Podcast Episodes Oct 23, 2021
Podcast Episodes Oct 23, 2021
In the first of a two-part series from ASRM 2021 Scientific Congress and Expo, we bring you interviews and discussion about the ASRM's missions for its physicians and patients.
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 20, 2021
Marcelle Cedars, M.D., has become President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) effective October 20, 2021. Dr. Cedars is Professor and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco.
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 19, 2021
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine is pleased to announce the winners of the awards for Scientific Congress Prize Papers and Prize Posters for the 2021 ASRMl Scientific Congress and Expo.
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 19, 2021
Concerns about the risks of COVID-19 to pregnant women and their fetuses, lack of family support during labor and worries about job security or finances all contributed to decisions to suspend trying to conceive from March 2020 to April 2021.
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 18, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many aspects of healthcare and caused a great deal of psychological stress among patients and temporary barriers to traditional care, leading to questions about the impact of the pandemic on fertility and assisted reproductive treatments. However, the results of three studies presented at ASRM’S 2021 Scientific Sessions show that with proper precautions, outcomes before and during the pandemic remained very similar in several aspects of infertility care – including egg retrieval and IVF cycles.
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 18, 2021
More than one-third of 12,300 respondents to a survey said they experienced changes in their menstrual cycle and/or changes in menstrual symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey also included a Perceived Stress Scale to assess the impact of stress on the respondents in relation to the changes in menstrual symptoms.
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 18, 2021
Women with endometriosis have a 36 percent increased risk of stroke later in life, according to the results of a prospective study presented at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Scientific Congress on Oct, 18, 2021.
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 17, 2021
In states with comprehensive insurance mandates, new studies find lower numbers of embryos transferred per procedure and higher rates of live births from IVF.
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 17, 2021
The use of telehealth increased significantly across the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a safer way for patients to continue care with their providers. That was also true of fertility clinics. The two abstracts below indicate provider and patient satisfaction with telehealth as a means to continue care.