Take a sneak peek at this month's Fertility & Sterility! Articles discussed this month are:

04:20 Poor intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome in infertile males with azoospermia factor c microdeletions

10:17 Patients with a body mass index of ≥45 kg/m2 can safely undergo oocyte retrievals and anticipate similar assisted reproductive technology outcomes

21:26 Increased endometrial thickness up to 12 mm is associated with increased odds of live birth among fresh and frozen-thawed autologous transfers with or without preimplantation genetic testing

34:21 The chorionic bump is a predictor of miscarriage: a retrospective analysis of 13,656 in vitro fertilization pregnancies

47:01 Prospective validation of anti-Müllerian hormone cutoff to determine polycystic ovarian morphology: HARMONIA study

58:21 Effect of glucagon-like peptide 1 agonist medications on weight loss in patients with and without polycystic ovary syndrome

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Welcome to Fertility & Sterility Roundtable! Each month, we will host a discussion with the authors of "Views and Reviews" and "Fertile Battle" articles published in a recent issue of Fertility & Sterility.

This month, we are excited to talk about State Level Advocacy with Elizabeth Carr, the first baby born via IVF in the United States, and Dr. Preston Parry.

Elizabeth Carr is a passionate advocate for fertility rights and access. She has presented to audiences around the globe including at the United Nations, ASRM, ESHRE, and the national infertility association, RESOLVE. She has helped companies craft benefit packages and parental leave policies. Her professional experience in the field of journalism, marketing and events, and fundraising. She enjoys marathons and is a writer when not advocating.

Dr. Preston Parry completed residency in Ob/Gyn at Tufts and went south to Louisville for his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. He was in academic REI for 8 years, including as division chief, before opening his own practice, Positive Steps Fertility, in 2017. He is a past president of the Society of Reproductive Surgeons and is currently the chair of ACOG Mississippi. He also is on the Editorial Board of Fertility and Sterility.

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In this month's Fertility & Sterility: Unplugged, we take a look at articles from F&S's sister journals! Topics this month include: impact of environmental toxins on in vivo gametes (1:30); the effect of embryo vitrification on neonatal outcomes (15:40); impact of compressive force on gene expression in uterine fibroids (31:17); the role of automation in the IVF lab (42:25).

F&S Reviews: https://www.fertstertreviews.org/article/S2666-5719(25)00004-0/fulltext
F&S Reports: https://www.fertstertreports.org/article/S2666-3341(25)00112-6/fulltext
F&S Science: https://www.fertstertscience.org/article/S2666-335X(25)00048-5/fulltext
Consider this: https://www.fertstert.org/news-do/potential-automated-ivf-lab

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• https://www.fertstertreviews.org
• https://www.fertstertreports.org
• https://www.fertstertscience.org

Take a sneak peek at this month's Fertility & Sterility! Articles discussed this month are:

08:57 Trends in Use of Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy Before Dobbs, After Dobbs Leak, and After Dobbs Final Ruling

20:12 The impact of PGT-A on time to live birth in IVF.

32:02 A Nationwide Analysis of the Trends in Permanent Contraception Utilization Before and After the Dobbs Ruling

37:28 Use of assisted reproductive technologies for male and female infertility and perinatal outcomes

50:50 Assisted hatching decreases pregnancy outcomes in vitrified donor oocytes

56:42 Use of medically assisted reproduction and the risk of multiple live birth across sexual orientation groups—results from a national longitudinal cohort

View the August 2025 issue, Vol 124: Issue 2 - https://www.fertstert.org/issue/S0015-0282(25)X0008-X

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In this month's Fertility & Sterility: Unplugged, we take a look at articles from F&S's sister journals!

Topics this month include: whether drug-free in vitro activation with immediate autotransplantation improved reproductive outcomes in patients with poor ovarian response and premature ovarian insufficiency (2:13); resident management of pregnancy of unknown location (16:42); integration of mental health treatment into the care of Mullerian agenesis (26:38), and a narrative review of blastocyst development as a surrogate for pregnancy outcomes (36:27).

F&S Science: https://www.fertstertscience.org/article/S2666-335X(25)00040-0/abstract
Consider this: https://www.fertstert.org/news-do/beta-book-beta-overlooked-exploring-systems-pul-surveillance-residency
F&S Reports: https://www.fertstertreports.org/article/S2666-3341(25)00057-1/fulltext
F&S Reviews: https://www.fertstertreviews.org/article/S2666-5719(25)00008-8/fulltext

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• https://www.fertstertreviews.org
• https://www.fertstertreports.org
• https://www.fertstertscience.org

Take a sneak peak at this month's Fertility & Sterility! Articles discussed this month are:

03:32 How Many Infants Have Been Born With the Help of Assisted Reproductive Technology?

11:33 Adding Short-Duration Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist and Gonadotropin to Natural Cycle Frozen Embryo Transfer Allowed Scheduling of Transfer Day Without Compromising Live Birth

24:42 Sublingual Progesterone Lozenges Are a Viable Alternative to Intramuscular Porgesterone-in-Oil for Programmed Frozen Embryo Transfer Cycles

33:08 Perinatal Outcomes of Progesterone in Natural Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer Pregnancies: Insights From 2 Randomized Controlled Trials

42:38 Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Uterus Transplantation vs. Gestational Carrier for Treatment of Absolute Uterine Factor Infertility in the United States AND Comparing Gestational Carrier with Uterine Transplantion in Uterine-Factor Infertility: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

01:03:28 Extended Intrauterine Balloon Stent Use to Prevent Adhesion Reformation After Hysteroscopic Adhesiolysis, A Randomized Trial

View the July 2025 issue, Vol 124: 1-178 - https://www.fertstert.org/issue/S0015-0282(25)X0006-6

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In this month's Fertility & Sterility: Unplugged, we take a look at articles from F&S's sister journals! Topics this month include: efficacy of hCG in restoring spermatogenesis in men using non-prescribed androgens (1:31), assessing prediction models for the risk of OHSS in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology (13:51), utilization of a 3D in vitro co-culture system to characterize embryonic mechanisms associated with implantation (25:09), and a look at TikTok’s growing influence on supplement advice for patients with PCOS (33:38).

F&S Reports: https://www.fertstertreports.org/article/S2666-3341(25)00050-9/fulltext
F&S Reviews: https://www.fertstertreviews.org/article/S2666-5719(24)00043-4/abstract
F&S Science: https://www.fertstertscience.org/article/S2666-335X(25)00022-9/abstract
Consider this: https://www.fertstert.org/news-do/tiktok-replacing-doctors-rise-pcos-supplement-advice-online

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• https://www.fertstertreviews.org
• https://www.fertstertreports.org
• https://www.fertstertscience.org

Fertility & Sterility on Air is at the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society 2025 Annual Meeting in Indian Wells, CA!

In this episode, our hosts Kate Devine and Micah Hill talk with:

PCRS leadership Alexander Quaas and Jason Franasiak discussing this and future conferences (0:41),

Shannon Rainsford about Protamine 2 deficiency (9:54),

Andria Besser about mosaic and segmental PGT-A results (16:15),

Emily Patterson about comprehensive carrier screening (28:35),

Esther Chung about a low-cost progestin protocol for oocyte cryopreservation (32:23) and

Howard Li discussing the feasibility of microwave drying for long-term storage of human oocytes at non-freezing temperatures (41:28).

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