Just wrapped up my third American Society for Reproductive Medicine - ASRM, and while I’m exhausted from 30 meetings in 2 days, I’m leaving more energized than ever by the progress in our field. The shift from competition to collaboration is real–recognizing that solving the operational challenges clinics face, while keeping patients at the center, requires MORE smart, passionate people working together.
For me, this work is deeply personal. In 2017, I began trying to get pregnant. After years of OB visits that mostly involved questions like “Do you need a refill on your birth control?” and the ever-present warnings from high school sex ed about how easily pregnancy can happen, I had no idea I’d be in for a multi-year journey of pain, misinformation, loss, and devastation. Infertility consumed my life for seven years.
By 2018, I began questioning why I felt so alone and confused. That curiosity planted the seeds for what is now Conceive–the first always-on, connected care platform for fertility and pregnancy. We help our members navigate everything from simple questions like “Can I have a glass of wine tonight?” to complex ones like “I just spent 3 hours in a Google rabbit hole researching PRP for my endometrial lining. Should I do this?” And importantly, we provide emotional support through peer coaches–who have been in their shoes–and curated community groups.
Not only do we empower patients, but we also solve key pain points for fertility clinics, resulting in improved margins–reducing the burden on clinical staff, speeding up time to treatment, improving patient retention, and enhancing service recovery and reputation. All while also providing clinics with vetted referrals from our thriving community of members just beginning their fertility journey.
#ASRM2024 this year reinforced how much innovation is happening in both the science and operations of fertility care. We’re making real progress, and I could not be more excited to be a part of it.
And I’m doing it with the absolute best team and partners in the business. cc Danielle Gierman Hunter Stitzer Whitney Street Catherine Cole
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