In this short video, Dr Jane Stewart — chair of the British Fertility Society — explains how the fertility sector is responding to the current coronavirus pandemic.
Dr Stewart has advice for patients, and acknowledges that there will be significant disappointment as centres decide not to start new cycles of treatment.
(If you cannot see the film below, click here to view it.)
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