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:

• The impact of cannabis on reproductive health with Jason Hedges and Jamie Lo (01:06) Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) as a therapeutic target in women's health with David Pépin (10:18)
• A discussion with the 2025 ASRM Distinguished Researcher Award recipient, Denny Sakkas (18:32)
• Outcomes for patients who underwent oocyte cryopreservation at age 35 years and older: results from a large, multi-center cohort with Michelle Bayefsky (26:10)
• The SLEEP Study: Sleep length and euploid embryo transfer protocol using the Oura Ring to assess the effect of sleep parameters on transfer outcomes with Sarah Cromack (33:48)
• Investigating the reproductive potential of non-mosaic segmental aneuploidy: a double-blinded, multicenter non-selection study of 176 single frozen embryo transfers with Stephanie Willson and Emily Mounts (44:08)

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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:

• Anne Steiner, the current Editor-in-Chief of F&S Reviews, and Ruben Alvero, the incoming Editor-in-Chief, discuss the journal's submission process and future directions (01:06)
• Complexity of genetics and available testing modalities with Mili Thakur (06:45)
• Optimizing embryo utilization: cost effectiveness of cryopreservation in the face of legal and financial uncertainty with Allison Eubanks (16:25)
• Optimizing pain control following oocyte retrieval - a randomized blinded placebo controlled trial assessing ketorolac efficacy and fresh embryo transfer outcomes with Marja Brolinson King and Laura Zalles (21:42)
• Discussing the Fertility and Sterility Editorial Fellowship program with F&S's first Editorial Fellow, Allison Eubanks (30:22)
• Beyond expert grading: comparing a fully automated AI system to five expert embryologists for embryo selection with Mohsen Bahrami (36:20)

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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 Versions of Natural Frozen Embryo Transfers Do Not Impact Live Births

(55:28) Soy consumption and the risk of laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis in a prospective cohort study

(01:02:42) Optimizing In Vitro Maturation Outcomes of Oocytes Following Gonadotropin Priming in Premenarcheal Girls Undergoing Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation

View the November 2025, Volume 124 Issue 5 of Fertility and Sterility at https://www.fertstert.org/issue/S0015-0282(25)X0012-1

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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 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 Nodal, the premier online gestational surrogacy platform, which connects intended parents and surrogates in a trusted and transparent way.

Dr. Kate Schoyer is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is the Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and is the Medical Director of the Reproductive Medicine Center at Froedtert Hospital. Her research interests include factors contributing to success with ART, the impact of BMI, and therapies for patients with diminished ovarian reserve.

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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: 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

View the sister journals at:

• 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:

• (04:48) Advanced maternal age was associated with an annual decline in reproductive success despite use of donor oocytes: a retrospective study
• (15:16) Developing a decision support tool to optimize oocyte thawing for producing at least three euploid blastocysts
• (23:47) Effect of denosumab on semen quality in infertile men selected by serum level of antimüllerian hormone: a randomized controlled trial
• (31:06) Progestin prime ovarian stimulation provides comparable outcomes to GnRH antagonist in donor cycles with vitrified oocytes
• (41:13) Impact on clinical outcomes of membership in the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
• (48:58) Linzagolix with and without hormonal add-back therapy for symptomatic uterine fibroids: PRIMROSE 1 & 2 long-term extension and withdrawal study
• (56:30) Cumulative pretrigger progesterone levels are not superior to single-day levels for predicting a failed cycle in fresh embryo transfer cycles

View the October 2025, Volume 124 Issue 4 of Fertility and Sterility at https://www.fertstert.org/issue/S0015-0282(25)X0010-8

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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 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/article/S2666-335X(25)00050-3/fulltext Consider This: https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(24)00873-2/fulltext

View the sister journals at:

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

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 also completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She earned her medical degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Hughes's clinical and academic interests include reproductive ethics, PCOS, and ovarian aging.

Dr. Widra currently serves as Executive Senior Medical officer and Vice President, Development for Shady Grove Fertility and US Fertility, respectively. He was formerly Chief Medical Officer of SG Fertility, and Associate Director of the Combined Federal Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, operated through the NIH, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and SG Fertility.

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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:

• Discussing the state of assisted reproductive technology in Brazil with Giuliano Bedoschi (01:01)
• Whole transcriptome and genome sequencing of standard embryo biopsies can potentially reduce failed euploid transfers with Kaylene Ready and Jeremy Grushcow (09:03) The use of AI in ovarian stimulation with Eduardo Hariton (19:45)
• Modeling embryonic adhesion at cellular resolution within a microfluidic endometrium-on-a-chip platform with Sofia Zaragozano (32:33)
• Assessing the ploidy status of atypically fertilised embryos – recovery of embryos for potential clinical use with Sharyn Stock-Myer (40:41)
• Role of micronutrients and probiotics supplementation on reproductive outcomes in an oocyte donation program with Sara Maggi and Silvia Bonta (42:47)
• Male infertility, life expectancy, and long-term health risks: exploring what can sperm reveal about health with Omar Ammar (58:00)
• Mitochondrial DNA 'reversal' is common in children born following meiotic spindle transfer, potentially reducing the efficacy of mitochondrial replacement therapies with Munuse Savash (01:05:57)

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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:

• outcomes from programmed ovulatory frozen embryo transfer cycles vs. modified natural frozen embryo transfer cycles with Philippos Edimiris (0:56),
• non-invasive preimplantation genetic testing using metabolomics with Sofia Nunes (9:23),
• optimizing timing of modified natural cycle frozen embryo transfer cycles with Amelie Johansen and Kristine Løssl (17:46),
• mechanisms and consequences of ovarian aging with Francesca Duncan (27:18),
• comparing pregnancy loss rates in natural cycle vs. artificial cycle endometrial preparation prior to euploid embryo transfer with Caroline Roelens (38:24),
• and endometrial health and reproductive outcomes with Shari Mackens(49:44).

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