Over recent days the British Fertility Society (BFS) and the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists (ARCS) have produced a number of statements and a guidance document around COVID 19 and reproductive medicine practice.

This professional guidance deals mainly with the effects on patients and the need to ensure they are supported. However, as fellow […]

ESHRE has announced that the Annual Meeting planned for 5-8 July in Copenhagen has been cancelled. This is due to restrictions on travel and gatherings during the outbreak of Covid-19 disease.

We are committed to review our guidance as the Covid 19 situation progresses, with reference to national advice and new evidence as it emerges, and will publish amendments as necessary. Since issuing the guidance below, we have published an open letter, which should be read alongside it.

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We are committed to review our guidance as the Covid 19 situation progresses, with reference to national advice and new evidence as it emerges, and will publish amendments as necessary. Since issuing the guidance below, we have published an open letter, which should be read alongside it.

Whilst there is much uncertainty around the […]

At the Fertility 2020 conference in Edinburgh, which begins today (Thursday 9 January 2020), the British Fertility Society will call for all clinics to provide better mental health support to their female and male patients.

Childlessness, infertility, and the demands of fertility treatment can take a toll on the emotional wellbeing of patients.

The focus […]

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. […]

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 […]

The British Fertility Society welcomes the latest report from the HFEA on the state of the fertility sector. The report shows that standards remain high in the UK, which is one of the most tightly regulated medical communities in the world.

Dr Raj Mathur, Secretary of the British Fertility Society said […]

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 […]

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 […]