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Concerns over 'no baby, no fee' programmes Campaigners have requested increased oversight over 'no baby, no fee' funding programmes offered by IVF clinics.  The SAFE campaign, made up of fertility professionals, patients and finance brokers, was launched in response to the UK's largest fertility provider, the CARE Fertility Group's new CAREpay packages which allow patients to access a full refund if their treatment is unsuccessful after a set number of cycles or within a set timeframe. SAFE Ambassador Natalie Silverman, who runs the Fertility Podcast, said: 'I and others in the industry are ...

The COVID Vaccine: A Shot in the Arm for Fertility Treatment? Appeared in BioNews 1082 The rollout of COVID vaccination programmes has brought with it a renewed hope of a return to normality but has also raised questions about the impact of vaccination on fertility treatment and pregnancy. To help explain and clarify the advice to fertility patients and clinicians, and to fight misinformation spreading online, the Progress Educational Trust (PET) – the charity that publishes BioNew – held an online event. 'The COVID-19 Vaccine: A Shot in the Arm for Fertility Treatment?' was chaired by P...

The Health of IVF Babies: What Do We Know? What Do We Need to Find Out? Progress Educational Trust 23 February 2021 5.30pm-7pm (GMT) A today ( 5.30pm- The event will be chaired by Professor Anja Bisgaard Pinborg (Chief Consultant at Rigshospitalet's Juliane Marie Centre in Copenhagen) Dr Sebastiaan Mastenbroek (Senior Clinical Embryologist at Amsterdam UMC's Centre for Reproductive Medicine) Dr Carrie Williams (Clinical Paediatrician and NIHR Research Fellow at University College London's Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) Find out more about the speakers and chair here. This e...

Blair Sowry BioNews News articles written by Blair Sowry: Page 1 of 1 US President Joe Biden has selected geneticist Professor Eric Lander as his presidential scientific adviser... [Read More] A gene linked to heart development in the embryo also has a role in human immune system function, new research has found... [Read More] Gay couples in Russia who have become parents via surrogacy, may face arrest under baby trafficking laws... [Read More] A woman is asking the Scottish courts for the opportunity to undergo IVF treatment using her deceased husband's sperm... [Read More] Tel:...

An All-Consuming Problem? How to Protect Patients in the Fertility Market Appeared in BioNews 1079 The UK Government's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has drafted consumer law guidance for fertility clinics, due to come into effect in the spring of 2021. The purpose of the guidance is to help providers of fertility treatment in the UK to understand and comply with their obligations under consumer law. The CMA is seeking responses to the draft guidance from interested parties. This is an important development, given that the majority of fertility treatment in the UK remains self-funded...