Polish justice minister fired over comments on IVF and embryo experimentation

Poland's justice minister has been dismissed from his position after weeks of conflict with the country's prime minister over state-funded IVF and civil partnership... [Read More]

German court case may put an end to a sperm donor's anonymity

A regional appeals court in Hamm, Germany has ruled that a 22-year-old woman conceived via an anonymous sperm donor has a legal right to find out the identity of her biological father... [Read More]

Widow wins right to retrieve husband's sperm

A Western Australian judge has granted a newly widowed woman the right to retrieve sperm from her dead husband, although a further court order will be required before it can be used for any purpose.... [Read More]

Regulator lifts restrictions on Belfast fertility clinic

A private fertility clinic in Belfast that was ordered to stop accepting patients after concerns over non-compliance with regulations has had its restrictions lifted after nearly two months... [Read More]

Funding boost for IVF in Scotland but smokers and overweight denied treatment in Fife

NHS Fife will no longer provide fertility treatment to couples if either of them smokes, or if the woman is overweight. In the same week, the Scottish Government has pledged to invest £12 million over the next three years to reduce waiting times for infertility treatment across Scotland... [Read More]

Belfast fertility clinic to challenge watchdog's ruling

A Northern Irish fertility clinic has protested against a regulatory notice which could mean it may have to stop accepting new patients.... [Read More]

Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust boosts IVF provision

Couples undergoing fertility treatment in Gloucestershire will soon have access to three NHS-funded cycles of IVF treatment instead of just one. Eligibility criteria will also be widened, it was announced this month... [Read More]

Clinic offers free IVF treatment to winners of video competition

The Sher Institute, a network of eight fertility clinics in the USA, has announced the three couples to win an IVF giveaway contest... [Read More]

Britons paying up to £25,000 for Indian surrogate babies

Around half of the 2,000 babies born to surrogate mothers in India last year may have gone to British parents, an investigation by the Sunday Telegraph has revealed.... [Read More]

Probiotic yoghurt makes male mice sexier

For mice at least, probiotic yoghurt could be the secret behind staying slim and 'sexy'. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US came to this conclusion after a study to evaluate the effect of yoghurt on age-related weight gain... [Read More]