Sarah Martins da Silva, Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Medicine, University of Dundee and Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist, joined Professor Sheena Lewis to discuss fertilisation failure and sperm.
Sarah Martins da Silva
Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Medicine, University of Dundee and Honorary consultant gynaecologist
Sarah Martins da Silva is a Senior Lecturer in Reproductive Medicine at University of Dundee. She runs a translational research programme focussed around male infertility, sperm biology and drug discovery. She was recognised for her research in 2019 and named as one of the most inspiring and influential women from around the world by BBC 100 women.
She is also an Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist, Clinical Lead for NHS Tayside Infertility Services and Person Responsible for Ninewells Assisted Conception Unit. As part of her clinical activities she runs specialised male infertility clinics as well as a sperm studies research clinic for couples affected by low/no fertilisation following IVF/ICSI.
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For too long men have been relegated to the side-lines of fertility treatment. Dr John Sullivan, Senior Registrar in Urology, St James’ Hospital Dublin and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, joins us to explore what advances are needed to provide equality of care for men and women wanting to start a family.
Dr Vivienne Hall, Consultant Fertility Specialist at CARE London, is keen to investigate couples as thoroughly as possible before embarking on assisted conception cycles. She joins us to discuss the latest developments in sperm DNA fragmentation testing.
