SART Fertility Experts
Episodes
SART Fertility Experts - IVF Add-Ons Explained: Do They Improve Fertility Success or Just Add Cost?
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
IVF add-ons have become a growing part of fertility treatment, but do they actually improve success rates? In this expert-led SART Fertility Experts p...
SART Fertility Experts: The Legal Side of IVF: What Patients and Providers Should Know
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Timothy Hickman hosts this episode of the SART Fertility Experts podcast featuring reproductive law attorney Amani Hanson. They discuss the legal ...
Complimentary and Integrative Medicine in Reproductive Care and Infertility Treatment
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is there anything beyond pills, shots, IUI and IVF? In this episode, we will discuss the role of Complimentary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) and it...
SART Fertility Experts: Can IVF make people happy?
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On SART Fertility Experts, Dr. Mark Trolice hosts Dr. Mariana Sousa-Leite and Dr. Angela Lawson to explore IVF's emotional journey, mental health, and...
SART Fertility Experts: Can Your Weight Affect Your Fertility?
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling with weight and planning for pregnancy? Dr. Mark Trolice and Dr. Lindsay Maggio reveal how BMI impacts fertility, the truth about obesity a...
SART Fertility Experts: Carrier Screening and Fertility Care
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SART Fertility Experts podcast, host Dr. Kelly Lynch welcomes Teresa Cacchione, MS, a clinical genetic counselor at RMA of New ...
SART Fertility Experts - IVF & Religion with Dr. Kelly Lynch and Dr. Bill Petok
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Explore with host and reproductive endocrinologist Kelly Lynch, MD, how major religions view IVF, fertility, and surrogacy, with insights from psychol...
SART Fertility Experts - PCOS with Dr. Mark Trolice and Dr. Anuja Dokras
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SART Fertility Experts podcast, Dr. Mark Trolice sits down with PCOS expert Dr. Anuja Dokras, who explains diagnosis, risks, fe...
SART Fertility Experts - Embryo Donation
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the benefits, process, and myths of embryo donation, including matching, costs, success rates, and interaction options for donors and recipie...
SART Fertility Experts - Technology in ART & IVF
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the SART Fertility Experts podcast provides an in-depth discussion of the technologies used in in vitro fertilization (IVF) and advanc...
SART Fertility Experts - Azoospermia
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling with male infertility or curious about azoospermia? Join Dr. Josh Halpern and Dr. Joseph Findley as they break down the causes, diagnosis, ...
SART Fertility Experts - Why did my doctor refer me for a mental health consultation?
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patients undergoing infertility treatment are often surprised when their treatment team refers them for mental health consultation or worry that the r...
SART Fertility Experts - Surgery Before IVF Egg Retrieval and/or Embryo Transfer
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Dr. Cristin Slater interviews Dr. Joseph Findley about pelvic conditions that can affect pregnancy rates with IVF. He discusses the indicatio...
SART Fertility Experts - Egg Retrieval: What is it REALLY like?
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SART Fertility Experts Podcast, Dr. Susan Nasab and Dr. Dan Williams discuss the egg retrieval process, a key step in IVF and e...
SART Fertility Experts - Advocacy and Public Policy
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SART Fertility Experts delves into the impact of the Dobbs decision on reproductive health, particularly IVF, and the broader legislat...
SART Fertility Experts - PGT-A and Mosaicism
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the SART Fertility Experts as they discuss Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A) for chromosome abnormalities, mosaicism, and IV...
REBROADCAST: SART Fertility Experts - Wellness and Fertility: Diet, Sleep and Exercise
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Timothy Hickman and Rashmi Kudesia discuss the links between lifestyle and fertility. This conversation covers diet, physical activity, stress...
SART Fertility Experts - Military Families and Fertility
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Active-duty individuals in the military sometimes face unique circumstances when seeking fertility care. Learn more about the ins and outs with a form...
SART Fertility Experts - Q&A on Infertility
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Infertility can create many questions for a patient. Listen to common questions and answers about infertility, egg freezing, and genetic testing. ...
SART Fertility Experts - Vanquishing Multiples
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many factors impact access to infertility care. Learn how a variety of factors such as geography, race, and the availability of comprehensive infert...
