Most HESCs are derived from embryos that were created for infertility treatment but that were in excess of what the infertile individual(s) ultimately needed to achieve a pregnancy.
There were even more heated debates about abortion, and though faith is still a strong part of Irish values in this, there is a cultural element too: agricultural societies regarded infertility as failure, and "abortion" traditionally meant a cow had failed to calf.
Last August, the governor of Kano state suspended the polio campaign and set up a committee to investigate the infertility claims.
Periods and skin complaints were irritating yet expected worries at 21, but the mention of infertility sent me into a panic.
Gonorrhoea, or "the clap", can be similarly silent – with around half of women not experiencing any symptoms, and can also lead to infertility if left untreated.
Cysts tend to appear on the eggs of women with the condition, meaning that there is a greater risk of infertility for the women who have it.
By the time of Tom's first visit to the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough to look after his grandchildren, his wife had died and Tom had the difficult task of explaining to Karl, in true soap style, the dark secret that, as a result of his own infertility, she had had an affair in order to become pregnant with him.
It's particularly dangerous for women, and can cause infertility.
Actual government sites have also been hijacked, such as that of the Anhui provincial land and resources bureau, which carried adverts for laser hair-removal and infertility treatments.Opening new channels of communication with the public was one of the original aims of many government websites.
Articles and resources on alternative treatments for infertility are collected here.
Dr Antinori says his goal is to tackle male infertility.
