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Renee Hoenderkamp, 59, reveals third pregnancy after IVF on air
GB News presenter Dr Renee Hoenderkamp has announced live on air that she is 12 weeks pregnant with her third child, a girl, at the age of 59. She said the pregnancy followed IVF using frozen eggs and came as she was preparing to discuss women’s concerns about a planned asylum accommodation site in Oxfordshire.
Hoenderkamp said she travelled to Poland for treatment after UK clinics declined to treat her, and that it took three IVF attempts. She has a 37-year-old son, Calum, and a seven-year-old daughter, Alice, whom she had at 51; Calum is also a father. Hoenderkamp has faced criticism about becoming a mother at an older age and has said pregnancy risks vary between individuals.
In short
- Renee Hoenderkamp, 59, is 12 weeks pregnant with her third child.
- She conceived using frozen eggs after three IVF attempts in Poland.
- Her children are 37 and seven; her son is also a father.
Explained simply
IVF is a fertility treatment in which eggs are fertilised outside the body and an embryo is transferred to the womb. Frozen eggs can be stored for years before use, though the chances and risks of treatment vary from person to person and depend on factors such as age and health.
Dr Renee Hoenderkamp is a doctor and GB News presenter. She has two children: an adult son and a daughter born when she was 51. Her experience has drawn attention to later-life parenthood and to how access to fertility treatment can differ between countries and clinics.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “GB News presenter Renee Hoenderkamp, 59, announces she is pregnant live on air – eight years after welcoming her second child”.