Video Examines How Fertility Care Affects Patients' Health
A recorded PET event reviews what is currently understood about the bodily and mental health effects of IVF and other assisted conception treatments. Produced with the Scottish Government, the film includes talks by researchers and clinicians, followed by responses to audience questions. It also highlights upcoming PET events on fertility, advertising, social media, AI, automation, and genomics.
The recording captures a PET event on how IVF and other fertility care may affect patients’ physical and mental well-being. It opens with Sarah Norcross, then features Dr Alina Pelikh, Dr Jen Barcroft and Dr Alice Domar, with Dr Barcroft returning before audience questions are addressed. The Scottish Government partnered on the production, and Video Production Edinburgh made the film.
PET also advertises two future discussions: one online on 4 November 2026 about fertility-related advertising and social media, and a London annual conference on 9 December 2026 about artificial intelligence and automation in fertility and genomics. A related July 2026 podcast episode examined assisted conception’s effects on children’s health.
This film may help patients, clinicians, and policymakers better understand the range of physical and mental effects linked to fertility care. By making expert talks and audience questions publicly available, it could support more informed conversations among people considering treatment, their families, and health professionals. The advertised events on advertising, social media, AI, automation, and genomics may also shape how future fertility services are discussed and accessed, though the actual influence depends on reach and engagement.