This film documents the PET event 'Is Fertility Treatment a Solution to Population Decline?', supported by Merck.
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| Introduction | |
| 0:00:00 | Sarah Norcross Director, Progress Educational Trust |
| Presentations | |
| 0:03:12 | Professor Geeta Nargund Lead Consultant for Reproductive Medicine, St George's University Hospitals |
| 0:15:59 | Professor Bart Fauser Scientific Director, International Federation of Fertility Societies |
| 0:31:04 | Dr Chris Skedgel Director, Office of Health Economics |
| 0:41:52 | Dr Paul Morland Demographer, author and broadcaster |
| Discussion | |
| 0:50:51 | Responses to audience questions and comments |
This film was made by Video Production Edinburgh.
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