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All in Fertility
Three years after the birth of the baby girl created from their last-but-one frozen embryo out of 12, Sky News editor Emily Deeker and husband, BBC Points West’s Will Glennon, are celebrating the arrival of their “last chance” baby, little Harry – the happy ending to their mammoth 12 year fertility journey.
In the UK, pregnant employees are legally entitled to a risk assessment in the workplace to ensure their health and safety, as well as that of their unborn child. This entitlement applies equally to employed elite sportswomen, and it is particularly critical, given the physically demanding nature of their work and the unique risks posed by high-intensity training and a demanding fixtures schedule.
As demand for fertility treatment soars across the NHS, AI-powered diagnostic solutions are rising to meet the challenge.
Weston super Mare couple Bilitis and Simon Hammond were quick to respond to an invitation to take part in celebrations of the 40 year anniversary of the first ‘Made in Bristol’ babies, and delighted to introduce three-year-old Avery, a child born as the result of fertility treatment at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) straddling Covid, to the team who helped his parents have him.
Following the revelation by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) earlier this year that at least one so-called ‘three parent baby’ had been born in the UK, the debate about ‘designer babies’ rumbles on, and a specialist fertility consultant at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) has said she is concerned by public perception about the difference between the contentious practice of gene editing and the relatively uncontroversial process of healthy embryo selection.
In 2019, when Bristol couple Sarah and Matthew had been trying to conceive for two years without result, they sought fertility advice from their GP and were relieved to be taken seriously, referred for initial blood tests and very pleased to discover they qualified for NHS funding for investigations and possible treatment.
Fertility nurse consultant, Paula Bot, a recent addition to the specialist fertility team at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM), has quoted the opportunity to train the next generation of fertility nurses as one of the highlights of her new role.
The Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) has expanded its team with the addition of Dr Hadeel Alkharouf as its latest Clinical Fellow in reproductive medicine.
Bristol-based fertility treatment providers BCRM are appealing for local men to donate sperm for the newly-launched sperm bank at their state-of-the-clinic at Aztec West.
Following on from Pride Month, would-be same-sex parents who will require donor sperm to conceive a baby can learn more about the pathways to parenthood at a free open evening on Wednesday, 3 July, at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) at Aztec West.
Although they were united by their desire to have a baby, the mixed Thai/British heritage of would-be parents Jarmmy and John Greenwood gave the couple a broader-than-average perspective when they were researching how to approach their IVF treatment.
Would-be parents who will require donor sperm to conceive a baby can learn more about the process at a free open evening this Wednesday, 20 March, at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) at Aztec West.
Researchers at a leading West Country fertility clinic are looking for volunteers to help them establish how intermittent fasting affects sperm production.
A new fertility clinic run by leading West Country fertility treatment provider Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) has opened at the Sulis Hospital in Peasedown St John and is already providing local fertility advice and diagnosis for people in Bath struggling to have a baby.
Working as a member of the team who helped bring her IVF baby into being means that Abbie Walker’s feelings about her employer are not those of a typical employee.
When Laurie Ledger-Hardy found herself unexpectedly single in her mid-thirties after the break-up of a long-term relationship she didn’t start looking for a new partner, instead she began researching a suitable fertility clinic to find out about the possibility of becoming a solo mum.
Excitement for the coming festive season is building in the home of siblings Cameron, Isabella and Gabriella Marks, a family of IVF triplets each born over a year apart, having been conceived on the same day with two of the embryos frozen and put into storage.
An unusual appeal is being launched in the West Country: to find the first people conceived and born in Bristol as the result of IVF so they can be included in celebrations to mark 40 years since the first IVF baby was born in the city back in 1984.
