A New York fertility doctor says he has been called upon as a one-man information outlet, despite having no government guidance to draw upon regarding COVID-19 and fertility.
A New York City fertility doctor says his office has been flooded with requests from women who want their eggs quickly harvested and frozen amidst coronavirus fears — and that he’s been called upon as a one-man information outlet, despite having no government guidance to draw upon regarding COVID-19 and fertility.
The calls are coming with a sense of urgency, Levine explains, with many calling “and saying, ‘I want to be treated tomorrow, I want to freeze eggs or embryos as soon as possible.’ I’m happy to do phone consults, but what I’m finding I have to do is help educate people about the process: It takes two weeks to go through ovarian stimulation to the point of retrieving eggs. You can’t just walk in and get them aspirated or sucked out. It takes time to do a proper workup.
And while the CDC does not, in fact, offer specific guidance on COVID-19 and fertility, regarding pregnancy, it says, “We do not have information from published scientific reports about [the] susceptibility of pregnant women to COVID-19.” Also, it notes, “We do not have information on adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women with COVID-19.
Not rushing in is a smart idea, says Suzanne Willard, clinical professor and associate dean for global health at the School of Nursing, Rutgers Global Health Institute. “Really? A run on fertility clinics? We really need to work with facts and check our emotions,” she tells Yahoo Lifestyle in an email regarding the increase in business at CCRM. “Emotions are driving much of this response, instead of listening to science.
At my fertility clinic for another embryo transfer and one of the nurses mentioned that women have been calling to cancel procedures due to #coronavirus fears Further, the Generate statement notes about another one of its brands, “As US distributors for Tokyo-based Kitazato corporation, providers of assisted reproduction medical devices, Generate Life Sciences has secured our supply to ensure uninterrupted service to all US-based laboratories who rely on Kitazato products for patient care.”
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