Fertility and Sterility On Air

In this month's Fertility & Sterility: Unplugged, we take a look at articles from F&S's sister journals! Topics this month include: a case report of recurrent spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation in pregnancy due to a newly discovered genetic mutation (04:12), the impact of silymarin on chemotherapy-induced testicular injury in mice (13:30),  long-term reproductive complications in childhood cancer survivors (21:58), and the REI education gap in Ob/Gyn residency (35:47).

F&S Reports: https://www.fertstertreports.org/article/S2666-3341(26)00053-X/fulltext
F&S Science: https://www.fertstertscience.org/article/S2666-335X(26)00019-4/abstract
F&S Reviews: https://www.fertstertreviews.or...

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

(03:58) Views and Reviews: Data driven analysis of fertility optimization

(06;29) Fertile Battle: The dilemma: Is it reasonable to freeze immature oocytes and, if so, when?

(08:16) ASRM Pages: Recurrent pregnancy loss: a Committee Opinion & Recurrent Implantation Failure (RIF): A Committee Opinion

09:26) Birth outcomes after in vitro fertilization among cancer survivors 

(17:14) Intra-Patient Variability in the Number of Retrieved Oocytes and Ovarian Response Categories Between Consecutive IVF Cycles

(31:16) Racial/Ethnic Variation in Ovarian Responsiveness and Live Birth Af...

Fertility & Sterility on Air comes to you from the Pacific Coast Reproductive Society 2026 Annual Meeting in Rancho Mirage, CA! Join our host Pietro Bortoletto as he moderates a Fertility & Sterility Fellow Debate: Gestational Carrier Use Without a Medical Indication at the 2026 PCRS Annual Meeting. Fellows Anthony Bui, Bahar Yilmaz, and Jensen Reckhow argue on the pro side, while Howard Li, Francesca Barrett, and Adriana Wong make a case for the con side.

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Welcome to Fertility & Sterility Roundtable, hosted by Dr. Emily Barnard and Dr. Ben Peipert! Each week, we will host a discussion with the authors of "Views and Reviews" and "Fertile Battle" articles published in a recent issue of Fertility & Sterility. 

Today, we will be discussing the Fertile Battle episode from the April 2026 edition of Fertility and Sterility entitled "Is Concurrent Gestational Surrogacy an Ethical Practice?" Concurrent surrogacy involves two gestational carriers being engaged simultaneously—or whose pregnancies overlap—to allow a single intended parent or couple to have children born without the usual spacing between births 

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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: effect of pyschological stress and emotional regulation on outcomes in infertility (03:50), impact of embryo transfer catheter bacterial contamination on fresh and frozen embryo transfers (13:19), correlation between levels of PFAS in folliclular fluid with live birth rates in IVF (24:36), and transportation timelines and delays for preimplantation genetic testing biopsy specimens (37:38).

F&S Reviews: https://www.fertstertreviews.org/article/S2666-5719(26)00004-6/fulltext 
F&S Reports: https://www.fertstertreports.org/article/S2666-3341(26)00050-4/fulltext 
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Take a sneak peek at this month's Fertility & Sterility! Articles discussed this month are:  

(01:32) Views and Reviews - Male infertility and immune function

(02:12) Don't let hype outrun evidence: why PGT-P shouldn't be rushed into clinics

(05:25) Impact of different types of embryonic mosaicism on pregnancy outcomes 

(18:06) Evaluating the Relationship Between Ejaculatory Abstinence and the Incidence of Embryo Mosaicism

(26:25) Vitrified vs. slow-frozen donor sperm in in vitro fertilization: higher fertilization in conventional
insemination but similar clinical outcomes 

(32:40) Modified natural versus natural cycle for endometrial preparation in frozen embryo tra...

Welcome to Fertility & Sterility Roundtable, hosted by Dr. Emily Barnard and Dr. Ben Peipert! Each week, we will host a discussion with the authors of "Views and Reviews" and "Fertile Battle" articles published in a recent issue of Fertility & Sterility. 

Today, we will be discussing a challenge that all of us in the field of reproductive medicine face, ovarian aging. We will specifically be discussing the Views and Reviews article from the March 2026 edition of Fertility and Sterility entitled "Influencing ovarian aging in reproductive medicine: promise, evidence, and unresolved questions." We are joined by three of the e...

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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: ovarian abscesses after ovarian PRP (01:45), immunotherapy for recurrent pregnancy loss (15:55), and the impact of ANA-12 on testicular health in rats exposed to tobacco and nicotine (30:10).

