This episode of the Progress Educational Trust (PET) podcast discusses causes and consequences of stress, in the context of (in)fertility and assisted conception.

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

⚫ Dr Sinéad Currie (Lead at the Scottish Preconception Health Research Network)

⚫ Angela Pericleous-Smith (Chair of the British Infertility Counselling Association)

⚫ Dr Angela Lawson (Clinical and Forensic Psychologist)

⚫ Emma Haslett (Co-Host of the infertility/IVF podcast Big Fat Negative)

Topics discussed in this podcast include:

⚫ Stress experienced by current and prospective fertility patients.

⚫ Stress experienced by practitioners/professionals in the fertility sector.

⚫ What can and should be done to address, or to avoid, stress-related problems.

PET is grateful to the Scottish Government 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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