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Research by scientists in China has suggested that the ovaries of female mice contain stem cells capable of growing into eggs that can be fertilised to produce healthy offspring. The report in Nature Cell Biology states that female germline stem cells were isolated from mouse ovaries and grown in...
A man has a quick consultation. You deal with the problem and hand over a prescription but he hovers. 'Actually there's something else, doctor… err, I'm seeing this lady and, well, I'm having problems. I was wondering, err, you know those tablets…?' This scenario has become more familiar...
Joanne, Christine and Louise were all conceived following donor insemination (DI) Having been aware early in life of this, Joanne experiences increasing 'genetic bewilderment'. Christine's domineering mother used this secret knowledge as a weapon against here. The eighteen months after Louise learned the truth were the darkest of her life. ...
(published: BBC News: 5 August 2008)
As Triple Helix went to press the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill was entering its final Parliamentary stages. We have consistently argued that the proposals for animal-human hybrids, saviour siblings and removing the need for a father for IVF children threaten individual, family and societal life more than any other...
Infertility is often a hidden issue. Unfortunately, many couples suffer in silence, blaming themselves, each other, even God. Rosemary and Barry Jubraj open up this painful and heartbreaking subject with wisdom and sincerity. Their personal experiences of infertility provide a valuable first-hand account. This book presents the issues from both...
(published: Daily Mail: 10 March 2008)
