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Sperm and egg donors can get hundreds in cash payments

19.10.11
Payments for sperm and egg donors have been given the go-ahead amid fears too many people are using unregulated websites in a desperate bid to start a family... more

Paying donors won't end egg and sperm crisis, says doctor

18.10.11
Britain's sperm and egg shortage will not be solved by paying donors, a leading fertility expert warns... more

Mother fights to identify father of her 'wonderful' IVF son

02.08.11
A single mother from north London is trying to lift the anonymity of her child's sperm donor after being told that her six-year-old son will never be able to trace his father because he was conceived at a Spanish clinic... more

Winston calls for action against IVF clinics in charging 'scandal'

17.05.11
IVF clinics in London are 'cashing in' by overcharging patients who want to store frozen embryos, says a top fertility doctor... more

Bosses 'give office workers guilt trips about lunch and exercise'

05.05.11
Bosses are fuelling unhealthy lifestyles by 'guilt tripping' staff over taking exercise and lunch breaks... more

Fertility expert: IVF discount in return for eggs is exploitation

18.01.11
One of Britain's leading fertility experts today accused clinics of exploiting women by offering them cut-price IVF in return for their eggs... more

Sorry, but I expected more from this ‘quango bonfire’

18.10.10
When I think of this Government, I get a growing sense of unease that there’s a lot of bullish noise but when push comes to shove, it’s not as promised... more

Whitehall leak inquiry as 177 quangos face the axe

24.09.10
Whitehall officials order a major leak inquiry after the release of a Treasury “hit list” of 177 government bodies... more

Woman with £50,000 student debt offers her eggs for sale on internet

04.05.10
Fertility experts warn women to use official IVF clinics after a Londoner offered her eggs for sale over the internet to help repay her student debt... more

Women over 55 queuing at London clinics for IVF

26.02.10
Two women aged 58 are set to receive fertility treatment at a London clinic as record numbers attempt to become pregnant after the menopause... more

London Women's Clinic doctor defends IVF for over-50s

18.01.10
Doctor at the centre of a storm over fertility treatment for older mothers defends his clinic’s decision ... more

All infertile couples must get free IVF, says doctor

20.11.09
A London fertility doctor is calling for free IVF for all patients to end the postcode lottery on treatment... more

Alert as fertility clinic admits it used damaged donor sperm

02.11.09
Leading London fertility clinic is at the centre of a health scare after using damaged sperm that increased the risk of a miscarriage... more

Ten test-tube babies born every day after 11,000 women undergo IVF in the capital

30.09.09
More than 4,000 babies were born in one year after their mothers had IVF treatment in London... more

New Viking invasion as Danish men offer hope

24.09.09
Infertile London couples are being offered sperm from Danish men to solve a shortage of donors... more

Fertility watchdog to review ban on selling human eggs

27.07.09
A ban on the sale of sperm and eggs is to be reconsidered... more

Fertility isn’t a right — it’s a privilege for a few

09.07.09
The creation of human sperm in a laboratory raises the question of why society persistently views assisted conception as an entitlement... more

IVF clinics must show full cost of treatment

07.07.09
IVF clinics are facing a shake-up over how much they charge for fertility treatment... more

Childless couples 'losing out due to IVF blunders'

15.06.09
Soaring numbers of childless couples are losing out on the dream of becoming parents due to increasing numbers of blunders at IVF clinics... more

IVF samples to be tagged after hospital mixes up embryos

27.04.09
A London hospital is using electronic "tags" to identify IVF samples after doctors used the wrong sperm in fertility treatment... more

Foreigners ease sperm donor crisis

12.11.08
London fertility clinics are turning to foreign sperm donors in a bid to beat record shortages, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

£1,500 test to detect disease in embryos

24.10.08
A test which would allow parents using IVF treatment to screen embryos for a wide range of genetic diseases could be available as early as next year... more

Top IVF doctor cleared after women's claims are dismissed

23.10.08
Britain's highest-profile fertility doctor has cleared his name over allegations of professional misconduct... more

London fertility clinics are best in UK for births

09.10.08
London fertility doctors have the best success rates in the country with women treated in the capital's clinics more likely to become mothers than anywhere else... more

'Baby god' doctor to face GMC over treatment claims

12.09.08
London's most high-profile fertility doctor faces disciplinary action after complaints over his treatment of two women patients... more

Electronic tags to stop mix-ups at IVF clinics

16.07.08
Fertility clinics have begun using electronic tags to prevent mix-ups over IVF samples... more

London hospital is top of IVF success league

02.07.08
Women who have fertility treatment at University College Hospital are more than twice as likely to get pregnant than at clinics elsewhere in the country, figures reveal... more

Fertility doctor delivers himself an £8 million profit in IVF boom

13.05.08
London's most high-profile fertility doctor made £8 million in one year, an Evening Standard investigation has found... more

Hollywood stars 'fuelling the rise of older mothers'

19.03.08
Hollywood stars who give birth over the age of 40 are encouraging women to delay motherhood, a leading fertility doctor have warned... more

2mm slice of woman on display

26.06.07
An exhibit of a bisected body of a woman is to go on permanent display at a London gallery - the artwork has been created by Professor Gunther von Hagens.... more

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