The BFS AGM was held during the Fertility 2018 Conference in Liverpool and covered all the recent updates and exciting developments the BFS is undergoing. It also provides a summary of the main outcomes from the recent Membership Survey, from which the BFS is developing a strategic action plan. View the AGM slides

By Professor Joyce Harper, Dr Kylie Baldwin, Dr Lucy Van de Wiel and Professor Jacky Boivin Appeared in BioNews 946

In the UK, the storage limit for eggs frozen for social reasons is currently limited to ten years: too short for healthy young women wanting to preserve their opportunities to conceive later in life.

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The LOCI (Letrozole Or Clomifene for ovulation Induction) trial is a proposed new study to determine the best treatment for ovulation induction (OI). This is planned to be a 2×2 factorial design trial, so that women will first be randomised to receive clomifene or letrozole, then a second randomisation will
decide if they receive […]

The HFEA has implemented the two EU Directives on import and coding with immediate effect.

The Authority has agreed amendments to General Directions 0006 putting into effect the changes brought about by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) Regulations 2018, which incorporates the Directives in to UK law. Sally Cheshire, the HFEA Chair signed off on the amended General Directions […]