The Fertility Show London 2018 seminar programme will be live in September.
Over 50 talks from world leading fertility specialists will be available to book for £3 per session.
Please see below our London 2017 programme.
Physical, nutritional and emotional support, and complimentary therapies can all help to off-set the stresses and strains of IVF, enhance overall wellbeing and improve the chance of success.
More Brits are travelling abroad for treatment, driven by availability of donors, cost, waiting times and treatment options. Doctors from three different overseas clinics (Klinikk Hausken, UR Vistahermosa and Ferticentro) set out reasons why you should consider travelling to their country for treatment.
Chaired by Leceia Gordon-Mackenzie from FNUK
Jan outlines the options for people considering adoption, including domestic and intercountry adoption, local authorities and early permanency including fostering for adoption.
What do we know about the impact of stress on men and women’s fertility? Jacky identifies some of the lifestyle changes that can reduce the impact of stress.
Recurrent miscarriage (3 or more times) affects 1 in every 100 women. This session looks at the reasons behind it and the most effective ways of investigating and treating it.
Find out how nutrition can help you get pregnant and also prevent miscarriages. Come to this talk to discover the best diet, supplements and lifestyle factors to maximise your chances of getting, and staying, pregnant. Also learn how to improve your chances for a successful IVF and how nutrition can help if you have been diagnosed with an immunological problem.
Holistic fertility specialist, acupuncturist and author of The Baby Making Bible and Total Fertility, Emma explains how she works with patients and the results she has achieved.
The stresses and strains of coping with and treating infertility puts a terrible pressure on relationships. It impacts on all aspects of a relationship. Tracey Sainsbury, a member of BICA, offers some strategies on working together.
Sam Abdalla looks at what the boundaries are in reproductive medicine today? Can anyone be treated and any problem overturned?
Zita explains how to combine the latest medical thinking, with advice on nutrition, emotional management and complimentary therapies, to maximise your chances of conceiving successfully.
Reproductive Immune Therapy is proposed to improve the outcome in patients with repeated implantation failure or recurrent miscarriage due to Immune System Imbalance. The treatment may carry risk and the evidence is not very clear. Dr Gorgy makes the case for while Professor Regan makes the case against.
Struggling to conceive again having had a successful pregnancy can be a tough and bewildering process. Families can be scared to share feelings in case they upset anyone still trying for their first baby. Helen, author of ‘More Love to Give’ talks openly about her struggle the second time round and why secondary infertility needs to be better understood.
Natural Cycle IVF and Mild IVF are two forms of IVF which require no, or very little, use of the ovary stimulating drugs normally associated with this form of treatment and which can add to the stress and risks of treatment. Professor Geeta Nargund, Medical Director of CREATE Fertility, explains how it works and whether it’s right for you.
Adam Balen talks about what is known about PCOS and the most effective ways of investigating and treating it.
Kate talks through factors from a clinic’s location, culture, specialisations and waiting times to costs and using the data available on the HFEA website.
Russell, a cognitive hypnotherapist and founder of The Fertile Mind, believes that the mind can be a factor in low pregnancy success rates. He offers some techniques to help improve your chance of success.
Simon explains how clinics are using genetics, cryopreservation and time-lapse to improve embryo selection and the time the embryo is transferred, thereby boosting successful outcomes.
Two years ago Richard attended the Fertility Show as a visitor during a particularly low point in his life. In his presentation he opens up about the dark, emotional times he went through and how hard he found it to express his feelings. He hopes his own experiences can help others on their journey.
Newspapers are full of headlines about developments in embryo selection for IVF. Here Rachel Cutting discusses how reliable these reports are, and if patients should be pinning their hopes (and cash) on such techniques.
Tarek outlines the issues related to compromised ovarian reserve and discusses the options and new techniques that can boost fertility and improve success rates for women over 40.
Tim Child presents some of the science and the statistics to offer encouragement and support and give you a few reasons why you might not give IVF another go.
