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Dr Julian Koplin BioNews Comment articles written by Dr Julian Koplin: Page 1 of 1 Australia is on the cusp of legalising mitochondrial donation... [Read More] Tel: +44 (0)20 7278 7870 Email: admin@progress.org.uk Limited company registered in England and Wales no 07405980 Registered charity no 1139856 Website initially design by Thunder Progress Educational Trust
Elpida Fragouli BioNews Review articles written by Elpida Fragouli: Page 1 of 1 As a human geneticist I've always been interested in anything DNA-related, whether this is a book, research paper, film, or documentary. I never expected, however, that DNA would be the focus of a semi-documentary/semi-intellectual reality TV show, hosted by Stacey Dooley... [Read More]
Fertility clinics giving women 'false sense of security' over egg freezing Websites making 'misleading' claims about chances of pregnancy, researchers say, with one suggesting success rate could be up to 80 per cent 12 March 2021 • 7:00pm Fertility clinics are giving women a “false sense of security” that egg freezing will guarantee them a baby in future, experts claim. Researchers have criticised clinic websites which make “misleading” claims about the likelihood of egg freezing leading to a successful pregnancy. Dr Zeynep Gurtin, a women’s health specialist at University College...
Why financial and medical decision-making must remain separate in UK fertility Appeared in BioNews 1084 Fertility treatment in the UK – whether accessed via the NHS or privately – has always been considered safe, robust and research-led. It has been regulated for the last 30 years, ensuring that the industry has patients' best interests at heart. But recent weeks have seen a major shift in how private fertility treatment can be paid for, with a major clinic group now offering multi-cycle and refund programmes directly for the first time, removing vital separations between medical and co...
TV Review: Stand Up to Infertility Appeared in BioNews 1083 A question to all men: Do you feel your fertility is linked to how much of a man you are? As absurd as the above question sounds, this was one of the main themes in BBC's new documentary: Rhod Gilbert's Stand up to Infertility. This overly falsified rhetoric reflects a very dangerous and scientifically ludicrous misconception that seems to echo monolithically across the globe. To think, with all our achievements in inclusion and diversity, we still cannot get men to talk, let alone talk about their infertility. Infertility affects on...