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Scientific Session

Reproductive health
General Topic: Clinical Science

14T107: Fertility Preservation in Rheumatic Diseases

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM PT
Location: Room 6E/6D
CE: 1

In Person On Demand

    Speaker(s)

  • Bonnie Bermas, MD

    UTSouthwestern.edu
    Dallas, TX, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

  • LS

    Lisa Sammaritano, MD

    Hospital for Special Surgery
    Scarsdale, NY, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

  • HS

    H. Irene Su, MD

    UC San Diego
    La Jolla, CA, United States

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose

This 60-minute clinical session focuses on how to preserve fertility and address family planning in women and men with rheumatic diseases. Three talks will focus on measures to limit exposure to gonadotoxic agents, measures to improve the likelihood of pregnancy, including IUI, IVF, oocyte or embryo donation, and surrogacy, and recent advancements in oocyte cryopreservation.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the risk factors for infertility in patients with rheumatic diseases
  • Recognize the options available to improve and preserve fertility and the ideal time windows to implement these options
  • Understand the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to applying advanced reproductive technology in patients with rheumatic diseases

Presentations:

  • 7:30 AM – 7:45 AM PT
    Understanding How Rheumatic Diseases and Their Treatments Affect Fertility in Men and Women

    Speaker: Bonnie Bermas, MD – UTSouthwestern.edu

  • 7:45 AM – 8:00 AM PT
    Using Assisted Reproductive Technology to Help Patients Achieve Their Family Plans: The ACR Reproductive Health Guideline and Real-Life Cases

    Speaker: Lisa Sammaritano, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery

  • 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PT
    The Basics of Assisted Reproductive Technology in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases

    Speaker: H. Irene Su, MD – UC San Diego

  • 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PT
    Q&A