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Page last updated at 12:16 GMT, Wednesday, 12 November 2008

A baby
Call to raise sperm donor limit
The limit on the number of pregnancies that can be created from the sperm of a single donor should be raised, say experts.
Sperm donor shortage worry
Tell donor children early in life

Patient having chemotherapy Doctors 'rely on chemo too much'
Doctors are being urged to re-think their approach to giving chemotherapy at the end of life, by an independent group.

Dr Sherman Silber Baby born after ovary transplant
A healthy baby girl has been born in London following the world's first transplant of an entire ovary, it has been reported.

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