This film documents the PET event 'What Is the Impact of Fertility Treatment on Patient Health?', produced in partnership with the Scottish Government.
If you can't see the film embedded above, you can watch it on YouTube.
| Introduction | |
| 0:00:00 | Sarah Norcross Director, Progress Educational Trust |
| Presentations | |
| 0:02:00 | Dr Alina Pelikh Senior Research Fellow in Demography, University College London |
| 0:14:13 | Dr Jen Barcroft Clinical Fellow in Reproductive Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
| 0:25:44 | Dr Alice Domar Chief Compassion Officer, Inception Fertility |
| 0:33:56 | Follow-up by Dr Jen Barcroft Clinical Fellow in Reproductive Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Discussion | |
| 0:36:32 | Responses to audience questions and comments |
This film was made by Video Production Edinburgh.
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