Podcast Episodes Apr 11, 2021

Take a sneak peak at this month's Fertility & Sterility! Topics this month include the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on reproductive health, simulation in REI training, and a look at a few of the articles in our sister journal Fertility & Sterility: Reports!

Podcast Episodes Apr 08, 2021

It's National Public Health Week, and today on the show to contribute to the international conversation we are talking about Vaccines and ART with our guest Dr. Jennifer Kawwass.

Podcast Episodes Apr 06, 2021

Welcome to the second season of SART Fertility Experts. This series will feature a variety of dedicated professionals who make IVF and infertility treatment possible, provide invaluable counseling and education to our patients, and advocate to make treatment accessible to all. Check back in two weeks for the first episode.

Podcast Episodes Apr 01, 2021

On this episode we take a deep dive into the process of creating ASRM publications.

Podcast Episodes Mar 25, 2021

Podcast Episodes Mar 18, 2021

In today's episode of ASRM Today, we discuss endometriosis and reproductive health with ASRM's President, Dr. Hugh Taylor. March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month.

Podcast Episodes Mar 14, 2021

The Fertility & Sterility family has grown, and is now the home of 3 new journals! Meet the editors of F&S Reports, F&S Reviews and F&S Science, and learn what these journals are all about.

Podcast Episodes Mar 11, 2021

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Carol Lange about all things Endocrinology including the upcoming virtual meeting on March 20-23, 2021.

Podcast Episodes Mar 07, 2021

Take a sneak peak at this month's Fertility & Sterility! Topics this month include reviewing causes of recurrent pregnancy loss, obstetrics outcomes following in vitro fertilization, and infertility treatment in patients with endometriosis.

View Fertility and Sterility at https://www.fertstert.org/

Podcast Episodes Mar 04, 2021

In this episode of ASRM Today, we talk with Dr. Mark Trolice, about the power of family, positivity, and his own journey with infertility that helped him write his book, The Fertility Doctor's Guide to Overcoming Infertility, Discovering Your Reproductive Potential, and Maximizing Your Odds of Having a Baby.

Podcast Episodes Feb 28, 2021

Ever wondered why embryos fail to implant? Would a euploid embryo overcome this problem? In this December 2020 Fertility and Sterility article by Pirtea et al., which was also featured in a recent Journal Club Global, the authors discuss their study of the true prevalence of recurrent implantation failure. This Fertility and Sterility On Air episode discusses the findings and clinical impact with the authors.

Podcast Episodes Feb 25, 2021

Podcast Episodes Feb 18, 2021

Podcast Episodes Feb 11, 2021

Podcast Episodes Feb 07, 2021

The February 2021 issue includes topics ranging from legal issues in reproductive medicine, to evaluation and treatment of endometriosis, and evaluating a link between elevated AMH and pre-term birth in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Podcast Episodes Feb 04, 2021

This special episode of ASRM Today is a preview of a new series, the ASRM Today Book Review, a podcast that interviews the authors who dive deeper into the field of reproductive medicine. Today's episode features a discussion with Dr. Robert Klitzman about his book, Designing Babies: How Technology is Changing the Ways We Create Children.

Podcast Episodes Jan 28, 2021

In this episode of ASRM Today, Drs. Jennifer Mersereau and Suleena Kalra discuss oocyte cryopreservation and ASRM's upcoming guideline on this topic.

Podcast Episodes Jan 21, 2021

In this episode of ASRM Today, we get the details from the most recent ASRM COVID-19 Task Force, Update #12, from task force member, Dr. Jodie Dionne-Odom.

Podcast Episodes Jan 14, 2021

Podcast Episodes Jan 10, 2021

Take a sneak peak at this month's Fertility & Sterility! Some topics this month include the business of fertility care, the effect of weight gain on fertility, and questioning if there truly is a diagnosis of 'recurrent implantation failure'.

Podcast Episodes Jan 07, 2021

In this episode, we present part one of our coverage of the ASRM Practice Committee and the American Urological Association (AUA) new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of male infertility.

Podcast Episodes Dec 31, 2020

A special message from ASRM President Hugh Taylor.

Podcast Episodes Dec 21, 2020

In this episode of ASRM Today, Dr. Jennifer Kawwass discusses the ASRM Coronavirus-COVID-19 Task Force's Update No. 11 - Vaccination to its recommendations for clinical management and patient care during the pandemic.

Podcast Episodes Dec 17, 2020

Podcast Episodes Dec 10, 2020

Podcast Episodes Dec 06, 2020

Take a Sneak Peak at this Month's Fertility and Sterility This episode of Fertility and Sterility On Air, brings you an overview of the December 2020 issue of Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 114 No. 6.

Podcast Episodes Dec 03, 2020

Podcast Episodes Nov 26, 2020

Podcast Episodes Nov 19, 2020

Podcast Episodes Nov 12, 2020

In this episode, we will discuss the topic of a recent Fertility and Sterility Journal Club Global, the pros, cons and ethics of uterine transplant.

Podcast Episodes Nov 08, 2020

Welcome to Fertility and Sterility On Air! This episode brings you an overview of the November 2020 issue, Vol. 114 No. 5. Some topics this month include the use of artificial intelligence in IVF, embryo transfer training in fellowship, and more updates on uterine transplants.

Podcast Episodes Nov 05, 2020

Podcast Episodes Oct 29, 2020

"One of the biggest challenges that PGT (preimplantation genetic testing) has presented to the field of IVF is this phenomenon of mosaic results - these results that neither clearly normal nor clearly abnormal but somewhere in between." - Emily Mounts, MS, CGC

Oct 22, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Karl Hansen reviews a recent ASRM Practice Committee guideline on unexplained fertility.

Podcast Episodes Oct 15, 2020

In this episode of ASRM Today, we get the details of the most recent update from the ASRM COVID-19 Task Force, Update No. 9, with task force member, Dr. Christos Coutifaris.

Podcast Episodes Oct 08, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Anne Steiner, Editor-in-Chief of F&S Reviews, discusses the new journal, which publishes both systematic and comprehensive, authoritative review articles spanning reproductive medicine or science.

Podcast Episodes Oct 04, 2020

Welcome to Fertility and Sterility On Air! This episode brings you an overview of the October 2020 issue, Vol. 114 No. 4. This month's edition covers a wide range of interesting papers ranging from oral contraceptive effects on cumulative live birth, are OB outcomes different with ICSI, and methylation patterns in men who have varicocele - and so much more.

Podcast Episodes Oct 01, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Amy Sparks discusses the upcoming ASRM 2020 Virtual Scientific Congress & Expo Postgraduate Program. The Postgraduate courses will be held on Thursday, October 22nd. Dr. Sparks is the Postgraduate Program Planning Chair.

Podcast Episodes Sep 24, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Steven Spandorfer discusses the upcoming ASRM Virtual Scientific Congress & Expo and what's in store for attendees. He is the Program Planning Chair for this year's Congress.

Podcast Episodes Sep 22, 2020

We hope you're enjoying the first season of SART fertility experts. We hope you've learned from our experts and that your family-building journey has benefited from the information they have provided. We know that creating the family you want is not always easy.

When this season ends, we will take a short break while next season's production is complete. Rest assured we will be back with more experts, more information to help you. While we are on break, please visit https://www.sart.org/patients/fyi-videos/ and learn more about infertility and its treatment.

Podcast Episodes Sep 20, 2020

Mats Brannstrom, M.D., Ph.D., Dominique De Ziegler, M.D., Rebecca Flyckt, M.D., David Keefe, M.D., J. Michael Putman, M.D., and Kathleen O'Neill, M.D., MTR, discuss the recent Fertility and Sterility Views and Reviews on uterus transplant.

Podcast Episodes Sep 17, 2020

This episode of ASRM Today is a special preview of Fertility & Sterility On Air, a new podcast from Fertility and Sterility. This in depth and engaging podcast will tackle new issues of F&S with an expert panel of hosts. Please enjoy this preview episode of Fertility & Sterility On Air and look to subscribe to them soon.

