Sperm donation
Slovenia marks 40 years since first IVF pregnancy
The first successful in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in Slovenia was performed 40 years ago and today about a thousand babies born every year in the country are conceived outside the body. Slovenia is considered to be a global leader in the field.
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Paris Hilton announces birth of first child
Media personality and hotel heiress Paris Hilton announced on Jan. 24 that she and husband Carter Reum had welcomed their first child.
Hilton posted a photo on Instagram of what appeared to be her newborn baby grasping her thumb.
"You are already loved beyond words," Hilton wrote with a blue heart emoji.
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How does sleep affect sperm quality?
A study in Denmark showed men have better sperm if they had 8 hours of sleep
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Sperm fooled scientists for 350 years – they spin not swim
Sperm was first discovered in 1677 but it took roughly 200 years before scientists agreed on how humans are actually formed
Tens of Thousands Protest in Paris against a New In Vitro Fertilization Law
Tens of thousands protested in Paris against a new law on in vitro fertilization. It will give women under the age of 43 access to state-funded procedures, regardless of their marital status and sexual orientation. Currently, only heterosexual couples have access to the procedures.
‘Three-person’ baby boy born in Greece
A handout image made available by the Spanish company Embryotools shows the birth of a baby with DNA from three people that was conceived using an experimental in vitro fertilization (IVF) method called mitochondrial donation, in Athens on Wednesday (photo released Thursday). The method is only believed to have been used once before.
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Turkey becomes go-to destination of for foreigners seeking IVF treatment
Turkey has become a popular destination for foreigners pursuing in vitro fertilization treatment (IVF) with its successful clinics and cheap prices, according to a professor of gynecology and obstetrics.
New legislation expands ban on sperm and egg donations in Turkey
A controversial legislation that was passed by a parliamentary committee on Nov. 7 includes a provision that expands a ban on sperm and egg donations.
Sex not needed for reproduction in 30 years
According to a Stanford university professor sex in the future will be practiced only for pleasure and not for reproduction purposes. Henley Greely a professor in genetics published a book titled ‘The end of sex and the future of human reproduction’, where he posits that within the next 20-40 years most people will stop sexual intercourse to procreate.
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In Macedonia to get the sperm
Law in Serbia does not allow donating gametes In Macedonia to get the sperm
Afte three unsuccessful artificial inseminations in Serbia, their last hope was Macedonia. First attempt with donated sperm was successful.
"Law in Macedonia allows donating gametes, unlike the law in Serbia", says Ivana Simić (43), who is now three months pregnant.
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