The 50th episode of the Progress Educational Trust podcast explores what is known about the impact of IVF – and assisted conception more broadly – on the physical and psychological health of patients, with Dr Alina Pelikh, Dr Jen Barcroft and Dr Alice Domar.
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We would like to thank Jon Nicoll (who created the opening and closing music for our podcast), and also the Scottish Government (which supported the event featured in the 50th episode).
Registration is now open for this year's PET Annual Conference – AI and Automation in Fertility and Genomics: Pipeline? Or Pipe Dream? – which is supported by supported by ESHRE, and is taking place in central London on Wednesday 9 December 2026.
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