5 Lessons0h 39m

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
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Dr. Camille Hammond

Co-founder
Cade Foundation

Dr. Promise Segofah

Senior Lecturer, OB/GYN
University of Ghana

Dr. Carlos Simón

Catedrático de Obstetricia y Ginecología de la Universidad de Valencia

Professor, OB/GYN
University of Valencia
Spain

Course syllabus

  1. 7 min
    Done
    1. The Basics of Reproduction
    2. Fertility Treatments
    3. Timing of Treatment
  2. 6 min
    Done
    1. Intro
    2. Wrongly Perceived As More Fertile
    3. De-prioritizing Medical Treatment
    4. Financial and Time Commitment
  3. 5 min
    Done
    1. Intrauterine Insemination
    2. In-Vitro Fertilization
    3. Fetal Death and Other Complications
    4. Contributing Factors
    5. Greater Context
  4. 17 min
    Done
    1. Introduction
    2. Lifestyle
    3. Tubal Factor Issues
    4. Uterine Fibroids
    5. Miscarriage
    6. Male Factor
  5. 3 min
    Done
    1. Hyperstimulation and Protocols
    2. Fresh or Frozen Embryo Transfer
    3. Single Embryo Transfer

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.