Ethical questions over IVF research outsourced to Mexico
Even the editors of the journal which published it have criticised it It’s highly unusual for a journal to publish a research paper accompanied by...
Hungary to offer free government IVF to reverse declining population
Hungary has taken a dramatic step to reverse its below-replacement birth rate: it has nationalised six IVF clinics and plans to offer citizens completely free...
Researchers criticise IVF ‘add-ons’
IVF experts have criticised fertility clinics for marketing expensive additional therapiesIVF experts have criticised fertility clinics for selling expensive additional therapies to women receiving IVF...
Brain-damaged woman given permission to have IVF baby to get ‘more meaning and purpose in life’
Another controversial ruling from London’s Court of Protection The Court of Protection, in London, has to deal with head-spinning cases about people who are incapable...
When will #MeToo blow the whistle on IVF clinic pornography?
Porn is an essential part of clinic services Why hasn’t the #MeToo movement protested the close connection between the pornography industry and IVF clinics? Most...
Oregon doctor sues over ‘irresponsible’ use of his sperm by IVF clinic
After 30 years, he discovered that he had fathered at least 17 children Dr. Bryce Cleary and his biological daughter, Allysen Allee In a familiar...
French activists protest IVF for single women and lesbians
Legislation goes to the Senate next Thousands of activists marched in Paris last Sunday protesting legislation which will make it possible for single women and...
Another IVF mix-up creates a child and destroys a marriage
Caucasian New Jersey couple have child with Asian features Drew Wasilewski and Kristina Koedderich For headline writers, IVF is the gift that keeps on giving....
‘Sperm sharing’ schemes in UK make IVF cheaper
Helps to solve sperm shortage, say clinics Some IVF clinics are resorting to “sperm sharing” arrangements to increase the supply of sperm and lower the...
Ohio family devastated by IVF error
They discovered it through a DNA test Joseph Cartellone addresses the media Rebecca Cartellone received the worst Christmas gift of her life last year –...
Many women give birth naturally after IVF failure
Scottish study shows that 1 in 6 will conceive without artificial means A Scottish study looking at conception rates whose IVF procedure was unsuccessful found...
Three women, two babies, one IVF clinic running for cover
A Los Angeles clinic is being sued over a gigantic embryo mix-up Anni and Ashot Manukyan Now this is really complicated, so buckle up. It...