S2 Ep101: In Vitro Fertilization

With the recent ruling in Alabama that is impacting In Vitro Fertilization treatments, Ash is teaching us what the treatment process is, who would benefit from the treatments, the mental/physical/emotional/and monetary tolls the process takes, and what the Alabama ruling means for patients and medical providers. MENTAL HEALTH/FINANCIAL RESOURCES https://resolve.org/get-help/ SOURCES https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/ivf#:~:text=%E2%80%A2A%20fertility%20procedure%20that,%E2%80%A2Involves%20fertility%20center https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/pregnancy/fertility-treatments/what-ivf https://resolve.org/get-help/ https://resolve.org/learn/financial-resources-for-family-building/insurance-coverage/ https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/alabama-ivf-ruling-supreme-court-frozen-embryos-rcna140210 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/ivf-doctors-patients-fearful-alabama-court-rules-embryos-are-children-rcna139636 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/25/ivf-republicans-legislation/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/431/committees?s=1&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22H.R.+431%22%7D https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/26/politics/republicans-life-at-conception-act/index.html https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/personhood-bills-ivf-restrictions-alabama-rcna140228 https://apnews.com/article/embryos-ivf-abortion-personhood-laws-ffe4f4d326469a97fef999254ca86eea https://apnews.com/article/alabama-frozen-embryos-ivf-storage-questions-1adbc349e0f99851973a609e360c242c https://apnews.com/article/alabama-supreme-court-from-embryos-161390f0758b04a7638e2ddea20df7ca https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/alabama-hospital-puts-pause-on-ivf-in-wake-of-ruling-saying-frozen-embryos-are-children https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/21/why-has-the-alabama-supreme-court-ruled-that-embryos-are-children https://www.cdc.gov/art/artdata/index.html https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/09/14/a-growing-share-of-americans-say-theyve-had-fertility-treatments-or-know-someone-who-has/ https://theivfcenter.com/what-is-the-success-rate-of-ivf-on-the-first-try/ https://www.sart.org/patients/a-patients-guide-to-assisted-reproductive-technology/general-information/preparing-for-ivf-emotional-considerations/ https://www.cope.org.au/planning-a-family/happening/mental-health-and-ivf/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1390361/ https://www.forbes.com/health/womens-health/how-much-does-ivf-cost/ https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/fertility-blog/2018/march/ivf-by-the-numbers https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p711