News from the annual European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology meeting (30 June 2014)

Older sperm donors ‘just as good’ (BBC News, 30 June 2014)

A Newcastle Fertility Centre study analysed data from 39,282 cycles of IVF between 1991 and 2012 to find out whether older men had the same IVF success rates as younger men.

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No link between fertility drugs and breast, ovarian and uterine cancers (Medical Xpress, 30 June 2014)

A study following 12,000 women over 30 years found “little evidence” that fertility hormones used for ovarian stimulation increase the long-term risk of breast, ovarian and uterine cancers. The results were presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

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Children born to women after fertility treatment at greater risk of psychiatric disorders (Medical Xpress, 30 June 2014)

A Danish study followed just under 2.4 million children for 37 years to determine whether children born to women with fertility problems were more likely to suffer from psychiatric disorders.

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