Fertility Cafe

Is Fertility Care Getting Better—or Just Bigger


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When we talk about fertility care, we often focus on the patient experience—what it’s like to navigate appointments, insurance, cycles, and emotional ups and downs. But what happens when we zoom out?

In this episode of Fertility Café, host Eloise Drane sits down with Griffin Jones, founder of Inside Reproductive Health, to explore what’s really happening behind the scenes of the fertility industry. From private equity takeovers to digital automation and AI-driven care, Griffin breaks down the trends shaping the future of IVF, patient access, and provider autonomy.

He also shares how he went from generalist marketer in Buffalo, NY to creating the leading trade media company in the fertility field—one that now serves clinics, labs, executives, and innovators across the globe.

Whether you’re a fertility patient, donor, surrogate, or someone working in the industry, this conversation offers a rare and honest look at the systems shaping reproductive care—and what needs to change for the better.

You’ll Learn

  • Why more fertility clinics are being bought by private equity—and what that means for patient care
  • What Griffin is hearing from behind the scenes about AI, automation, and remote fertility care
  • The disconnect between how clinics say they’re improving patient experience vs. what’s actually happening
  • Why many REIs (reproductive endocrinologists) are seeing their roles change—sometimes drastically
  • The risk of fertility care becoming too "factory-like"—and how to preserve patient-first care at scale
  • What Griffin hopes patients will start doing to drive real, lasting change
  • Why leaving honest, specific reviews (yes, even 3 stars!) might be the most powerful tool for reform
  • What the future may hold for access, affordability, and scaling care for everyone—not just the privileged few
  • About Our Guest

    Griffin Jones is the founder of Inside Reproductive Health, a trade media company serving the fertility industry. He began his journey in marketing, helping small clinics with branding, websites, and video before expanding into podcasting and industry journalism. Today, his platform covers the business, clinical, and policy trends shaping reproductive health care across the U.S. and beyond.

    Griffin also hosts the Inside Reproductive Health podcast, where he interviews key players—from embryologists and clinic execs to policymakers and startup founders—about the future of fertility medicine.

    Resources & Links

    • Visit Inside Reproductive Health for podcasts, articles, and industry updates
    • Listen to the Inside Reproductive Health podcast
    • Follow Griffin on LinkedIn: Griffin Jones
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