Reproductive Medicine - Cases in the Courts
Legally Speaking Nov 18, 2019
An 80-year-old Colorado gynecologist is the most recently discovered physician to have secretly used his own sperm to artificially inseminate his patients.
News and Research
Court Strikes Down Trump Administration Refusal of Care Rule
Press Releases and Bulletins Nov 08, 2019
This week, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York struck down a Trump administration rule that would have allowed health care workers- ranging from physicians and nurses to receptionists and EMTs- to deny patient care if it conflicted with their personal religious or moral beliefs and would have allowed them to withhold referral to another provider with no such objections.
Fertility Fraud: An Update
Legally Speaking Oct 21, 2019
News about “fertility fraud” legislation and lawsuits is appearing with increasing frequency in national and international headlines. Currently, California, Indiana, and Texas have bills criminalizing fertility fraud.
What Women Want: Survey Shows Women’s Patterns and Desires About Contraception
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 16, 2019
Philadelphia, PA – Research presented at the 75th Scientific Congress and Expo of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine reveals interesting patterns about how women use contraception now, and what their preferences might be moving forward.
A New Hormonal Treatment for Ectopic Pregnancy: Letrozole Is as Effective as Methotrexate
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 16, 2019
Philadelphia, PA—Today, at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s 77th Scientific Congress and Expo, US and Egyptian researchers presented a prospective cohort study showing for the first time that letrozole, an aromatase inhibitor, is as effective as methotrexate as a medical treatment to end ectopic pregnancy.
Expanded Carrier Screening for Genetic Diseases in an Ashkenazi Jewish Population
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 16, 2019
Philadelphia, PA - Offering prospective parents of Ashkenazi Jewish background an expanded panel of carrier screening for genetic disorders could help decrease even further the transmission of certain autosomal recessive conditions to children.
Irregular or Extra Long Periods May Portend a Shorter Life Span
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 16, 2019
Philadelphia, PA- Abnormal menstrual cycle characteristics- irregularity and extra-long cycle length- are associated with greater risk of mortality according to a study presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s 75th Scientific Congress and Expo. In a prospective cohort study, researchers from Harvard and Tongji Medical College in China teamed up to analyze data on 93,775 women, followed for the years 1991 to 2013 as part of the Nurses Health Study II.
Children of Gestational Carriers Express Positive Feelings about the Experience, Pride in their Mothers’ Efforts to Help Others
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 16, 2019
Philadelphia, PA—Today, at the 75th Scientific Congress and Expo of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, researchers presented a study of families of gestational carriers (GCs) in which they found that the majority of GCs’ children surveyed reported positive emotions about the surrogacy experience.
Early Life Exposures Impact the Odds of an Endometriosis Diagnosis
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 16, 2019
Philadelphia, PA-- New results from The Women’s Health Study: From Adolescence to Adulthood (A2A) presented at ASRM’s 75th annual Scientific Congress and Expo reveal that in addition to having a hereditary component, the odds a young woman will be diagnosed with endometriosis are influenced by early life exposures, like whether or not she was breastfed or if her parents smoked during pregnancy or around their children.
ASRM Announces New President
Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 16, 2019
Philadelphia, PA- ASRM is excited to announce our new President, Catherine Racowsky Ph.D., HCLD. Dr. Racowsky is currently the Director of the ART Laboratory at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard Medical School. She served as ASRM’s secretary for eleven years before transitioning to Vice President.