Hungary has just started to offer free fertility treatments in a bid to increase the…
Breakthrough
The first African baby born using a new form of low-cost IVF developed in Belgium
A new low-cost IVF treatment developed near Flanders, Belgium has resulted in its first African…
Are we one step closer towards ‘designer babies’?
It’s been announced that babies could soon be born genetically programmed to have a lower…
Could a chlamydia vaccine be a step closer?
Chlamydia is one of the largest health problems across the globe, and each year 131…
Louise Brown looks at ProFam, the company behind a technique to delay menopause
As a “world first” myself I’m always fascinated by those pushing the boundaries of helping…
New sperm separation technique could mean IVF parents choose sex of their future children
Scientists in Japan are reporting that a new technique to separate sperm into X and…
New study reveals some ‘abnormal’ embryos can self-repair
A new study has found that embryos which are classified as abnormal have the ability…
New technique to analyse sperm could improve male fertility testing
A new way of analysing sperm that tracks the movement of the sperm tail could…
Three-person baby born following controversial treatment in Greece
A baby created using DNA from two women and a man has been born in…
Groundbreaking new blood test could detect endometriosis
A pioneering blood test can diagnose endometriosis in 90 per cent of cases, new research…