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 […]

It is with regret that we must announce the Fertility 2022 Conference in Liverpool will not proceed as a face to face meeting, but we are delighted to announce that it will now go ahead as an online conference. We have reviewed government advice and data about the number of infections forecast due to the […]

Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the BFS Executive Committee.

The deadline for applications for 2 x Scientist members is the 15th November.  Check your email for details on how to apply or contact bfs@profileproductions.co.uk

Read the BFS’s response to DHSC consultation on statutory storage limits here 

The British Fertility Society wrote to the DHSC regarding shared motherhood in October. 

You can view this correspondence here

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, […]

BFS Chair, Dr Raj Mathur, is quoted in The Guardian (12th March).  Read the full article here:

“World at ‘peak twin’ as birth rates reach historic high”

“It doesn’t […]

Congratulations to all the BFS prize winners at Fertility 2021.  We were so impressed by the standard of work submitted – choosing the winners was not an easy task. Well done to you all!

View this year’s winners here 

BFS Young Clinician Prize – Dr Sania Latif

BFS Nursing Prize – Jennifer Ulyatt

BFS […]

The ARCS/BFS COVID Group have agreed an addendum to the joint guidelines regarding COVID 19 vaccination.

Read the addendum here 

Are you an embryologist or a clinician working in a reproductive medicine setting? The VALUE study need your help!

The VALUE study are interviewing patients, doctors, and embryologists about their experiences with IVF add-ons in order to understand more about the complexities behind their use. Their research team is an international group of clinicians and […]