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Sex will not be used to have babies in just 10 years

Couples will stop having sex to conceive babies within a decade and use IVF instead, scientists said  read more

A softly, softly approach to IVF offers women fresh hope

‘Natural’ fertility treatments cut out harmful drugs – and they are considerably cheaper.  read more

Oldest woman to get IVF in Britain cancels treatment

The woman who was on the point of becoming the oldest to receive fertility treatment in Britain has backed out because she is “too old”.  read more

Making babies naturally may be a dying art

Thirtysomethings could routinely conceive babies using IVF within a decade because it will have become better than sex as a means of reproduction, scientists have predicted.  read more

Air pollution ‘can stop woman getting pregnant through IVF’

Air pollution is stopping women from getting pregnant through IVF, new research has found.  read more

Inside India’s international baby farm

Childless couples from around the world are travelling to India to have babies by surrogate mothers. They say it’s their last chance and that everyone benefits. Is it a fair trade?  read more

IVF: Read what the experts say

What’s been said in the press read more

Concern as Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority figures show large rise in IVF mistakes

The number of mistakes made at fertility clinics has almost doubled in a year, figures from the IVF watchdog have shown.  read more

Errors at fertility clinics double in just one year

Rising rate of blunders in IVF treatment ‘may be systemic’, says leading patient safety expert read more

Secondary infertility: One is not enough

Already the mother of a healthy daughter, Victoria Lambert found that her inability to have a second child became a matter of obsession and anguish – and she is not alone. Here she describes the pain of secondary infertility.  read more