Cancer survivor told he is too heavy to have IVF
This ITV News item features Ben Smith (a cancer survivor who has been told he cannot use his stored sperm for NHS-funded IVF), Bethany Harman (Ben's fiancée), and Sarah Norcross (director of PET)...
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Image by Matthew Daniels via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human (HeLa) cell in anaphase (the chromosomes are stained blue and the microtubules forming the spindle are stained green).
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Fertility and the Workplace: Can Employers Help? Should They?
PET's first event of 2026 explored what employers can and should do for employees who are receiving fertility treatment, or who are dealing with infertility...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Trump's fertility care initiative: A step forward or a missed opportunity?
'Practising fertility medicine in Louisiana, a state where our population has fewer resources and little to no insurance coverage for fertility treatment, I regularly see patients desperate to conceive but unable to afford the recommended treatment,' writes Dr Nicole Ulrich...
FILM: Mitochondrial Donation – Does It Work? What Next?
This film documents a PET event discussing the use of mitochondrial donation to avoid mitochondrial disease, with speakers including two of the pioneers whose work has resulted in the birth of eight UK babies with donated mitochondria...
Lessons from Uruguay's first gestational surrogacy case
Uruguay's first gestational surrogacy case highlights regulatory gaps and the importance of consistent guidance and support for all involved, writes Dr Paula Siverino Bavio...
PET Podcast: Expanded Carrier Screening – How Is It Used? What Are the Ethical Implications?
Bringing you PET events as a podcast. In the 39th episode of its podcast, PET discusses expanded carrier screening, with Sara Levene, Professor Jackson Kirkman-Brown, Dr Heidi Mertes and Professor Cathy Herbrand...
Understanding human embryo implantation: A research breakthrough
Professor Robin Lovell-Badge – chair of trustees at PET – discusses three new studies exploring human embryo implantation, and argues that while the research represents an important breakthrough, it should not be misconstrued as a step toward ectogenesis...
FILM: Sarah Norcross on egg donation, egg freezing and IVF
In this Sky News interview, Sarah Norcross – director of PET (the Progress Educational Trust) – discusses the inquiry into egg donation and egg freezing currently being held by the Women and Equalities Committee of the House of Commons...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Expanded Carrier Screening: How Is It Used? What Are the Ethical Implications?
The first session of 'What Does Genomics Mean for Fertility Treatment?' – the 2025 Annual Conference of PET – explored the growing use of expanded carrier screening...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
PGT-A as an IVF Add-On: 25 Years of Controversy
The second session of 'What Does Genomics Mean for Fertility Treatment?' – the 2025 Annual Conference of PET – explored controversies surrounding preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy...