ARCS & BFS Updated guidelines for COVID-19
February 28, 2022
The Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists (ARCS) and British Fertility Society (BFS) U.K. have produced an updated version of the guideline for reintroduction of routine fertility treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here for the full guidelines Prepared by the ARCS/BFS COVID working group on behalf of the Executive Committees of ARCS [...]
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January 13, 2022
The British Fertility Society and Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists have updated their FAQ document. Please view the document below. Covid 19 Vaccines & Fertility FAQs
January 10, 2022
The BFS supports the Covid 19 vaccination program and advises pregnant women and everyone wishing to start a family (including those who are undergoing fertility treatment) to have the vaccine when offered. We support efforts to encourage uptake of the vaccine in these patient groups and have created patient-facing FAQ on this subject (http://britishfertilitysociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Covid19-Vaccines-FAQ-2.1.pdf). Patients [...]
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August 4, 2021
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, [...]
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July 27, 2021
The British Fertility Society and Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists have updated their FAQ document in response to questions that patients have been asking about Covid-19 vaccines and fertility. Please view the document below. Covid-19 Vaccines & Fertility These FAQs were created on 27th July 2021 and are correct at the time of [...]
April 19, 2021
Prepared by the ARCS/BFS COVID working group* on behalf of the Executive Committees of ARCS and the BFS. Date of publication: 19th April 2021 The ARCS/BFS COVID working group notes the changing situation in regard to the pandemic in the UK, in particular since this guidance was last updated in January 2021. The NHS [...]
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April 9, 2021
The British Fertility Society and the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists support today’s statement by the RCOG on COVID-19 vaccination for women contemplating pregnancy. We share a common interest in ensuring that eligible women continue to benefit from COVID-19 vaccination prior to embarking on pregnancy, as well as during pregnancy. It appears at [...]
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January 14, 2021
The ARCS/BFS COVID Group have agreed an addendum to the joint guidelines regarding COVID 19 vaccination. Read the addendum here
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September 30, 2020
The Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists (ARCS) and the British Fertility Society (BFS) have produced an updated version of the guidelines for fertility treatments during COVID 19. Click here for the full guidelines: ARCS BFS guideline Covid 19 version 3 30 September 2020 Prepared by the ARCS/BFS COVID working group on behalf of [...]
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