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There have been a number of IVF mix ups. Barcodes or electronic tags may be used to mark eggs, sperm and embryos and prevent IVF blunders.

Scientists are developing technology in which an alarm would sound if the wrong egg and sperm were placed too close to each other.

The idea is being considered by the UK’s fertility watchdog, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

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Cradle will be hosting a fundraising day in the 28th May at GOALS Gt. Western Road Glasgow. Tickets are priced at £5. The event will include a mini 5 aside football tournaments from 12-2pm and a barbeque from 3-5pm. We are aiming for a relaxing entertaining day with music, excellent raffle prizes and auctioning of football strips.

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More than 40% of the women involved in the study were smokers. Smoking can make a woman years older in reproductive terms - significantly reducing her chances of successful IVF treatment, Dutch scientists have said.
Researchers looked at 8,457 women aged 20 to 40 who had had IVF treatment.

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Three couples have been chosen to undergo free fertility treatment following a campaign funded by a newspaper in Birmingham.
The Birmingham Post’s campaign invited would-be parents to apply for a series of fertility packages with Midland Fertility Services (MFS) in Walsall.

It said it aimed to raise awareness of the need for more money to be spent on fertility treatment in the NHS.
The winners come from Worcester, Birmingham and Tipton.

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