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Title: Modern Workup and Treatment of the Infertile Patient in 2024

Presenter: Robert Kaufmann, MD

Credit: 1 Clinical Medicine

Session Description: This session will cover the innovative field of reproductive endocrinology (fertility). The presentation will include an overview of the causes of infertility and a discussion of the workup, including physical examination, laboratory studies, and imaging. Treatment options, including IUI, IVF, and the growing field of oocyte cryopreservation, will be covered as well. The role of cutting-edge genetic studies, such as preimplantation genetic screening and diagnosis, in improving IVF outcomes will also be explained.

Learning Objectives 1. Identify the major causes of infertility. 2. Describe tests used for evaluating fertility. 3. Compare treatment options for infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss. 4. Identify cutting edge assisted reproductive technologies. 5. Recognize genetic tests for parents and embryos.

Bio: Dr. Kaufmann is Board Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility and Obstetrics & Gynecology. Dr. Kaufmann has published and presented over 50 articles, abstracts, and book chapters on various topics, including in vitro fertilization, blastocyst culturing and cryopreservation, egg donation, and preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Dr. Kaufmann attended Sackler School of Medicine/New York State Program, completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at Wayne State School of Medicine. He received a prestigious NIH grant for research in preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), which he performed at the world-renowned Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine in Norfolk, Virginia. He is currently the medical director at Ft Worth Fertility Clinic and serves the greater Dallas/Ft Worth metroplex.

Recording Origination Date: March 5, 2024