Inception Fertility at ASRM 2024 Conference
Join us at the premier conference for reproductive medicine, the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo, taking place in Denver, Colorado, from October 19–22. This global event brings together leading fertility professionals and venders serving the industry. Be sure to visit our family of brands and discover how Inception’s industry experts are driving advancements in research and technology, shaping the future of patient-centered care.
Three Inception brands, The Prelude Network, MyEggBank, and BUNDL will be exhibiting at the Denver Convention Center at Booth 335. The Prelude Network is the fastest growing network of 90+ fertility clinics in North America. This patient-centric network has helped over 300,000 family dreams come true. MyEggBank, an innovator in reproductive care since 2010, is the premier donor network of egg banks which has resulted in 10,000 births over time. BUNDL is a multicycle IVF program which caps fertility costs by offering one upfront price for multiple fertility treatments and medications with a money back guarantee.
Special Events
Sunday, October 20 at 6PM
ASRM President’s Gala
Inception is a proud Champion’s level sponsor of the ASRM President’s Gala hosted on Sunday, October 20. This annual gala is a benefit for the ASRM Research Institute.
Tuesday, October 22 from 10-10:45AM
Coffee with Dr. Alice Domar
Dr. Alice Domar will be hosting a meet and greet and book signing. Conference attendees are welcome to stop by and meet renowned psychologist and Inception’s Chief Compassion Officer, Dr. Alice Domar. Complimentary signed books will distributed while supplies last.
Tuesday, October 22 from 3 – 4:30PM
Inception Happy Hour
MyEggBank and BUNDL will be hosting a Happy Hour with complimentary wine. All conference attendees are welcome.
Abstracts
Inception is proud to announce that 34 of its leaders in reproductive care will be presenting abstracts throughout the convention. Here are the details on the studies and the scheduling of their ASRM presentations.
1:00P–5:00P
PG-15 Integrating Open Donor Options Into Your Practice
Location: 406 and 407 (Street Level, CCC)
Postgraduate
Authors: Lisa S Schuman, LCSW, The Center for Family Building, CT | Mark P Leondires, BA, BD, Illume Fertility, Norwalk, CT | Daragh Castaneda, BA, Inception Fertility – Pacific Fertility Center, San Francisco, CA
10:56A-11:07A
Long-Term Follow-Up of Oocyte Donors: Thoughts and Feelings About Donation and Future Contact with Children from the Donation
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 3 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Paxton E Voigt, MD, MBA | Emily Michelle Weidenbaum, MD | Amanda Atkinson, BA | Bailey Knight, BS | Caroline McCaffrey, HCLD, PhD | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS
11:15A-11:30A
Examining the Fate of Frozen Embryos: To Discard or Donate?
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 3 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Paxton E Voigt, MD, MBA | Emily Michelle Weidenbaum, MD | Amanda Atkinson, BA | Bailey Knight, BS | Caroline McCaffrey, HCLD, PhD | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS
11:45A-12:00P
The Use of Electronic Consents to Evaluate Trends in Final Disposition Decisions for Cryopreserved Reproductive Tissue
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 5 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Emily Michelle Weidenbaum, MD1 | Paxton E Voigt, MD, MBA2 | Amanda Atkinson, BA1 | Caroline McCaffrey, PhD, HCLD3 | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS1
12:00P-12:15P
Artificial Intelligence as a Fertility Patient Educator: Does ChatGPT Do the Job?
