Infertility written in the DNA
Premature ovarian insufficiency is a relatively common cause of female infertility, leading to a menopause-like state before age 40. Dr Elena Tucker and Professor Andew Sinclair from the Unversity of Melbourne, Australia, explain the advances in understanding the genomic component of this condition...
How Did We Get Here? The Story of the Statute
PET's 2023 Annual Conference took place on 6 December 2023. During the first session of the conference, Professor Peter Braude explored the history of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act...
Surveys expose impact of cost-of-living crisis on fertility patients
The rising cost of living and lack of affordable treatments are pricing fertility patients out of becoming parents, a national charity has said...
Podcast Review: The Retrievals – The patients
The New York Times' latest investigative podcast series leaves much to think about regarding womens' pain, the reality of IVF treatment and the cultures that dictate patient experiences...
Childhood Hodgkin lymphoma survivors take longer to conceive in 20s
Pregnancy and live birth rates were comparable between women who had received treatment for a form of cancer known as childhood Hodgkin lymphoma, and women who had not...
One in five women conceive naturally after having IVF baby
The likelihood of becoming pregnant naturally after having a baby via IVF could be around 20 percent, a review has found...