The 15th episode of the Progress Educational Trust podcast documents our discussion of recent changes to the way the UK's fertility regulator – the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority – assesses and explains 'add-ons' to IVF treatment, featuring contributions from Dr Sarah Martins da Silva, Dr Alan Brown, Dr Catherine Jones and Professor Guido Pennings.
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We would like to thank Jon Nicoll (who created the opening and closing music for our podcast), and also the British Fertility Society (which supported the event featured in the 15th episode).
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