IVF: a great investment opportunity
IVF is Big Business. Not as big as Big Tech or Big Pharma, perhaps, but Big. A bidding war for an Australian stock-exchange listed company...
When fertility management becomes big business
It’s a commonplace of science journalism that ethics cannot keep pace with technology. As far as assisted reproduction goes, ethics cannot keep pace with business....
Beijing to subsidise IVF to boost falling birth rates
The city of Beijing is adding 16 reproductive health technologies to its health insurance programs in an effort to boost the birth rates. Other cities...
Dutch IVF doctor secretly fathered at least 21 children
A third doctor who used his own sperm to inseminate his patients has surfaced in the Netherlands. A DNA investigation has shown that Dr Jan...
European Parliament opposes conscientious objection to abortion
The election of Roberta Metsola as president of the European Parliament has revived a debate on its position on abortion. She is the youngest-ever President...
Spanish couple awarded €38,000 after IVF clinic produced the wrong kind of child
A Spanish couple has won a lawsuit in a Belgian court because an IVF clinic produced twins with the wrong genetic make-up. The parents were...
Another IVF mix-up in a US fertility clinic
Two California couples gave birth to each others’ babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic in 2019. Both of them are suing Los Angeles-based...
Why corporate sponsorship of egg freezing may worsen workplace discrimination against women — a view from Singapore
In recent years, there has been much news media hype on corporate sponsorship of social egg freezing by tech companies such as Apple, Facebook and...
Australia to fund pre-implantation genetic testing to avoid births with genetic defects
The Australian government has announced that it will fund pre-implantation genetic testing for IVF procedures. According to the health department, the testing services will help...
Embryos in Amsterdam clinic possibly infected by bacteria
IVF treatment has unsuspected dangers. A clinic in Amsterdam placed embryos which may have been infected with a bacterium which can cause meningitis in the wombs of...
IVF for over-40 UK women has risen 20-fold
The number of IVF cycles for women in the UK over 40 has risen more than 20-fold in the last 30 years, according to a...
If standard IVF works, why all the expensive add-ons?
ICSI is no more effective than standard IVF “Standard IVF is fine for most people. So why are so many offered an expensive sperm injection...