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You are invited to support a unique opportunity for clinical embryologists/IVF laboratory professionals. A collaboration between the Reproductive Biology Laboratory (Department of Obstretrics & Gynaecology at the university of Pretoria-south-Africe), Life In Vitro Academy (UK), and the Middle East Fertility Society Embryology Specialty Interest Group seeks to take the pulse of the world’s embryologists’ workforce.… Continue reading International Embryology Survey

Dear colleagues, The last BSRM statement has been revised according to the recent recommendation of CSS/HGR 22/04/2021 regarding the vaccination of pregnant and breastfeeding women. Read the "BSRM Position statement about the COVID-19 vaccination strategy" here. Please find an overview of all BSRM Position Statements and other links here: https://bsrm.be/covid-19-and-art/

WHO recognizes that the provision of high-quality services for family-planning, including fertility care services, is one of the core elements of reproductive health. Availability, access, and quality of interventions to address infertility remain a challenge in most countries. Read the WHO fact sheet here: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/infertility Read the editorial “WHO fact sheet on infertility gives hope to… Continue reading WHO Factsheet & Editorial by Willem Ombelet

Over the past ten years many new tests and techniques were validated and made available for clinical and research purposes. Prompted by these considerations, WHO established an Editorial Board (EB)  to review all the methods described in the 5th Edition of the Manual, with a view to endorsing, changing, or updating them.  From 16 March… Continue reading WHO Invites Public Review of Latest Version of Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen

Dear colleagues, The last BSRM position statement has to be revised according to the recent actualization of the CSS-HGR position (n°9622, available on www.css-hgr.be or BSRM website). Read the "Revised BSRM Position statement about the COVID-19 vaccination strategy" here.