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 1 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Jenna Reich, MD | Emily Michelle Weidenbaum, MD | Jillian Pecoriello, MD | Jharna Patel, MD | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS
12:00P-12:15P
Egg Donor Gained Experiences (Edge) Study: Self-Reported Short and Long- Term Symptoms and Complications After Oocyte Donation
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 1 (CCC)
Authors: Jerrine R Morris, BS, MD, MPH | Sarah R Holley, PhD | Lihan Kao, BA | Lauri Pasch, PhD | Isabelle P Ryan, BS, MD | Kelly Forsberg, BA | Daragh Castaneda, BA | Peggy J Orlin, MS | Heather Gibson Huddleston, MD | Marcelle I Cedars, MD | Eleni Jaswa, MD, MSc, MAS
1:30P-1:45P
Impact of Low Molecular Weight Heparin on Pregnancy Outcomes in Infertility Patients with Extended Panel Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 20 (CCC)
E-Poster
Authors: Zia Husnain, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center FL | Tori Abdalla, BS, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Nesli Akinci, BA, Nova SE University | Ellen Wood, DO, IVFMD | Himanshu Arora, BS, MSC, PhD, IVFMD | Hannah Flagstad, BS, Midwestern University | Ineabelle Collazo, BS, IVFMD |Juergen Eisermann, MD, IVFMD
1:45P-12:00P
Aromatase Inhibition During Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation (COH) Shows the Cholesterol/Steroid Pathway Compensates: Findings from A Pilot Study
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 7 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Nirali S Jain, MD | James Grifo, MD, PhD | Nandita Ganguly | Caroline McCaffrey, HCLD, PhD | Erinn Hade | Steven Friedman | and Jennifer Blakemore, MD, MS
1:45P-2:00P
To Split or Not to Split? Re-Evaluating Monozygotic Twin (MZT) Risk Factors at a Large Academic Fertility Center
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 6 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Amelia G Kelly, MD | Caroline McCaffrey, HCLD, PhD | Jamie A Grifo, MD, PhD
| Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS
2:00P-2:15P
Comparison of Oocyte Vitrification/Warming Methods with Anonymous Donor Oocytes
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 14 (CCC)
Authors: Yuhong Ren, MS, Aspire HFI | Tao Wang, MS, Aspire HFI | Jacob Brown, BS, Aspire HFI | Ghassan Haddad, MD, Aspire HFI | Randall Dunn, MD, Aspire HFI | Sahadat Nurudeen, MD, Aspire HFI | Reem Sabouni, MD, Aspire HFI | Jason Yeh, MD, Aspire HFI
| Wei-Hua Wang, PhD, Aspire HFI
2:15P-2:30P
Empirical Assessment of Laboratory Workload Variability and Its Impact on ICSI Fertilization, Blast, and Usable Blast Rates
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 6 (CCC)
E-Poster
Authors: Michael Baker, PhD Aspire San Antonio | Arielle Freedman, MS, IVF Florida Reproductive Associates | Luis R Hoyos, MD, IVF Florida Reproductive Associates | Kathleen A Miller, DHSc, IVF Florida Reproductive Associates
2:30P-2:45P
Utilization of A Rapid Blastocyst Warming Protocol & Impact on Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) Outcomes: A Quality Improvement (QI) Initiative
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 12 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Emily Weidenbaum, MD | Nirali Jain, MD | Jennifer Blakemore MD, MS | Jacquelyn Shaw, MD | Elizabeth Fino | James Grifo, MD, PhD | Caroline McCaffrey, PhD, HCLD
3:30P-3:45P
An Intrauterine Device (IUD) Does Not Impact Oocyte Yield During Fertility Preservation: An Analysis of 560 Cycles Including Patients (PTS) with Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR)
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 14 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Paxton Voigt, MD | Carlos M Parra, MD | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS | Shannon DeVore, MD | Sarah D Cascante, MD
3:41P-3:52P
Expanding Use of Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Monogenic Disorders (PGT-M) Among Carrier Couples for Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Location: Mile High Ballroom 4b (Lower Level, CCC)
Oral
Authors: Juliana Lindberg | Nirali S Jain, MD | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS | Andria Besser, MS
4:00P-4:15P
Egg Freezers are Finally Coming Back: Autologous Oocyte (AO) Thaw Outcomes from a Large U.S. Single-Center Cohort of Planned Oocyte Cryopreservation (OC) Patients (PTS)
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 14 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Carlos M Parra, MD | Amelia G Kelly, MD | Jennifer K. Blakemore, MD, MS | Shannon DeVore, MD | Alan S Berkeley, MD | Caroline McCaffrey, PhD | James A Grifo, MD, PhD | Sarah D Cascante, MD
4:03P-4:14P
Outcomes from a Fellow and Resident-Run, Monitored Ovulation Induction (OI) Program at the Largest Safety Net Hospital in New York City
Location: Mile High Ballroom 4c (Lower Level, CCC)
Oral
Authors: Gillian Stein, MD | Rachel Linfield | Carlos M Parra, MD | Amelia G Kelly, MD
| Emily Weidenbaum, MD, Nirali Jain, MD | Jacquelyn Shaw, MD | Sarah D Cascante, MD | Jennifer K Blakemore MD, MS
4:03P-4:14P
Congenital Complex Uterine Anomalies (CUA) Carry Complex Complications: An Evaluation of ART Outcomes
Location: Mile High Ballroom 3b (Lower Level, CCC)
Oral
Authors: Keizra Mecklai, MD | Elise Heisler, MD | Emily Michelle Weidenbaum, MD | David H McCulloh, PhD | Jacquelyn Shaw, MD | Mary Elizabeth Fino, MD | Christopher Eswar, MD | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS
