Fertility Add-ons – Do They Work? Are They Worth It?
Fertility Add-ons – Do They Work? Are They Worth It? is a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course designed for healthcare professionals working in fertility care, reproductive medicine, nursing, embryology, women’s health, general practice, and assisted reproductive technology (ART) settings. The course provides an evidence-based overview of fertility treatment add-ons, examining their effectiveness, limitations, clinical indications, ethical considerations, and role in modern fertility practice. Fertility add-ons are additional procedures, technologies, medications, or laboratory techniques offered alongside standard assisted reproductive treatments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF). These interventions are often marketed as methods to improve implantation, embryo development, pregnancy rates, or live birth outcomes.
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Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Understand the role of fertility add-ons in assisted reproductive treatment.
- Review current evidence regarding commonly used fertility add-ons.
- Identify which fertility add-ons demonstrate evidence of benefit and which remain unsupported or experimental.
- Understand the mechanisms and indications for endometrial scratching, assisted hatching, embryo glue, and artificial egg activation.
- Recognise the role of time-lapse incubators, ICSI, FSH, and preimplantation genetic testing.
- Understand the limitations, risks, costs, and ethical considerations associated with fertility add-ons.
- Develop evidence-based counselling and communication strategies for fertility patients.
- Promote informed consent and shared decision-making in reproductive medicine.
- Recognise the importance of individualised fertility treatment planning.
Learning Outcomes
What you'll learn
- Understand the role of fertility add-ons in assisted reproductive treatment.
- Review current evidence regarding commonly used fertility add-ons.
- Identify which fertility add-ons demonstrate evidence of benefit and which remain unsupported or experimental.
- Understand the mechanisms and indications for endometrial scratching, assisted hatching, embryo glue, and artificial egg activation.
- Recognise the role of time-lapse incubators, ICSI, FSH, and preimplantation genetic testing.
- Understand the limitations, risks, costs, and ethical considerations associated with fertility add-ons.
- Develop evidence-based counselling and communication strategies for fertility patients.
- Promote informed consent and shared decision-making in reproductive medicine.
- Recognise the importance of individualised fertility treatment planning.
Modules
Module 1
Introduction to Fertility Add-ons and Assisted Reproductive Technology
Module 2
Endometrial Scratching, Assisted Hatching, and Embryo Glue
Module 3
Artificial Egg Activation and Emerging Add-ons
Module 4
Time-Lapse Incubators, ICSI, and FSH in Fertility Treatment
Module 5
Preimplantation Genetic Testing and Ethical Considerations
Module 6
Communication, Shared Decision-Making, and Patient-Centred Care
Module 7
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Frequently Asked Questions
Fertility add-ons are additional procedures or technologies used alongside standard fertility treatments such as IVF.
No. Evidence supporting many fertility add-ons remains limited or inconsistent.
Assisted hatching is a laboratory technique that creates a small opening in the embryo’s outer layer to potentially aid implantation.
ICSI is commonly used in cases of male factor infertility to assist fertilisation.
PGT screens embryos for certain genetic abnormalities before embryo transfer.
Counselling helps patients understand evidence, risks, costs, limitations, and realistic expectations.


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