Media Highlights
04 June 2013
Fertility Doctors Get New Guidelines on Maximum Number of Embryos to Transfer
No more than a single embryo should be transferred at a time in most younger women undergoing assisted-baby making, according to new guidelines for the nation’s for-profit fertility industry aimed at minimizing multiple births.
21 May 2013
The science of making babies is far from perfect
A whole generation has been born since Canada’s first “test tube baby” saw daylight in Vancouver almost 30 years ago. And it’s been 20 years since BC’s Patricia Baird issued a royal commission report on the murky ethics of creating life in a petri dish.
20 May 2013
Advocates call for fertility treatment coverage
24 Hours Vancouver - Fertility awareness advocates are arguing infertility should be treated as a medical condition and covered by government health care, pointing to a recent online survey showing broad public support.
19 May 2013
Be prepared to "push through"
Karen Seraphim was careful not to get too excited about her pregnancy. "We're doing really well and we're really happy," Seraphim said from her Vancouver Eastside home with her husband, Keiron Duncan, by her side.
