Read more about the article Baby Born via Mitochondrial Donation Gives Hope to Families with Genetic Mitochondrial Disorders
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Baby Born via Mitochondrial Donation Gives Hope to Families with Genetic Mitochondrial Disorders

Mitochondrial Donation Therapy offers hope to families by preventing the passing of genetic disorders from parent to child. Mitochondrial DNA is passed down from mother to child, and genetically mutated mitochondria can carry an array of incurable disorders such as muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, neurological problems, seizures, vision and hearing loss, muscle weakness, cognitive and developmental delays, and early death.

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September 13, 2023
Read more about the article California Poised to Pass a Bill Mandating IVF Insurance for Large-Group Health Plans
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California Poised to Pass a Bill Mandating IVF Insurance for Large-Group Health Plans

If passed into law, SB 729 would redefine infertility and require health plans to cover assisted reproductive technologies including in vitro fertilization (IVF), sperm testing/deposits, cryopreservation, egg retrievals, and embryo transfers (as long as any such embryo transfers are single-embryo transfers as recommended by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM)). This is the farthest any bill mandating fertility coverage equality has gotten in California to date.

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June 13, 2023
Read more about the article Is Assisted Reproductive Technology the Answer to Declining Birth Rates?
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Is Assisted Reproductive Technology the Answer to Declining Birth Rates?

Human birth rates have been dropping for decades, over approximately the same period that assisted reproductive technology (ART) has become increasingly efficient, reliable and accessible as a family-building solution. According…

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August 23, 2020
Read more about the article RESOLVE ‘Night of Hope’ Celebrates Advocates for Infertility Treatment
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RESOLVE ‘Night of Hope’ Celebrates Advocates for Infertility Treatment

I had the great pleasure Monday night, November 11, to attend the 2019 RESOLVE Night of Hope dinner in New York. The Night of Hope is the official awards gala…

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November 13, 2019
Read more about the article Uniform Laws Needed to Regulate Abandoned Embryos
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Uniform Laws Needed to Regulate Abandoned Embryos

Over the past few decades, technological advances have made the miracle of reproduction and parenthood accessible to thousands of people who in an earlier time would have remained childless—people with…

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August 26, 2019
Read more about the article National Infertility Awareness Week Champions Reproductive Rights
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National Infertility Awareness Week Champions Reproductive Rights

This week, April 22 through 28, is National Infertility Awareness Week (https://infertilityawareness.org/). Established by RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association in 1989, the week is a collaborative effort of consumers, legislators,…

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April 23, 2018
Read more about the article New Global Health Standards Redefine ‘Infertility’ to Include LGBT Intended Parents
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New Global Health Standards Redefine ‘Infertility’ to Include LGBT Intended Parents

The World Health Organization is about to announce a dramatic change in its definition of infertility, as reported recently in The Telegraph—a change that may increase opportunity for LGBT intended…

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October 28, 2016
Read more about the article Legal Time Limits on Egg Storage Creates New “Biological Time Clock”
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Legal Time Limits on Egg Storage Creates New “Biological Time Clock”

A new study by the London School of Economics argues that the U.K.’s statutory 10-year limit on storage of cryopreserved eggs or embryos has created a double standard and has,…

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October 11, 2016
Read more about the article Illuminations Honorees Evans, Gruffudd Warn About Biological Time Clock
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Illuminations Honorees Evans, Gruffudd Warn About Biological Time Clock

Illuminations 2016, the annual awards gala of fertility advocacy organization Path2Parenthood (formerly American Fertility Association), held April 15 at the Four Seasons Los Angeles in Beverly Hills, was as inspiring…

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April 19, 2016
Read more about the article Reciprocal Not Necessarily Equal in Reciprocal IVF
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Reciprocal Not Necessarily Equal in Reciprocal IVF

Reciprocal IVF (in vitro fertilization) often is chosen by lesbian couples who want to have a child together. In a typical reciprocal IVF scenario, one partner provides the eggs, the…

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January 12, 2016
Read more about the article End-of-Year Tax Question: Does 2*Gay = Infertility?
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End-of-Year Tax Question: Does 2*Gay = Infertility?

