The 51st episode of the Progress Educational Trust podcast explores what is known about the short-term and long-term health – both physical and psychological – of people who were conceived via IVF and related reproductive technologies, with Professor Barbara Luke, Professor Alastair Sutcliffe, Dr Faiza Afzal and Professor Vasanti Jadva.
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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 51st 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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