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Afternoons with Helen Farmer

How rugby opened a new IVF conversation

60 minutes | Wednesday, 28 January 2026

French rugby pro Thibaud Flament made headlines this week when he said he’d miss his country’s Six Nations opener due to fertility treatment and his wife’s cycle. So why has his move sparked such a chord with so many? Helen asks racing driver and male fertility campaigner Toby Trice and Dr Luciano Nardo from Orchid Fertility.We talk cervical cancer awareness month – and ask why screening rates remain stubbornly low – with Dr Natasha Shah. And as new research suggests our uncertain times are changing holiday plans in unexpected ways, we talk repeat destinations with luxury travel expert Rowena Hanley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How rugby opened a new IVF conversation
Afternoons with Helen Farmer

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