IVF

Europe in Motion

How are fertility treatments handled around the EU?

With the U-turn of Poland's public funding for IVF treatment, all EU member states now support this fertility treatment. However, the conditions and waiting times vary among the 27.

13/02/2025

Europe News

Poland welcomes first birth since IVF policy change

In 2024, the Polish government reversed a 2015 decision to slash public funding for IVF treatment. The first baby was born as a result of the policy change on Wednesday.

30/01/2025

Healthcare

Fresh embryo transfers boost birth rates in women undergoing IVF

The findings suggest fertility doctors should take more patient-level factors into account to improve the odds of success with IVF.

30/01/2025

Health news

AI could be used to improve chances of pregnancy through IVF

Researchers looked at how artificial intelligence could be used to improve the outcome of an IVF procedure.

15/01/2025

Healthcare

As fertility treatments become more common in Europe, who has access?

Access to fertility treatments varies across Europe even as these procedures become more common.

30/12/2024

Health news

Babies born from IVF may have a higher risk of heart defects

Babies born after fertility treatment may have a slightly higher risk of heart defects, a study found.

28/09/2024

Health news

Study finds air pollution reduces IVF success

Being exposed to air pollution around the time of egg retrieval can significantly curb the odds of a successful transfer through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a new study has found.

08/07/2024

Health news

French agency calls for sperm and egg donations amid increasing demand

The number of donations is "insufficient" for the demand, a French agency said.

05/07/2024

Healthcare

Trump says abortion should be left to US states instead of government

The US presidential election will be held this November.

08/04/2024

Healthcare

Alabama lawmakers advance legislation to protect IVF providers

A court ruling stating that frozen embryos are children caused chaos in Alabama as it forced IVF providers to put their services on pause.

06/03/2024

Health news

More Alabama IVF providers pause treatment after court ruling

The court ruling in the US state found that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children.

23/02/2024

Health news

First IVF baby born in UK with DNA from three parents in major trial

The controversial trial of mitochondrial donation treatment has proven a success in the UK, preventing a newborn baby from inheriting defective genes.

10/05/2023

Health news

Could 'sperm-injecting robots' be the future of affordable IVF?

A study reported by MIT Technology Review has managed to automate the conception stage of in vitro fertilisation - but is it the future of fertility?

03/05/2023

Health news

1 in 6 people suffer from infertility, new WHO report finds

The World Health Organization is now calling for better access to fertility treatments.

04/04/2023

Europe News

Many European women turn to Danish sperm to get pregnant. Here's why

A lot of donated sperm across Europe is imported from Denmark.

02/04/2023

Health news

Ukrainian soldiers are freezing sperm to 'leave something behind'

A fertility clinic in Kyiv is offering free fertility services to Ukraine's soldiers amid a future, potentially devastating demographic problem.

22/02/2023