing a brave new world with artificial womb technology (AWT). This refers to bioengineered systems for the gestation of human offspring outside the...
American IVF doctors adopt ‘inclusive’ definition of fertility
According to the World Health Organisation, “Infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy...
Israeli team creates synthetic human embryos without eggs or sperm
An Israeli research team at the Weizmann Institute of Science has created artificial human embryos from stem cells cultured in the lab – and managed...
Is conception by robots the future of IVF?
IVF is becoming more and more remote from the mother and father responsible for an embryo’s creation. Scientists in Barcelona, Spain, claim that they are...
Singapore bans elective sperm freezing to protect consumer rights
In a recent amendment of regulations on assisted reproduction services, the Singapore Ministry of Health explicitly banned elective sperm freezing without a medical indication. This...
Automating reproduction is just over the horizon
IVF is expensive and few can afford it. So scientists and investors are working hard on new technologies which will automate the process. According to...
The mouse with two dads, no mum
Using stem cell technology, scientists in Japan have succeeded in breeding mice with two fathers and no mother. Katsuhiko Hayashi, of the University of Osaka,...
Mitochondrial donation: sold as a miracle, now it seems that it could CAUSE disease
One of the most controversial procedures in artificial reproduction is “three-parent IVF”. After acrimonious debates, it was legalised in the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Australia....
American man says that he is both father and mother for his kids
This must be one of the most bizarre custody cases ever decided by an American court. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has refused to grant...