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Medical and social inequalities behind racial disparities in fertility outcomes 31 August 2021 By Dr Alka Prakash and Mrs Uma Gordon Dr Alka Prakash, consultant clinical lead, Cambridge IVF, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS trust and Mrs Uma Gordon, consultant gynaecologist and subspecialist in reproductive medicine and surgery, clinical director, Bristol Fertility Clinic.
Genetic mechanism behind fibroid development discovered 9 August 2021 Appeared in BioNews 1107 Researchers have identified that variants in genes responsible for DNA packing in the cell, could lead to the development of fibroids. Fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyoma, are benign tumours that grow in the uterine wall and can cause symptoms such as severe menstrual bleeding, pain and infertility. They are a leading cause of hysterectomy globally.
Why are there lower IVF success rates for black women? 26 July 2021 By Antonette Milligan Antonette Milligan is a pseudonym. She is a professional black women who worked in the city, sharing her own personal experience to benefit others so that lessons can be learned. Appeared in BioNews 1105 When the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) published data in March showing black patients had the lowest chances of successful treatment in the UK, it came as no surprise to me at all.
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