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ESHRE Calls for Legislation to Prevent Environmental Threats to Fertility

June 05, 2023

ESHRE Calls for Legislation to Prevent Environmental Threats to Fertility

Political and legislative action needs to be taken to reduce the impact of environmental factors on reproductive health, according to…

The Power of Three IVF Cycles

May 25, 2023

The Power of Three IVF Cycles

Almost 20 years ago, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued its Fertility Guideline, making clear recommendations…

China Contemplating Giving Single Women IVF access

May 22, 2023

China Contemplating Giving Single Women IVF access

As China tries to slow its demographic decline, policymakers are contemplating giving IVF access to single women and providing them…

UK's First 'three-parent baby' Born After IVF Procedure

May 11, 2023

UK's First 'three-parent baby' Born After IVF Procedure

The first baby created from three genetic parents has been born in the UK.To prevent inherited disease doctors created a…

'Stuck' Stem Cells May Cause Hair to Turn Grey

May 09, 2023

'Stuck' Stem Cells May Cause Hair to Turn Grey

The movement of stem cells within hair follicles may explain why hair pigment is lost with age...Researchers in New York…

No Difference Between Gamete Donation Families & Natural Conception Familiies

April 25, 2023

No Difference Between Gamete Donation Families & Natural Conception Familiies

A 20 year study has found that parenting and child adjustment did not differ among children from gamete-donation and natural…

Sperm Cryopreservation for Impaired Spermatogenesis

April 20, 2023

Sperm Cryopreservation for Impaired Spermatogenesis

Sperm cryopreservation for men with severely impaired spermatogenesis is one of the commonest reasons for short term sperm storage, usually…

1 in 6 People Globally Affected by Infertility

April 13, 2023

1 in 6 People Globally Affected by Infertility

Large numbers of people will be affected by infertility in their lifetime, according to a new report published by the…

Disease Risk Gene Variants Linked to Unexplained Infertility in Women

April 04, 2023

Disease Risk Gene Variants Linked to Unexplained Infertility in Women

A genetic link between unexplained infertility and diseases such as cancer, heart disease and Parkinson's disease in women has been…

Umbilical Blood Stem Cell Transplant Puts Woman in HIV Remission

March 21, 2023

Umbilical Blood Stem Cell Transplant Puts Woman in HIV Remission

A transmission electron micrograph of HIV virus particles (pink) replicating from the plasma membrane of an infected immune cell. Image…

Men with Physically Demanding Jobs have a Higher Sperm Count

March 14, 2023

Men with Physically Demanding Jobs have a Higher Sperm Count

A study based on self-reported answers to a questionnaire cross-referred to semen samples and hormone measurements has found that physically…

China - Political Advisor Urges Egg Freezing for Single Women

March 07, 2023

China - Political Advisor Urges Egg Freezing for Single Women

A member of China's top political advisory body said she would propose allowing unmarried women to access egg freezing as…

Third Person Worldwide Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant

February 27, 2023

Third Person Worldwide Cured of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant

A 53-year-old from Düsseldorf in Germany has become the third person in the world to be completely cured of HIV…

IVF Does Not Impact Cardiometabolic Health of Offspring

February 20, 2023

IVF Does Not Impact Cardiometabolic Health of Offspring

An international multi-cohort study shows that people conceived using IVF and ICSI have no significant differences in cardiometabolic health to…

Antibody Based Removal of DNA Fragmented Sperm From an Ejaculate

February 09, 2023

Antibody Based Removal of DNA Fragmented Sperm From an Ejaculate

Sperm bound to a protein indicating high levels of sperm DNA fragmentation can be separated from a sample using immunomagnetic…

Wales Consults on Fertility Treatment Provision

February 02, 2023

Wales Consults on Fertility Treatment Provision

Welsh authorities have begun a public consultation on eligibility for NHS funded IVF treatment in the devolved nation. The Welsh…

UK to Develop Personalised Cancer Vaccines for NHS Patients

January 26, 2023

UK to Develop Personalised Cancer Vaccines for NHS Patients

The UK Government has announced a deal to accelerate research into vaccines for cancer.The deal will involve a partnership with…

Scientists Freeze Coral from Great Barrier Reef

January 16, 2023

Scientists Freeze Coral from Great Barrier Reef

A new method for freezing and storing coral has successfully been trialled in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. It is hoped…

Efficacy of Fertility Treatment Add-on's

January 05, 2023

Efficacy of Fertility Treatment Add-on's

The use of add-on treatments as part of an IVF cycle in the UK has generated much debate amongst professionals…

Global Sperm Counts Declining

December 15, 2022

Global Sperm Counts Declining

Sperm counts around the globe have declined over the past 50 years, a study suggests. Published in the journal Human…

Babies Born from Embryos Frozen 30 Years Ago

December 08, 2022

Babies Born from Embryos Frozen 30 Years Ago

Twins have been born to a couple in the US from embryos frozen over 30 years ago, in what is…

