6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (354+ words) The UK and Scottish Governments have both proposed changes to NHS funding for IVF. Responding to a question from Sir Gavin Williamson (the MP who tabled the amendment), the Prime Minister said that he will direct the Health Secretary to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (136+ words) An Israeli woman appears to have been given the wrong donor sperm at a fertility clinic already known for a previous IVF mix-up. The single woman has two sons, both conceived using donor sperm at the Assuta Clinic in Tel…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (743+ words) TV Review: A Body That Works Progress Educational Trust TV Review: A Body That Works From my experience writing for BioNews, reviewing TV and film about fertility, IVF and surrogacy has become increasingly difficult. Broadly, I would argue that this…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (87+ words) World IVF day: falling birthrates and the IVF postcode lottery Progress Educational Trust World IVF day: falling birthrates and the IVF postcode lottery Sarah Norcross, director of PET (the Progress Educational Trust – the charity that publishes BioNews) spoke to the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (593+ words) For an issue that affects hundreds of thousands of modern families, peer-to-peer sperm donation has historically operated in the shadows. In 2026, that is changing. Surprisingly few conversations have brought together everyone with a stake in unregulated sperm donation (see BioNews…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (110+ words) After watching and reviewing Katie Price's IVF journey last year (see BioNews 1280), I believed that the genre of the infertility confessional by a reality TV star had been well and truly scraped. Along comes 'Vicky Pattison – Maybe Baby', which proves…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (121+ words) BBC Wales investigates the rise in people turning to social media to find sperm donors, the men behind the accounts, and the risks associated with the practice… In this episode of BBC Wales Investigates, reporter Gemma Dunstan examines why people…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (129+ words) Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) screening will be rolled out to every newborn in England by October 2027, the UK Department of Health has announced. SMA is a rare genetic condition that progressively damages nerves controlling movement, breathing and swallowing. A gene…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (473+ words) News from ESHRE – uterine ageing affects the chances of pregnancy independently of egg quality… Uterine ageing affects the chances of pregnancy independently of egg quality, according to research presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (200+ words) Robert and Shannon recount considering adoption, but they couldn't afford private adoption and had fears of not being picked as non-heterosexual, not-cis, non-Christians. The American context really struck me here, as I'd never considered religion as a factor. Xiaowei Long…...