F&S Reports: https://www.fertstertreports.org/action/showPdf?pii=S2666-3341%2826%2900001-2  
F&S Reviews: https://www.fertstertreviews.org/article/S2666-5719(25)00013-1/fulltext
F&S Science: https://www.fertstertscience.org/article/S2666-335X(25)00086-2/abstract

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

(02:25) The impact of physical activity and stress on frozen embryo transfer cycles: The Step and Stress Tracking to Estimate Pregnancy (SSTEP) Trial  

(11:46) Male obesity impairs early embryonic development and increases miscarriage risk in oocyte donation cycles

(21:39) Elevated triglyceride-glucose body mass index increases risk of miscarriage in women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

(32:03) Dual trigger versus GnRH-a trigger for elective fertility preservation. A randomized controlled trial

(39:44) Reproductive potential of abnormal embryos with whole and se...

Welcome to Fertility and Sterility Roundtable, hosted by Dr. Emily Barnard and Dr. Ben Peipert! Each week, we will host a discussion with the authors of "Views and Reviews" and "Fertile Battle" articles published in a recent issue of Fertility and Sterility. 

Today, we will be discussing the Fertile Battle from the February issue of Fertility and Sterility which is entitled "Should you do ultrasound monitoring and trigger for intrauterine insemination cycles? We are joined by two of the authors, Dr. Cassie Hobbs who will be taking the "pro" side in favor of ultrasound monitoring, and Dr. L...

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

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Welcome to Fertility & Sterility Roundtable! Each week, 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 week, we welcome Dr. Paula Amato and Professor Glenn Cohen to discuss the legal and ethical implications of in vitro gametogenesis (IVG) - the creation of human eggs and sperm in a laboratory setting using non-reproductive cells, such as skin or blood cells. Through our discussion, we will explore several issues raised by this nacent technology, including safety, Food and Drug Administration review, embryo destruction, e...

In this month's Fertility & Sterility: Unplugged, we take a look at articles from F&S's sister journals! Topics this month include: x (2:41) a link between angiotension II and fibroid development (14:11), use of psychedelics in reproductive medicine (20:27) and an artificial intelligence tool for clinical decision making during stimulation (26:21).

F&S Reviews: https://www.fertstertreviews.org/article/S2666-5719(25)00009-X/abstract
F&S Science: https://www.fertstertscience.org/article/S2666-335X(25)00091-6/abstract
Consider this: https://www.fertstert.org/news-do/psychedelic-medicine-revisited-advances-and-reproductive-health-implications
F&S Reports: https://www.fertstertreports.org/article/S2666-3341(25)00017-0/fulltext

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01:51 Outcomes after frozen embryo transfer failure: changing the protocol does not improve live birth 

14:23 Ovarian stimulation with follitropin delta is safe and effective: Results from the RITA randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials 

27:52 Donor Identity in Aotearoa New Zealand: a survey of parents regarding disclosure of donor conception to their donor-conceived children

36:55 The association of infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, and parity with osteoporosis: a pooled analysis of five cohort studies  

47:28 Extended Ovarian Transport for Centralized Tissue Cryo...

In this month's Fertility & Sterility: Unplugged, we take a look at articles from F&S's sister journals! Topics this month include: (03:00) prevalence of endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma among patients with PCOS; differences in trophectoderm gene expression among euploid blasts during extended in vitro culture (13:16), comparison of embryo transfer techniques and pregnancy outcomes (28:58), and exploring the association of ectopic pregnancy with embryonic competence (39:19).

F&S Reports: https://www.fertstertreports.org/article/S2666-3341(25)00101-1/fulltext   
F&S Science: https://www.fertstertscience.org/article/S2666-335X(25)00067-9/abstract
F&S Reviews: https://www.fertstertreviews.org/article/S2...

Fertility & Sterility on Air discusses ASRM INNOVATE, a reproductive health innovation summit that brings together dynamic healthcare professionals, thought leaders, and innovators to forge advancements in reproductive medicine through the synergy of science and technology. Join our host Kate Devine with Jared Robins, Anuja Dokras, and David Sable as they talk about formulating and executing the inaugural ASRM INNOVATE conference dedicated to identifying and addressing gaps and lack of innovation within the field of reproductive medicine by cultivating deliberate collaboration and exchange of ideas between healthcare professionals, innovators, and investors.

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Fertility & Sterility on Air is at the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 2025 Global Congress! In this episode, our host Pietro Bortoletto conducts a roundtable with expert reproductive surgeons Rebecca Flyckt, Zaraq Khan, and Michael Neblett on the surgical and medical management of adenomyosis with emphasis on diagnosis, innovative medical therapies, and uterus-sparing surgical techniques designed to optimize fertility outcomes. 

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

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1. The reproductive journey of women with obesity undergoing assisted reproductive technology: an analysis of 48,595 in vitro fertilization cycles in 31,829 women

2.  The reproductive endocrinology and infertility subspecialist: definition, training, and scope of practice in the United States

3. Clinical outcomes in patient-oriented strategies encompassing individualized oocyte number (POSEIDON) low-prognosis patients receiving in vitro fertilization / intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment: a multi-center retrospective cohort study\

4. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist protocol is associated with higher oocyte yield in young women at...

