Inside Reproductive Health Podcast

Genetic testing in IVF is only getting more complex and more common. REIs, you’re not supposed to do this alone, help is already here.
We speak with four genetic counselors, Amber Kaplun, Rachel Donnell, Andria Besser, and Lauri Black, about how this works in practice.
We dive into:
How to embed genetic counselors into your workflow
How to free up REI time while improving patient experience
Why access to genetic counselors isn’t as limited as it seems
How third-party services like GeneScreen fit into clinical operations
Their perspective on PGT-P vs. PGT-G (and where the field is heading)

What is CCRM building toward, and how are they preparing for what comes next? As part of Unified Women’s Healthcare, CCRM is positioning for a future where “hub and spoke” becomes more than just a buzzword. Tracy Belsan, President of CCRM Fertility, joins the episode to share how they’re thinking about growth, operations, and the patient journey.

We dive into:
The KPIs CCRM focuses on

The operational barrier they removed (Moving patients into care faster)

How technology is being implemented across the patient journey

CCRM’s approach to patient finance and access to care

The role of APPs and evolving clinical models

What it takes to consolidate an entire network onto a single EMR by 2027

A tale of two PGTs.

One is making bold promises and headlines, the other is quietly gaining traction and relevance.

Between PGT-P & PGT-G…what’s actually moving the needle?

Dr. Mili Thakur of Genome Ally and Dr. Sasha Hakman of HRC Fertility break down what they’re seeing in real patients, especially when everything else has already failed.

We dive into:
The real difference between PGT-P and PGT-G

Why some genetic claims are under scrutiny

Where whole genome sequencing is actually helping

How PGT-G may reduce repeated failed IVF cycles

Whether this can truly shorten time to pregnancy

The results are in: 5 healthy babies born, 64.3% fertilization rate, zero eggs damaged across hundreds of oocytes.

Lab automation in IVF is no longer theoretical, it’s been proven.

Chief Scientific Officers Jason Barritt of Kindbody and Jacques Cohen of Conceivable Life Sciences join the episode to discuss a recent study published in Human Reproduction examining AURA, the robotic lab system developed by Conceivable Life Sciences.
We dive into:
What “proof of concept” actually means in IVF lab automation

Why this study matters (And where it falls short of current standards)

The role of automation as a testing ground for new lab technologies

What a fully automated IVF lab could unlock

Whether “hub and spoke” models in fertility have been misunderstood (and what they could actually become)

If automation continues to progress, the scale of what’s possible in fertility care may look very different than it does today.

Do fertility doctors deserve happiness?
It sounds like a strange question, but for many REIs it’s not abstract.
We step back from operations, technology, and finance to ask a more fundamental question with Inception’s National Medical Director, Dr. Jason Yeh:
What does a good life actually look like for a fertility specialist?
In this conversation, we explore:
Moral injury vs. burnout

The X–Y axis of time and money in a physician’s career

Happiness vs. meaning

Why fertility doctors often benchmark happiness against the status and performance of peers

Living in the moment as an REI

The different kinds of regret fertility doctors describe at the end of their careers

Conversations like this are rare. If you find value in it, please tell us. Because if the field wants more conversations like this, we need to prove they’re worth having.