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All in Fertility
Making the most of Christmas down-time
While most people in the UK are planning down-time at home over Christmas, the team at Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) is efficiently making the most of the break for annual maintenance of its state-of the-art laboratory.
Couple celebrate twins born two years apart
A Taunton woman is celebrating the arrival of twins – who were born two years apart.
Nurturing expertise in fertility treatment
The fertility clinic in the South West of England with the highest rate of success for IVF is consolidating its position as a regional centre of excellence by investing in the development of the next generation of fertility experts.
New apprenticeships at BCRM open doors for Billie-Louise and Cara
A new partnership between the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) and Weston College has created an apprenticeship route which enable trainees to qualify as Assistant Practitioners while they learn ‘on the job’ what it takes to work in the specialist field of fertility treatment.
Surrogacy case highlights gaps in fertility law
A recent surrogacy case in which an intended mother struggled to gain a parental order for her child when the intended father suddenly died, has highlighted significant gaps in fertility law according to a specialist lawyer.
Pioneers in women’s health communications launch menopause platform
A new online women’s magazine, Emme, which focuses on how to take better control of the menopause is being launched next month and aims to ‘break the silence’ that still surrounds the approach to and experience of menopause.
Royal college Coronavirus findings reassure parents-to-be
Guidance issued this month by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) offers some reassurance to expectant mothers that Coronavirus may not represent a significant risk to them or their unborn child, has been welcomed by the team at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM).
IVF and me
As the date nears for the birth of her second IVF baby after treatment at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Karen Marks says despite the anxieties of the lockdown she’s enjoying every step of the journey.
IVF Babble announce world’s first virtual fertility expo
The world’s first free global virtual fertility expo has been launched to help couples seeking help and support with fertility treatment and trying for a baby.
IVF Babble and TwoDads UK launch fertility support
A new collaboration has been formed to provide help and support online for people in the LGBTQ+ community who want to start a family.
Restarting fertility treatment at BCRM
Following this week’s decision by the fertility regulator, the HFEA, allowing fertility clinics to apply to recommence routine treatments, the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) has been named as one of the first clinics nationwide permitted to resume operations.
Bristol fertility experts welcome public consultation on 10 year limit for egg freezing
A public consultation just launched by the Department of Health and Social Care into whether the UK’s current 10-year time limit on storing frozen eggs and sperm should be extended has been welcomed by fertility experts at the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine.