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IVF (in vitro fertilisation)
IVF (in vitro fertilisation) is a treatment for infertility, in which eggs are removed from a woman's body, fertilised with sperm in a laboratory, then returned to the womb shortly afterwards to continue developing.
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At a public meeting on 19 October, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) decided to move to a 'flat rate' system of monetary compensation for egg donors. The HFEA also decided to leave the regulations governing egg sharing substantially unchanged. Critics have already raised concerns about the quality of the discussion at the meeting, I want to look at a quite different issue: the use made by the HFEA of the idea of 'ethical principles'... [Read More] |
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Doctors have terminated the pregnancy of 22-year-old Derya Sert, the first woman to receive a womb transplant from a deceased donor.... [Read More] |
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A new technique for monitoring embryo health could increase the chance of IVF couples having a healthy baby, according to researchers at a private fertility clinic... [Read More] |
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Scotland: 'Fairer and faster' IVF access limited to non-obese, non-smoking, teetotalers |
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The Scottish government has approved criteria which include new restrictions on access to state-funded IVF but which also aim to end the 'postcode lottery' faced by many couples with fertility problems... [Read More] |
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Radio review: Kate Silverton explores how IVF became big business |
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Kate Silverton is well known for reading the news on BBC, so I was interested to listen to her short report on how IVF has become such a big business... [Read More] |
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IVF single embryo transfer performs well in birth rate study |
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The transfer of one pre-screened embryo during IVF leads to birth rates equivalent to transferring two unscreened embryos, indicates new research from the USA.... [Read More] |
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The recent Nuffield report makes two disappointing recommendations - that anonymous donation should not be reintroduced, and that the state should encourage those who donated pre-2005 to come forward. Both positions are obstructive to donors, past and present... [Read More] |
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Australian IVF doctor not liable for failing to warn about the risk of a hereditary condition |
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The parents of a child born with a rare blood clotting disorder have lost their legal battle against an IVF doctor for wrongful birth after he failed to warn them of the risks of passing on the hereditary condition... [Read More] |
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I know what they say about yesterday's news and today's fish and chip paper but what I'm about to tell you is six months old and still a little way off as a headline... [Read More] |
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Polish justice minister fired over comments on IVF and embryo experimentation |
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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] |
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Reading 'Reproductive technologies as global form' provides insights into what ethnographers find out about 'national IVF-cultures' during their fieldwork, but it also invites us to engage with theoretical considerations of an academic discipline... [Read More] |
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The Progress Educational Trust's debate, 'NICE Try… But is anyone listening?', considered the impact of the radical structural changes to the NHS on the state provision of IVF. At least two central critical themes emerged from the debate: a critique of method and a critique of measure... [Read More] |
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A podcast produced as part of the When It Takes More Than Two project organised by the Progress Educational Trust... [Read More] |
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One of the first women to receive a womb transplant is pregnant, the treating hospital has disclosed. A spokesperson said that early test results were 'consistent' with signs of pregnancy.... [Read More] |
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Robert Geoffrey Edwards, or 'Bob' as his colleagues and friends knew him, is one of the true giants of the 20th century... [Read More] |
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Book Review: A Matter of Life - The Story of IVF, A Medical Breakthrough |
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In the UK, around one in six couples has difficulty conceiving, and it is this desire to have children that drove two awe-inspiring men – Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe – to work together to perfect a technique known as IVF... [Read More] |
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Welcome to the 700th edition of BioNews. The hyperbole we were planning to use to celebrate this landmark no longer seems appropriate given the sad news of the death of Professor Sir Robert Edwards - or just 'Bob', as he was known - on Wednesday.... [Read More] |
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Professor Sir Robert Edwards (27 September 1925-10 April 2013) has died after a long illness.... [Read More] |
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Every page of this slim volume (nice and short if you are already on information overload), is packed full of sound tips and advice that cut to the chase, from one who knows, both from personal experience and as an experienced fertility coach... [Read More] |
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Public in favour of allowing mitochondrial replacement, says UK regulator |
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Mitochondrial replacement therapy, where a small amount of a mother's genetic material is swapped with material from a donor during IVF to avoid passing on heritable illnesses, enjoys the 'general support' of the public, the UK's fertility regulator says... [Read More] |
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Events using this Glossary Item
| Futures in Reproduction |
| 15 December 2012 Churchill College, Cambridge CB3 0DS, UK |
| A conference celebrating the award of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine to Professor Sir Robert Edwards... [Read More] |
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| Genetic Testing in the 21st Century: Should We Screen the Human Embryonic Genome before Implantation? |
| 08 March 2011 1.15pm-1.55pm Darwin Lecture Theatre, Darwin Building, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT |
| A presentation by Dr Joyce Harper to mark International Women's Day... [Read More] |
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| Bob Edwards and IVF: The Early Years |
| 08 March 2011 5pm Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, 10 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DZ, UK |
| A discussion about the early life and work of Professor Robert Edwards, introduced by Professor Martin Johnson... [Read More] |
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| Congenital Uterine Anomalies and Reproductive Outcome |
| 20 November 2009 |
| A course for clinicians working in gynaecology, reproductive surgery and assisted reproduction... [Read More] |
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| IVF Preceptorship: Assisted Reproductive Technology - Current Practice In The 21st Century |
| 13 November 2009 IVI Madrid-Aravaca, 68-70 Avenida del Talgo, Madrid-Aravaca 28023, Spain |
| A course that provides up-to-date knowledge of IVF procedures and skills useful in IVF practice... [Read More] |
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| Reproductive Medicine: Causes and Treatment of Infertility |
| 10 September 2009 Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT, UK |
| An event addressing current issues and latest developments in fertility, clinical embryology and reproductive biology... [Read More] |
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| Meeting for Persons Responsible and Senior Staff |
| 03 September 2009 9am-4.30pm Chandos House, 2 Queen Anne Street, London W1G 9LQ, UK |
| A meeting for Persons Responsible and senior staff at fertility clinics... [Read More] |
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