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• Sep 6 2021

  BFS Statement in response to changes in statutory storage period for gametes and embryos

  The British Fertility Society welcomes the Government’s proposed changes to the statutory maximum storage period for eggs, sperm and embryos. Technological advances mean that storage of reproductive material is a safe and effective way of protecting fertility for many individuals. This change will ensure that UK regulation is compliant with the scientific evidence about the [...]

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• Aug 24 2021

  New Executive Committee position – I.T lead

  The BFS is currently in the process of commissioning a new website, to give it a more contemporary feel and to allow for new developments such as on-line training etc.

  We are looking for an enthusiastic person to act as our IT lead, to liaise between the new website developers and the Executive Committee, to [...]

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• Aug 24 2021

  Fertility 2022 – Abstract submission

   

  

  The conference committee is inviting submissions of papers covering all areas of fertility and reproductive biology to present at Fertility 2022 in Liverpool. Submission deadline [...]

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• Aug 4 2021

  Update to The Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists (ARCS) and British Fertility Society (BFS) U.K. best practice guidelines for fertility clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Prepared by the ARCS/BFS COVID working group* on behalf of the Executive Committees of ARCS and the BFS.

  Published on the ARCS and BFS websites on 4th August 2021

   

  Covid-19 remains a challenge to the health system. At the time of this update, the number of new infections in the UK has been declining, [...]

  Posted in Covid 19, General, Uncategorized