SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

The Fertility Society of Australia supports the work of several “special interest groups” which have been developed by its members.
Protection of Fertility
Pre-Conception Health

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Protection of Fertility

Pre-Conception Health

 

Protection of Fertility

The Launch of a Special Interest Group in Fertility Preservation

By Dr Catharyn Stern

The first business meeting of the Special Interest Group in Fertility Preservation (FPS), attended by 46 hardy individuals, was held on Tuesday 21st of October, 2008 during the FSA annual meeting in Brisbane, Australia.

We identified a number of aims for the Group, including:

  1. promoting a general improvement in FPS laboratory protocols,

  2. organizing focused meetings/workshops to evaluate new analytical approaches that might be used in laboratories and in surgery,

  3. facilitating collaborative research and 

  4. improving communication and education among societies and groups with interests relevant to Fertility Preservation.

Our most recent initiative is to develop a National Database to collect and share a register of information that will allow rigorous and thorough evaluation of various techniques and approaches and the implementation of any new developments in the area.

Thanks to the hard work and enthusiasm of committed members, we envisage collaborative contributions from Oncologists Fertility Specialists, Andrologists, Nursing Staff and Scientists in the field of Fertility preservation in the near future.

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For more information about this steering group, its vision and mission, its activities, memberships, resources and publications, please visit their dedicated webpage.
Protection of Fertility
 

Pre-Conception Health

The Launch of a Special Interest Group in Pre-Conception Health

The first business meeting of the Pre-Conception Health Special Interest Group (PCH-SIG) attended by 22 keen individuals was held at the Fertility Society of Australia (FSA) annual conference in Perth, Australia on 26th of October, 2009.

We identified a number of aims for the group including:

  • Identification of models of care to address and assess lifestyle factors in fertility clinics across Australia:

  • Development and synthesis of existing pre-conception guidelines for Australian populations – both general and specific to infertility Facilitating collaborative research:

  • Development of a national database of projects commensurate with the PCH-SIG mission.

We are delighted to be launching the Pre-Conception Health Special Interest Group and welcome new members.

For more information about this special interest group, its vision and mission, memberships, and lifestyle guideline, please visit their dedicated webpage.
Pre-Conception Health