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Record Number of Single Women Using IVF Amidst Australian Fertility Clinic Scrutiny
A record number of single women are using IVF in Australia, even as the sector faces a regulatory overhaul due to several clinics reporting success rates as low as 5 percent and a recent case involving a biracial baby born to a white couple.
Record Number of Single Women Using IVF Amidst Australian Fertility Clinic Scrutiny
A record number of single women are using IVF in Australia, even as the sector faces a regulatory overhaul due to several clinics reporting success rates as low as 5 percent and a recent case involving a biracial baby born to a white couple.
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28% Bias Score
Monash IVF Errors Prompt Review of Australia's IVF Industry
Two embryo mix-ups at Monash IVF, resulting in one woman giving birth to a stranger's child and another receiving the wrong embryo, sparked a three-month review into national IVF regulation in Australia, amid concerns about industry profit motives and patient well-being.
Monash IVF Errors Prompt Review of Australia's IVF Industry
Two embryo mix-ups at Monash IVF, resulting in one woman giving birth to a stranger's child and another receiving the wrong embryo, sparked a three-month review into national IVF regulation in Australia, amid concerns about industry profit motives and patient well-being.
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52% Bias Score
First UK Baby Born After Womb Transplant
A 36-year-old woman in the UK became the first to give birth after receiving a womb transplant from her sister, marking a significant medical advance and providing hope for women with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome or uterine dysfunction. The baby, Amy Isabel, was born on February 27th, 202...
First UK Baby Born After Womb Transplant
A 36-year-old woman in the UK became the first to give birth after receiving a womb transplant from her sister, marking a significant medical advance and providing hope for women with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome or uterine dysfunction. The baby, Amy Isabel, was born on February 27th, 202...
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44% Bias Score
UK Fertility Report: Widespread Unnecessary Treatments and Long Wait Times
The HFEA's 2024 report reveals that 75% of UK fertility patients receive unnecessary add-on treatments, with longer wait times for NHS patients (16% waiting over two years) compared to private patients (53% starting within a year).
UK Fertility Report: Widespread Unnecessary Treatments and Long Wait Times
The HFEA's 2024 report reveals that 75% of UK fertility patients receive unnecessary add-on treatments, with longer wait times for NHS patients (16% waiting over two years) compared to private patients (53% starting within a year).
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44% Bias Score
Trump Executive Order Aims to Lower IVF Costs
President Trump signed an executive order to reduce IVF costs, which can range from \$12,000 to \$25,000 per cycle, following a poll showing 60% of U.S. adults supporting access to IVF; the order instructs the creation of policy recommendations within 90 days.
Trump Executive Order Aims to Lower IVF Costs
President Trump signed an executive order to reduce IVF costs, which can range from \$12,000 to \$25,000 per cycle, following a poll showing 60% of U.S. adults supporting access to IVF; the order instructs the creation of policy recommendations within 90 days.
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44% Bias Score
Fewer Fertility Treatment Applications and Births in Sachsen-Anhalt in 2024
In 2024, Sachsen-Anhalt saw a decrease in applications for fertility treatment funding (422, down from 445 in 2023), with 354 approvals (compared to 360 in 2023). The most common reason for rejection was treatment outside Sachsen-Anhalt without urgent justification. This trend coincides with a new l...
Fewer Fertility Treatment Applications and Births in Sachsen-Anhalt in 2024
In 2024, Sachsen-Anhalt saw a decrease in applications for fertility treatment funding (422, down from 445 in 2023), with 354 approvals (compared to 360 in 2023). The most common reason for rejection was treatment outside Sachsen-Anhalt without urgent justification. This trend coincides with a new l...
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36% Bias Score
World's 'Oldest' Baby Born from 1994 Frozen Embryo
Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, born July 26th in Ohio from a 1994 frozen embryo adopted by Lindsey and Tim Pierce from Linda Archerd, is reportedly the world's oldest baby, highlighting advancements in IVF and embryo adoption.
World's 'Oldest' Baby Born from 1994 Frozen Embryo
Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, born July 26th in Ohio from a 1994 frozen embryo adopted by Lindsey and Tim Pierce from Linda Archerd, is reportedly the world's oldest baby, highlighting advancements in IVF and embryo adoption.
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44% Bias Score
High Fertility Costs Push UK Women to Risky Unregulated Sperm Donors
High costs of fertility treatment in the UK are forcing vulnerable women to use unregulated online sperm donation services, exposing them to risks of exploitation and a lack of legal protections, as highlighted by the case of Robert Albon, a US national who has fathered over 180 children through unr...
High Fertility Costs Push UK Women to Risky Unregulated Sperm Donors
High costs of fertility treatment in the UK are forcing vulnerable women to use unregulated online sperm donation services, exposing them to risks of exploitation and a lack of legal protections, as highlighted by the case of Robert Albon, a US national who has fathered over 180 children through unr...
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64% Bias Score
Russian IVF Proposal Limits Attempts for Older Women
The director of a Russian reproductive medicine institute proposed limiting publicly funded IVF attempts to two or three for women over 40 due to sharply declining success rates with age (from 40-45% under 35 to 9.9% over 40) and high miscarriage rates (45% over 40), mirroring international practice...
Russian IVF Proposal Limits Attempts for Older Women
The director of a Russian reproductive medicine institute proposed limiting publicly funded IVF attempts to two or three for women over 40 due to sharply declining success rates with age (from 40-45% under 35 to 9.9% over 40) and high miscarriage rates (45% over 40), mirroring international practice...
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48% Bias Score
Trump's IVF Executive Order Faces Legal and Economic Hurdles
President Trump's executive order seeks to expand IVF access, but faces challenges due to conflicting state laws on embryo personhood and the high cost of treatment, raising concerns among reproductive rights advocates who emphasize the need for holistic reproductive healthcare.
Trump's IVF Executive Order Faces Legal and Economic Hurdles
President Trump's executive order seeks to expand IVF access, but faces challenges due to conflicting state laws on embryo personhood and the high cost of treatment, raising concerns among reproductive rights advocates who emphasize the need for holistic reproductive healthcare.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Executive Order Aims to Lower IVF Costs
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to reduce the cost of IVF treatments, directing the Domestic Policy Council to develop policy recommendations to expand access and lower out-of-pocket costs, following a campaign promise to mandate free IVF.
Trump Executive Order Aims to Lower IVF Costs
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to reduce the cost of IVF treatments, directing the Domestic Policy Council to develop policy recommendations to expand access and lower out-of-pocket costs, following a campaign promise to mandate free IVF.
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60% Bias Score
Lab-Grown Eggs and Sperm: UK Fertility Watchdog Reviews Ethical Implications
The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is reviewing the ethical and medical implications of lab-grown eggs and sperm, a technology projected to be viable within a decade, raising concerns about solo parenting, multiplex parenting, and the potential for eugenics.
Lab-Grown Eggs and Sperm: UK Fertility Watchdog Reviews Ethical Implications
The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is reviewing the ethical and medical implications of lab-grown eggs and sperm, a technology projected to be viable within a decade, raising concerns about solo parenting, multiplex parenting, and the potential for eugenics.
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60% Bias Score
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