Latest IVF breakthrough

Doctors studying IVF at the University of Nottingham say a procedure that is widely available could improve chances of having a baby by up to twenty percent.

Dr Lukasz Polanski is part of a group of doctors carrying out a clinical trial into the effectiveness of endometrial scratching which involves damaging the lining of the womb before embryos are implanted.

A study involving a researcher from the University of Nottingham has found that a procedure called endometrial scratching can significantly improve the clinical pregnancy rate.

Results from the trial, undertaken by a team of Brazilian scientists in collaboration with Dr Nick Raine-Fenning from the University of Nottingham, shows an increase in the clinical pregnancy rate of women undergoing IVF and ICSI treatment to 49%, compared with the current average of 29%.