Read Fertility and Sterility medical journal at https://www.fertstert.org/

Podcast Episodes Sep 15, 2020

Dr. Kenan Omurtag, MD joins host Dr. Mark Trolice to discuss the use of social media in the field of infertility. Dr. Omurtag is Associate Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology and infertility at the Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine. Today’s podcast explores the way infertility practices use social media to educate and market to patients.  Patients will also le

Podcast Episodes Sep 10, 2020

On ASRM Today we get the latest on the most recent ASRM COVID-19 Task Force Update #8 from task force member Dr. Jennifer Kawwass.

Podcast Episodes Sep 06, 2020

Podcast Episodes Sep 03, 2020

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.
--Robert A. Heinlein

On today’s episode of ASRM Today, we have a lively talk with the Editor-in-Chief of the new journal F&S Science, Dr. William Catherino. 

Podcast Episodes Sep 01, 2020

Dr. William Gibbons, former President of ASRM and long-time Fellowship Director at Baylor College of Medicine discusses ‘The making of a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist’ with Dr. Daniel Grow. These experts in infertility lead IVF programs, perform reproductive surgery, and perform research to enhance the field of reproductive medicine.

Podcast Episodes Aug 27, 2020

"PCOS is actually the most common endocrine disorder among reproductive age women. In 2010, according to the WHO it estimated 116 million women worldwide have PCOS." - Jennifer Knudtson, M.D.

Podcast Episodes Aug 20, 2020

"It does seem to hold true that ICSI is beneficial when you fertilize eggs that have been previously cryopreserved because there are some changes that occur in the zona pellucida and the structure of the egg itself." - Denis Vaughan, M.D.

Podcast Episodes Aug 18, 2020

What’s the difference between a surrogate and a gestational carrier?  Who needs a gestational carrier and how much does it cost?  These questions and many more are discussed by Dr. James Goldfarb.  Decades ago, he was responsible for the birth of the first gestational carrier baby and continues to be a world’s expert on the topic.  In this episode, we discuss this complex topic, and reassure patients that help is always available.

Podcast Episodes Aug 14, 2020

"We know now that this is not going to be a short-term event but something that's going to last for a while. So we obviously want to base our decisions on the best quality data that comes out and there are new studies literally every day being published."
- Jodie Dionne-Odom, M.D.

Podcast Episodes Aug 13, 2020

"So the question is, why do we need to dilute the submissions by sending some of them to another journal? But in reality over the past few years the acceptance rate at Fertility and Sterility has dropped so much that there's really lots and lots of very good science that has to go elsewhere."
- Richard J. Paulson, M.D., M.S.

Podcast Episodes Aug 06, 2020

"I'm not seeing a patient who is Asian. I'm not seeing a patient who is Hispanic. I'm not seeing a patient who is of African descent. And it may not necessarily hit you [that] a lot of times you aren't seeing them because of the fact that they can't get to the door - either because they can't afford your services or because there is a stigma in their community for infertility services." - Michael A. Thomas, M.D.

Podcast Episodes Aug 04, 2020

Did you know that up to 40% of infertile couples suffer from male factor infertility? In this interview, Dr. Stanton Honig, an expert on male fertility and Clinical Professor of Urology at Yale University school of Medicine, shares his insights into everything you need to know about male fertility. Topics discussed include possible causes, home versus laboratory testing, available treatment options, the importance of lifestyle factors, and more.  

Podcast Episodes Jul 30, 2020

"So the stakes are very high when you store cryopreserved embryos, eggs, sperm, testicular tissue, ovarian tissue, but even higher stakes when you cryopreserve and store tissue from cancer patients."
--Sangita Jindal, Ph.D.

Podcast Episodes Jul 23, 2020

"One of the biggest challenges that PGT (preimplantation genetic testing) has presented to the field of IVF is this phenomenon of mosaic results - these results that neither clearly normal nor clearly abnormal but somewhere in between." - Emily Mounts

Podcast Episodes Jul 21, 2020

In this episode of SART Fertility Experts, Dr. Brad Hurst joins host, Dr. Mark Trolice, to review the indications for tubal surgery, including current reasons for and likelihood of success with tubal surgery, as well as when patients might be better suited for the treatment option of in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Podcast Episodes Jul 16, 2020

The role of genetic counseling in reproductive medicine is complicated. There are misunderstandings about how genetic counseling works. In this episode, Jill Fischer, the Director of the Genetic Counseling program at Kean University discusses misconceptions about genetic counseling.

