Press Releases and Bulletins

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 75^th 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 75^th 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 75^th 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.

ASRM Announces New Board Members and Affiliated Society Presidents

Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 16, 2019

ASRM is delighted to announce the new affiliated society presidents and new directors joining the Board.

African American Women with Cancer Less Likely to Utilize Fertility Preserving Egg Freezing

Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 15, 2019

Philadelphia, PA – Researchers from New York University presented research today at the 75th Scientific Congress of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine showing that African-American and Hispanic women with cancer were less likely to utilize fertility preserving treatments than white women. 

Egg Donors Report Good Long-Term Physical Health Status and Satisfaction with their Experience

Press Releases and Bulletins Oct 15, 2019

Philadelphia, PA- Researchers shared results today, at the 75th Annual Scientific Congress of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, that most egg donors surveyed  reported positive feelings about their donation experience and continuing good health years after their donation.  Dr. Jennifer Blackmore and her colleagues analyzed responses to an anonymous survey completed by 36 egg donors who donated between 2008 and 2019 at New York University’s Langone Fertility Center.