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Home DNA test kits are a 'clear threat' to donor anonymity warns HFEA.

Home DNA test kits are a 'clear threat' to donor anonymity warns HFEA.

January 01, 2020

Fertility regulator warns that home DNA testing kist are a 'clear threat' to donor anonymity.

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Mother defies the odds by having TWO sets of twins without IVF

Mother defies the odds by having TWO sets of twins without IVF

November 11, 2019

A super fertile mother has a 700,000 to one family after giving birth to two sets of twins - one identical, one fraternal - with no 'filler baby' in between at incredible odds.

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Transgender man loses battle to be registered as child's father

Transgender man loses battle to be registered as child's father

September 30, 2019

A trans man who became pregnant and gave birth has lost his legal challenge not to be named as the mother on his child's birth certificate.

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

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

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'Fertility IV drip' withdrawn from sale

'Fertility IV drip' withdrawn from sale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A wellness company has withdrawn a £250 IV "fertility drip" after experts said it could "exploit vulnerable women".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

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

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!

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

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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