Podcast Episodes Jul 09, 2020

 

In this episode, Susan Crockin, JD, discusses surrogacy contracts.

Podcast Episodes Jul 07, 2020

Fibroids and their impact on fertility are discussed in this episode of SART Fertility Experts, featuring Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, interviewed by host, Dr. Brooke Rossi

Podcast Episodes Jul 02, 2020

In this episode, Aishwarya Arjunan, MS, MPH, CGC, CPH, discusses the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) updated guidelines on genetic testing, including cystic fibrosis screening for genetic carriers.

Podcast Episodes Jun 26, 2020

Podcast Episodes Jun 25, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Shaalini Ramanadhan discusses contraception.

Podcast Episodes Jun 23, 2020

This episode of SART Fertility Experts examines which patients are best suited for egg donation, what qualifies an egg donor, what is the difference between using fresh vs. frozen eggs, and how to measure the success of an outcome.

Podcast Episodes Jun 19, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Nicolas Plachta a recounts his personal experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Plachta is an associate professor in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in the Smilow Center for Translational Research in the Perelmen School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Podcast Episodes Jun 18, 2020

On this episode of ASRM Today, Eve Feinberg discusses the Joint Statement issued by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), and the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) concerning the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Podcast Episodes Jun 12, 2020

In this episode, Trystan Reese, a member of the transgender community, discusses the experience of undergoing fertility treatment to build a family.

Podcast Episodes Jun 11, 2020

Dr. Paula Amato discusses medically assisted reproduction in transgender communities. Dr. Amato is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon.

Podcast Episodes Jun 09, 2020

In this episode, we discuss the ins-and-outs of in vitro fertilization (IVF).  Dr. Elizabeth Ginsburg, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard Medical School, discusses why patients may need IVF and the IVF process.  She also mentions lifestyle intervention and issues regarding cost.  For those considering IVF, or just want to have a better understanding of the process, this is a great place to start.

Podcast Episodes Jun 05, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Fleur Cattrall shares her recent personal account of working in Melbourne, Australia during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Dr. Cattrall is Medical Director of Melbourne IVF.

Podcast Episodes Jun 04, 2020

Podcast Episodes May 29, 2020

Podcast Episodes May 28, 2020

In this episode, Rebecca O'Connor, JD, Government Affairs Manager in ASRM's Public Affairs Office, discusses ASRM and RESOLVE's first-ever, virtual Advocacy Day, which was held May 20, 2020. This highly successful event garnered participants from all 50 states.

Podcast Episodes May 22, 2020

Podcast Episodes May 21, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Linda Giudice discusses the impact of COVID-19 on reproductive health worldwide.

Podcast Episodes May 14, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Alan Penzias  will talk about the 4th Update from  the COVID-19 Task Force.

Podcast Episodes May 08, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Antonio La Marca shares his recent personal account of working in Italy during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Podcast Episodes May 07, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Karl Hansen reviews a recent ASRM Practice Committee guideline on unexplained infertility.

 

Podcast Episodes May 01, 2020

In this podcast, Dr. Harry Lieman shares his recent personal account of working in New York state during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Podcast Episodes Apr 30, 2020

Alise Powell, Public Policy Specialist for ASRM, provides an update from the ASRM Office of Public Affairs on some 2020 state policy changes. 

Podcast Episodes Apr 29, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Kawwass provides us with the third recommendation update from the ASRM COVID 19 Task Force.

Podcast Episodes Apr 24, 2020

Dr. Peter Schlegel shares his recent personal account of working in New York City during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Podcast Episodes Apr 23, 2020

Sean Tipton, Chief Advocacy Policy and Development Officer for ASRM, talks about National Infertility Awareness Week. #NIAW2020