New fertility treatment options for people with HIV and same-sex couples
New legislation will allow patients with non-transmissible HIV to donate eggs and sperm to known recipients, as well as making fertility treatment easier for some same-sex couples...
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All CommentPET launches the inaugural Marcus Pembrey BioNews Writing Prize
by Sarah Norcross
What better way to celebrate the 25th Birthday of BioNews than to encourage young and aspiring writers to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard!)...
Women's health: Knowledge is power, but half-truths are lies
by Dr Tessa Copp and 1 others
Using the language of feminist empowerment to sell non-evidence based fertility tests to women undermines efforts to improve women's health, argue Dr Tessa Copp and Dr Brooke Nickel...
Changes to UK egg donor compensation: What will be the impact?
by Professor Nicky Hudson and 1 others
The recent decision by the HFEA to increase compensation for gamete donors is going to have specific impacts on egg donors, that need to be explored…
Navigating fertility: Social media influencers vs evidence-based medical advice
by Francesca Steyn
With increasing numbers of fertility patients seeking information online, clinics need to be prepared to help them navigate social media, and help them avoid generic, potentially damaging advice offered by influencers and in forums...
PET Podcast: 40 Years of Egg Donation and Counting – What Have We Learned? What Happens Next?
by Sarah Norcross
Bringing you PET events as a podcast. In the 18th episode of its podcast, PET marks 40 years since the announcement that a child had been born following egg donation, with Professor Alan Trounson, Stephen Page, Professor Catherine Mills and Professor Nicky Hudson...