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PET (the Progress Educational Trust) is an independent charity that improves choices for people affected by infertility and genetic conditions.

On this podcast, you can hear the latest PET discussions of scientific, ethical, legal and policy issues in fertility, genetics, genomics and embryo/stem cell research.

These discussions feature experts and advocates from around the world, as well as contributions from patients and the broader public.Copyright Progress Educational Trust Economie Management Management et direction
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  • Donor Conception and Genetic Disease: Lessons to Be Learned from Donor 7069

    Donor Conception and Genetic Disease: Lessons to Be Learned from Donor 7069
    Aug 12 2026
    This episode of the Progress Educational Trust (PET) podcast examines the case of a donor whose sperm was used to conceive at least 197 children in at least 14 countries, when he (unknowingly) carried a genetic mutation that causes cancer.

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

    ⚫ Professor Allan Pacey (Professor of Andrology at the University of Manchester)

    ⚫ Dr Edwige Kasper (Cancer Geneticist at Rouen University Hospital, first brought the case of donor 7069 to professional and public attention)

    ⚫ Allan Toft Jacobsen (Chief Operating Officer at the European Sperm Bank)

    ⚫ Nanna Humle (Head of Quality at Born Donor Bank)

    ⚫ Rachel Cutting (Director of Compliance and Information at the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority)

    ⚫ Professor Lucy Frith (Professor of Bioethics and Health Research at the University of Manchester, and Principal Investigator at the ConnecteDNA project)

    ⚫ Nina Barnsley (Director of the Donor Conception Network, and contributor to information leaflets produced as part of the ConnecteDNA project)

    The case of Donor 7069 involves a cancer-causing mutation that is present in some, but not all, of the cells of the donor's body. When this happens, it means that a mutation may not be detectable via standard tests, of the sort that are usually used to check people's suitability to be donors of sperm or eggs.

    Some of the children who were conceived from this donor's sperm are already known to have developed cancer. Some of these children have died.

    The case raises many issues, including:

    ⚫ How donors of sperm and eggs are (and should be) tested.

    ⚫ What steps should be taken, if an incident such as this is discovered, and who should be held responsible for taking these steps.

    ⚫ What limits are (and should be) placed, nationally and internationally, on the number of children that can be conceived from the sperm of a single donor.

    In this podcast, experts and practitioners – including the cancer geneticist who first brought the case of donor 7069 to professional and public attention – explore the questions above, discussing how such cases should be dealt with once they come to light and how to reduce the risk of them occurring in the first place.

    PET is grateful to the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists, the British Fertility Society, CooperSurgical and Theramex for supporting this discussion.

    PET is also grateful to Jon Nicoll, who created the opening and closing music for its podcast.

    Register at https://www.progress.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/ for upcoming PET events.
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    1 h et 38 min
  • Accessing Fertility Treatment: Challenges and Solutions for LGBTQ+ Communities

    Accessing Fertility Treatment: Challenges and Solutions for LGBTQ+ Communities
    Jul 20 2026
    This episode of the Progress Educational Trust (PET) podcast explores legal, practical and other challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people seeking fertility treatment and how these might be overcome.

    Is the evidence reassuring? Or are there reasons to be concerned?

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

    ⚫ Kate Osborne MP (Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Fertility)

    ⚫ Dr Carolyn Wilson-Nash (Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Retail at the University of Stirling)

    ⚫ Dr Jennifer Takhar (Associate Professor of Consumer Culture at Côte d'Azur University)

    ⚫ Michael Johnson-Ellis (Cofounder of My Surrogacy Journey and of Ethica Fertility)

    ⚫ Dr Susie Bower-Brown (Principal Investigator at the 'Family Beyond the Binary' research project)

    ⚫ Dr Chloe He (Honorary Senior Research Fellow at University College London)

    ⚫ Natalie Gamble (Director of NGA Law and Founder of Brilliant Beginnings)

    PET is grateful to Born Donor Bank, Care Fertility, CooperSurgical, IBSA and the Senior Infertility Nurse Group for supporting this discussion.

    PET is also grateful to Jon Nicoll, who created the opening and closing music for its podcast.

    Register at https://www.progress.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/ for upcoming PET events.
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    1 h et 37 min
  • What Is the Impact of Fertility Treatment on the Health of Resulting Children?

    What Is the Impact of Fertility Treatment on the Health of Resulting Children?
    Jul 10 2026
    This episode of the Progress Educational Trust (PET) podcast discusses what is known about the short-term and long-term health – both physical and psychological – of people who were conceived via IVF and related reproductive technologies.

    Is the evidence reassuring? Or are there reasons to be concerned?

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

    ⚫ Professor Barbara Luke (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Michigan State University)

    ⚫ Professor Alastair Sutcliffe (Professor of General Paediatrics at University College London)

    ⚫ Dr Faiza Afzal (Senior Research Fellow at University College London)

    ⚫ Professor Vasanti Jadva (Leader of the Reproduction and the Family Research Group at City St George's, University of London)

    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.

    Register at https://www.progress.org.uk/events/upcoming-events/ for upcoming PET events.
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    1 h et 21 min
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