For the first time in 2023, we embarked on an exciting new journey by planning our annual activities and projects around a single, preselected topic. This is the essence of our annual theme initiative. Our goal is to explore this subject in exhaustive detail, diving into every facet and uncovering its many layers.
Focusing our efforts on a single theme each year ensures a greater depth of understanding and a more significant impact. Join us as we journey through this year’s theme, unlocking knowledge and driving meaningful change together.
In 2026, we are proud to spotlight Fertility@Work as our central theme.
Fertility@Work focuses on the policies, provisions, and workplace practices necessary to support individuals undergoing fertility diagnosis or treatment while in employment. Across Europe, many individuals must balance demanding medical pathways with professional responsibilities, often in the absence of clear protections, flexible arrangements, or adequate information. Ensuring supportive workplace policies is essential to safeguarding both reproductive health and professional wellbeing.
Through this theme, we aim to:
As part of this initiative, we will soon launch a survey to investigate the lived experiences of our community across different countries. The findings will help us identify gaps, share best practices, and advocate for more equitable and supportive Fertility@Work frameworks throughout Europe.
Through this work, we aspire to promote workplaces where fertility care is recognised, supported, and protected. Our ambition is to help build a future in which no one has to choose between their health and their career.
Fertility awareness is about empowering individuals with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about their reproductive health and future. Public access to accurate and evidence-based information plays a vital role in helping people understand their fertility, from how it changes over time to factors that influence it. By raising awareness, we aim to:
Through this initiative, we aspire to ensure that fertility knowledge is not just accessible but also inclusive and relatable for everyone. Our ambition is to create a future where informed choices lead to empowered lives.
Gamete donation plays a crucial role for many individuals and couples experiencing involuntary childlessness, offering hope for expanding families in circumstances that might otherwise make parenthood impossible. Yet, throughout Europe, vast differences in regulations of gamete donation contribute to significant inequities in access to treatments.
Exploring the expanding landscape of gamete donation treatments and the critical importance of proper regulations in this matter allowed for formulating patients' recommendations in the area.
By exploring gamete donation in depth, gathering lived-experience testimonials, and examining practices across different countries, we have developed a clear understanding of the existing disparities and regulatory gaps, as well as the urgent need for coordinated, equitable, and well-informed action to address them.
In 2023, we aimed to raise awareness on the emotional burden of infertility and involuntary childlessness, and encourage open, honest, and vulnerable conversations about all aspects of psychological support throughout the patient journey, notably the importance of pre- and post-treatment support and destigmatising infertility.
Therefore we call for:
Integrated psychosocial care promotes healthier adjustment to infertility, ensures better treatment experiences, and contributes to higher success rates in MAR. Nonetheless, it is systematically under-prioritised across Europe. We urge policymakers, public health authorities, regulatory bodies, and scientific societies in EU Member States to reinforce regulation that ensures the implementation of psychosocial care standards in public and private healthcare practice.
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