for more and more iranians, ivf is the only way to have a child.rofessor mehdi akhondi is the director of the institute. it's estimated that around 12 to 15% of couples worldwide are unable to have children. in iran, it's more than 20%. >> uortunately, infertility veryigh in iran. there are several reasons for this, environmental pollution, lifestyle, poor nutrition. and of course there has been a increase in the number of people marrying later and deciding to have children later in life and that also affects fertility. correspondent: of all the couples we spoke to, not one had told their families about their attempt to concieve through ivf , either with the husband's sperm or with donated sperm from a sperm bank. >> many couples hide the fact they've undergone ivf even after they've done it. including couples who have used their own sperm. 90% of patients are inseminated with their own sperm. even then, they keep it secret and pretend the pregnancy happened naturally. we actually advise them to do that, because if the registry office learns that t

they tried for four long years with ivf treatment to have a baby. so in 2014 as you see there on that little plot, nothing happens. nothing happened in 2015. you see the looks on their faces that many couples go through when going through ivf and it's not successful. when they're not getting pregnant. and you see time ticking by slowly. nothing's growing in those pots. until 2017 something changes. the little seed has begun to sprout. correction. there are two seeds. >> oh. >> after four long years, the ivf treatments have finally worked and they are expecting twins in october of 2017, but they chose this way to make a video to kind of detail the long process, the time, the waiting for them to finally get pregnant. >> yeah. i mean, it can be a tough journey for people. you feel like your body isn't working the way it's supposed to. be it the guy, be it the girl. then think about this over the years, how many birth announcements and gender reveals we see even just on this show. er everybody else looks like they're having a baby. so this could be hars

. >> sreenivasan: you have a chart that shows how soon us ivf transfers an embryo. i.t. startling. it suggests you should do one at a time but the number of clinics who actually do more than one at a time is the minority by a long shot. >> i think 63 many clinics across the united states do one embryo transplant. this shouldn't be a assumption that more than one embryo means

a group of children conceded that badly conceived through ivf... this was just the first round.to them. the room is full of people wondering if the person sitting next to them is that brother or sister. the mothers all had ivf and now they believed the doctor who ran the clinic secretly inseminated them with his own sperm. translation: i did not see the similarities at first sight.|j translation: i did not see the similarities at first sight. i spoke with the lawyer and talked about biological conditions. my son has both the characteristics, the overbite and hypermobility.” both the characteristics, the overbite and hypermobility. i want to know fish all that this is my dad. he does not live any more. if anyone asked me who my dad is, at the moment i cannot answer the question. he called himself a pioneer in the field of fertilisation. this incredible case has raised questions about how ivf clinics and the procedures they offer are monitored. the verdict has brought hope. for the donor children we hope we can work together with the biological children to sample a match their dna

basically overseen, pretty hands-off but at the same time, given the ethical and innovation components to ivfd other fertility treatments we just found there wasn't a lot of information provided to consumers. >> sreenivasan: so give hee an exrample here. if i went to compare whether this was a good doctor oclinic, what do i have access to and what am i judging them based on. >> specifically dealing with the rnl field, it requires centers for disease control to collect statistics for success rates. we found these success rates can be manipulated and easily misunderstood by patients. >> sreenivasan: you have a chart that shows how soon us ivf transfers an embryo. i.t. startling. it suggests you should do one at a time but the number of clinics who actually do more than one at a time is the minority by a long shot. >> i think 63 many clinics across the united states do one embryo transplant. this shouldn't be a assumption that more than one embryo means success. there are technologies that allow for one embryo at a time over severalty cycles and success is just as pbl o. >> sreenivasan: what is

. >> reporter: her name is elizabeth carr she's america's first ivf baby.ly wears necklace she was given blearer mother's doctor at the fertility clinic on it the number one. >> everybody new immediately about me, um, i really wasn't given a chance growing up to be out of the spotlight, mostly because people this was so important of a technology. >> reporter: in the spotlight she was from the moment she was born. the year 1981. three years after the world's first test tube baby louis brown was born in england. they were medical miracles and marvels some wondered if science had run a muck and was going too far. but carr says her parents just wanted to have a baby and the news of the first ivf delivery in europe made their dreams a reality. >> they really didn't know they were going to be the first until the doctor said by the way you're going to be the first. >> reporter: ivf was a medical break threw at the time. carr in chicago as part of the symposium held by dr. angie belts sews and the have i crows fertility institute in chicago. >> imagine the courage

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a group of children conceived through ivf have won the right to have the doctor at the sperm bank tested their biological father. he is expected of having replaced the sperm with his own. he could have fathered around 60 children. ireland boss mike openly 93v children. ireland boss mike openly gay minister is now set to become the youngest leader in europe as ireland's next prime minister. he was voted in as leader of fine gael. he is expected to take over from end kenny in the next few weeks. leo is a new face of modern ireland. the son ofan a new face of modern ireland. the son of an immigrant, openly gay and four months he has been favourite to become this country's new prime minister. he set out his vision of leadership amid a sea of science. minister. he set out his vision of leadership amid a sea of scienceli leadership amid a sea of science.” think if my election has shown anything, it is that prejudice has no hold in this republic. and so every proud parent in ireland today can dream big dreams for their children. every boy and girl can know there is no limit to their ambitions,