A law professor at Stetson University in Tampa, Florida, is suing the IRS to treat his and his partner’s assisted reproductive technology costs in the same way it has treated…

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December 18, 2015
Read more about the article Seminar Offers Answers to LGBT People Considering Parenthood Via ART
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Seminar Offers Answers to LGBT People Considering Parenthood Via ART

I am honored to participate in Family-Building Options for LGBT People, a free seminar presented by my colleague, fertility doctor Dr. Guy Ringler. If you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or…

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October 8, 2015
Read more about the article Bobbie Thomas Brings Her IVF Experience to the BUZZ
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Bobbie Thomas Brings Her IVF Experience to the BUZZ

Thomas made the decision to use her highly visible Today Show podium as a way to get the topic out in the open and potentially make others undergoing fertility treatment feel more comfortable and less alone in the process.

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August 15, 2014
Read more about the article New Hampshire Passes New, Improved Surrogacy Law
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New Hampshire Passes New, Improved Surrogacy Law

New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan earlier this month signed SB 353, effective immediately, to bring New Hampshire’s existing surrogacy law up to speed with technological advances in ART and with nationwide best practices.

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July 25, 2014
Read more about the article International Surrogacy Can Be Risky Business for Intended Parents, Surrogates
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International Surrogacy Can Be Risky Business for Intended Parents, Surrogates

ABC report calls out Planet Hospital, a U.S.-based surrogacy brokerage offering surrogacy services in Cancun, Mexico, for allegedly shady practices.

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July 18, 2014
Read more about the article Fertility Doctors Seek to Reduce Twin Births from IVF
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Fertility Doctors Seek to Reduce Twin Births from IVF

The Today Show, as part of a series on ART, recently highlighted technological improvements that have resulted in fewer births of triplets and higher multiples and, increasingly, fewer births of twins.

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December 11, 2013
Read more about the article MTV’s “Generation Cryo” Explores Emotional Impact of Sperm Donation
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MTV’s “Generation Cryo” Explores Emotional Impact of Sperm Donation

“Who’s Your Daddy?” the first in the six-episode MTV docu-series, “Generation Cryo,” premiered Nov. 25 at 10 p.m. Pacific Time. The second episode, “Come To Grips,” will air next Monday,…

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November 26, 2013
Read more about the article AAARTA Conference Offers Global Perspective on ART Law
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AAARTA Conference Offers Global Perspective on ART Law

Earlier this month I attended the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys (AAARTA) and American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Mid-Year Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. The conference, entitled “A…

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November 20, 2013
Read more about the article AFA Offers Fertility Resources to Members of Armed Services
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AFA Offers Fertility Resources to Members of Armed Services

AFA’s recent initiative to help members of the U.S. armed forces and their families by providing information and resources and providing discounted infertility treatment and preservation services to service members.

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November 11, 2013
Read more about the article AFA’s Illuminations New York Honors Vardalos, Penzias
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AFA’s Illuminations New York Honors Vardalos, Penzias

Honorees at the upcoming American Fertility Association New York Illuminations November 4 are Nia Vardalos, recipient of the 2013 Carol Berger Adoption Advocacy Award, and Dr. Alan S. Penzias, M.D. recipient of the Joyce M. Vargyas MD Visionary Award.

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November 2, 2013
Read more about the article New California Law Gives LGBT Couples Equal Access to Infertility Insurance
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New California Law Gives LGBT Couples Equal Access to Infertility Insurance

A California bill recently signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown, AB 460, clarifies language and clears up confusion around whether gay and lesbian intended parents are entitled to insurance coverage for infertility treatment.

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October 28, 2013
Read more about the article Partner Agency Serves Growing Number of Single Dads
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Partner Agency Serves Growing Number of Single Dads

Restrictions on surrogate compensation make family formation via assisted reproductive technology (“ART”) a challenge for many single men. In India and Ukraine, two of the few countries where commercial surrogacy is allowed, single men are excluded.

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August 31, 2013