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  • 11th
    Jan
    2011

    Single embryo transfer should be the first choice, says new research

    Women who have only one embryo transferred during IVF treatment are five times more likely to have a full-term birth than those who receive two embryos, new research has shown.

    According to a report in the British Medical Journal, women who receive more than one embryo are more likely to get pregnant but are at higher risk of having a premature baby or low weight child.

    Under HFEA guidelines, fertility clinics in the UK actively have to reduce the chance of twins and triplets by transferrin...

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  • 3rd
    Aug
    2010

    HFEA to be axed - What this means for patients

    The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, responsible for the regulation of fertility clinics and the use of embryos and sperm in treatment, is to be closed down by the Government.

    Health secretary Andrew Lansley announced that the HFEA is amongst a group of health watchdog bodies which will be merged or culled in an effort to save costs and red tape within the NHS.

    The HFEA will continue its work for the time being, but will transfer its functions to other bodies by the end of the cur...

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