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Gay Family Case Study – Can you help?

20 June, 2011

The Independent newspaper are doing feature about same-sex parents and would love to speak to lesbian or gay couples who are bringing up children together.It would be very straightforward - about what it's like at the school gates, other peopl...

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Happy Father's Day to all dads, single, gay, co-parents or donors

19 June, 2011

Happy father’s day to all the dads out there, be it biological, non-biological, co-parents or donors who may be known as ‘Dad’.Whatever role you play in a child’s life, today is the day to remember and celebrate. Some child...

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BBC1 new documentary; looking for gay and lesbian families

17 June, 2011

Off The Fence Productions are developing a new documentary for BBC1 which will feature in a series of programmes looking at Modern Britain and the changing landscape of what a typical family looks like today.They are specifically looking to find a...

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Researcher looking for sperm donors to interview, can you help?

14 June, 2011

Hello. My name is Helen Lay and I am looking for sperm donors to interview for my Anthropology Masters dissertation. Within anthropology there has been a lot of work on the experiences of women who act as egg donors and surrogates but the voices o...

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London council appeals for more gay couples to become foster parents

12 June, 2011

A London council is appealing for more gay couples to come forward to foster children in need of homes.Lambeth council says it particularly needs carers for teenagers, disabled children and those on remand.Cllr Pete Robbins, Lambeth Council Cabine...

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IVF postcode lottery, slammed by fertility expert

10 June, 2011

A top Manchester fertility expert has slammed the results of a parliamentary report which revealed the extent of the IVF ‘postcode lottery’ in the region.Professor Brian Lieberman, who founded Britain’s first fully-funded NHS IVF...

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New fertility product improves conception and may reduce risk of early miscarriage

08 June, 2011

We are pleased to announce the successful market release of an exciting new product: the Zestica Fertility Conception Kit. This new product has received considerable interest at fertility shows across the UK, including the recent Fertility World s...

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JoEllen Marsh spoke on ‘This Morning’ about her search for her father, a Sperm Donor

06 June, 2011

Twenty-year-old JoEllen Marsh was desperate to find her real father - a sperm donor. Little did she know when she set out on her quest that she'd also find 14 siblings fathered by Donor 150.This extraordinary story has been made into new docum...

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First lesbian in Britain to conceive by artificial insemination talks about her pionerring family

04 June, 2011

Janis Hetherington was the first lesbian in Britain to conceive by artificial insemination. On the 40th anniversary of her son's conception, she talks about her pioneering family, sudden death and tabloid fury.In a sleepy Oxfordshire village 4...

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Multiple embryo transfers during IVF are reducing says HFEA

02 June, 2011

The proportion of risky multiple births during IVF treatment is falling according to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). Multiple birth pregnancies have a higher chance of miscarriage, and of leading to premature birth and of ...

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