Often, with fertility problems, underlying biological factors contribute to difficulties conceiving, aside from known medical problems. This talk offers evidence-based information on health and lifestyle factors that can affect male and female fertility. It includes general information on preparing for a healthy pregnancy and the importance of preconception care for the lifetime health of your child.
Yacoub explains what is understood to influence the success or failure of an IVF cycle including those factors that are within a patient’s control.
If you are hoping to use donated sperm, eggs or embryos to start your family, then the issues of what, when and how to tell a child about their genetic origin becomes crucial. This presentation looks at the importance of being open with children.
More Brits are travelling abroad for treatment, driven by availability of donors, cost, waiting times and treatment options. Doctors from four overseas clinics (Dexeus, Newlife IVF Greece, Vitalab and Vios Fertility) set out reasons why you should consider travelling to their country for treatment.
Chaired by Susan Seenan of Fertility Network UK.
Considering using a surrogate to start or extend your family, this seminar will give you advice on where to start, how the process works and which country is right for you. Experts in UK and US surrogacy, Sarah Templeman and Craig Reisser, himself a father through surrogacy, will explain how surrogacy works in these countries and how to plan a successful journey. Chaired by Sarah Jones from Surrogacy UK.
Barbara has been practising as a reflexologist for the past twenty years and has developed successful treatment plans for enhancing and treating fertility issues. In this seminar, Barbara discusses the benefits of reflexology and what is involved.
More Brits are travelling abroad for treatment, driven by availability of donors, cost, waiting times and treatment options. Doctors from two different overseas clinics (IVI and Bahceci Health Group) set out reasons why you should consider travelling to their country for treatment.
Chaired by Anya Sizer from FNUK.
More Brits are travelling abroad for treatment, driven by availability of donors, cost, waiting times and treatment options. Doctors from four different overseas clinics (IVF Spain, Prague IVF and Embryolab) set out reasons why you should consider travelling to their country for treatment.
Chaired by Susan Seenan of Fertility Network UK.
Jessica outlines her experiences and offers practical advice following 10 cycles of IVF and her tips for survival.
Anger, shock, disbelief, shame, envy, loneliness and isolation – all emotions those undertaking fertility treatment may experience. Wendy Martin offers coping strategies and ways of looking after yourself when things get difficult.
Many conditions, can be treated surgically to improve chances of a pregnancy. Advances in surgical techniques have meant that many of these procedures can now be done with less risk than previously. Rehan Salim will discuss surgical options and what to ask and consider when considering surgery.
Cost plays a very important role when choosing treatment and can be a source of great anxiety. Here Kate Brian explains about add-ons and what they mean.
Natalie and Helen explain how to make surrogacy work, both in the UK and abroad, and give advice on the costs and practical and legal issues.
Jane offers some insight into the terms ‘unexplained infertility’, explains why finding the cause of infertility can be so difficult and what can be done following such a diagnosis.
Mum of two IVF children and an adopted son, Anya will present her top ten techniques for maintaining a positive and constructive approach during difficult times.
Part of a clinics legal obligation is to provide the HFEA with extensive and detailed information on the outcomes of their fertility treatments. Juliet talks you through the best way to read and use this information.
Haitham Hamoda talks through the issues of endometriosis and outlines what can be done to preserve or restore fertility.
For many people getting pregnant can be harder than they anticipate. It can be a stressful time for couples, and given the myriad of advice from friends, family, the lay and medical press, its often hard to distinguish good evidence based information from old-wives’ tales. Mr Lavery will cover the essential information you need to know about how long should it take, frequency and timing of intercourse, the impact of stress, diet, smoking and alcohol. The role of sophisticated placebos will also be considered.
Men are a significant cause of infertility in nearly half of all cases. Allan outlines the potential problems, how to test them & how male fertility can be boosted or treated.
