When Leah and I planned a family, we wanted to be as mutual as possible. Could reciprocal IVF – Leah carrying an embryo made from my egg – be the way forward?Late last year, it became my friend’s favourite party trick. “Rosa’s...
Read MoreWhen 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 black‑and-white photograph of...
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 first told my mother...
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 I’ve smashed mine...
Read MoreSome people with AI partners expressed dismay at the new GPT-5 modelYou’ve met the love of your life; someone who understands you like no one else ever has. And then you wake one morning and they’re gone. Yanked out of your...
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 spermSperm donated in...
Read MoreUS president to make last State of the Union speech of this presidential term, with much at stake as he heads into re-election fight against TrumpWho is Katie Britt? Alabama senator delivering rebuttalJoe Biden’s State of the...
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