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Fertility expert attacks critics of 62-year-old first-time motherWoman labelled a burden on taxpayers by head of Australian Medical Association, but defended by president of Fertility Society
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Official fertility figures are not delivering the whole storyLetters: It is important that this data is interpreted within the correct context
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Should I defrost my freezer boys?Ruth Whippman has four embryos frozen in storage – four ready-made children suspended in time. The longer they are left, the more one thought gnaws at her …
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IVF: 'It’s overwhelming and shocking at every single turn'Going through infertility treatment had an enormous effect on Gareth Farr and Gabby Vautier and their relationship, which is why he came to write a play about it
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Controversial Italian fertility doctor accused of stealing patient's eggSeverino Antinori is arrested after nurse seeking treatment for a cyst claims she was operated on without her consent
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Can couples in their 70s have children?An elderly Indian couple, Daljinder Kaur and Mohinder Singh Gill, proved this week that yes, they can. The question is whether they should
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Are you worried about your fertility? Young people share their storiesRising house prices and financial instability are putting young people off starting families. But some fear they might be leaving it too late
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The Guardian view on the pope and marriage: making good againEditorial: Pope Francis upholds an ideal of marriage, but tries not to let it overshadow the reality
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Grandmother Sharon Cutts, 55, becomes Britain's oldest mother of tripletsThe nurse from Lincolnshire and her partner borrowed £15,000 to pay for IVF treatment after being refused help on NHS
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Who needs sex to make babies? Pretty soon, humans won’tWithin decades, technology will give would-be parents choices that sound like the stuff of science fiction. What ‘easy PGD’ won’t give you though, is a super-baby
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Number of British women freezing their eggs soarsAmong 816 women who stored eggs in 2014, most common reason was lack of male partner, HFEA study finds
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‘There was nothing wrong with my wife – it was me’: the men waking up to fertility problemsMen have all the time in the world to have a baby, right? Not according to the latest research. Meet a new generation who are freezing their sperm and battling their biological clocks
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My first autopsy was on a 22-week foetusSo much is taken for granted when daydreaming about a future life. My experience taught me it doesn’t all go well
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Woman who had first uterus transplant in US will have chance to get pregnantLindsey is the first of 10 women who will have uterus transplants as part of a clinical trial by the Cleveland Clinic and will undergo IVF after healing
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The woman who wants to carry her dead daughter’s child sets in relief our confusion about rights and needsFertility, grief and big business are not a good combination
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Poles protest over PiS 'breaking constitution'As protesters rally against the new government, we ask Poles for their views on the mood and challenges ahead
Women freeze eggs to gain time to find the right partners study finds