after seven yea rs after seven years of trying and 16 failed ivf attempts san deep and reena went to when they told the agency they would like to move forward , agency they would like to move forward, they were informed with only white babies needing family, their indian heritage meant there was no point in proceeding. their indian heritage meant there was no point in proceedinglj their indian heritage meant there was no point in proceeding. i was hurt, we had gone through a long journey and initially i was hurt and then i was angry. they should be looking at us as people and understanding more about our lives, who we are and not just one particular area, such as cultural heritage. the couple, born and raised in britain, tried to get the decision reversed. they have had support from their mp, theresa may, but they have not been allowed to start the application process. so they're taking legal action.|j start the application process. so they're taking legal action. i feel they're taking legal action. i feel the council has got it wrong in the sense they have prioritised cultural herit

organisers say they hope the festival will resume on saturday a group of children conceived through ivft the sperm bank tested. they believe he may be their biological father. jan karbaat, who died last april, is suspected of replacing the sperm chosen by their mothers, with his own. he could have fathered around 60 children. ina in a speech on thursday when donald trump said he was taking the united states out of the paris climate accord, he said he represented and was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. but the mayor of pittsburgh was quick to point out that he and those who voted for him actually embraced the paris climate accord. we have spent the day their hearing from residents with found themselves thrust into the middle of this debate. pittsburgh, pennsylvania, a city twinned unexpectedly, by the president, with paris. maybe for its alliterative allure. but this morning, it wasn't hard to find citizens delighted by his decision. i think our president is trying to do everything he can, that's good for the american people. and that's what i like. america fi

a group of children conceived through ivf have won the right to have the dna of the doctor at the spermy believe he may have been their biological father. the doctor, who died last april, is suspected of replacing this burn chosen by the mothers with his own. he could have fathered around 60 children. anti—government protests are continuing in northern morocco. the latest protests have been triggered by the arrest of the leader of the protest movement. nasser zefzafi has been charged with threatening national security after organising months of protests against unemployment and corruption. it's the worst unrest in morocco for several years. and the congolese health minister says an outbreak of ebola which killed four people has been brought under control. no new cases have in recorded for 21 days. maximum period between exposure to the disease and initial symptoms. in an effort to stop the disease spreading, health workers were authorised to use an experiment all—american vaccine. —— experimental american vaccine. did russia hack the us presidential election? it's the question that's be

after seven years of trying and 16 failed ivf attempts sandeep and reena mander accepted they were notg home, though, they went to an introductory session on adoption. when they told the agency, adopt berkshire, they would like to move forward, they were informed, with only white babies needing families, their indian heritage meant there was no point in proceeding. i was hurt, to be honest. we had already gone through a long journey and initially i was hurt and then i was angry. they should be looking at us as people and understanding more about our lives, who we are and not just one particular area, such as cultural heritage. because that could mean anything. the couple, both born and raised in britain, tried to get the decision reversed through the agency's own complaints division. they have had support from their mp, theresa may, but they have not even been allowed to start the long application process which is why now they're taking legal action. i feel that the council has got it wrong in the sense they have prioritised cultural heritage as the one and primary factor that they wil

after seven years of trying and 16 failed ivf attempts sandeep and reena went to a session on adoptionmenthave a baby of their own. convinced they could offer a child a loving home, though, they went to an interductory session on adoption. when they told the agency adopt berkshire, they'd like to move forward , berkshire, they'd like to move forward, they were informed with only white babies needing families, their indian heritage meant there was no point proceeding. their indian heritage meant there was no point proceedinglj their indian heritage meant there was no point proceeding. i was quite hurt. we had already gone through a long journey and initially i was hurt. then i was angry. they should be looking at us as people and understanding more about our lives, who we are and not just one particular area such as cultural heritage because that can mean anything. the couple, both born and raised in britain, tried to get the decision reversed through the agency's own complaints division. they've had support from their own mp theresa may. they haven't even been allowed to start the long app

after seven years of trying and 16 failed ivf attempts sandeep and reena accepted they weren't goingn on adoption. when they told the agency adopt berkshire, they'd like to move forward, they were informed with only white babies needing families, their indian heritage meant there was no point proceeding. i was quite hurt. we had already gone through a long journey and initially i was hurt. then i was angry. they should be looking at us as people and understanding more about our lives, who we are and not just one particular area such as cultural heritage because that can mean anything. the couple, both born and raised in britain, tried to get the decision reversed through the agency's own complaints division. they've had support from their own mp theresa may. they haven't even been allowed to start the long application process, which is why now they're taking legal action. i feel that the council has got it wrong in the sense that they have prioritised cultural heritage as the one and primary factor that they will consider before even allowing couples to register. the effect of doing

there is an ambitious ivf plan because there are two females that live alongside sudan.ble? it is possible. we followed the scientists over a year and they were very confident they would get a rhino embryo. that‘s what they are looking for, a northern white rhino embryo. so far, it hasn‘t succeeded but they will try again this summer. so far, it hasn‘t succeeded but they will try again this summerlj so far, it hasn‘t succeeded but they will try again this summer. i cannot ta ke will try again this summer. i cannot take my eyes off him. he is one of the most extraordinary, beautiful animals. clearly immense power but very friendly. would that be a fair asset? yell at of course, because he has been in captivity all of his life. —— has been in captivity all of his life. -- -- has been in captivity all of his life. —— —— of course. has been in captivity all of his life. -- -- of course. he is an enormous east. he is incredibly used to humans so you can pat and stroke in. —— beast. when i saw him in november, he wasn‘t quite as active as that. he is on his last legs, i think.