Press Releases and Bulletins
Press Releases and Bulletins
Oct 21, 2020
Washington, DC- The American Society for Reproductive Medicine is proud to announce Hugh Taylor, MD, of Yale University as our new president. Dr. Taylor is the Anita O'Keeffe Young Professor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine and Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is also Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental biology at Yale University. His clinical interests include IVF, infertility, endometriosis, implantation, menopause, uterine anomalies and Asherman's syndrome.
Press Releases and Bulletins
Oct 21, 2020
The American Society for Reproductive Medicine is proud to announce the election of new leadership to the ASRM Board of Directors, including new Directors for affiliated societies.
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Oct 20, 2020
Washington, DC- Research presented at this year’s Scientific Congress shows that one in four gestational carrier pregnancies in a cohort of 194 did not meet ASRM guidelines. Guidelines are less likely to be followed when a gestational carrier is found through means other than an agency. In this study, 76% of carrier pregnancies were mediated through a surrogacy agency. Non-adherence to these guidelines was associated with an almost 5-fold increase in odds of spontaneous abortion. The most common violated ASRM criteria included women with BMI >35 and age (mostly >45 or <21).
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Oct 19, 2020
Washington, DC- A study presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Society Scientific Congress today delved into the effects of race on live birth rates for patients of frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer cycles, continuing existing research on racial disparities in invitro-fertilization.
Press Releases and Bulletins
Oct 19, 2020
Washington, D.C.- Research presented at the 2020 Scientific Congress indicates that out of a total of 145 patients planning frozen embryo transfer (FET) and 133 patients planning a fresh cycle, 62% of all patients desired to initiate treatment once COVID-19 restrictions had been eased in May 2020. Among the fresh cycles, there was a trend towards older-age women being more prevalent among those who moved forward. FET cycles using a gestational carrier were more likely to continue delaying treatment.
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Oct 19, 2020
Washington, D.C.- Researchers from Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor have found that video visits can be used effectively with established patients to manage a broad spectrum of diagnoses that contribute to male infertility. In this study, 70 video visits between August 21, 2017 to March 17, 2020 were completed by 56 men at the median age of 36 (age 32 - 40); 78.5% were white, and most patients were referred by their primary care provider or their partner’s reproductive endocrinologist (47% and 33%, respectively). Most men were diagnosed with endocrinologic (29%) or anatomic (21%) contributors to infertility (see Table1A in abstract for full diagnostic categories).
Press Releases and Bulletins
Oct 19, 2020
Washington, DC- Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have been shown to be at risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which has been linked to depression and anxiety within the general population. That finding comes from researchers from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, who gave women diagnosed with PCOS and being treated at their clinic from 2017 to 2020 a questionnaire to assess for OSA, depression, and anxiety symptoms.
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Oct 19, 2020
Washington, DC- A study presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Society Scientific Congress today examined trends, characteristics and outcomes in oocyte cryopreservation or egg freezing between self-reported race/ethnic groups.
Press Releases and Bulletins
Oct 18, 2020
Washington, DC- A study presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress today delved into the relationship between ethnicity and comorbidity patterns in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Press Releases and Bulletins
Oct 18, 2020
Washington, D.C.- Currently, 17 of 50 US states have infertility care insurance mandates, which are assumed to increase accessibility of those services, but according to research presented at the 2020 Scientific Congress, employers determine the applicability of state mandates.
