We’re grateful to have amazing staff members who are dedicated to improving the standard of care for all women. Today, we want you to meet two team members who play a vital role in providing FEMM’s excellent patient care support. Changing the Standard of Care: Interview with Leanne Jarvis What does a Patient Care Coordinator…

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Contributors: Juan Pablo Del Río, Hugo Soto, Patricio Contreras, Álvaro Becerra, Camila Contreras-Rojo, Manuel E. Cortés, Pilar Vigil Summary: Irregular menstrual cycles are common in adolescents and young women and are frequently the first sign of an underlying hormonal imbalance. In this study, 251 Chilean women aged 12 to 35 years who presented with ovulatory…

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A Patient’s Story Author: Dr. Virginia de la Lastra Nancy practices what she will say in the car. She practices it again in the waiting room. Her hands hold restlessly a folder that has grown soft at the corners from being carried. Inside it are years of her daughter’s life, translated into lab sheets and…

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A Diagnosis That Wasn’t the Whole Story Leaving her latest appointment with a reproductive endocrinologist, Mara felt the same confusion and anger that she had felt for the last three years. How could we know so much about everything and still so little about a woman’s body? What was the problem? Why couldn’t anyone tell…

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If you or someone you love has ever faced the grueling journey of infertility, you’ll want to pay close attention: the federal government in the United States is currently looking at a proposal that could alter how employers offer fertility insurance coverage. What does this mean? Historically, many employer-sponsored health plans have not offered comprehensive fertility…

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By Clare Halpine Dayvon enters the room, a polite young man in grade eight, with a great smile. He shakes my hand and sits down in the yellow plastic chair for the interview. “It’s not really an interview, more of a conversation,” I try to reassure him, but he is a confident young man in…

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FEMM recently held its first-ever Medical Management Masterclass in Nigeria in partnership with medical doctors and leaders from across the country. Healthcare professionals gathered to pore over the research and FEMM treatment protocols together this month, learning how to meet their patients’ need for reproductive health education and treatment. Following the growth of FEMM medical…

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FEMM has begun an exciting new partnership with the Franciscan Health System in Indiana. This partnership has deep roots in a tradition of innovative care. Franciscan Health was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration. The sisters have been a steady presence in Indiana since the late 1800s, when they founded St.…

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This month, FEMM teamed up with the Reproductive Health Research Institute to share cutting-edge research and clinical data at the National Conference on Women’s Health hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of the conference, according to the HHS, was to “explore breakthroughs in research, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of health conditions…

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