4:30P-4:45P
What Happens After the Freeze: Post Treatment Trends After Two Decades of Planned Oocyte Cryopreservation (OC) for Delayed Reproduction (DR)
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 13 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Alyson Dennis, MD | Emily Michelle Weidenbaum, MD | Elizabeth Stiles, BA
| Mary Elizabeth Fino, MD | Sarah D Cascante, MD | Jamie A Grifo, MD, PhD | Brooke Wertz, MD, MPH
TUESDAY
11:15A-11:30A
The Impact of Patient Age on Patient-Centered Care (PCC) Priorities: A Survey of 1500 Art Patients Across the US
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 18 (CCC)
E-Poster
Authors: Alice Domar, PhD, Inception | Amber Mendoza, BS, Inception | Allison Catherino, PhD, EMD Serono | Kathleen Deering, PharmD, EPI-Q | Victoria Kulbokas, PharmD, EPI-Q | Kelly Wirka, PhD, EMD Serono
11:30A-11:45A
A Prospective Observational Trial of an Epigenetic Sperm Quality Test (“Spermqt”) To Predict Success Rates of Intrauterine Insemination Treatment: Preliminary Results
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 4 (CCC)
E-Poster
Authors: Dana Siegel, MD, University of Colorado School of Medicine | Kristin Brogaard, PhD, Inherent Biosciences | Lorry Schneider, BS, Inherent Biosciences | Alice Domar, PhD, Inception |Denny Sakkas, PhD, Boston IVF | Kathleen Devine, MD, Shady Grove Fertility | Cassandra Roeca, MD, Shady Grove Fertility
11:30A-11:45A
Excision vs Extension: Evaluating Art Outcomes for of Extended Sperm Search and Microfreeze (ESSM) Versus Surgically Retrieved Sperm (SRS)
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 1 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Emily Michelle Weidenbaum, MD | Jillian Pecoriello, MD2 | Xavier Sanchez, BA | Caroline McCaffrey, PhD, HCLD3 | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS1 | Bobby Najari, MD
11:45A-12:N
What Do Your Patients Want? Expectations and Discrepancies in Patient- Centered Care (PCC) Between Infertility Patients and Physicians
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 12 (CCC)
E-Poster
Authors: Alice Domar, PhD, Inception | Amber Mendoza, BS, Inception | Allison Catherino, PhD, EMD Serono | Kathleen Deering, PharmD, EPI-Q | Victoria Kulbokas, PharmD, EPI-Q | Kelly Wirka, PhD, EMD Serono
11:56A-12:07N
Discrepancies in Information Provided by Prospective Ovum Donors in Their Application Compared to Consultation with Certified Genetic Counselor as Part of Routine Screening in Large Fertility Network
Location: 401 and 402 (Street Level, CCC)
Oral
Authors: Lauri Black, MS, Inception | Camelia Varriale, BS, Inception | Emily Daugherty, MS, GeneScreen | Jacqueline Pierre-Louis, MS, GeneScreen | Katie Caesar, MS, GeneScreen | Daragh Castaneda, BA, Inception
12:02P-12:13P
What to Expect from Your Frozen Eggs? Cumulative Live Birth Rates (CLBRS) by Age at Planned Oocyte Cryopreservation (OC) And Number of Metaphase Ii Oocytes (M2s) Thawed
Location: Mile High Ballroom 4a (Lower Level, CCC)
Oral
Authors: Carlos M Parra, MD | Amelia G Kelly, MD | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS | Shannon DeVore, MD | Alan S Berkeley, MD | Brooke Wertz, MD | Caroline McCaffrey, PhD | James A Grifo, MD, PhD | Sarah D Cascante, MD
1:30P-1:45P
Assessment for Predictors of Embryo Ploidy Following Inconclusive Next- Generation Sequencing (NGS)-Based Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A)
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 14 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Claudia Durbin | Carlos M Parra, MD | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS | James A Grifo, MD, PhD | Caroline McCaffrey, PhD | Andria Besser MS, CGC
2:00P-2:15P
1 Out Of 5 Patients (PTS) Who Freeze Eggs At 40+ Years Will Have a Baby: Autologous Oocyte Thaw (OT) Outcomes from a Large Planned Oocyte Cryopreservation (OC) 40+ Cohort
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 6 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Amelia G Kelly, MD | Carlos M Parra, MD | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS | Jamie A Grifo, MD, PhD | Sarah D Cascante, MD
2:00P-2:15P
Balancing It Out: In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes After Pre-Implantation Genetic Testing for Chromosomal Structural Rearrangements Among Carriers of Robertsonian and Reciprocal Translocations
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 14 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Jillian Pecoriello, MD | Jenna Reich, MD | Amelia G Kelly, MD | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS | Andria G Besser, MS
2:03P-2:14P
Impact of Extended Duration Low Molecular Weight Heparin on Increased Risks of Preeclampsia in Infertility Patients with Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies
Location: Mile High Ballroom 4c (Lower Level, CCC)
Oral
Authors: Zia Husnain, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center FL | Tori Abdalla, BS, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | Nesli Akinci, BA, Nova SE University
| Ellen Wood, DO, IVFMD | Himanshu Arora, BS, MS, PhD, IVFMD | Hannah Flagstad, BS, Midwestern University | Ineabelle Collazo, BS, IVFMD | Juergen Eisermann, MD IVFMD
2:15P-2:30P
Are Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) Scores Useful in Evaluating a Curriculum to Enhance Residency Education in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI)?
