Employers: spell out fertility benefits in offer letters. After my second trip to Harvard Business School to talk about fertility, this continues to be the #1 topic alongside egg freezing—huge differentiator when there are multiple options.

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Well, I'm taking some time for the next few months for a mix of things: Consulting with health-tech founders I adore, building up a syndicate with Jonathan Slotkin, MD Rebecca Mitchell, MD, writing my book and working on my newsletter!

And from there, I'll keep you all posted 🤩

Some personal news: I just ended a 3.5 year run at OMERS Ventures.

I learned an incredible amount, got inspired daily by founders and had the rare opportunity to translate my skillsets to a new industry. Plus, I made friends that'll be in my life for a long time.

So what's…

For anyone toiling and fighting the good fight in digital health right now, this gloves off edition of Christina Farr’s Second Opinion is for you.

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What a world it would be if we taught boys about fertile windows. Join for this epic conversation and other hot takes today at 4pm #SXSW2024

At long last, she’s here! Please meet Leena Mo, CEO. A few years ago I was asked to speak to my daughter’s class about what I do for a living–and I could not find a single children’s book about entrepreneurship, let alone one with a young girl as a protagonist. I vowed then and…

257 patients --> follow up ~ 3y
* Polyethylene (PET) detected in carotid artery plaque in 150 patients (58.4%)
* 31 patients (12.1%) had polyvinyl chloride
* Patients with micro- and nanoplastics 4.5x ⬆️ risk risk MI, stroke and death

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Unreal.

“Mr. Greg Abbott acknowledged that he did not know the details, saying, “I have no idea mathematically — the number of frozen embryos, is it one, 10, 100, 1,000?”

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Nearly 2% of babies born in the US each year happen via IVF. Most people who use it would otherwise not be able to start a family. My heart breaks for the patients in Alabama and the providers trying desperately to make sense of this ruling and continue to practice.

We made it happen. The panel I’ve always wanted to do! 3 founders. Talking about mental health, resilience and how to recover from winding down a startup.

Confirmed: Leslie Schrock Maggie Tracy Warren

Join us May 7 at the APA’s annual conference at its Innovation Zone in NYC.

Doubling down on my prediction that 2024 is the year male fertility hits the mainstream. Who is building in that space?