Tag Archives: IVF

Ludicrous advice on genetic tests from the government advisory body

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Julia Manning

The recommendation from the Human Genetics Commission (HGC) that teenagers should have genetic tests before becoming sexually active is ludicrous (reported in Telegraph). Not for the first time the HGC are making recommendations that could be called at best inadequate. … Continue reading →

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Pick and Mix your Kid

Posted on March 16, 2010 by 2020health Guest Blogger

Blonde hair and blue eyes, or olive skin and jet black hair? Take your pick. This is what a fertility clinic in Britain is offering to women unable to have children using their own eggs, through fertility treatment. Many have … Continue reading →

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Where are we going?

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Julia Manning

Sunday papers and others today report the IVF egg raffle that is being hosted by the London Bridge fertility clinic. On their website they also offer genetic testing for 100 recessive genes…the ones that have no consequence unless both parents … Continue reading →

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