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BABYWORLD has reported on many stories in the news recently relating to fertility - from new research on what causes infertility to new hopes for the prevention of miscarriage.  

Use more embryos plea 4 October, 2000
A WOMAN is fighting to have five embryos planted in her to give her the chance to have one baby. read full story >>

Hope for preserving fertility 2 October, 2000
SCIENTISTS have discovered a way of preventing premature menopause in women being treated for cancer. read full story >>

Passive smoking hits fertility 29 September, 2000
BREATHING in someone else’s smoke may be stopping some women from getting pregnant, a study has found. read full story >>

Disposable nappies a risk for baby boys? 25 September, 2000
USING disposable nappies on baby boys could be affecting their fertility in later years, it has been claimed. read full story >>

Woman gives birth to octuplets 19 September, 2000
AN ITALIAN woman who had tried for years to conceive and ended up carrying octuplets has given birth to the babies – but two have died. read full story >>

IVF ban if you smoke or drink? 27 June, 2000
THE WORLD’S most prominent fertility experts have been discussing whether IVF (in vitro fertilisation) should be restricted to patients who fit a set of rules. read full story >>

Testicular cancer may be linked to infertility 13 June, 2000
MEN diagnosed with testicular cancer are nine times more likely than average to have already been diagnosed with infertility problems. read full story >>

No fertility crisis in UK, docs say 2 June, 2000
RESEARCHERS who studied the average time it took couples to conceive say that fertility is on the increase despite the falling quality of British sperm. read full story >>

Male drivers warned of infertility 31 May, 2000
SALES reps have been warned that their lifestyle of long hours driving from job to job might reduce their chances of having children. read full story >>

Endometriosis awareness 8 May, 2000
THIS week is National Endometriosis Awareness Week, bringing attention to a condition that affects thousands of women in the UK. read full story >>

Hope for infertile women 27 April, 2000
CHILDLESS couples affected by the woman’s infertility could still have a child that is genetically theirs, using a donor egg, researchers have claimed. read full story >>

Frozen egg ban lifted 26 January 2000
THE HUMAN Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has lifted the ban on using frozen eggs to try and get pregnant. read full story >>

Decision imminent on frozen eggs 25 January 2000
A DECISION is expected today on whether the current ban on fertilising a woman’s frozen eggs will be lifted. read full story >>

Move to cut multiple births 20 January 2000
NEW guidelines have been released today in a bid to help offer equal infertility care across the United Kingdom. read full story >>

Can we stop miscarriages? 13 January 2000
WOMEN who have miscarried may be offered hope by new research that suggests a link between a genetic problem and miscarriage. read full story >>

 
   
   
   
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