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  • 27th Oct 2010

    British Fertility Society condemns Warrington PCT’s decision to stop funding IVF treatment

    Mr Tony Rutherford, Chairman of the British Fertility Society said:

    “It is extremely disappointing that Warrington Primary Care Trust have decided to suspend funding for IVF services.  This is a retrograde step, out of keeping with all messages coming from central Government, and shows scant regard for the needs of the one in six couples […]

  • 7th Oct 2010

    BFS response to the scope of the NICE fertility review

    Mr Tony Rutherford, Chairman of the British Fertility Society said:

    “The 2004 NICE guideline on the assessment and treatment of fertility was a landmark development in the management of infertility, appreciated, not only in the UK, but around the world.  There have been significant developments in infertility practice since 2003 when the original document was […]

  • 7th Oct 2010

    Elliot Philipp

    The Society was saddened to hear of the recent death of Elliot Philipp, a distinguished gynaecologist and founding member of the British Fertility Society. He made a hugely influential contribution to the field of reproductive biology and was instrumental in setting up the BFS.  The BFS would like to express its condolences to his family […]

  • 4th Oct 2010

    British Fertility Society statement on the award of the Nobel Prize for Medicine 2010 to Robert Edwards for the development of IVF

    Mr Tony Rutherford, Chairman of the British Fertility Society said:

    “The British Fertility Society is delighted to hear that Robert Edwards has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine 2010 for his pioneering work in the development of in-vitro fertilisation and offers him our warmest congratulations.  This award represents the long overdue recognition of the […]