Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Motto	Setting standards in contraception - improving sexual health for all
Established	1993
President	Dr C Wilkinson
Vice-president	Dr A Gebbie, Dr A Elliman
Location	London, United Kingdom
Former names	Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
Website	http://www.fsrh.org

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

The faculty has three examinations:

Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (DFSRH) is mainly completed by general practitioners who wish to gain expertise in contraception and sexual health
Membership of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (MFSRH) is mainly completed by Specialist Registrars in contraception and reproductive health
Fellowship of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Helathcare (FFSRH)

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
Certificate in Foundation Sexual Problems

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

Links

http://www.fsrh.org Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare website.