SART Fertility Experts - Global Access to IVF and the Status of Women
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Around the world, there are vast differences in the number of IVF cycles performed per capita. Learn why these differences exist and how improved ac...
SART Fertility Experts - Racial Disparities in REI
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Understand how racial disparities can affect access to infertility care and impact treatment outcomes for women of color. Learn about initiatives ...
SART Fertility Experts - Reproductive Challenges Facing the LGBTQ Community
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. Mark Trolice speaks with Stacy Stevenson, the CEO and president of Family Equality, a national LGBTQ foundation, along with Robert...
SART Fertility Experts - Environmental Impacts on Fertility
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does the world we live in affect our health? In this episode, the fertility experts discuss the impact of the environment, including air, clima...
SART Fertility Experts - Advocacy and Reproductive Access
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Cristin Slater and Betsy Campbell from RESOLVE (The National Infertility Association that helps to ensure equal access to all family building opt...
SART Fertility Experts - Access to Care
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many factors impact access to infertility care. Learn how a variety of factors such as geography, race, and the availability of comprehensive infert...
SART Fertility Experts - Fertility Myths and Realities for Black Women
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Across all levels of income and insurance coverage, Black women are more likely to experience infertility and less likely to seek and receive timely t...
SART Fertility Experts - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Implantation Failure
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"I can get pregnant, but I can't stay pregnant," is echoed by patients with recurrent pregnancy loss. Recurrent pregnancy loss, defined as 2 or mor...
SART Fertility Experts - Bonus release: Vaccines, Infertility, and Pregnancy
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Confused about which vaccines are recommended in pregnancy and when to receive them? What about the safety of the Covid-19 vaccines in pregnancy? List...
SART Fertility Experts - Wellness and Fertility: Diet, Sleep and Exercise
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Timothy Hickman and Rashmi Kudesia discuss the links between lifestyle and fertility. This conversation covers diet, physical activity, stress...
SART Fertility Experts - Preconception Counseling
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode covers the topic of preconception counseling. Dr. Sarah Shea, a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist at Duke, joins us to discuss ...
SART Fertility Experts - Egg Donor Screening
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast discusses who are typical egg donor candidates and also describes the screening process to be an egg donor and give the gift of life! Fi...
SART Fertility Experts - Navigating IVF as a Couple
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Casey Jacob, PhD is interviewed by Dr. Daniel Grow, and together they explore the emotional and practical support that couples need to give each ...
SART Fertility Experts - Single Motherhood
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SART Fertility Experts podcast we are joined by Jane Mattes, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Psychotherapist, and founder o...
SART Fertility Experts - Understanding Ovarian Reserve
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What an alphabet soup of terms exists to describe ovarian reserve! In this episode, infertility specialist Dr. Kawwass explains markers of ovarian res...
SART Fertility Experts - Urology and Male Reproductive Health
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Male infertility is less often discussed than female infertility. Dr. Ajay Nangia, a urologist specializing in male infertility, discusses when a man ...
SART Fertility Experts - Gestational Carrier and Intended Parents
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some fertility patients are unable to carry a pregnancy to term. For a variety of reasons, they may choose a gestational carrier, a woman who carrie...
SART Fertility Experts - Medically Indicated Fertility Preservation
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer therapy can affect future fertility and pregnancy outcomes. Some patients will consider IVF with embryo or egg freezing to preserve fertility...
SART Fertility Experts - LBGTQ Fertility
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With more available options for family building for the LGBTQ community, two women describe their experience with reciprocal IVF. Lauren and Lisa shar...
SART Fertility Experts - Preimplantation Testing for Monogenic Disease (PGT-M)
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a teen, Jessica learned firsthand of the degenerative disease that afflicted many of her family members as she helped care for her grandmother. Y...
SART Fertility Experts - Endometriosis
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Endometriosis is a condition that can affect many facets of a person's life, from pelvic pain to struggles with infertility. Listen as Christine dis...
SART Fertility Experts - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Candace discusses her experience with infertility, IVF, multiple pregnancy losses and ultimately a successful delivery with Dr. Julia Woodward, a repr...
SART Fertility Experts - PCOS
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the most common hormonal disorder in women, PCOS is a disruptive problem that impacts many aspects of a woman's health including getting pregnant. ...
