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Written by Sophie Goodchild

More than a decade since the first live birth in Sweden, womb transplants are now a standard clinical procedure. Lolita Carlerup, 44, was one of the first patients to undergo a transplant and gave birth to her son Cash-Douglas in 2015. Born with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster...

14 Jan, 2025

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Period poverty

Menstruation affects half the world’s population yet many people cannot afford or lack regular access to sanitary products. Here, Sophie Goodchild looks at why menstrual health is still a taboo subject, the impact of period poverty on girls and women, and the positive ...

Written by Sophie Goodchild

20 Jan, 2026

6 min read

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Birthrate Fertility France
The birthrate in France may be above the European average but has been in decline for a decade. In response to this trend, President Emmauel Macron announced plans last year for a ‘demographic rearmament’ such as free fertility testing for all 25-year-olds. Sophie Good...

27 Nov, 2025

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Written by Sophie Goodchild

ESHRE
Regarded as the ‘father of IVF’, Professor Sir Robert ‘Bob’ Edwards would have celebrated his 100th birthday last month. To mark the event, past ESHRE chairs and other leading figures in the field of fertility talk to Sophie Goodchild about the Nobel Prize winner’s ach...

16 Oct, 2025

7 min read

Legislation Surrogacy
The Italian Parliament passed a law in October 2024 which made surrogacy a “universal crime” including for overseas arrangements. Here, Sophie Goodchild talks to clinician Domenico Carone, ESHRE’s national representative in Italy, about the implications and effect of t...

28 Aug, 2025

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Executive Committee

Get to know the new Executive Committee Members, who took on their roles this July during ESHRE 2025 in Paris, France....

17 Sep, 2025

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Interview with ESHRE ExCo

Get to know the ESHRE Executive Committee on a personal level, through a fun and insightful series of questions. Each member shares candid stories, personal inspirations, and the values that drive their work in reproductive health. From juggling demanding careers with ...

21 Nov, 2024

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Interview with ExCo

Get to know the ESHRE Executive Committee on a personal level, through a fun and insightful series of questions. Each member shares candid stories, personal inspirations, and the values that drive their work in reproductive health. From juggling demanding careers with ...

19 Nov, 2024

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Interview with ESHRE ExCo

Get to know the ESHRE Executive Committee on a personal level, through a fun and insightful series of questions. Each member shares candid stories, personal inspirations, and the values that drive their work in reproductive health. From juggling demanding careers with ...

15 Nov, 2024

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Nursing & midwifery

Jonalyn De Vera Edades is the Clinical Operations Manager of a busy IVF unit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. She is also a research coordinator and has published her own research article. She explains the unique aspects of providing fertility care in a conservative setting that val...

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4 Mar, 2025

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Interview with Interview with Grace Manchado Estrada

Nursing & midwifery
In this episode we learn what it is like to work as an IVF nurse for one of largest providers of fertility care in the world, IVI RMA. Gracia (Grace) Manchado Estrada has worked for 3 years at the central clinic in Madrid, Spain. She shares with us the many perks of a ...

11 Feb, 2025

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Interview with Interview with Prof Mats Brannstrom

Uterus Transplantation
In 2014, the first successful live birth from a uterus transplant made headlines around the world. The baby boy was the result of pioneering work by a team led by Professor Mats Brännström from the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden. Since then, countries including th...

28 Jan, 2025

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Interview with Fernanda Robin

Nursing & midwifery
Fernanda Robin is a Brazilian nurse, finishing her PhD in Psychology, with 13 years of experience in reproductive medicine. She started in the operating room and in the ultrasound monitoring clinic. Over time, she implemented the heterologous gamete sector in her c...

10 Sep, 2024

45 min listen

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