Blog posts from July 2011

Antioxidants may help both male and female infertility problems

Antioxidants may help both male and female infertility problems

30 July, 2011

Growing evidence suggests that antioxidants may have significant value in addressing infertility issues in both women and men, including erectile dysfunction, and researchers say that large, specific clinical studies are merited to determine how m...

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Sperm donor's altruistic reasons for helping women have children

Sperm donor's altruistic reasons for helping women have children

28 July, 2011

Simon has two sons, aged 15 and 13, from a failed marriage, who live with him, and a six-year-old daughter from a later broken relationship, who lives with her mother. The 37-year-old divorced former business manager thinks he has a further five c...

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Infertility often caused by women being either too thin or overweight

Infertility often caused by women being either too thin or overweight

26 July, 2011

As my GP fiddled with some papers, I guessed he had bad news. Nervously he blurted out: ‘I’m afraid that you will never have children naturally.’ I felt as if I’d been punched. Walking out of the surgery, all I could focus ...

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Sperm donor's genetic illness never disclosed to his 24 children

Sperm donor's genetic illness never disclosed to his 24 children

24 July, 2011

A mother and son were devastated to find out the man who donated sperm for his conception had a genetic illness - and they were never warned. Rebecca Blackwell and her 18-year-old son Tyler of Maryland tracked down sperm donor ‘John’ t...

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Male infertility may be caused by a genetic defect

Male infertility may be caused by a genetic defect

22 July, 2011

Up to a quarter of men around the world have a genetic defect that could reduce their chances of having children. Scientists have found some sperm lacks a protective protein that helps it to reach the egg.The protein, DEFB126, coats the sperm and ...

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IVF needed for Chantelle to have a baby, after years of diets left her infertile

IVF needed for Chantelle to have a baby, after years of diets left her infertile

20 July, 2011

A reality TV star has told how the pressure to stay slim has left her infertile at 27. Chantelle Houghton, winner of Celebrity Big Brother in 2006, said doctors have informed her she will never be able to conceive naturally because of her extreme ...

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HFEA agrees first decisions about sperm and egg donation following review

HFEA agrees first decisions about sperm and egg donation following review

18 July, 2011

The UK's fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), has made its first set of decisions following the outcome of its recent consultation on sperm and egg donation, known as the Donation Review. Having analyse...

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Home Insemination: The Ups and Downs

Home Insemination: The Ups and Downs

15 July, 2011

For many people, the lack of ‘creative material’ be it sperm or ovum, can stymie their plans for a family. As appealing as the thought of backless nightgowns, fluorescent lighting and leg stirrups may be, the solution doesn’t hav...

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Surrogacy: court awards parenthood to deceased father

Surrogacy: court awards parenthood to deceased father

13 July, 2011

The High Court has made an unprecedented order awarding parenthood to a deceased father of a baby boy born through surrogacy in India. A couple, known only as Mr and Mrs A, entered into a surrogacy arrangement and their son was born in India on 12...

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IVF lottery launched by UK charity 'To Hatch' causes controversy

IVF lottery launched by UK charity 'To Hatch' causes controversy

11 July, 2011

A controversial lottery, offering £25,000 worth of IVF treatment as a prize, has been given the go ahead. The Gambling Commission has licensed To Hatch, a UK charity offering fertility advice, to sell tickets to win the fertility treatment i...

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