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18
Nov
2022

Global Decline in Sperm Counts: Do I Need To Be Concerned?

New research findings have just been published in Human Reproduction Update by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Icahn School of Medicine in New York which show that global sperm counts have halved over the last fifty years. In addition, the researchers found that declining sperm counts are accelerating across the world creating a fertility crisis akin to a ticking time bomb. As such, this decrease in male fertility represents a serious public health problem that requires focused responses by governments to recognise and safeguard male reproductive health for the future.

20
Oct
2022

Blog, Donor conception law, embryo law, fertility law, Modern family law, Posthumous conception law, Surrogacy law

HFEA ‘State of the Fertility Sector 2021-22’ report

The HFEA has recently published its annual ‘State of the Fertility Sector 2021-22’ report. Its makes for mainly positive reading in that of the 90,000 treatment and storage cycles carried out in the UK during 2021-22, less than 1 percent incurred an incident. As such, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) reports that patients can be reassured that they will receive safe and high quality care at UK fertility clinics.

21
Sep
2022

Blog, Modern family law

Cord blood banking: life-saving potential that’s usually discarded at birth

This week's blog is an introduction to the fascinating world of umbilical cord blood stem cell banking. If you're expecting a little one right now, planning to in the future or know someone that is, it's worth reading on to discover just why this service is so valuable to families. To welcome us to stem cell banking, we've caught up with Amanda Williamson of Future Health Biobank, one of the UK's three main stem cell banks.

13
Sep
2022

Blog, Donor conception law, embryo law, fertility law, international surrogacy law, Modern family law, Parenting law, Posthumous conception law, Surrogacy law

Is it important to protect my fertility and genetic legacy?

Individual fertility is precious and fragile. It can be lost or impaired for a variety of reasons, making it important to maximise and protect it for future family building purposes. Recognition and protection of individual genetic legacy is also becoming increasingly important from a medical standpoint, personal identity perspective, for personal privacy and security reasons and for the benefit of future generations as scientific, medical and genomic technology continues to rapidly advance. As such, it is important to take steps to protect individual fertility and genetic legacy not just for yourself but for the benefit of your partner/spouse and family too.

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