SART Fertility Experts - Reproductive Challenges Facing the LGBTQ Community

Infertility can create many questions for a patient.  Listen to common questions and answers about infertility, egg freezing, and genetic testing.  Definitions and terms are discussed on basic infertility.  Hosted by Dr. Susan Nassab with special guest Dr. Valerie Baker. Find the #StartwithSART Fertility Experts series wherever you get your podcasts. Looking for advice on building a family? Ask the experts and #StartwithSART. For more information about the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, visit our website at https://www.sart.org Have a topic you'd like to hear? Tell Us!  

Many factors impact access to infertility care.  Learn how a variety of factors such as geography, race, and the availability of comprehensive infertility mandates affect access to effective infertility treatment.  Hosted by Dr. Kelly Lynch with special guest Dr. James Toner. Find the #StartwithSART Fertility Experts series wherever you get your podcasts. Looking for advice on building a family? Ask the experts and #StartwithSART. For more information about the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, visit our website at https://www.sart.org Have a topic you'd like to hear? Tell Us!  

Around the world, there are vast differences in the number of IVF cycles performed per capita.  Learn why these differences exist and how improved access to IVF care can elevate the status of women in society.  Hosted by Dr. Kelly Lynch with special guest Dr. G. David Adamson. Find the #StartwithSART Fertility Experts series wherever you get your podcasts. Looking for advice on building a family? Ask the experts and #StartwithSART. For more information about the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, visit our website at https://www.sart.org Have a topic you'd like to hear? Tell Us!  

Understand how racial disparities can affect access to infertility care and impact  treatment outcomes for women of color.  Learn about initiatives that are underway to address racial injustice, remove barriers to effective treatment, and improve outcomes.  Hosted by Dr. Kelly Lynch with special guest Dr. Gloria Richard-Davis. Find the #StartwithSART Fertility Experts series wherever you get your podcasts. Looking for advice on building a family? Ask the experts and #StartwithSART. For more information about the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, visit our website at https://www.sart.org Have a topic you'd like to hear? Tell Us!  

In this episode Dr. Mark Trolice speaks with Stacy Stevenson, the CEO and president of Family Equality, a national LGBTQ foundation, along with Robert Terenzio, who is a Reproductive Healthcare Attorney on the infertility challenges facing the LGBTQ community. Find the #StartwithSART Fertility Experts series wherever you get your podcasts. Looking for advice on building a family? Ask the experts and #StartwithSART. For more information about the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, visit our website at https://www.sart.org Have a topic you'd like to hear? Tell Us!  

How does the world we live in affect our health?  In this episode, the fertility experts discuss the impact of the environment, including air, climate, and chemical exposures on infertility.  They also discuss some ways to limit harmful exposure.  Find the #StartwithSART Fertility Experts series wherever you get your podcasts. Looking for advice on building a family? Ask the experts and #StartwithSART. For more information about the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, visit our website at https://www.sart.org Have a topic you'd like to hear? Tell Us!  

Dr. Cristin Slater and Betsy Campbell from RESOLVE (The National Infertility Association that helps to ensure equal access to all family building options) discuss: barriers to infertility care; opportunities to get infertility care; and recent trends of advances in fertility care access. Find the #StartwithSART Fertility Experts series wherever you get your podcasts. Looking for advice on building a family? Ask the experts and #StartwithSART. For more information about the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, visit our website at https://www.sart.org Have a topic you'd like to hear? Tell Us!

Many factors impact access to infertility care.  Learn how a variety of factors such as geography, race, and the availability of comprehensive infertility mandates affect access to effective infertility treatment.  Find the #StartwithSART Fertility Experts series wherever you get your podcasts. Looking for advice on building a family? Ask the experts and #StartwithSART. For more information about the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, visit our website at https://www.sart.org Have a topic you'd like to hear? Tell Us!

Across all levels of income and insurance coverage, Black women are more likely to experience infertility and less likely to seek and receive timely treatment. In this episode, Dr. Wiyatta Fahnbulleh, a reproductive mental health expert, discusses the myths and realities surrounding Black women’s fertility. Dr. Wiyatta discusses the historical reasons that Black women’s fertility is so often misunderstood, challenges some of the more common fertility myths, and suggests coping techniques for Black women struggling with infertility. Find the #StartwithSART Fertility Experts series wherever you get your podcasts. Looking for advice on building a family? Ask the experts and #StartwithSART. For more information about the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, visit our website at https://www.sart.org Have a topic you'd like to hear? Tell Us!  

"I can get pregnant, but I can't stay pregnant," is echoed by patients with recurrent pregnancy loss.  Recurrent pregnancy loss, defined as 2 or more pregnancy losses, is discussed by reproductive medicine specialists Dr. Steven Spandorfer and Dr. Brooke Rossi.  This episode includes current testing, treatment, and outcomes with recurrent pregnancy loss. Find the #StartwithSART Fertility Experts series wherever you get your podcasts. Looking for advice on building a family? Ask the experts and #StartwithSART. For more information about the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, visit our website at https://www.sart.org Have a topic you'd like to hear? Tell Us!