Ovarian Tissue Workshop and ISFP Conference

December 06, 2022

Ovarian Tissue Workshop and ISFP Conference

In November we attended the International Society for Fertility Preservation Congress (ISFP), as well as sponsoring the event we were…

Baby in England Born from Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue

November 28, 2022

Baby in England Born from Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue

A baby has been born following regrafting of frozen ovarian tissue, the first successful birth from the procedure in England.Unable…

Artificial Intelligence and IVF

November 10, 2022

Artificial Intelligence and IVF

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to predict the success of an IVF cycle is becoming increasingly common in…

Placenta on a Chip

October 25, 2022

Placenta on a Chip

A placenta model using microfluidic technology allows scientists to better understand placental diseases. Placental malaria causes complications in pregnancy leading…

Delayed Childbearing and Medically Assisted Reproduction

October 25, 2022

Delayed Childbearing and Medically Assisted Reproduction

The prevalence of medically assisted reproduction (MAR) has continued to increase over the past decade in Australia. This finding reflects…

Oocyte Activation and Round Spermatid Injection: Review

October 25, 2022

Oocyte Activation and Round Spermatid Injection: Review

Men with no spermatozoa may benefit by combining round spermatid injection (ROSI) and artificial oocyte activation (AOA). Injection of round…

Phil Crow our Senior Sales Manager travelled to the International…

October 14, 2022

Phil Crow our Senior Sales Manager travelled to the International…

The conference was held at the University Hospital Hradec Králové where the tissue bank was established by Dr. R. Klen…

Egg Protein May Reveal Mechanisms Involved in Currently Unexplained Infertility

September 28, 2022

Egg Protein May Reveal Mechanisms Involved in Currently Unexplained Infertility

A newly identified protein on the surface of human eggs may be crucial to the fertilisation process, researchers have found.…

Double Ionophore Application to Improve Blastocyst Development & Pregnancy Rate

September 14, 2022

Double Ionophore Application to Improve Blastocyst Development & Pregnancy Rate

Double exposure to calcium ionophore may improve blastocyst development and clinical pregnancy in some patients. In a retrospective study, 79…

The Power of Vitrification

September 05, 2022

The Power of Vitrification

With the relatively recent adaptation of vitrification as a routine procedure in IVF labs, fertility treatment has been revolutionised. Vitrification,…

Selfish Centromeres and the Wastefulness of Human Reproduction

August 26, 2022

Selfish Centromeres and the Wastefulness of Human Reproduction

A recent study has described why human embryos may exhibit such high levels of aneuploidy resulting in early pregnancy loss.…

Use of L-Proline as a Novel Additive to Improve Sperm…

August 18, 2022

Use of L-Proline as a Novel Additive to Improve Sperm…

Researchers have found addition of L-proline to sperm freezing media can improve post thaw sperm parameters. The data presented at…

Critical Requirement of Intracellular Zona Pellucida Proteins for Mouse Embryo…

August 02, 2022

Critical Requirement of Intracellular Zona Pellucida Proteins for Mouse Embryo…

Presented at this year’s ESHRE conference, scientists from the Max Planck Institute, Germany, shared their findings on the role of…

Comparison Between Time-lapse Incubators and Standard Incubators

July 27, 2022

Comparison Between Time-lapse Incubators and Standard Incubators

A large, multicentre randomised controlled study concluded there is insufficient evidence to support the use of time-lapse incubators in improving…

Oocyte Vitrification for Elective Fertility Preservation

July 13, 2022

Oocyte Vitrification for Elective Fertility Preservation

As the number of women opting to freeze eggs in order to preserve fertility has increased in recent times, a…

Controlled Rate Freezers Used in Production Gene Therapy Products

July 04, 2022

Controlled Rate Freezers Used in Production Gene Therapy Products

An article focusing on the challenges Covid-19 posed to the setup of a manufacturing facility for a company which creates…

IVF-conceived People Have Better Quality of Life

June 28, 2022

IVF-conceived People Have Better Quality of Life

A recent study found that adults conceived through fertility treatment may have a better quality of life in adulthood than…

Differences are Present in Commercially Available Culture Oils

June 14, 2022

Differences are Present in Commercially Available Culture Oils

A recent Embryotools study published in the journal Human Reproduction has revealed significant differences between commercially available oils used in…

Rat Testicle Cells Frozen for 23 Years Make Sperm

June 02, 2022

Rat Testicle Cells Frozen for 23 Years Make Sperm

Rat testicle stem cells that were frozen for 23 years and then grafted onto infertile mice have been shown to…

SHREG 2022 – come and see the Planer team

April 04, 2022

SHREG 2022 – come and see the Planer team

SHREG 2022, the Meeting of the Scottish Human Reproduction and Embryology Group, will be taking place this year in the…

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