When I found out my father had been adopted, I was curious to know more about his side of the family. Nothing could have prepared me for what I would discover …Above my grandma’s bed hung a framed...
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Read MorePlummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapseI know what “civilisational erasure” looks like: I’ve seen the graph. The European Commission...
Read MoreMy husband and I were unable to have children, and then we heard about a new experimental techniqueI was 26 when my gynaecologist told me that my fallopian tubes were blocked and there would be no way I could get pregnant. I was...
Read MoreMore and more people are turning to egg freezing to increase their chances of becoming a parent. Here’s what you need to know if you’re considering it – from the hidden costs to the chances of successWhen I...
Read MoreOn some level, I realised it was a bit unhinged, writes the author and podcaster Elizabeth Day. But what did I have to lose? On 29 December 2022, I received a text. ‘Hi mum I’m texting you off a friends phone...
Read MoreGrace Davidson gives birth to baby Amy Isabel after receiving her sister’s womb in 2023Surgeons are hailing an “astonishing” medical breakthrough as a woman became the first in the UK to give birth after a womb...
Read MoreExclusive: Legal loophole means there is no restriction on making sperm or eggs available for additional fertility treatments abroad‘You feel a bit mass-produced’: donor-conceived people on the export of UK...
Read MoreMost of those tested lack nutrients crucial for healthy foetal development as found in abundance in meat and dairy productsMore than 90% of women who are trying for a baby may have marginal or low levels of vitamins that are...
Read MorePatient ‘incredibly happy’ after operation that could allow dozens of infertile women a year to have babiesSurgeons have performed the first womb transplant on a woman in the UK, opening up the possibility for dozens...
Read MoreThose with higher levels of PFAS in their blood had 40% lower chance of conceiving within a year of tryingWomen with higher levels of so-called “forever chemicals” in their blood have a 40% lower chance of becoming...
Read MoreCall for access to treatment to be urgently expanded as studies show ‘infertility does not discriminate’One in six people worldwide are affected by infertility, according to a report that lays bare the scale of the...
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