Fertility Road Issue 06
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FERTILITY ROAD<br />
NEWS<br />
The latest developments from the fertility world<br />
ESHRE SETS STANDARDS FOR CROSS<br />
BORDER REPRODUCTIVE CARE:<br />
The IFFS’s ‘Surveillance 2010’ report, published on 14 September 2010,<br />
highlighted how widely assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are being<br />
used now and how different cultures are regulating services in different ways.<br />
In most countries there is no government or insurance support, so these<br />
services are costly and frequently beyond the reach of many couples. In some<br />
countries access to donor gametes is illegal or supply can be limited.<br />
To address the safety of patients that seek treatment abroad, the European<br />
Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), have just published the<br />
‘Code of Practice on Cross Border Reproductive Care’. This guide sets out rules<br />
that protects and reassures patients, donors, surrogates and future children.<br />
“Although in principle the care of foreign and local patients should essentially<br />
be the same and fit the best possible standards, there is evidence that it is not<br />
always so,” says Françoise Shenfield, co-ordinator of ESHRE’s Cross Border Task<br />
Force, “we support the rights of patients who wish travel to receive the best<br />
treatment. Ideally this should take place in their home country, but if patients<br />
need to travel to receive the best treatment, we support this decision”<br />
IS YOUR<br />
CHOLESTEROL<br />
GENE<br />
WORKING<br />
AGAINST<br />
YOU?<br />
Football is a fertility festival. Eleven<br />
sperm trying to get into the egg. I feel<br />
sorry for the goalkeeper.<br />
– Bjôrk<br />
YourFert<br />
ilityDe<br />
Deal<br />
s<br />
.com<br />
Finally, something to help you SAVE money on your path to par<br />
enthood.<br />
A new study from Johns Hopkins<br />
University implies that a variation in<br />
a gene that plays a role regulating<br />
cholesterol in the bloodstream might<br />
also affect progesterone production<br />
in women, making it a likely suspect<br />
in a large number of cases of infertility.<br />
If the study’s findings turn out to<br />
be true upon further investigation,<br />
the John Hopkins team says they<br />
not only will offer clues into a<br />
genetic cause of some infertility,<br />
but could also lead to a treatment<br />
already shown to work in mice.<br />
For more information on this study<br />
contact Annabelle Rodriguez, M.D<br />
at the John Hopkins DNA Diagnostic<br />
Laboratory at www.jhmi.edu<br />
Circle+Bloom have recently launched an exciting new “deal” site that offers<br />
discounts and promotions on fertility products and services. The site is<br />
subscription-based, very easy to join and best of all, it’s free! Once you have<br />
subscribed, you will receive a weekly e-mail with savings on a great selection<br />
of fertility related products and services, from vitamins and acupuncture, to<br />
yoga classes and cook books. The site also lists information about non-profit<br />
organisations that are passionate about helping people through their family<br />
building journey.<br />
Susan Cooke, Circle+Bloom’s Co-CEO said, “We truly care about making<br />
a difference for people trying to conceive and there always seemed to be a<br />
reluctance to offer fertility related deals from the established deal sites. That<br />
is when we had the idea that we should create a deal site 100% focused on<br />
helping people to save money who are trying to get pregnant “<br />
In a tough economy, when money is tight, sites like this offer a financial helping<br />
hand to costly fertility products and services. www.Your<strong>Fertility</strong>Deals.com<br />
08 fertility road | may - june
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