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Women who cannot carry a child themselves - denied NHS fertility treatment

30 November, 2009

Hundreds of women face a postcode lottery getting NHS funding for IVF treatment because they were born without a womb and require surrogates, the Telegraph can reveal.Women have criticised the situation saying only a 'quirk of nature' mean...

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Pink News - Pride Angel Promotion

26 November, 2009

A brand new worldwide donor connection website has launched. Pride Angel is the first website of its kind to aim towards the gay and lesbian community and was founded by a lesbian couple who have first-hand experience of known donor conception.The...

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Fertility Patients to have Healthy Lifestyle 'Contract'

25 November, 2009

Eligible patients will be required to sign up to a health and lifestyle improvement programme including stop smoking, not drinking and losing weight if necessary before they embark on IVF treatment.In return the Bridge clinic in central London is ...

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Lesbian rights as a parent given by Montana court USA

21 November, 2009

The Montana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a lesbian must be treated as a mother to the two children that she raised with her partner of 10 years. The ACLU, which represented the mother, applauds the decision giving children the right to maintai...

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Lesbians make 'better parents', says senior parenting official

17 November, 2009

Lesbians are better at raising children than conventional couples, a senior member of the Government's parenting academy has said.According to the annual British Social Attitudes Report, more than a third of people now believe same-sex parents...

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HIV test four weeks after exposure, now offered by Terrence Higgins Trust

13 November, 2009

Sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is now offering an HIV test which can be used four weeks after infection. Usually, tests can only be carried out three months after the date of suspected transmission. The blood test, which involv...

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Fertility Show London

10 November, 2009

The worlds first 'fertility show' took place this weekend at the Olympia Conference centre London. Pride Angel went to communicate with leading charities, infertility support networks and fertility clinics at the exhibition. The response t...

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Sperm and eggs from stem cells - Scientists step closer

09 November, 2009

Scientists have moved a step closer to creating human sperm and eggs from stem cells in research which could end infertility problems. Researchers at Stanford University, which harvested the stem cells from an embryo, claim the breakthrough could ...

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Lesbian couples get equal IVF rights in Scotland

05 November, 2009

Equal rights to IVF treatment will soon be given to lesbian couples by the NHS in Scotland. Following legal action by one lesbian couple, the government has set up an advisory group which is expected to recommend early next year that lesbians shou...

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Boost Pregnancy chances - Lie still

30 October, 2009

Research published today by the bmj.com (British Medical Journal) reports that women who lie on their backs for fifteen minutes after artificial insemination have a "significantly higher" chance of getting pregnant than women who move ar...

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