The 25th episode of the Progress Educational Trust podcast discusses access to and quality of fertility treatment for LGBTQ+ people, featuring contributions from Dr Carole Gilling-Smith, Professor Nick Macklon, Nancy Kelley, Laura-Rose Thorogood, Dr Marcin Śmietana, Jacob Stokoe and Natalie Gamble.
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We would like to thank Jon Nicoll (who created the opening and closing music for our podcast), and also Merck and Born Donor Bank (which supported the event featured in the 25th episode).
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