British women turn to IVF clinics in Greece and Turkey to avoid higher costs
Couples unable to conceive are heading further afield, but experts suggest checking regulations that may differ abroad
Home insemination kits to be trialled on NHS to explore non-IVF methods
Pilot of about 20 patients in London will track success of hormone-free intracervical insemination kits
Secondary infertility forced us to re-evaluate life as a ‘triangle family’ | Mia Ristovska
Many of us are not ‘one and done’ by choice. Solidifying as a family of three has made us look at the future differently
The NHS helps same-sex couples like us access IVF. But why must we first pay the ‘queer tax’?
It isn’t fair that to prove our eligibility, we must somehow try ‘naturally’ for two years or pay vast sums of money
The IVF specialist who lost multiple pregnancies: ‘I had spent years making people’s dreams come true. It felt so unfair’
After her own experience of fertility treatment and pregnancy loss, the embryologist connects with patients on a far more emotional level
Synthetic human embryos created in groundbreaking advance
Exclusive: Breakthrough could aid research into genetic disorders but raises serious ethical and legal issues
Fertility test kits: affordable and easy but there are downsides
rowing numbers of people are buying at-home fertility tests despite concern from some leading doctors that these products may cause already anxious would-be parents to worry unnecessarily about their ability to have children. They also say there is an urgent need for better regulation in this area.
England’s first not-for-profit fertility clinic closes within a year of opening
England’s first not-for-profit fertility clinic has shut within a year of opening and has been sold to a private provider, in what one of its founders called “a tragedy for women”. The game-changing clinic – operated by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), better known for providing abortions – promised to take the profit out of fertility treatment when it opened in December 2021.
Male GPs in England less likely to refer patients for IVF, report finds
Male GPs are less likely to refer eligible patients for IVF, research by a fertility charity suggests, raising concerns about access to NHS-funded treatment. The Progress Educational Trust’s (PET) report highlights “utter confusion” and a lack of knowledge among GPs about eligibility criteria for NHS-funded treatment, which it says is exacerbating the so-called IVF postcode lottery.
Overhaul UK fertility law to keep up with advancements, expert says
A leading fertility expert has said the law should be overhauled so that rapid advancements in reproductive science do not stall. Prof Tim Child of the University of Oxford said IVF in the UK was “the most successful and the safest that it has ever been”, and noted that the chance of having a baby from a single embryo was rising and the likelihood of having multiple births dropping.