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Shelagh Fogarty: Bump Club IVF Special

23/04/2013

Bump Club IVF Special

BBC Radio 5 Live - Shelagh Fogarty, Bump Club IVF Special

Bump Club special, live from the Midlands Fertility Clinic.

Doctors and patients of a leading fertility clinic explore the science, ethics and practicalities of one of the UK's most profitable branches of medicine.

In a 5 live Bump Club special, Shelagh gets unprecedented access to the Midlands Fertility Clinic, one of the UK's leading providers of IVF treatment. She hears the extraordinary journeys patients have been on in order to have their own children, learns how this clinic has stayed at the forefront of IVF technology and finds out what it's like to grow up knowing that your life began in a petri dish. We'll explore the science behind one of the fastest growing branches of medicine, look at the ethics behind its funding, and find out first hand how it can change the lives of the people involved.

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