HeyReprotech's November roundup

Attend, read, watch, participate...

Events

26-29 Nov - Endocrine Society of Australia and Society for Reproductive Biology annual meeting - ESA-SRB Annual Scientific Meeting

28 Nov - MIT Roundtables, online discussion - Future of Families: How reproductive technology can reverse population decline

29 Nov - FemTech Book Club, online - GUYnecology: The Missing Science of Men's Reproductive Health

01-02 Dec - European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) workshop - Off to a Good Start: Periconception Care to Optimise Fertility Treatment Outcomes

02 Dec - Culture and Reproductive Body Research Network in-person symposium - Culture and Reproductive Body: Bridging Disciplinary Divides

06 Dec - Progress Educational Trust annual conference, online - How Much Change Do We Want? Updating Fertility, Embryo and Surrogacy Law

10-13 Jan - Association of Reproductive & Clinical Scientists, the British Fertility Society and the Society for Reproduction and Fertility in-person conference - Rethinking Reproduction

11-12 Jan - Institute for Bioethics and Health Humanities, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston in-person conference - Reproductive Ethics

Reads

Elle Hunt. "People say you’ll know – but will I regret not having children?" The Guardian. 20 Nov 2023.

Ethan Griffiths. "Māori sperm donor appointed guardian of child mother described as ‘half-caste’ after Family Court challenge." NZ Herald. 13 Nov 2023.

Ezra Kneebone et al. "It’s hard to find a surrogate in Australia. But heading overseas comes with risks." The Conversation. 08 Nov 2023.

Amy Dockser Marcus. "What if men could make their own egg cells?" Wall Street Journal. 27 Oct 2023.

Watches

"Père 100 enfants." Crave.

Julien Boudreault-Gauthier. "Donneurs de sperme en série : un véritable danger, selon la professeure Catherine Laprise." Radio Canada.

Emeric Montminy. "Le documentaire 'Père 100 enfants' incite Québec à enquêter sur les risques du don de sperme artisanal." Noovo Info.

"Joy." Netflix.

"Netflix film about first IVF baby." BST.

Studies

University of Ottawa - Surrogacy laws in Canada: Exploring intended parents' experiences and perspectives

University College London - Survey about long-term health of men affected by fertility problems

Universite du Quebec en Outaouais - Experience of sperm or egg donors who have been contacted by a donor offspring

University of Kent - Egg freezing for social reasons

Toronto Metropolitan University and University of Waterloo - Elective egg freezing in Canada: Towards appropriate legislation governing consent

Leeds Beckett University - The online sperm donation project

University of Birmingham - Survey of LGBTQ+ parents

University of Leicester - Children's voices in surrogacy law