Ancestry, Ethnicity, IVF Outcomes: Why Do Some Patients Fare Better than Others?

This episode of the Progress Educational Trust (PET) podcast discusses disparities in IVF outcomes, and experiences of fertility treatment, between people with different ethnic backgrounds.

The discussion is chaired by Sarah Norcross (Director of PET), with contributions from:

⚫ Baroness Geeta Nargund (Labour Peer in the House of Lords and Member of the HFEA)

⚫ Dr Patricia Hamilton (Lecturer in Sociology at the University of York)

⚫ Professor Asif Muneer (Professor of Urology and Surgical Andrology at University College London)

⚫ Jonathan Luwagga (Ambassador and Peer Advocate at the Fertility Alliance)

⚫ Dr Edmond Edi-Osagie (Medical Director of Aurora Reproductive Healthcare)

⚫ Yvonne Hector-John (activist and author of the book 'Dreaming of a Life Unlived')

Topics discussed in this podcast include data on ethnic diversity in fertility treatment published by the UK's fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).

PET is grateful to IBSA for supporting this discussion.

PET is also grateful to Jon Nicoll, who created the opening and closing music for its podcast.

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