RMA of New York to Present 10 Original Scientific Papers at the ASRM Annual Meeting

    NEW YORK, NY, October 19, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The team at Reproductive Medicine Associates (RMA) of New York will present original research at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's (ASRM) annual conference to be held October 23-27, 2010 in Denver, Colorado.

RMA of New York is honored to have two presentations win awards within the Nurse's Professional Group of ASRM. These awards were funded by a generous grant from Merck. The research titled, "Does Surgical Management of a Missed Abortion Provide a More Rapid Return to Fertility Treatment than Medical Management in a Fertility Practice" will be presented by Hilde Cotton, RN, on Monday, October 25 at 4:15pm. "A Survey of Fertility Practices and How They Use Electronic Communication" will be presented by Kira Copperman, LCSW at the same session.

Including these award honored presentations, RMA of New York will present a total of 4 oral presentations and 6 poster abstracts of research findings regarding fertility preservation in cancer patients and optimizing success rates using in vitro fertilization (IVF).

"RMA of New York continues its fine mission of sharing data-driven findings to improve patient care. This year the entire team is honored to be recognized twice by ASRM's Nurses Professional Group for our work," states Dr. Alan Copperman, co-medical director of RMA of New York.

RMA of New York invites all ASRM attendees to visit their research presentations where RMA of New York researchers will be on hand to answer questions. Below is a complete listing of the presentations:

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York Research at ASRM 2010

Oral Presentations on Monday, October 25, 4:15-6:15pm
- A Survey of Fertility Practices and How they use Electronic Communication (Oral #18)
- Does Surgical Management of a Missed Abortion Provide a More Rapid Return to Fertility Treatment than Medical Management in a Fertility Practice (Oral #20)
- FMR1 Trinucleotide Repeat Size Predictive of Ovarian Response (Oral #70)
- Defining Early bhCG Dynamics in IVF Conceived Monozygotic (MZ) Pregnancies (Oral #81)

Poster Presentations on Tuesday, October 26, 7:00-9:00am
- The Average Cost of Fertility Preservation for Female Cancer Patients (Poster #39)
- Elective Oocyte Freezing for the Preservation of Fertility: An IRB Approved Study of Over 200 Clients (Poster #48)
- You Can't Always Get What You Want. Clinical Outcomes in PGD for Gender Variety (Poster #103)
- Early hCG Trigger in High-Responders: A Safe Approach to Help Prevent Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (Poster #234)
- Late hCG Trigger is Not Predictive of a Negative Outcome in Young Patients Undergoing IVF (Poster #236)

Poster Presentations on Wednesday, October 27, 7:00-9:00am
- Sperm can take the Heat but not the Cold (Poster #505)

About Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York):
RMA of New York is the reproductive endocrinology and infertility division of Mount Sinai Medical Center and has been caring for patients at their midtown Manhattan location since 2001, with additional locations in Westchester and Long Island. RMA of New York is a full-service fertility center with international acclaim for its infertility services and in vitro fertilization (IVF) program that consistently achieves positive patient outcomes. Highly individualized patient care is offered through seven reproductive endocrinologists, a urologist, a complementary care team, and highly qualified staff. RMA of New York's clinical and laboratory teams are active researchers with the mission of translating scientific insight into clinical care. For more information, please call 212.756.5777 or visit www.rmany.com.

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