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61 year old IVF mum said 'I was too old when I had my baby'

08 November, 2011

A retired teacher who gave birth at 57 through IVF now admits that she was too old to have a child. Susan Tollefsen sparked an ethical storm after becoming Britain’s oldest first-time mother when she had daughter Freya using sperm from her p...

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AMH test to check your real fertility age

06 November, 2011

MORE women are delaying motherhood until they are older, so it is helpful to know what your real fertility age is. The average age of those giving birth was 29½ last year – up a year on a decade ago. Almost a quarter of the 2,500 wome...

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Visit Pride Angel at The Fertility Show London Olympia

04 November, 2011

The Fertility show, London Olympia started today with many visitors arriving to discuss their infertility concerns and questions with the 100 exhibitors on show. Exhibitors included fertility clinics from within the UK, USA and Europe. Fertility s...

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Charlie Condou | Two dads, one mum - one family

02 November, 2011

One of the great things about my family is that, instead of the usual two parents, Georgia (and baby-to-be) have three. That's three pairs of hands to share the load and, especially given that we're all flexibly self-employed and close fri...

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National Adoption Week: have you ever considered adopting a child?

31 October, 2011

Today is the start of National Adoption Week – Have you ever considering adopting a child? Thousands of children are taken into care every year. Of these many are never lucky enough to become part of a secure loving long-term family. This im...

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WIN £100 and chance to perform at Yorkshire’s Award-Winning Pride festival!

29 October, 2011

Calderdale Pride and Bar Place will be teaming up for the first heat of Pride’s Got Talent on Saturday 3rd December.Pride Secretary Vikki Kitson said “We’re opening things up this time around and giving people a say in who and wh...

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Ken Livingstone: The ideal sperm donor?

27 October, 2011

In his new autobiography, the former mayor of London reveals that he helped two friends get pregnant. John Walsh imagines his donation credentials.In his autobiography, You Can't Say That, Ken Livingstone reveals that, in the early 1990s, whil...

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Sperm donation online: Websites a better alternative to unknown donors?

25 October, 2011

Recent articles in the news have highlighted the downsides of using unregulated sperm donor websites, portraying them as placing vulnerable women at risk. Is this really the case or is sperm donation online providing a much needed service, which i...

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Winner of Independent's Pink List 2011

23 October, 2011

The Independent on Sunday readers were asked to nominate their unsung heroes and heroines who make life as a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person better – as well as the celebrities who make the world a more entertaining place. Reade...

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Men's fertility declines with age - IVF study shows

21 October, 2011

Men have ticking biological clocks too, as IVF study shows male fertility declines with age - with even a year making a difference, researchers have warned.They say that after the age of 41, a man’s odds of fathering a child decline rapidly....

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