23rd May 2018
The Scientist Training Program (STP) is the route for training as a Clinical Scientist in embryology in England and Wales. There are currently very few Centres within the UK that are accredited to train embryologists and that meet the very… Read more
29th March 2018
Recently two new publications have been released and our Head of Nursing, Francesca Steyn has been a co-author on both documents. The first was released on 28th February 2018 by the Department of Health and is titled ‘Care in Surrogacy… Read more
23rd March 2018
Recently our Head of Nursing – Francesca Steyn, was asked to attend the International Federation of Fertility Societies Symposium in Kampala, Uganda. The symposium was jointly hosted by the IFFS, the Ugandan Fertility Society and the African Fertility Society and… Read more
16th March 2018
We have a guest blogger this month. Mish Slade has been receiving treatment at CRGH and became a new mother in January of this year. Like many IVF patients she found the process intense and bewildering at times and decided… Read more
24th January 2018
Fertility clinics need to be vigilant when treating patients who have visited any countries where there is an identified risk of Zika Virus. Guidance for primary care and clinicians has been jointly developed by PHE, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists… Read more
21st September 2017
The team at the Francis Crick Institute are unravelling the mysteries of the earliest moments of life. Understanding what happens after a sperm fertilises an egg could lead to ways of improving IVF or explain why some women miscarry. Read More.
7th August 2017
Myth: the most common causes of infertility are related to female causes! Buster: in only 40% of cases a female factor is identified. Male related infertility is the cause in 30 to 40% and the rest are unexplained.
28th July 2017
When they were born, Louise Brown and Elizabeth Carr graced the front pages of newspapers and the covers of magazines worldwide, and their parents were flooded with requests to appear on television with everyone from Phil Donahue to Oprah Winfrey. Read… Read more
11th June 2017
People with inheritable conditions like early onset Alzheimers, thalassemia , cystic fibrosis …would benefit from PGD to avoid passing their conditions on to their children.
3rd May 2017
Mum’s joy as little girl is born without inheriting cruel cancer that took her right eye. CRGH is absolutely delighted with the outcome for Rachael.. Read the story