Fertility for Black Families

Black women and couples often have unique fertility challenges and in this course we'll address the more common underlying issues, ways in which they can be managed, rates of treatment success and the how IVF can be optimized to improve outcomes.

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Fertility for Black Families
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Experts you'll learn from

Dr. Torie Comeaux Plowden

Assistant Division Director
Walter Reed Medical Center

Dr. Chantel Cross

Associate Director, REI
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Dr. Camille Hammond, MD, MPH

Co-founder
Tinina Q. Cade Foundation

Dr. Promise Segofah

Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Ghana Medical School
Consultant OBGYN & Fertility Specialist
SHAPE Healthcare Specialist Medical Center, Accra

Dr. Carlos Simon

Adjunct Professor
Stanford School of Medicine

What you'll learn

In this lesson we cover high-level subjects (e.g. the basics of reproduction) and break down specific issues that pertain to Black patients, namely higher rates of infertility, inadequate doctor referral patterns, variation in IVF success rates, tubal factor, fibroids, miscarriage, lifestyle factors and more.

Course Syllabus5 Lessons0h 50m

  1. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. The Basics of Reproduction
    2. Fertility Treatments
    3. Timing of Treatment
  2. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Intro
    2. Wrongly Perceived As More Fertile
    3. De-prioritizing Medical Treatment
    4. Financial and Time Commitment
  3. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Intrauterine Insemination
    2. In-Vitro Fertilization
    3. Fetal Death and Other Complications
    4. Contributing Factors
    5. Greater Context
  4. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Introduction
    2. Lifestyle
    3. Tubal Factor Issues
    4. Uterine Fibroids
    5. Miscarriage
    6. Male Factor
  5. In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Hyperstimulation and Protocols
    2. Fresh or Frozen Embryo Transfer
    3. Single Embryo Transfer