| 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 elses 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 WORLDS 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 womans 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 womans 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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