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 RESOURCEShttps://resolve.org/get-help/SOURCEShttps://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/ivf#:~:text=%E2%80%A2A%20fertility%20procedure%20that,%E2%80%A2Involves%20fertility%20centerhttps://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/pregnancy/fertility-treatments/what-ivfhttps://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-rcna140210https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/ivf-doctors-patients-fearful-alabama-court-rules-embryos-are-children-rcna139636https://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%7Dhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/02/26/politics/republicans-life-at-conception-act/index.htmlhttps://www.nbcnews.com/politics/personhood-bills-ivf-restrictions-alabama-rcna140228https://apnews.com/article/embryos-ivf-abortion-personhood-laws-ffe4f4d326469a97fef999254ca86eeahttps://apnews.com/article/alabama-frozen-embryos-ivf-storage-questions-1adbc349e0f99851973a609e360c242chttps://apnews.com/article/alabama-supreme-court-from-embryos-161390f0758b04a7638e2ddea20df7cahttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/alabama-hospital-puts-pause-on-ivf-in-wake-of-ruling-saying-frozen-embryos-are-childrenhttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/21/why-has-the-alabama-supreme-court-ruled-that-embryos-are-childrenhttps://www.cdc.gov/art/artdata/index.htmlhttps://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-numbershttps://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p711