"I'm not seeing a patient who is Asian. I'm not seeing a patient who is Hispanic. I'm not seeing a patient who is of African descent. And it may not necessarily hit you [that] a lot of times you aren't seeing them because of the fact that they can't get to the door - either because they can't afford your services or because there is a stigma in their community for infertility services." - Michael Thomas, M.D. Reproductive medicine has a diversity problem - with its patients and its practitioners. In this episode, Dr. Michael Thomas discusses the goals of this newly-formed ASRM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force, including initiatives to create a more diverse workforce in reproductive medicine and how to decrease the barriers that prevent women of color from starting a family or continuing family building. Michael A. Thomas, M.D., is Professor and Chair at the University of Concinnati College of Medicine, board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, and Director of Reproductive Medicine Research at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Thomas is the Cincinnati site Principal Investigator of the National Institute of Health's Contraceptive Clinical Trials Network. He serves on the boards of the Association for Reproductive Health Professionals, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Society for Family Planning, and American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. To learn more about the ASRM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force, please visit https://www.asrm.org/about-us/diversity-task-force/ The ASRM Today podcast is supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council.

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ASRM Today - The New ASRM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force with Michael Thomas

It is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. To help guide us in a discussion on this is Dr. Steven Spandorfer. He is Associate Professor at The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Infertility at Cornell University Medical Center and is also the chair of the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Special Interest Group of ASRM. More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness with Dr. Steven Spandorfer

It's National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and my guest today on the program is Megan Hanson of the Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Association. More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org More on RPLA - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Association  Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today: Interview With Megan Hanson of the Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Association

Today on the show we will recap and recommend ASRM news and programming to keep you up to date and in the know on ASRM. More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today: Recap and Recommendations

Today on the show we are honored to have Dr. Alan Penzias, chair of the ASRM Practice Committee, to give us insight into how the committee works. Did you know that ASRM has different kinds of documents, each with it’s own purpose and methodology? Click here to find out more More information on these topics is available at www.asrm.org Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today: Inside the ASRM Practice Committee with Dr. Alan Penzias

It's Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and today on the program our guest is Dr. Terri Woodard, who is an associate professor in the Department of Gynecological Oncology and Reproductive Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She holds a joint appointment in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children Hospital Pavilion for Women. More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today: Ovarian Cancer Awareness with Dr. Terri Woodard

On this episode of the ASRM Today Book Review, our guest is Valena Wright, M.D., a women’s wellness expert and board-certified gynecologic oncologist at Beth Israel Lahey Health and Hospital in Boston, MA with over 25 years of experience. She has been recognized numerous times by Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctors List, Boston Magazine, North Shore Magazine and as an Exceptional Women in Medicine. She teaches as an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of OB/GYN at Boston University School of Medicine . Her book is It’s Time You Knew: The Power of Your Choices to Prevent Women’s Cancer . Buy the book at : It's Time You Knew: The Power of Your Choices to Prevent Women's Cancer: Wright, Valena: 9781736008607: Amazon.com: Books More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today Book Review: It’s Time You Knew: The Power of Your Choices to Prevent Women’s Cancer with author Dr. Valena Wright

It is PCOS Awareness month, and here to talk about it with us is Dr. Anuja Dokras. Dr. Dokras is Director, Penn Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Center; Medical Director, Reproductive Surgical Facility; Director, Penn Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Program; Chair, Gynecology Team, Women's Health Service Line; Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. PCOS Awareness Symposium 2021 (pcoschallenge.org) More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today: PCOS Awareness Month with Dr. Anuja Dokras

Today on the show we are discussing Fibroids in the Latina/Latinx community. Joining me is Dr. Ruben Alvero, who is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Stanford Medical School and is the Division Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital. He is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American College of Surgeons. More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today: Fibroids in the Latina/Latinx Community with Dr. Ruben Alvero

In this book review we are talking with Dr. Randi Hutter Epstein, who is an adjunct professor at Columbia University, a lecturer at Yale University and writer in residence at Yale Medical School. Her writing often appears in the New York times. Her latest book, which we are discussing today is Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything. Book available at Amazon at Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything. Epstein M.D., Randi Hutter: 9780393239607: Amazon.com: Books More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today Book Review - Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything with Dr. Randi Epstein

 On the show today we are discussing the recently updated "Guidance on Gamete and Embryo Donation" that was published by the ASRM Practice Committee.   View the document: Guidance regarding gamete andembryo donation More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts ,Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council 

ASRM Today: Gamete and Embryo Document Update with Dr. Jennifer Kawwass and Dr. Anne Stiener

On this episode we are talking about the upcoming SRS/SREI Surgical Bootcamp with Dr. John Petrozza, division chief of Reproductive Medicine and IVF and director of MGH Integrated Fibroid Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, faculty at Harvard Medical School, and President for the Society of Reproductive Surgeons. Visit the affiliated society websites: Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (SREI) Society of Reproductive Surgeons (SRS) More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts ,Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today: SRS/SREI Surgical Boot Camp with Dr. John Petrozza

It is reproductive rights and freedoms month and on the show today we have a discussion about donor anonymity. Joining us to talk about donor anonymity is Gina Davis, founder of advocate genetics, who is a multi-state licensed, board-certified genetic counselor who specializes in the field of reproductive medicine. EMPOWER website: https://empowerdonation.com Advocate Genetics: https://www.advocategenetics.com/ More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts ,Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today: Donor Anonymity

On this episode we discuss the document on vitrification released earlier this year. Our guest today is Dr. Sangita Jindal, the IVF Lab Director and associate professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore’s Institute for Reproductive Medicine. Link to document: A review of best practices of rapid-cooling vitrification for oocytes and embryos: a committee opinion More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts ,Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today: Practice Committee Document Discussion on the Review of Best Practices of Rapid-Cooling Vitrification for Oocytes and Embryos

On this episode we speak with the ASRM Office of Public Affairs to dive into and reflect on the progress and impact to date on ASRM’s public policy priorities within the Biden Administration and the 117th Congress. More information on these topics is at www.asrm.org Tell us your thoughts on the show by e-mailing asrm@asrm.org Please subscribe and rate the show on Apple podcasts ,Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. ASRM Today Series Podcasts are supported in part by the ASRM Corporate Member Council

ASRM Today: ASRM Public Policy Priorities Within the Biden Administration and 117th Congress.

Take a deeper dive into current topics in reproductive medicine including infertility, contraception, and disorders of the male and female reproductive system.

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