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Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

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Established
  
1993

Location
  
London, United Kingdom

President
  
Dr A Kasliwal

Website
  
www.fsrh.org

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Former names
  
Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Vice-president
  
Dr T Masters, Dr A Connolly, Dr C Armitage.

Founded
  
1993, London, United Kingdom

Motto
  
Setting standards in contraception - improving sexual health for all

The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) is a faculty of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. It is the standard-setting organisation for family planning and sexual health physicians in the United Kingdom.

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Membership

Membership of the faculty is open to physicians who have passed the faculty's examinations and maintain appropriate continuous professional development.

Examinations

The faculty has three examinations:

  • The FSRH Diploma is aimed at doctors (DFSRH) and nurses (NDFSRH) who are already working in general practice, community and integrated sexual health services.
  • Membership of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (MFSRH) is mainly completed by Specialty Registrars in contraception and reproductive health
  • Fellowship of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FFSRH)
  • Training and certification

    The faculty also oversees the training of physicians who wish to train in inserting the intrauterine device or Implanon, by issuing the Letter of Competence in Intra-Uterine Techniques (LoC IUT) and Letter of Competence in Sub-Dermal Implants (LoC SDI).

    The faculty also awards several certificates in special skills applicable to physicians working in contraception, sexual and reproductive healthcare clinics:

  • Certificate in Abortion Care
  • Certificate in Menopause
  • Certificate in Ultrasound
  • Certificate in Local Anaesthetic Vasectomy
  • Publications

    The faculty publishes a journal, the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Healthcare.

    References

    Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Wikipedia