Your Fertility Pharmacist Podcast
1) Pregnancy Outcomes in Fortysomethings Using Donor Eggs
ResourcesRiwa S, Alison M, Ann K, et al. Pregnancy outcomes with increasing maternal age, greater than 40 years, in donor oocyte cycles. Hum Reprod. Published online March 20, 2025. doi:10.1093/humrep...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Preconception Antibiotics and Fertility
A new meta-analysis examined preconception antibiotics and the impact on fertility, pregnancy, miscarriage, and birth defects.
3) Accuracy & Mail-In Semen Kits
A comparison of accuracy between delayed, mail-in semen analysis and fresh, clinic-based samples.
4) Fight of the Follitropins: Gonal-F vs. Puregon
This study compared efficacy of two r-FSH medications: follitropin alpha (Gonal-F) vs. follitropin beta (Puregon) on the number of live births cumulatively (CLBR). This was looking at patients 21-45yr...Show More
5) Parenting after PGT
Discussion on a new survey published that focuses on how and why parents chose to explain preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) to their children conceived via IVF.
6) PRP and POR
The most rigorously designed trial (to date) of intraovarian PRP demonstrated no improvements in # of mature oocytes obtained or # of live births versus no injections.
7) Letrozole vs. Clomiphene: the OG Study
ResourcesBronson R. and Kruljac I, Butorac D, Vrkljan M. and Legro RS, Zhang H; Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Reproductive Medicine Network. Letrozole or clomiphene for infertility in the polycystic ...Show More
8) COVID Infection after Embryo Transfer
A new study examined associations between pregnancy and miscarriage rates and infection with COVID-19, looking at the first ten weeks after fresh embryo transfer.
9) Liraglutide and Male Reproductive Health
A study compared fertility and sexual markers in obese men with low testosterone and erectile dysfunction who took liraglutide, uFSH + HCG, or testosterone. These men separated into three groups based...Show More
10) Use of a New Oral Drug in Egg Donor Cycles
A recent study compared GnRH antagonists in egg donor ovarian stimulation cycles. The first drug is a newer agent, elagolix (Orilissa), that is taken as a tablet at night. The older drug is an injecta...Show More