SART Fertility Experts - Egg Donor and Recipient
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yuki describes her challenges with infertility and pathway to parenthood through egg donation with Dr. Cristin Slater, a reproductive endocrinologist....
SART Fertility Experts - Male Factor
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Infertility is not just a female problem. Dan candidly shares his journey with both diagnosis and treatment of male infertility with Dr. Paul Lin, Pas...
SART Fertility Experts - Elective Fertility Preservation
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen was single and in the early years of a long and demanding surgical training program. She knew she wanted a family someday. Listen to her story...
SART Fertility Experts - A Message from the SART Fertility Experts
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We hope you have enjoyed listening to our second season. More episodes of SART Fertility Experts are planned for the future so stay tuned! Find the #S...
SART Fertility Experts - Financial Aspects of Infertility Treatment
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"I know what treatment I want and need to do, but how can I afford it?" This is a common question infertility patients often ask themselves on the ...
SART Fertility Experts - Infertility Advocacy and Government Affairs
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Dr. Mark Trolice interviews Sean Tipton, ASRM's Chief Advocacy and Policy Officer. Many infertility patients do not have insurance...
SART Fertility Experts - Behind the Scenes in the IVF Lab
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sangita Jindal, Associate Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Laboratory Director at Montefiore's Institute for Reproductive Medi...
SART Fertility Experts - Your Infertility Nurse: Partner in Your Care
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Infertility nurse practitioner and health coach Monica Moore explains the essential role of the infertility nurse in the IVF process. Topics include...
SART Fertility Experts - Genetics and IVF
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Genetics is a significant part of advanced reproductive technology screening. Genetic counselors serve an essential role in the process. In this epi...
SART Fertility Experts - Fertility and LGBTQ
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Daniel Grow interviews Dr. Mark Leondires, the founder and medical director of both the Reproductive Medicine Associates of Conne...
SART Fertility Experts - IVF: Cycles of Hope and Heartbreak
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Does stress cause infertility or is it the other way round? The emotional impacts of IVF treatment are featured in this episode with Dr. Julia Woodw...
SART Fertility Experts - RESOLVE and Infertility
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Due to the unique stress of infertility, patients often look for resources and support in addition to those provided by their medical provider. In thi...
SART Fertility Experts - Season Two Teaser
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second season of SART Fertility Experts. This series will feature a variety of dedicated professionals who make IVF and infertility tre...
A Message from the Producers of SART Fertility Experts
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We hope you're enjoying the first season of SART fertility experts. We hope you've learned from our experts and that your family-building journey has ...
SART Fertility Experts - Safe Surfing: The Pros and Perils of Social Media
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kenan Omurtag, MD joins host Dr. Mark Trolice to discuss the use of social media in the field of infertility. Dr. Omurtag is Associate Professor o...
SART Fertility Experts - What is an REI?
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. William Gibbons, former President of ASRM and long-time Fellowship Director at Baylor College of Medicine discusses 'The making of a reproductive ...
SART Fertility Experts - Gestational Carriers
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What's the difference between a surrogate and a gestational carrier? Who needs a gestational carrier and how much does it cost? These questions an...
SART Fertility Experts - Male Fertility
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that up to 40% of infertile couples suffer from male factor infertility? In this interview, Dr. Stanton Honig, an expert on male fertilit...
SART Fertility Experts - Tubal Surgery in the IVF Era
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SART Fertility Experts, Dr. Brad Hurst joins host, Dr. Mark Trolice, to review the indications for tubal surgery, including current...
SART Fertility Experts - Fibroids and Fertility
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fibroids and their impact on fertility are discussed in this episode featuring Dr. Elizabeth Stewart, interviewed by host Dr. Brooke Rossi. An interna...
SART Fertility Experts - Donor Eggs: Fresh or frozen?
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of SART Fertility Experts examines which patients are best suited for egg donation, what qualifies an egg donor, what is the difference b...
SART Fertility Experts - What is IVF?
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the ins-and-outs of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Dr. Elizabeth Ginsburg, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harv...
SART Fertility Experts Teaser
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An educational project of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, this series is designed to provide up to date information about a variety ...