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Robo sperm could boost fertility studies
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A team of researchers has transformed real sperm cells into tiny, magnetically controlled micro-robots to help improve fertility.
This development could open new doors in reproductive medicine, drug delivery, and infertility diagnostics.
The bots can be tracked in real time using X-ray imaging.
Sperm cells are naturally fast, flexible swimmers that can navigate the complex environment of the female reproductive tract making them promising candidates for use in medical micro-robotics.
Sperm cells are nearly impossible to see inside the human body using traditional imaging methods like X-ray.
They’re small, low-density, and nearly transparent to radiation.
Researchers and medical professionals from University of Twente and Radboud University Medical Center both in the Netherlands and Canada’s University of Waterloo coated real sperm cells with magnetic nanoparticles.
This made them visible under X-ray and responsive to external magnetic fields. For the first time, these sperm-based micro-robots can now be tracked and steered inside a life-sized anatomical model.
Once inside, they can potentially deliver drugs to hard-to-reach places such as the uterus or fallopian tubes.
OPS:Phase contrast microscopic images depicting increasing concentrations of nanoparticles adhering to bull sperm. (i) Bull sperm cells. (ii) Cells covered with 1 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iii) Covered with 2 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iv) Covered with 3 mg/mL of nanoparticles.
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DUKAS_188468477_FER
Robo sperm could boost fertility studies
Ferrari Press Agency
Robotic sperm 1
Ref 17123
04/09/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: University of Twente/npj Robotics (2025)
A team of researchers has transformed real sperm cells into tiny, magnetically controlled micro-robots to help improve fertility.
This development could open new doors in reproductive medicine, drug delivery, and infertility diagnostics.
The bots can be tracked in real time using X-ray imaging.
Sperm cells are naturally fast, flexible swimmers that can navigate the complex environment of the female reproductive tract making them promising candidates for use in medical micro-robotics.
Sperm cells are nearly impossible to see inside the human body using traditional imaging methods like X-ray.
They’re small, low-density, and nearly transparent to radiation.
Researchers and medical professionals from University of Twente and Radboud University Medical Center both in the Netherlands and Canada’s University of Waterloo coated real sperm cells with magnetic nanoparticles.
This made them visible under X-ray and responsive to external magnetic fields. For the first time, these sperm-based micro-robots can now be tracked and steered inside a life-sized anatomical model.
Once inside, they can potentially deliver drugs to hard-to-reach places such as the uterus or fallopian tubes.
OPS:Scanning electron microscopy image depicting ascending concentrations of nanoparticles on bull sperm. (i) Bull sperm cells. (ii) cells covered with 1 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iii) Covered with 2 mg/mL of nanoparticles. (iv) Covered with 3 mg/mL of nanoparticles.
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community celebrate the vibrant Karam Festival at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community celebrate the vibrant Karam Festival with traditional rituals at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community celebrate the vibrant Karam Festival at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community hold a Karam tree as they celebrate the vibrant Karam Festival with traditional rituals at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community celebrate the vibrant Karam Festival with traditional rituals at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community celebrate the vibrant Karam Festival with traditional rituals at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community celebrate the vibrant Karam Festival at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community celebrate the vibrant Karam Festival with traditional rituals at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community celebrate the vibrant Karam Festival with traditional rituals at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community celebrate the vibrant Karam Festival with traditional rituals at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community hold a Karam tree as they celebrate the vibrant Karam Festival with traditional rituals at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community hold a Karam tree as they celebrate the vibrant Karam Festival with traditional rituals at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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Karam Festival In Assam
Members of the tea tribe community install the Karam tree as they celebrate the Karam Festival with traditional rituals at a tea estate in Bokakhat, Assam, India, on September 3, 2025. Karam Puja, one of the most popular harvest festivals, is a celebration dedicated to the Karam tree. This tree symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and all things auspicious. During the festival, Karma dancers carry a branch of the Karam tree while singing and dancing. (Photo by David Talukdar/NurPhoto) -
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The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with people’s lives’. Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated any
‘I wouldn’t wish it on anyone’: Joanna Rose, who has been searching for her donor’s identity for nearly 30 years. Photographed in Devon.
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The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with people’s lives’. Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated any
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The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with people’s lives’. Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated any
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The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with people’s lives’. Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated any
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The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with people’s lives’. Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated any
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The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with people’s lives’. Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated any
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The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with people’s lives’. Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated any
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The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with people’s lives’. Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated any
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The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with people’s lives’. Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated any
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The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with people’s lives’. Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated any
ÔI wouldnÕt wish it on anyoneÕ: Joanna Rose, who has been searching for her donorÕs identity for nearly 30 years. Photographed in Devon.
