National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW) is a week dedicated to uniting millions of Americans who want to remove the stigmas and barriers associated with infertility. The best way to remove infertility stigma is to talk about our experiences with infertility, and the best way to remove barriers to fertility treatments like IVF and IUI is to ensure coverage for these treatments are made available to the masses.

In this inaugural episode, we'll hear from Barb Collura, CEO of RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association. Before Barb became the CEO, she was struggling to start a family of her own. She says, "When I started experiencing some [fertility] failures, I did not anticipate how emotionally trying that would be on me. So, when I faced some adversity and faced some challenges, I really just fell apart." We'll learn about the history of RESOLVE, the origins of NIAW, and how awareness is an important first step to removing the stigma and shame of infertility and bringing access to fertility treatments to those who need it.

Guests: Barb Collura, CEO at RESOLVE, and Mary Pharris, Director of Business Development and Partnerships at Fairygodboss

Experts: Dr. Marcy Maguire, RMA of New Jersey, and Dr. Tanmoy Mukherjee, RMA of New York

Host: Lissa Kline, Director of Member Services at Progyny

For more information, visit:

• Resolve
• Resolve's National Infertility Awareness Week
• Fairygodboss
• RMA of New Jersey
• RMA of New York

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