A new piece in @uk.theconversation.com from Nicky Hudson on the birth of the ‘world’s oldest baby’ theconversation.com/worlds-oldes...

Congratulations to @cathy-herbrand.bsky.social on this thought-provoking piece for The Conversation looking at the realities behind mitochondrial donation, following the news that eight babies have now been born using the technique in the UK. Well worth a read.

Today we're delighted to welcome Rachel Arkell to talk about her research on the use of sodium valproate in pregnancy. Sodium valproate is a potentially lifesaving medication for epilepsy and bipolar disorder yet is associated with risk in pregnancy, raising queries about how it should be used.

Our (@gmthomas.bsky.social Tanisha Spratt @amychandler.bsky.social) book went to print - very exciting! The @britsoci.bsky.social London MedSoc Study Group is hosting a launch event (thanks @twiterney.bsky.social) on 19 June 18:00-19:30. All welcome, register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/bsa-london...

Very pleased to have a chapter with @crrdmu.bsky.social colleagues Nicky Hudson and Caroline Law about stigma and male infertility in this exciting new edited collection on stigma. The book will be available open access which is truly fantastic news!

Egg donation: what's really being said, and not said, to potential donors? Our new research analyzes how fertility clinics across Belgium, Spain, and the UK present medical risks and incentives on their websites- and what that means for women considering donation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Check out this paper! Exploring how direct-to-consumer genetic testing is reshaping the world of gamete donor conception — and what that means for families, professionals, and policy makers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Exploring how direct-to-consumer genetic testing and social media are reshaping donor conception and kinship. Parents share their views on the ‘right age’ for kids to connect with donor relatives and how childhood influences these decisions🧬 journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

Read this paper by Nicky Hudson, Cathy Herbrand and Lorraine Culley on the emergence and use of expanded carrier screening in gamete donation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Celebrating the professorial inaugural lecture of Prof. Cathy Herbrand this week… 🥳

Happening this evening! Still time to book a place - check out our linktree

We are delighted to welcome Dr Sophie Zadeh @sussex.ac.uk to present a seminar on 'Sibling ‘mismatches’ in donor conception'. She looks at how challenging 'resemblance talk' is when donor siblings connect with bio family but find out they don't resemble or feel an affinity with them.

Join us for Cathy Herbrand’s upcoming lecture! Still time to book with the link below and on our linktree

Bupa plans to offer a new genomic screening approach to clients that, it is claimed, can evaluate an individual's risk of developing seven common diseases. Dr Joanne Delange writes in BioNews: www.progress.org.uk/polygenic-ri... #polygenicriskscores #polygenics #genomics #genetics #healthinsurance

Delighted that @bevclough.bsky.social & I have received a BA/Leverhulme Small Grant for our project ‘Birth Doulas as a Liminal Actor With/in Medical Law: Identifying Regulatory & Conceptual Tensions’. We’ve been plotting this project for over 2 years & are so excited to bring it to life!

A step forward in the improvement of endometriosis management: ‘First-of-a-kind’ daily pill for endometriosis treatment approved for NHS in England www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

CRR member Kate Pleace has this week published a book about life with premature ovarian insufficiency. This is also the topic of Kate’s PhD : olympiapublishers.com/book/progest....

Our next in-person seminar on 19th March focuses on gamete donation - come join us! Email [email protected] for more information or to book a place

We have joined BlueSky! Now to figure things out…. 👀