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Zoe Ball: 'After eight childless years I stopped partying and now I'm pregnant' - Daily Mail 24th October 2009
"She was the original ladette. But after eight fruitless years trying for a second baby, Zoë Ball finally did the unthinkable....
I feel blessed: With a second child on the way Zoe Ball is happier than ever
Broadcaster Zoë Ball, 38, lives in Brighton with her husband, DJ Norman Cook - better known as Fatboy Slim - and their son Woody, eight. Zoë, who is expecting her second child, is back on our screens this week co-presenting Britain's Best Brain on Five."
Giving birth to womb transplants - BBC Health News 22nd October 2009
"British doctors say they are a step closer to carrying out the first ever successful womb transplant. Is this really feasible, and indeed desirable?
It is not the first time that doctors have declared a functioning womb transplant is within our grasp, but a surgeon from London's Hammersmith Hospital now claims to have overcome one of the most insurmountable problems: securing the complex blood supply. "
Womb transplants 'within two years' - The Independent 22nd October 2009
"British scientists believe they will be able to carry out the first-ever successful womb transplant within two years. They have worked out how to transplant a womb with a good blood supply which could mean it lasts long enough to carry a pregnancy to term.
A breakthrough in this area would offer an alternative to adoption or surrogacy for women whose wombs have been damaged by diseases such as cervical cancer. Around 15,000 women of childbearing age have a womb that does not work or were born without one."
First womb transplant could take place in 2 years - The Times 22nd October 2009
"British doctors have moved a step closer to carrying out what they hope will be the world’s first successful human womb transplant, giving hope to thousands of women who are unable to have children for medical reasons.
London-based surgeons and vets, working with medical teams in New York and Budapest, have performed the first long-term transplants of a uterus with a reliable blood supply in rabbits. If trials on larger animals are successful, the first woman could receive a viable uterus transplant from a deceased human donor within two years, the researchers say."
Tests must be rock solid - The Times 22nd October 2009
"Physicists like to joke of nuclear fusion that it has been 30 years away for the past 30 years, and something similar could easily be said of womb transplants.
In 2003 a Swedish team predicted that it would conduct such an operation within three years and in 2006 Richard Smith’s group claimed to be two years away. The suggestion that Mr Smith’s advance could lead to a transplant two years hence should properly be seen in that context."
Womb transplants available 'within 2 years' - Daily Telegraph 22nd October 2009
"Thousands of women unable to have children have been given hope after doctors from London predicted the world's first successful womb transplant could take place within two years. "
Womb transplants 'on the way in two years' - Daily Mail 22nd October 2009
"British scientists are a significant step closer to carrying out the world's first successful womb transplant, they said yesterday.
It will bring hope to the 15,000 women of childbearing age in the UK born without a womb or who had it removed because of cancer or another disease. "
Womb transplants 'a step closer' - BBC Health News 22nd October 2009
"The first successful human womb transplant could take place within two years, British scientists have said.\n\nLondon-based experts say they have worked out how to transplant a womb with a regular blood supply so it will last long enough to carry a pregnancy. "
Warning over fibroids treatment - BBC Health News 16th October 2009
"UK doctors say a treatment for heavy periods caused by fibroids can seriously harm a subsequent pregnancy.
An Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital study looked at the outcomes of 215 pregnancies following uterine artery embolisation (UAE) treatment. "
The simple op that can end the monthly agony for millions of women - Daily Mail 28th September 2009
For the thousands of women affected by fibroids the choice has been stark: live with the extreme pain and discomfort, or undergo major surgery.
This meant either a hysterectomy, which would destroy the ability to have children, or surgery to remove only the fibroids, which could scar the womb and cause it to rupture during pregnancy.
Mum's champion at Royal Bolton Hospital maternity supercentre launch - The Bolton News 3rd September 2009
AFTER having two children in two years at the Royal Bolton Hospital, health bosses decided Maureen Farrell would know all there was to know about giving birth there.
So she was recruited as a “mums’ champion” to help them improve their services, coming up with a range of suggestions and ideas to make the hospital a better place for pregnant women and new mothers.
Work starts on £20m supercentre at Royal Bolton Hospital - The Bolton News 2nd September 2009
Work begins today on Royal Bolton Hospital’s £20 million supercentre which will transform the care of women, children and babies in the borough.
The new complex, which will be one of three in the North West, will include expanded maternity and neonatal units, a new children’s and young people’s ward, and there will be more than 80 new members of staff.
GP says services must be resumed - BBC Health News 2nd September 2009
A GP from Omagh has said suspended gynaecological services in hospitals in Omagh and Enniskillen need to be resumed "as quickly as possible".
The Erne and Tyrone County hospitals have suspended some services due to a shortage of junior doctors.
Hospital apologises over cancelled appointments - Altrincham Messenger 1st September 2009
HEALTH chiefs have apologised to patients who have had gynaecology appointments cancelled at Trafford General in recent weeks.
The appointments were postponed after one of the hospital's five consultant gynaecologists retired this summer.
'Simple' endometriosis test hope - BBC Health News 19th August 2009
Scientists have developed a quick and simple way to diagnose endometriosis, without requiring surgery.
All that is needed is a small sample of womb lining, taken in a similar way to a smear test, that can be checked for the presence of nerve fibres.
Revealed: Why actress Claire King will never have children - Daily Mail 7th July 2009
Former Emmerdale star Claire King has revealed she can never have children, following a hysterectomy to treat fibroids.
'Becoming a mum has sort of passed me by, really... If I did want a child, I can’t have one,' she said.
'My doctor sent me to a specialist who said, "I’m really sorry, but one of the fibroids is about 8cm across - the size of an orange."'
Grandmother sues NHS for stitching bowel closed - The Telegraph 23rd June 2009
A grandmother is suing the NHS after surgeons stitched her bowel closed during a routine hysterectomy operation.
I trusted him but he took my fertility away - Manchester Evening News 5th December 2008
A YOUNG mum who was persuaded to have an operation she didn't need by Dr Martin Quinn has spoken of the devastation he caused to her family.
The mother-of-two from Salford told Dr Quinn she and her husband wanted to try for another child but he convinced them that another pregnancy would put her in serious danger.
Top doc denies experimenting on his patients - Manchester Evening News 26th November 2008
A TOP doctor has denied claims he `experimented' on patients to support his own research.
Consultant gynaecologist Martin Quinn also rejected the accusation of a `sinister' plan to select patients for his academic interests.
Hospital's 'concern' at baby doc - Manchester Evening News 13th November 2008
THE boss of a doctor accused of performing two unnecessary hysterectomies has told of her concerns over his work.
Consultant gynaecologist Martin Quinn worked at Hope Hospital, now Salford Royal, between September 2002 and April 2005.
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