Collaborators invited – ‘Wellbeing of Women’ – Research Project Grant Application.
November 6, 2019
The Special Interest Group of the BFS, the FEI, want to help increase fertility education globally. To support this, please download this poster and take a selfie. Post on social media #fertilityed. Tell us why you think fertility education is important and which country you are from. Ask friends to do the same. [...]
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October 30, 2019
The British Fertility Society considers that the 10-year storage limit for gametes – eggs or sperm – frozen for elective fertility preservation is unfair and penalises individuals who make the decision to preserve their fertility in their 20s. We support the Progress Educational Trust’s campaign to extend the limit. Technological and social advances mean that, in certain circumstances, individuals may [...]
August 30, 2019
Ian Craft’s Memorial Service is to be held at Noon on Thursday September 19 at St. James’s Church, Piccadilly. It was with great sadness that “Prof” Ian Craft passed away on 3rd June at his residential home in Esher. In 1977 Ian started working on IVF at the Royal Free Hospital and had a pregnancy [...]
August 22, 2019
September 2019 marks the 90th anniversary of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. There have been many advances in women’s healthcare during this time, including the development, introduction and subsequent success of in-vitro fertilisation. In 1978, the first baby was born by IVF, Louise Brown. A lecture detailing the research on the [...]
July 8, 2019
This year marks the anniversary of the death of Anthony Hirsh FRCS, DObst RCOG, one of the first truly dedicated specialists in male infertility. Tony was passionate about this field, going to great lengths to treat men with azoospermia. Tony was a pioneer in testicular sperm extraction. He implemented the technique of retrieving sperm from [...]
May 29, 2019
This is a survey for clinician BFS members. Please take the time to complete this survey about the use of intra-uterine HCG to enhance implantation. We are interested to see whether the recent Cochrane review will affect UK practice and whether clinicians would support a UK trial on this subject. Your opinion is highly valued! [...]
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March 25, 2019
View Programme Here Register here Subfertility and Reproductive Endocrinology Course Monday 1 – Tuesday 2 April 2019 Overview This is a clinical update meeting aimed at all clinicians involved in the management of the subfertile couple and reproductive endocrinology. As well as providing a comprehensive overview of the subject, the speakers have [...]
February 4, 2019
ESHRE is working on recommendations for diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy, and we would like your input. As you know, some progress has been made in reaching wider consensus in establishing criteria for differentiating between potentially viable and non-viable pregnancies, but there has been little progress on refining the criteria for the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy. [...]
January 22, 2019
Sofia Gameiro & Jacky Boivin, School of Psychology, Cardiff University Jacky Boivin and Sofia Gameiro are putting a grant request in to develop a study to test the feasibility and acceptability of a one hour e-learning course about delivering bad news in fertility clinics. As you may know the HFEA is now looking to boost [...]
