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1. New IVF and infertility guidelines
   

   22nd May 2012 - Consultations are beginning on changes to IVF and fertility treatment guidelines for England and Wales. As well as IVF, the guidelines cover a wide range of fertility treatments and issues, including ovulation induction and male fertility issues. The changes are being welcomed by the

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2. What are the risks of birth defects after fertility treatment?
   

   Lots of people find it difficult to conceive, with about 1 in 7 couples in the UK seeking medical help to have a baby. There are lots of different treatments available to help with fertility problems. Two types are in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). IVF is a tr

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3. Infertility linked to childhood leukaemia
   

   24th April 2012 - Children born to mothers who had trouble getting pregnant for more than a year or who were given fertility drugs to stimulate their ovaries may be more likely to develop leukaemia, new research suggests. Leukaemia is a cancer of the blood and is the most common childhood cancer, wi

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4. Stem cells may help infertile women
   

   February 27th 2012 - For the past 60 years it's been thought that women are born with a finite number of eggs. However, scientists now say they have found a way to use ovarian stem cells to make new eggs. In their study, published in Nature Medicine, researchers report finding egg-producing stem cel

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5. Maximum of two embryos best in IVF
   

   Many couples turn to IVF if they’re trying for a baby and haven’t been helped by other fertility treatments. The man’s sperm is mixed with the woman’s eggs in a lab, so that the eggs become fertilised. Doctors then put one or more fertilised eggs (embryos) into the woman’s womb. Although IVF has bee

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6. Can a multivitamin help with fertility treatments?
   

   About 1 in 7 couples in the UK have difficulty getting pregnant. Although there are many potential reasons why, often it’s because a woman’s ovaries are either not releasing eggs or not releasing them regularly. Treatments can help with this, including injections of a drug called clomifene or of hor

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7. New sperm and egg donor fees agreed
   

   19th October 2011 - Sperm and egg donors will be offered new payments under fees agreed by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority today. Donors used to get out of pocket expenses capped at £250. In future, fertility clinics will be able to offer sperm donors a fixed fee of £35 per visit, i

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8. IVF lottery draws condemnation
   

   7th July 2011 - The UK's independent regulator for IVF treatment has condemned the decision by a fertility charity to run a lottery with IVF as a prize. The scheme, which has been dubbed by newspapers as 'win a baby', is reportedly being launched at the end of July by To Hatch, which offers advice o

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9. Fertility treatment technique 'could cause IVF failure, birth defects'
   

   4th July 2011 — Older women undergoing fertility treatment might face extra risks of IVF failure and the development of birth defects such as Down's syndrome as a result of ovarian stimulation, experts have suggested. Ovarian stimulation involves injecting a woman with medication to increase the num

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10. Report highlights IVF postcode lottery
    

    7th June 2011 - An investigation by a group of MPs has found that 73% of NHS healthcare providers in the UK are not following official guidance because they fail to give couples with fertility problems three chances at IVF. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Infertility (APPG on Infertility) said

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