Professor Mats Brännström is an internationally renowned specialist in reproductive medicine and fertility. He has extensive expertise in women’s health, particularly infertility and IVF treatments, as well as medical research. Professor Brännström is currently the Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and Medical Director at Karolinska University Hospital. His passion for improving women’s health outcomes has led him to become one of the leading experts in his field. Through his research, teaching, and activism he hopes to improve care for women around the world. 

In this episode Mats tells us what the hurdles for women’s health have been and where we still need to improve it.  We discuss his work on gynaecological oncology, infertility, and egg freezing. Mats debunks some of the myths and talks about where the future might lead. Mats is the world pioneer of womb transplants and he tells us how this started, how many cases his team have done and how many women have had babies and are currently pregnant. Mats discusses what the procedure involves and where he feels this could go in the future.  We have a growing number of celebrities who use assisted conception treatments, including surrogacy. Mats gives us his view on this. Are we entering a Brave New World?

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Date of episode recording: 2023-03-27
Duration: 40.06
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Joyce Harper
Guests: Mats Brännström
Producer: Joyce Harper