Is IVF changing the course of human evolution?
To some extent, IVF is selecting for infertility. Evolution is caused by the differential reproduction of individuals with certain features. So surely IVF, which enables...
What’s in the IVF Petri dish?
Nobody knows -- and that's cause for serious concern for health in middle age We know more about the ingredients of peanut butter than of...
IVF doctors issue new ethical guidelines for errors
After lots of bad publicity, the peak body reactsSome IVF clinics are run like "like a 19th-century grocery", says Art Caplan Cases of mix-ups,...
Australian doctors dispute IVF regulations after 63-year-old gives birth
Is it "selfish"?The parents of the baby girl The birth of an IVF daughter to a 63-year-old Tasmanian woman in Melbourne has exposed a rift...
Strict new regulations following IVF deception
Australian IVF clinics will require donor recipients to be tested for pregnancy, following a case where a client deceived an IVF clinic about the outcome...
IVF expert complains about unjustifiable use of ICSI around the world
Derides it as "Santa Claus in the fertility clinic" The editor-in-chief of one of the world's leading reproductive medicine journals has attacked the rising use...
IVF boom in China following one-child backflip
Scores of older couples in China are turning to IVF to have a second child. After the Chinese government’s abandonment of the one-child policy, scores...
Australian IVF under fire for conflict of interest and misleading advertising
IVF companies in Australia have come under fire following a Four Corners investigation. IVF companies in Australia have come under fire following a Four Corners...
Medicine in India #2 – IVF for septuagenarians
A woman in India thought to be in her 70s has given birth to a baby boy A woman in India thought to be in...
IVF experts divided over mosaic embryos
Debate is intensifying among fertility specialists about the use of mosaic embryos in IVF. Debate is intensifying among fertility specialists about the use of mosaic...
Costa Rica’s battle with IVF
A protracted struggle in the courts still has no resolution. Couples who want Costa Rica's IVF ban lifted in a meeting last year with President Luis...
IVF an “evolutionary experiment” – genetics expert
A leading evolutionary biologist has labelled IVF an “evolutionary experiment” that may have serious effects on children in later life. A leading evolutionary biologist has...