Human Fertility is a leading international, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to furthering research and promoting good practice in the areas of human fertility and infertility. Contributions are welcomed from professionals and academics from the spectrum of disciplines concerned with human fertility. It is published on behalf of the British Fertility Society.

The journal also provides a forum for the publication of peer-reviewed policy and practice guidance arising out of the activities of the Association of Irish Clinical Embryologists, the British Infertility Counselling Association, the Irish Fertility Society and the Royal College of Nursing Fertility Nurses Group.

All submissions are welcome. Articles considered include original papers, reviews, policy statements, commentaries, debates, correspondence, and reports of sessions at meetings. The journal also publishes refereed abstracts from the meetings of the British Fertility Society.

All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and single-anonymized reviewing by independent reviewers.




Please note, from 2024 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print.

Editor-in-Chief: 
Professor Allan Pacey - University of Sheffield, UK
Sub-editors: 
Clinical Sub-editors: 
Dr Jane A Stewart - Newcastle Fertility Centre at LIFE, UK 
Dr Edgar Mocanu - Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland 
Science Sub-editor: 
Dr Denny Sakkas - Yale University School of Medicine, USA 
Nursing, Counselling and Ethics Sub-editor: 
Mrs Jane Denton - Multiple Births Foundation, UK 
Health and Social Sciences Sub-editor: 
Dr Sarah Earle - The Open University, UK
Editorial Board: 
Dr Sarah Armstrong - Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK 
Dr Virginia Bolton - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 
Dr Martin Brinkworth - University of Bradford, UK 
Dr Ying Cheong - Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, UK 
Dr Marilyn Crawshaw - University of York, UK 
Dr Steven Fleming - University of Sydney, Australia 
Dr Julia Kopeika - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 
Dr Stella Milsom - Fertility Associates, Ascot Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand 
Professor Sergio Oehninger - Eastern Virginia Medical School, Virginia, USA 
Dr Neelam Potdar - Leicester Fertility Centre, UK 
Professor Andrew Shelling - University of Auckland, New Zealand 
Dr Eleanor Stevenson - Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, USA 
Dr Tommy Tang - Regional Fertility Centre, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland 
Dr Bryan Woodward - London Fertility Centre, UK
Associate Members: 
David Jennings - Regional Fertility Centre, Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland 
Jill Wilson - BMI Priory Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Emeritus Editor-in-Chief: 
Professor Henry Leese - Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
International Advisory Board: 
Professor Adam Balen - Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK 
Dr Ashok Agarwal - Cleveland Clinic, USA 
Debbie Barber - John Radcliffe Maternity Hospital, Oxford, UK 
Professor Ariff Bongso - National University of Singapore, Singapore 
Professor Ken Daniels - University of Canterbury, New Zealand 
Dr Johan Hazekamp - Volvat Medical Center, Oslo, Norway 
Dr Brian Lieberman - St. Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, UK 
Dr Gillian Lockwood - Midland Fertility Services, Aldridge, UK 
Dr Catherine Racowsky - Brigham and Women’s and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA 
Professor Lesley Regan - Imperial College, London, UK 
Dr Lone Schmidt - University of Copenhagen, Denmark 
Dr Jeremy Thompson - University of Adelaide, Australia