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The great sperm heist: ‘They were playing with people’s lives’. Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated any
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
@ivfmiracle_babyg / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Annie in hospital with Olive. ) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Annie Goodwin with Olive and Beau, Leicester, East Mids 19/06/2021) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
@ivfmiracle_babyg / CATERS NEWS(Pictured: Annie with Olive who was premature. ) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
@ivfmiracle_babyg / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Annie in hospital with Beau. ) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Annie Goodwin with Olive and Beau, Leicester, East Mids 19/06/2021) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Glenn holding Beau, Grayson and Annie Goodwin with Olive, Leicester, East Mids) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
@ivfmiracle_babyg / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Annie and Grayson welcoming Beau home. ) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
@ivfmiracle_babyg / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Olive and Beau were born after the couple spent £17,000 on an IVF programme. ) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Glenn holding Beau, Grayson and Annie Goodwin with Olive, Leicester, East Mids 19/06/2021) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Glenn holding Beau, and Annie Goodwin with Olive, Leicester, East Mids 19/06/2021) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Glenn holding Beau, and Annie Goodwin with Olive, Leicester, East Mids 19/06/2021) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Glenn holding Beau, and Annie Goodwin with Olive, Leicester, East Mids 19/06/2021) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Annie Goodwin with Olive and Beau, Leicester, East Mids 19/06/2021) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Olive and Beau Goodwin Pic Taken 19/06/2021) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
(c) Dukas -
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
@ivfmiracle_babyg / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Annie with children Grayson, Annie and Beau. ) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Annie Goodwin with Olive and Beau, Leicester, East Mids 19/06/2021) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Glenn reading a book with Annie holding Olive and Beau, Leicester, East Mids Pic Taken 19/06/2021) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Glenn holding Beau, and Annie Goodwin with Olive, Leicester, East Mids 19/06/2021) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
Dilantha Dissanayake / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Grayson with Olive and Beau, Leicester, East Mids. Pic Taken 19/06/2021) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
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SCHICKSALE - Ein Traum wurde wahr durch Zwillinge: Ein Paar gibt über 20'000 Pfund für IVF aus
@ivfmiracle_babyg / CATERS NEWS (Pictured: Annie pregnant with twins. ) - A couple have spent over £20,000 completing their dream family after welcoming twins through IVF. Annie and Glenn Goodwin, of Leicester, East Mids, first started their IVF fertility journey in 2017 after struggling to conceive naturally for three years. Annie, 33, gave birth to her first child, Grayson, now three, in March 2018 after being successful on their first free round of IVF from the NHS. But the couple were desperate to expand their family further, and paid for a second round of IVF in 2019 which sadly resulted in a miscarriage - leaving the family heartbroken. - SEE CATERS COPY (FOTO: DUKAS/CATERSNEWS)
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‘It became a compulsion’: how fertility forums took over.
ÔIt became a compulsionÕ: how fertility forums took over my life. After years trying for a child without success, I sought solace in online message boards. Before long, I was spending hours a day poring over intimate posts, sharing everything with total strangers. Would it help?
Infertility is common: one in seven couples in the UK experience it, with 12% of women aged 25-34 and 17.7% of women aged 35-44 saying they have unsuccessfully tried to get pregnant. After two years of trying for a second child, I recently underwent three rounds of IVF. The first ended in a chemical pregnancy (an early miscarriage, occurring within the first few weeks); on the second, we banked the embryos as insurance; and on the third round in October 2020, I became pregnant with twins, but lost one. I now have a three-month-old baby girl.
So, like many women, I sought answers and solace in online message boards, niche Facebook groups and closed communities. I began by poring over photos of other womenÕs pregnancy tests; reading when they last had sex and in what position. I knew their partnersÕ sperm counts; I noted tips such as how to use a mooncup as a fertility aid. As I went through the different stages of my quest to get pregnant, I left behind the TTC (Òtrying to conceiveÓ) forums and moved on to closed Facebook groups, from IVF Support UK to Low Ovarian Reserve Support Group to IVF Babies Due Date Group.
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‘It became a compulsion’: how fertility forums took over.
ÔIt became a compulsionÕ: how fertility forums took over my life. After years trying for a child without success, I sought solace in online message boards. Before long, I was spending hours a day poring over intimate posts, sharing everything with total strangers. Would it help?
Infertility is common: one in seven couples in the UK experience it, with 12% of women aged 25-34 and 17.7% of women aged 35-44 saying they have unsuccessfully tried to get pregnant. After two years of trying for a second child, I recently underwent three rounds of IVF. The first ended in a chemical pregnancy (an early miscarriage, occurring within the first few weeks); on the second, we banked the embryos as insurance; and on the third round in October 2020, I became pregnant with twins, but lost one. I now have a three-month-old baby girl.
So, like many women, I sought answers and solace in online message boards, niche Facebook groups and closed communities. I began by poring over photos of other womenÕs pregnancy tests; reading when they last had sex and in what position. I knew their partnersÕ sperm counts; I noted tips such as how to use a mooncup as a fertility aid. As I went through the different stages of my quest to get pregnant, I left behind the TTC (Òtrying to conceiveÓ) forums and moved on to closed Facebook groups, from IVF Support UK to Low Ovarian Reserve Support Group to IVF Babies Due Date Group.
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England's first not-for-profit IVF clinic to open in 2021. British Pregnancy Advisory Service is setting up fertility network to address inequalities in provision
Marta Jansa Perez, director of England's first not for profit IVF clinic.
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