Welcome to Fertility & Sterility Roundtable! Each week, 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 week, we welcome Dr. Richard Paulson and Dr. Jamie Kuhlman to discuss Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) — a field that describes itself as focusing on identifying and treating the root causes of infertility rather than bypassing or suppressing natural reproductive processes. In this episode, we explore whether RRM represents a truly novel approach to fertility care, examine its religious and political influences, and consider the potential ris...

Fertility & Sterility on Air is at the 2025 ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo in San Antonio, Texas (Part 3)! In this episode, our hosts Pietro Bortoletto, Blake Evans, Eve Feinberg, and Richard Paulson cover:

Fertility & Sterility on Air is at the 2025 ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo in San Antonio, Texas (Part 2)! In this episode, our hosts Kate Devine and Eve Feinberg cover:

Fertility & Sterility on Air is at the 2025 ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo in San Antonio, Texas (Part 1)! In this episode, our hosts Kate Devine, Blake Evans, and Micah Hill cover:

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

(03:03) A Randomized Controlled Trial of Counseling and Educational methods on Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A) for in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients

(14:02) Healthy euploid dizygotic twin birth after transfer of non-mosaic aneuploid embryos

(25:05) Validity of completely omitting endocrine and ultrasound monitoring in hormone replacement therapy protocols for frozen embryo transfer in good-prognosis patients undergoing single blastocyst transfer

(38:52) Cost-effectiveness of single euploid frozen embryo transfer in a true natural versus a hormonal replacement cycle

(44:29) Modified V...

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 welcome Dr. Brian Levine and Dr. Kate Schoyer to discuss if physicians should be facilitating gestational carrier arrangements in the absence of a medical indication, also known as elective surrogacy. 

Dr. Brian Levine is the founding partner and practice director of CCRM New York, where he has helped countless families on their path to parenthood. Dr. Levine is also the founder of...

In this month's Fertility & Sterility: Unplugged, we take a look at articles from F&S's sister journals! Topics this month include: circadian rhythm and reproductive health (04:34), fertility treatment outcomes after bariatric surgery (13:49), interleukin-22 balance and pregnancy (26:35), and mTOR inhibitors for fertility preservation in breast cancer (39:45).

Consider This: https://www.fertstert.org/news-do/chronofertility-integrating-multi-timescale-chronobiology-into-fertility-research-and
F&S Reports: https://www.fertstertreports.org/article/S2666-3341(25)00097-2/fulltext
F&S Science: https://www.fertstertscience.org/article/S2666-335X(25)00065-5/fulltext
F&S Reviews: https://www.fertstertreviews.org/article/S2666-5719(25)00011-8/abstract

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

In this month's Fertility & Sterility: Unplugged, we take a look at articles from F&S's sister journals! Topics this month include: whether the optimal time interval for trigger varies depending on the trigger medication used (02:36), the mechanisms by which different trigger medications affect final oocyte maturation (16:05), how alcohol alters the blood-testis barrier function (31:10), and an analysis of the TikTok content specific to endometriosis-related infertility (45:15).

F&S Reports: https://www.fertstertreports.org/article/S2666-3341(25)00114-X/fulltext  
F&S Reviews: https://www.fertstertreviews.org/article/S2666-5719(25)00010-6/fulltext
F&S Science:  https://www.fertstertscience.org/ar...

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 welcome Dr. Lydia Hughes and Dr. Eric Widra to discuss the ethics of egg-sharing, or "split-cycles" for fertility preservation. This is where an egg donor freezes their eggs for their own future use for reduced or no cost in exchange for donating a portion of the cohort.

Dr. Hughes is a second-year REI fellow at Northwestern University in Chicago, where she a...

Fertility & Sterility on Air is at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology 41st Annual Meeting in Paris, France (Part 2)! In this episode, our hosts Kate Devine, Eve Feinberg, and Micah Hill cover:

Fertility & Sterility on Air is at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology 41st Annual Meeting in Paris, France (Part 1)! In this episode, our hosts Kate Devine, Eve Feinberg, and Micah Hill cover: 

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

4...

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 c...

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: h...

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...

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<...

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 f...

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

04:20 A Pilot Study to Investigate the Clinically Predictive Values of Copy Number Variations Detected by Next-Generation Sequencing of Cell-Free Deoxyribonucleic Acid in Spent Culture Media
 
17:16 The Impact of Microfluidics Sperm Processing on Blastocyst Euploidy Rates Compared with Density Gradient Centrifugation: A Sibling Oocyte Double-Blinded Prospective Randomized Trial
 
24:12 Prediction of Pregnancy-Related Complications in Women Undergoing Assisted Reproduction, Using Machine Learning Models
 
38:51 The Effect of Laser-Assisted Hatching on Vitrified/Warmed Blastocysts: The ALADDIN Randomized Controlled Trial
 
48:47 Assessment of Cl...

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...

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...