Rate My Professor Jacky Boivin

Boivin directs the Cardiff Fertility Studies research group and chairs Women’s Health Research Wales. She developed the Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) tool (2011, Fertility and Sterility), available in 44 languages and used internationally in practice and research, and the FertiSTAT fertility awareness tool with 85% accuracy. Key publications include international estimates of infertility prevalence (2007, Human Reproduction), emotional distress meta-analysis in assisted reproduction (2011, BMJ), evolution of psychology in infertility (2015, Fertility and Sterility), fertility education effects (2016, Human Reproduction), and recent contributions to polycystic ovary syndrome guidelines (2023, Fertility and Sterility) and fertility awareness trials (2026, Reproductive BioMedicine Online). Funded by ESRC, MRC, Wellcome Trust, WHO, charities, and industry, her multidisciplinary work with global partners informs WHO infertility guidelines, reduces treatment dropout through interventions like Positive Reappraisal Coping, enhances fertility awareness, and promotes patient-centered reproductive care. She teaches research design, statistics, stress, supervises postgraduates, and provides practitioner education at European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology meetings.