Please join me for a discussion of the patient side of fertility treatment with author and journalist Amy Klein about her book "The Trying Game: Get Through Fertility Treatment and Get Pregnant Without Losing Your Mind".

In this episode we dive into the world of insulins and the management of preexisting diabetes in pregnancy.

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• Uteroplacental blood flow in diabetic pregnancy: Measurements with iridium 113m and a computer-linked gamma camera. L. Nylund et al. AJOG. 1982
• Pre-existing diabetes, maternal glycated haemoglobin, and the risks of fetal and infant death: a population-based study . P. Tennant et al. Diabetologia. 2014
• Large for Gestational Age Neonates: Antrhopometric Reasons for Shoulder Dystocia. H. Mondanlou et al. Obset & Gynecology 1982
• Shoulder Dystocia: Incidence and Risk Factors. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2016
• History of Insulin. C. Quianzon et al. Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives 2012 
• Insulin Analogues. I. Hirsch. NEJM. 2005
• Insulin requirements during labor: a reappraisal. AJOG. 1982
• Insulin and glucose requirements during the first stage of labor in insulin-dependent diabetic women. AJM. 1983
• The use of continuous insulin infusion for the peripartum management of pregnant diabetic women. AJOG. 1978
• Peripartum metabolic control in gestational diabetes. AJOG 2010
• Constant intravenous insulin infusion during labor and delivery in diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care. 1982

Labor Insulin Drip Protocol

Drs. Jillian Kurtz & Vai Umesh join me to discuss fertility equality.

Drs. Jillian Kurtz & Vai Umesh join me to discuss fertility equality.

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Discord Server

The Fight for Fertility Equality - NYT

How Much does IVF Really Cost?

CNY Fertility

West Coast Surrogacy

Join us as we discuss "Intra-abdominal Irrigation at Cesarean Delivery" from a the Green Journal in 2012.

Guests: Dr. Jerry Ballas & Dr. Heather Link

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Dr. Jillian Kurtz walks us through an evidence-based approach to infertility.

Join myself and Dr. Jerry Ballas to discuss what life has been like for us as Ob/Gyn's in the last 6 months. We delve into what COVID has done to our units and give some tips on how to protect ourselves.

OB Leadership - CoVID Response

Dr. Heather Link joins me to discuss maternal mortality in Lousiana.

Drs. Jillian Kurtz and Caiyun Liao join me to discuss "Association Between Fertility Treatment and Cancer RIsk in Children" published 12/19 in JAMA

Dr. Ballas joins me to discuss the PROLONG trial and discuss the role of progesterone in the prevention of preterm birth.

PROLONG Trial

Join us to discuss the changes in postpartum care and how we can help better support women.

ACOG Bulletin

Drs. Sara Kim & Vai Umesh join me to dicuss stillbirth rates and medical treatment of uterine fibroids.