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A.I. Confidential: A Platform for Recipients to Share their Stories of Sperm Donation

August 19, 2019

Issues of accessibility and choice (amongst others) at private fertility clinics have resulted in the emergence of an alternative sperm donation route, which typically takes place online, connecting sperm donors and recipients via social media or ‘connection websites’, such as PrideAngel.

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US family sues fertility clinic claiming daughter was created with sperm from a stranger

August 09, 2019

A family from Ohio announced a lawsuit Wednesday, claiming a stranger’s sperm was used to create an embryo when a couple underwent in vitro fertilisation (IVF) in 1994.

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'Fertility IV drip' withdrawn from sale

July 06, 2019

A wellness company has withdrawn a £250 IV "fertility drip" after experts said it could "exploit vulnerable women".

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Australia calls for overhaul as desperate parents spend thousands on unproven IVF treatments

May 18, 2019

William Longfield is a much-longed-for baby, but having him cost his parents all their savings, including their house deposit and even his mother's redundancy payout.

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Judge calls for review of birth certificate law for trans parents

February 28, 2019

A judge has called for a review of the law following the case of a trans man being unable to be recognised as the father

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Take part in a new study of co-parenting families!

February 05, 2019

A growing number of people are choosing to start their family together under a co-parenting arrangement.

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Single people can now become legal parents to a baby born through surrogacy

January 21, 2019

A remedial order has come into force that gives single people in the UK the same rights as couples to become the legal parents of their surrogate-born children.

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A Cooling device for testicles has been invented

January 06, 2019

A Cooling device for testicles has been invented by scientists in a bid to boost men's fertility

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Birth rates in the UK and nearly half of world’s countries plunge, forcing more reliance on immigration, report warns

November 25, 2018

Fertility rates falling for decades mean many countries including the UK are now only growing because of stagnating life-expectancy increases and migration

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Men's sperm is best in spring and autumn new study finds

October 15, 2018

Sperm counts and quality of sperm is affected by the seasons a new study has shown.

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