Committee on Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology and Infertility

With a 15% prevalence of subfertility globally, the FIGO Committee on Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology and Infertility addresses the important issue of infertility in sexual and reproductive health.

The committee aims to spread worldwide awareness of infertility, preventive measures, targeted screening, and affordable and effective management. It has a special focus on the low- and middle-income countries. The committee is a group of clinicians, scientists and embryologists from around the world nominated to achieve this goal.

Committee Objectives

• Enhancing the knowledge and skill of clinicians and embryologists to improve fertility services around the world.
• Liaising with organisations to improve the prevention of infertility.
• Building evidence through targeted research on effective measures for the prevention and management of infertility.
• Capacity building and enhancing skills of holistic care teams, including nurses, counsellors and technicians.
• Building awareness of the prevention of, and timely interventions for, infertility.

Committee Members

Chair

Professor Louise Hull – Australia

Members

Dr Nikhil Purandare – Past Chair – Ireland  

Dr Pablo Diaz Spindola – Mexico  

Dr Sunita Tandulwadkar – India  

Dr Virginia Chaquiriand Fontela – Uruguay  

Professor Akira Iwase – Japan  

Dr Jackline Akol – South Sudan  

Dr Elif Göknur Topçu – Turkey

WATOG representative

Dr Viviana Laverde Cardona – Colombia 

Associate Members

Professor Kurt Barnhart – USA  

Professor Ying Cheong – UK  

Professor Haroon Latif – Pakistan  

Professor Scott Nelson – UK  

Ex-Officio Trustee