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Annual Meeting

Written by Sophie Goodchild

AI now being incorporated ‘at all stages’ of fertility treatment and IVF

A session on artificial intelligence (AI) highlighted how the technology is gradually changing approaches to reproductive care and optimising outcomes but validation is crucial. ...

8 Jul, 2025

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Embryology Stem Cells

A group of international experts recommend the way forward for research, technological development and regulation in this emerging area of science ...

Written by Sophie Goodchild

30 Apr, 2026

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Written by Sophie Goodchild

Cancer IVF
A retrospective cohort study conducted in the US provides reassuring evidence that the odds of adverse birth outcomes are no greater among women who have IVF before or after cancer treatment than for those without cancer who undergo IVF....

2 Apr, 2026

5 min read

Written by Zoya Enakshi Ali

Endometriosis
Endometriosis affects approximately 190 million women and people assigned female at birth worldwide, yet its causes remain incompletely understood and its diagnosis persistently delayed. While research into dietary and lifestyle factors in endometriosis risk is growing...

24 Mar, 2026

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Written by Fiona MacRae

Donor anonymity Donor Conception
Should the parents of children born via gamete donation tell them how they were conceived? And should these children be able to contact their genetic parents? These are some of the issues at the heart of a debate in Fertility & Sterility, entitled ‘No gamete donation s...

17 Mar, 2026

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Annual Meeting Executive Committee

Professor Dr Anis Feki was elected as ESHRE’s new chairperson at the society’s annual meeting in Paris. Sophie Goodchild interviews him about his career as a surgeon, the life lessons he’s learned, and his vision for ESHRE during his term in office....

Interview with Prof Dr Anis Feki

16 Jul, 2025

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Interview with Dr Hélène Malmanche

Annual Meeting DNA Policy and Advocacy
Donor-conceived children are using direct-to-consumer DNA tests to trace their donors – and their siblings. Dr Hélène Malmanche, of INED, Paris, spoke to Fiona MacRae about the consequences for those who do the tests and the potential implications for policy. ...

16 Jul, 2025

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Interview with Dr Lennie van Hanegem

Annual Meeting Endometriosis
Endometriosis takes about five years longer to diagnose in adolescents and young adults. Dr Lennie van Hanegem, of UMC Utrecht in the Netherlands, tells Fiona MacRae why this is, what the potential consequences are and what the ESHRE guidelines say about diagnosis and...

16 Jul, 2025

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Interview with Vegard Lunde

Annual Meeting Infertility
Vegard Lunde, from Oslo, talks to Fiona MacRae about how it felt to be diagnosed with azoospermia, what it was like to watch his wife go through IVF (with donor sperm) and what clinics can do better. He also gives his top tips for other men who are in the same situati...

16 Jul, 2025

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A Campus workshop explored which long-standing laboratory practices could – or should – be reconsidered to improve success rates. Dr Dean Morbeck, of Genea Fertility in Sydney, talks to Fiona MacRae about the importance of making little gains, why he’s a fan of AI and ...

Interview with Fiona MacRae

7 May, 2026

13 min listen

Interview with Sophie Goodchild

ESHRE Workshop
Freezing and storing the gametes or reproductive tissue of children presents not only medical but also psychological and ethical challenges. Sophie Goodchild interviews Dr Isabelle Demeestere, coordinator for SIG fertility preservation, about the differences in care be...

7 Apr, 2026

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Interview with Sophie Goodchild

ESHRE Workshop
Will artificial intelligence (AI) transform IVF practice in the lab and the clinic? Sophie Goodchild talks to Dr Biljana Popovic, basic science officer for SIG Reproductive Endocrinology, about the potential and perils of the technology, the need for regulation and wha...

26 Mar, 2026

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Interview with Fiona MacRae

Endometriosis ESHRE Workshop IVF
A Campus workshop looked at how best to support women with endometriosis and uterine disorders during pregnancy. Here, Dr Maíra Casalechi, of the Policlinico di Milano, talks to Fiona MacRae about the importance of multi-disciplinary care and good communication – and ...

31 Dec, 2025

11 min listen

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