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United Bulawayo Hospitals now doing brain operations
A SUPER-SPECIALIST hospital is set to be constructed at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), a move that will reduce the number of locals going outside the country to get specialised surgeries....Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:34hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Infertility: The Cindrella of Reproductive Health
Our hearts melted with joy when we saw a recent article from Healthtimes which stated that Zimbabwe will soon have a low cost public IVF centre that will ...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 14:24hrs | 1 | by Heaven Munyuki
Almost 200 babies born through IVF Zimbabwe programme
The in vitro (IVF) fertilisation programme which was reintroduced in Zimbabwe in 2016 by a team led by Dr Tinovimba Mhlanga has proved a great success with 197 live births recorded so far and more exp...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 10:06hrs | 9 | by Agencies
Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa pregnant from donated sperm?
Former radio and TV star Ruvheneko Parirenyatwa is expecting her first baby at 33 - with a sperm donor.Parirenyatwa said she took the unconventional route to motherhood after getting alarming ...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 08:24hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Failure to find a sexual partner is now a disability says WHO
Until now, infertility - the failure to achieve pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sex - was not considered a disability. But now in dramatic move the World Health Organi...Published: 06 Jul 2019 at 19:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 infertile couples to benefit from assisted reproductive grant
FOUR couples from different parts of the country who are struggling to conceive have been selected to benefit from a USD$17 000 grant availed by America-based Kiri na Kiri Fertility Assistance Foundat...Published: 22 Mar 2019 at 22:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
$80 for sperm donation in Harare
A sperm donation craze has hit Harare after an In-Vitro Fertilisation Zimbabwe team led by Dr Tinovimba Mhlanga called for well-wishers to donate sperms in exchange for a token of $80 per ...Published: 21 Dec 2018 at 09:47hrs | | by Collen Ncube
Avenues IVF programme results in eight test tube births
The in vitro fertilisation (IVF) programme reintroduced at The Avenues Clinic in Harare in 2016 is proving successful, with eight live births so far and 20 ongoing pregnancies.The IVF Zimbabwe...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 11:25hrs | | by Agencies
8 test tube babies born in Zimbabwe
The in vitro fertilisation (IVF) programme reintroduced at The Avenues Clinic in Harare in 2016 is proving successful, with eight live births so far and 20 ongoing pregnancies.The IVF Zimbabwe...Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 11:58hrs | | by Chengetai Chinembiri
Bulawayo's first test tube baby is born
THE Bulawayo Assisted Reproductive Technology (BART) centre delivered its first baby last week after introducing the In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) programme in December last year.The IVF clinic...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
First test tube baby born in Zimbabwe
The first baby to be born through in vitro fertilisation since the procedure was reintroduced in Zimbabwe last year at The Avenues Clinic in Harare has been born and is doing well.The baby was...Published: 24 May 2017 at 15:53hrs | | by Chengetai Chinembiri
Fertility clinic opens in Bulawayo
AN in vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinic has been opened in Bulawayo, the second such health facility in the country to offer services to couples faced with infertility.IVF is the fertilisat...Published: 10 Jan 2017 at 05:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Test tube baby programme launched in Zimbabwe
An in vitro fertilisation programme has been reintroduced in Zimbabwe at The Avenues Clinic in Harare. The procedure was pioneered at The Avenues Clinic in the 1980s and '90s by obstetrician Dr Tony R...Published: 01 Jun 2016 at 11:45hrs | | by Mike Hamilton
Woman gives birth at 72!
AN INDIAN couple, both over the age of 70, have welcomed their first child into the world.Daljinder Kaur gave birth a month ago after two years of IVF treatments and using donor eggs.T...Published: 11 May 2016 at 15:30hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean woman jailed in the UK for abducting her two-year-old twins
A Zimbabwean mother who took her twin daughters out of the United Kingdom in defiance of a court order was starting an 18-month jail sentence on Thursday.The woman - a well-educated profession...Published: 12 Sep 2015 at 14:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Prophet Makandiwa's Judgement Night 3 adverts
UFIC founder Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has announced that 28th of August 2015 will see Judgement Night 3 dawning for the giant National Sports Stadium.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC3l...Published: 12 Aug 2015 at 14:03hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Prophet Makandiwa launches Judgement Night 3
UFIC founder Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa has announced that 28th of August 2015 will see Judgement Night 3 dawning for the giant National Sports Stadium.In one of the videos, Prophet Makandiwa ...Published: 12 Aug 2015 at 13:59hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Miracle baby scam exposed
A British couple 'fell under the spell' of Nigerian fraudsters who gave the woman herbal remedies and tricked her into thinking she had given birth, the British High Court heard.The court was ...Published: 24 Feb 2014 at 16:28hrs | | by Dailymail
60-yr-old woman gives birth to twins
Beijing - A Chinese woman had twin girls at the age of 60 following IVF treatment after her only child died, making her possibly the oldest person in the country to give birth, state media reported on...Published: 24 Dec 2013 at 08:51hrs | | by AFP
Woman who gave birth at 70 vows to live long enough to see daughter marry
The world's oldest mum has hit back at critics who blasted her for giving birth aged 70 - claiming it has actually helped her live LONGER.Rajo Devi Lohan hit the headlines in 2008 when sh...Published: 18 Jul 2013 at 20:16hrs | | by Staff Reporter
First IVF baby born using naturally occurring hormone
The first baby in the world to be born to a woman who was given a naturally occurring hormone to stimulate egg production instead of the usual fertility drugs could herald a safer era of IVF treatment...Published: 18 Jun 2013 at 07:59hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
Father of 'test tube babies' dies at 87
LONDON - Sir Robert Edwards, the scientist known as the father of IVF for pioneering the development of 'test tube babies' for couples unable to conceive naturally, died on Wednesday aged 87.T...Published: 11 Apr 2013 at 00:06hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mother of triplets set to give birth to 9 babies
A PREGNANT Mexican woman is set to make medical history - when she gives birth to NINE babies less than a year after becoming mum to triplets. Doctors have told her she is carrying six girls ...Published: 28 Apr 2012 at 11:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Best fertility treatment ever? More Sex
LONDON - For men with fertility problems, some doctors are prescribing a very conventional way to have a baby: more sex.In a study of 118 Australian men with damaged sperm, doctors found tha...Published: 28 Nov 2011 at 22:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cut back on coffee, eat more fruit to boost male fertility
Being overweight, smoking also contributed to lower sperm concentration and motility.To enhance male fertility during IVF treatments, a new study suggests men eat a diet high in fruit and gra...Published: 28 Nov 2011 at 22:30hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Woman gives birth to own grandson
Kristine Casey offered to be a surrogate for her daughter Sara Connell after she found herself unable to have children of her own.The baby boy, who has been called Finn...Published: 15 Feb 2011 at 11:55hrs | | by Byo24News
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