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Painkillers during pregnancy may affect your child's future fertility

April 18, 2018

Taking Paracetamol or Ibuprofen during pregnancy could affect the fertility of the unborn child in later life, new research suggests.

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Mississippi non-bio lesbian mum wins right to be legal parent

April 09, 2018

A non-bio lesbian mum in Mississippi USA has won the right to be a legal parent following the couples split

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'Devastating news' as 2,000 frozen eggs and embryos may be lost due to malfunction

March 17, 2018

More than 2,000 frozen eggs and embryos stored at a Cleveland-area fertility clinic may no longer be viable after temperatures in a storage bank rose over the weekend.

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Sperm donor's parents win the right to see their grandchild

March 06, 2018

A sperm donor's parents win the right to see their grandchild after lesbian couple separate in a landmark case

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Japanese man wins custody of 13 surrogacy babies

March 01, 2018

A wealthy Japanese man at the centre of a “baby factory” scandal in Thailand has won sole parental rights to 13 children he fathered through Thai surrogate mothers.

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Lack of iodine may half chance of getting pregnant

January 27, 2018

Women who are trying to get pregnant may have half the chance of conceiving if they are deficient in iodine, compared to women with healthy iodine levels, according to a recent U.S. study.

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New Guidance for NHS funding of egg storage for Transgender

January 07, 2018

NHS must offer transgender men egg storage so they can be parents, says British Fertility Society guidance

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Snuggling a baby may help their genes and future health

December 06, 2017

Close, physical contact – or the lack of it - at an early age may lead to lasting changes to the genes, suggest researchers.

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Sperm quality may be affected by air pollution

November 22, 2017

A study finds a ‘strong association’ between high levels of particulate matter found in air pollution and abnormal sperm shape

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Embryo adoption in the US: Any lessons for the UK?

November 13, 2017

Once a couple or individual has finished their fertility treatment, the question of what to do with any remaining frozen embryos is often perceived as a difficult decision. There are, broadly, four options to choose from: keep the embryos in storage; allow them to be destroyed; make them available for research; or donate them to others to use for family-building

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