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FILM: Frozen Fertility - The Challenges of Storing Eggs, Sperm and Embryos (Part 6)

27 April 2020
By BioNews
Appeared in BioNews 1044

This is the sixth in a series of films documenting the recent event 'Frozen Fertility: The Challenges of Storing Eggs, Sperm and Embryos', produced by the Progress Educational Trust (PET) in partnership with the Scottish Government.

The film features a panel discussion, including audience questions and comments, chaired by Professor Allan Pacey (Trustee at PET and Head of Oncology and Metabolism at the University of Sheffield).

The panel speakers are:

  • Dr Melanie Davies, chair of Fertility Preservation UK
  • Sharon Jones, patient who has frozen her eggs
  • Rachel Cutting, director of compliance and information at the HFEA
  • James Lawford Davies, partner at Hill Dickinson

If you are interested in this topic, please consider signing and sharing PET's #ExtendTheLimit petition, calling for an extension to the 10-year storage limit for eggs frozen for non-medical reasons.

(If you cannot see the film below, click here to view it.)

This film was made by Video Production Edinburgh.

Register now for the Progress Educational Trust's upcoming public events, all of which will be held online.

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