Nearly one in eight couples experience difficulties getting pregnant or sustaining their pregnancy. Infertility in women can be caused by a variety of issues, including problems with ovulation or the cervix or damage to the uterus or fallopian tubes. Some causes of infertility are easily identifiable, while others are not. There are several options available to treat infertility; however, cost, invasiveness of procedures, and treatment success rates are three key factors that can hinder access to appropriate care and create disparities in women’s reproductive health. Increasing awareness about infertility treatment options among clinicians and patients expands a woman’s opportunity to identify a personalized care plan that best fits her lifestyle and family planning goals.
Fertility is part of the SWHR Maternal Health Network, which engages the following focus areas: Expanded Carrier Screening, Fertility, Maternal & Infant Health Disparities, and Noninvasive Prenatal Screening.
Guides & Toolkits
This Women's Ferility Guide can help patients, women, and families navigate their fertility options, from creating a reproductive life plan...
Guides & Toolkits
The Clinician Fertility Guide was created to assist health care providers as they work with patients, women, and families to...
In this secondary blog, SWHR shares highlights from the interdisciplinary working group roundtable discussion held about endometriosis, in September 2023.
SWHR convened an interdisciplinary working group of health care providers, researchers, patients and patient advocates, and health care policy leaders for a roundtable discussion on endometriosis.
Polycystic ovary syndrome, commonly referred to as PCOS, is an endocrine disorder that affects the balance of reproductive hormones and affects an estimated 5 million women in the United States.
For Infertility Awareness Month, and in every month moving forward, SWHR is working to advance research, policy, and education on infertility and improve the lives of those affected.
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