News — Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health

Bringing endangered species back from the brink

26 March 2019

A technique to produce eggs from ovarian tissue in the lab may offer hope for critically endangered species like the Northern White Rhino that have passed what is currently considered the point of no return.

MitOX 2017 - 1st December

8 August 2017

The Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology invites you to MitOX 2017 - an annual meeting with talks on mitochondrial genetics, physiology, neurosciences and cancer.

Multi-centre collaboration awarded NIH grant funding for endometriosis study

19 January 2017

Funding for a five-year, $3 million multi-centre collaborative study into the causes of endometriosis has been awarded by the US National Institutes of Health to Oxford Professors Krina Zondervan and Christian Becker, Directors of the Oxford Endometriosis CaRe Centre.

Healthy women needed for pain research

29 September 2016

Three-parent baby raises issues of long-term health risks

28 September 2016

Professor of Mitochondrial Genetics, Joanna Poulton gives her views on the recent announcement that a baby boy, the first child to be born using a new technique that incorporates DNA from three people, is now five months old.

3-Minute Thesis: Embryos and Lasers

22 June 2016

Lien Davidson, a 2nd year DPhil student in the Coward Group, won the Medical Sciences Divisional heat and was then runner up in the University final in a recent 3-minute thesis competition.

Future Fertility Trust charity launched

12 June 2016

A pioneering new charity dedicated to helping young people at risk of infertility has been set up by specialists from the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, the Institute of Research Studies at the University of Oxford, and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Oxford Safer Pregnancy Alliance & Gynaecology Research Open Day

16 May 2016

Women and their families are encouraged to come along to a public open day, on Tuesday 24th May, about research into the health of women and babies. During the event you can listen to talks and meet the teams who are involved in gynaecology, pregnancy and reproduction research.

Endometriosis Awareness Week (3rd - 9th March)

3 March 2016

The Endometriosis CaRe Centre, based in the Women’s Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, now sees and treats more women with endometriosis than any other unit in the UK. It was established in 2013 as a partnership between the University of Oxford and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Children with cancer given hope of having a family in the future

17 December 2015

More children in England and Wales, who are at high risk of being infertile after cancer treatment, will be given the chance of a family later in life thanks to a major donation to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Beam me up, baby: exploring the use of lasers in assisted reproductive technologies

15 December 2015

The success rate of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) hovers around 30%. Even in successful cases, the incidence of multiple births, due to multiple embryo transfer, and their associated morbidity, is dangerously high. Now a new paper reveals how laser technology is being used to make ART safer and more efficient.

First bid to understand link between pain and hormones

9 November 2015

The link between chronic pain that affects millions of women and hormones that control the menstrual cycle and reproductive function is to be studied for the first time by researchers at the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

European Society of Reproductive Immunology Annual Meeting

5 May 2015

The 12th Conference of the European Society for Reproductive Immunology will be held at Magdalen College, Oxford from Monday 21st – Thursday 24th September 2015

Spotlight on Endometriosis

6 March 2015

What innovative therapies are there for Endometriosis - a condition that affects up to 10% of women during their reproductive life span, causing severe pelvic pain and reduced fertility.

Examining treatment options for chronic pelvic pain

28 January 2015

When assessing and planning treatment for women with chronic pelvic pain, a condition affecting more than one million women in the UK, the key role of the central nervous system must be considered.

Understanding Infertility

16 November 2014

It was in October 1978, 36 years ago, that the world’s first 'test tube' baby was born, in Manchester. Consultant gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe and research physiologist Robert Edwards were pioneering the technique.

Origins of Human Life - Oxford Sparks Podcast

12 October 2014

Drs Suzannah Williams and Dagan Wells explore the secrets and processes behind human fertilisation. Sperm and eggs must face huge challenges before they even meet. After fertilisation, they go on to form a small ball of cells with huge potential.

University of Oxford and Bayer HealthCare join forces to develop innovative gynaecological treatments

23 July 2014

The University of Oxford and Bayer HealthCare have entered into a strategic research alliance in the area of gynaecological therapies. The multi-target collaboration focuses on endometriosis and uterine fibroids with the goal of discovering and developing innovative treatment options for these diseases. The alliance is for an initial period of two years, but is open for extension to up to five years.

New IVF test increases pregnancy chances

25 November 2011

A new technique for screening embryos for genetic defects during IVF more than doubles the chances that the embryo will implant in the mother's womb

New test to improve success rate of IVF pregnancies wins award

22 September 2011

The test aims to reveal which of the embryo created using IVF has the best chance of making a baby, allowing these embryos to be given top priority for transfer to the uterus.

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