Fiona shares her top 5 tips to help change your chances after failed assisted fertility, and create faster fertility success. You will learn techniques to overcome emotional pain so you can genuinely feel more resilient and expect a better outcome next time you try. Fiona’s phenomenally high success rates have earned her a world-wide reputation from Australia, UK and US through to Egypt, Israel and The UAE for helping women and couples when no one else can.
Fiona is the natural fertility specialist renowned for helping: unexplained infertility, secondary subfertility, hormone imbalances, miscarriage, over 40’s
With over 10 years experience as a fertility specialist Fiona has a wealth of experience to draw from and will be giving away a copy of her latest Awakening Fertility handbook – What to do When IVF Fails to everyone who attends who talk.
James Nicopoullos explains what medical investigations there are to test a woman’s ovarian reserve and what can (and can’t) be done about their fertility.
Find out how nutrition can help you get pregnant and also prevent miscarriages. Come to this talk to discover the best diet, supplements and lifestyle factors to maximise your chances of getting, and staying, pregnant. Also learn how to improve your chances for a successful IVF and how nutrition can help if you have been diagnosed with an immunological problem
It is often women who carry the shame and worry of infertility and yet men are a significant cause of problems in nearly half of all cases. A low sperm count or poor quality sperm, obstructions or mechanical difficulties can all be problems for those struggling to conceive. In this talk, Allan Pacey, Professor of Andrology at the University of Sheffield, outlines the potential problems, how to test for them and how male fertility might be boosted or treated.
Recurrent miscarriage (3 or more times) is highly distressing and affects 1 in every 100 women. Yet most couples who have faced it still have a good chance of a successful birth in the future. This session looks at the reasons behind it and the most effective ways of investigating and treating it.
The stresses and strains of coping with and treating infertility puts a terrible pressure on relationships. It impacts on all aspects of a relationship. Tracey Sainsbury, a member of BICA, offers some strategies on working together.
Caroline looks at your choices, how they relate to you, what you need to consider and outlines some of her own experiences. Caroline is a fertility coach, ex-nurse, cognitive behavioural hypnotherapist and single Mum to a donor conceived child, and she will guide you through the decision making process.
If you’ve decided to become an adoptive parent the next step is to choose an agency who will prepare and support you on the that journey. Gemma offers a helpful guide in to choosing the right agency and explains about the matching process as well as steps to consider when considering this route.
What are the options available to women who want to conceive without having sex with a man? Raul Olivares looks at the practical issues around getting pregnant using donor sperm.
There is overwhelming evidence that diet plays a significant role in the treatment of PCOS. Come to this talk to find out how you can help yourself to not only reduce your symptoms but also boost your fertility. This talk will cover the best diet, vitamins and minerals for PCOS. Learn about reversing insulin resistance naturally and how stress can affect PCOS.
Yacoub explains what is understood to influence the success or failure of an IVF cycle including some of those factors within a patient’s control.
In this talk Sarah Esdaile explains what happened in her earlier treatment, why that lead her to the decision to look for an egg donor, and having made that decision, the reasons and thought process behind opting to travel to the States for treatment.
The UK has seen a legal and social revolution over the past 15 years making it easier than ever before for LGBT people to start a family. Leading LGBT family lawyer Natalie is joined by male and female same-sex parents to talk about their journeys and what it's really like to be an LGBT parent in 2017.
Is natural fertility a true alternative to assisted methods. I share why in my experience as a natural fertility specialist for many years, it absolutely is and why it also enhances your IVF treatment if that is required. Over the past 12 years, I have researched and developed a natural treatment plan for getting pregnant. Today it is known as 'Mama Be' and today I have more confidence in it than ever. I was my own testimony. At 44 I fell pregnant within two cycles. I had suffered from endometriosis, surgery, symptoms of PCOS and hormone imbalances and was living the modern day "live-to-work" life of stress as a Global Account Director.
I would like to tell my story to inspire all women - whether you are 20, 30, 40 plus - trying to conceive naturally or through IVF.