Tag: IVF

Fertility tests double as jobs take priority

The rise is a sign females are now postponing motherhood to focus on their careers, experts said.  Private healthcare firm Pall Mall Medical found more and more women are preparing to freeze their eggs by having fertility testing.  Analysis reveals the number of under-35s seeking testing has risen by 25 percent, with many women prioritising

Competition watchdog probes rip-off IVF clinics

Competition watchdog probes rip-off IVF clinics ‘that are exaggerating success rates and mis-selling treatments to desperate couples’ IVF clinics are mis-selling ‘add-on’ treatment which can cost up to £2,500 These include ‘glue’ or a ‘scratch’ to help an embryo stick to the wall of a womb An IVF attempt is worth £5,000 but some pay more

First IVF Baby Louise Brown Turns 40

WEDNESDAY, July 25, 2018 — It’s been 40 years since the birth of the first baby conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF), and there have been more than eight million born since. Louise Joy Brown, who was 5 pounds 12 ounces when she was born in the United Kingdom on July 25, 1978, made global