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 15 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Elise Heisler, MD | Emily Weidenbaum, MD | Nirali Jain, MD | Amelia Kelly, MD | Carlos Parra, MD | Sarah Cascante, MD | Jacqueline Shaw, MD | Jennifer Blakemore, MD, MS
2:15P-2:30P
Evaluation of the Effect on Ongoing Pregnancy Rate of Using Artificial Intelligence for Embryo Prioritization: An Interim Analysis of a Prospective Randomized Control Trial
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 2 (CCC)
E-Poster
Authors: Oleksii O Barash, PhD, Reproductive Science Center of San Francisco | Kathleen A Miller, DHSc, IVF Florida Reproductive Center | Margaret Wozniak, BS, Ovation Fertility | Khalied Kaskar, PhD, Ovation Fertility | Benjamin R Sessions, PhD, Reproductive Care Center | Michael J Abeyta, BS, TS, CCRM San Francisco | Sonam Alissa Bhakta, BS, Aspire San Antonio | Michael Baker, PhD, Aspire San Antonio | Bhushan Gangrade, PhD, CRM | Zeyu Chang, MS, Alife Health | Michael Fanton, PhD, Alife Health | Vaishali Suraj, MS, Alife Health | Matthew VerMilyea, PhD, US Fertility
3:41P-3:52P
Post-Delivery Chromosomal Analysis of Placentas Arising from the Transfer of Embryos Diagnosed as Mosaic
Location: Mile High Ballroom 4b (Lower Level, CCC)
Oral
Authors: Julia Buldo-Licciardi, MD | Joseph C Mays, PhD | Andria Besser, MS | James Grifo, MD, PhD | Teresa Davoli, PhD | Caroline McCaffrey, PhD | Frederick Licciardi, MD
4:03P-4:14P
Questioning the Benefit of Reporting Low Level Segmental Mosaicism: Similar Observed Reproductive Potential Compared to Euploid Embryos
Location: Mile High Ballroom 4b (Lower Level, CCC)
Oral
Authors: Andria Besser, MS | Carlos Parra, MD | Sarah Cascante, MD | Caroline McCaffrey, PhD | Alan Berkeley, MD | Jamie Grifo, MD, PhD
4:14P-4:25P
Can Chromosome Number Predict Mosaic Embryo Transfer Outcome?
Location: Mile High Ballroom 4b (Lower Level, CCC)
Oral
Authors: Andria G Besser, MS, NYU Langone Fertility Center, New York, NY | Jamie A Grifo, MD, PhD, NYU Langone Prelude Fertility Center, New York, NY | Svetlana Madjunkova, MD, MS, PhD, Create Fertility Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada | Francesca Spinella, PhD, Eurofins Genoma Group, Rome, Italy | Manuel Viotti, PhD, KindLabs, Kindbody
4:30P-4:45P
Heightened Parameters of Negative Physiological Stress Parameters During ART: A Comparison of IVF Patients at Baseline to the Stimulation Phase
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 1 (CCC)
E-Poster
Authors: Alice Domar, PhD, Inception | Amber Mendoza, BS, Inception |Alison Meyers, BA, Inception | Schuyler Awtrey, BA, Inception | Melinda Carter, BSN, RNC, RBA | Jamie Grifo, MD, PhD, NYU
WEDNESDAY
Simple Versus Complex Congenital Uterine Anomaly (CUA) Repair: Are the Outcomes Similar?
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 7 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Elise Heisler, MD1 | Emily Michelle Weidenbaum, MD2 | Keizra Mecklai, MD3 | David H McCulloh, PhD4 | Jacquelyn Shaw, MD5 | Christopher Eswar, MD5 | Jennifer K Blakemore, MD, MS
11:45A-12:00P
Complete Corpus Luteum Deficiency After Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) Trigger with Intramuscular Progesterone (P4) Rescue Resulting in Viable Intrauterine Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Location: Mile High Poster Hall, 1a-1e, Station 19 (CCC)
Poster
Authors: Robyn Lipschultz, BA | Amelia Kelly, MD | Jennifer Blakemore, MD, MS