Independent Doctor's Federation

IDF is the Independent Doctors’ Federation. We have 1400 members who are all GMC registered doctors in independent practice. The IDF is recognised nationwide as the voice of independent doctors in relation to education, revalidation and private medicine. Patients can search our members database to find a specialist in their chosen field. One of our key areas is fertility and our experts are able to help with all aspects of fertility.

Specialisms

Our doctors offer a broad range of specialisms including modern approaches to treating infertility, the management of fibroids and endometriosis and immune therapy for recurrent miscarriages. Alongside this, we offer many other specialist medical treatments from our nationwide team of medical experts. These range from treatments for male breast cancer to pelvic congestion syndrome and laser eye surgery.

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Autism is a spectrum of developmental conditions that affects the...

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Egg Freezing

Egg freezing is another way to preserve your natural fertility...

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Endometriosis

Endometriosis can cause adhesions in the fallopian tube or ovary,...

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Future Trends in Pain Medicine

The nerves in our body carry messages to the brain...

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Gastrooesophageal Reflux in Infancy

Reflux is when a baby brings up food and drink,...

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Hypothyroidism: Diagnosis and Management

Hypothyroidism is where your thyroid gland does not produce enough...

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Knee Replacement Surgery

Knee replacement surgery is a commonly performed operation which involves...

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Making Sense of Spinal Assessment

Back pain is a common ailment that typically gets better...

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Male Breast Cancer Treatments

Male breast cancer occurs in the small area of breast...

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Modern Treatment of Glue Ear

Glue ear is a condition where the middle part of...

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Modern Treatments of Bell's Palsy

Bell's palsy is a temporary and sudden weakness in your facial...

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Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia

Dementia is a group of symptoms caused by an ongoing...

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Osteoporosis Treatment with Bisphosphonates

Osteoporosis is a condition which causes bones to become weakened...

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Pain and Genes

Recent advances in genetics have shown that subtle changes in...

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

There are different causes of infertility and therefore many different...

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Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Hyperparathyroidism is a condition where the parathyroid glands become overactive...

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Recent Advances in Laser Eye Surgery

Laser eye surgery can correct eyesight problems such as short-sightedness, long-sightedness and astigmatism....

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Reproductive Immune Therapy for Recurrent Miscarriages

Usually there is not one single cause but several minor...

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Sjogren's Syndrome

Sjogren's syndrome is an is an autoimmune disorder in which...

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Uterine Fibroids

Fibroids are abnormal, benign growths on, or inside, a woman’s...

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