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Ovation Fertility Welcomes Pradeep Warikoo, PhD, HCLD, ELD, CC (ABB), as Cincinnati Lab Director

Dr. Warikoo will oversee the Ovation Fertility Cincinnati laboratory as well as a new andrology lab set to open in February 2024. Nashville, TN (February 15, 2024) – Pradeep Warikoo, PhD, HCLD, ELD, CC (ABB), has joined the Ovation® Fertility team as laboratory director of Ovation Fertility Cincinnati, effective February 1, 2024. Dr. Warikoo comes to Ovation from the Bethesda Fertility Center Reproductive Study Lab…

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Five Ovation-Supported Research Abstracts Accepted for Presentation at ASRM 2023

Nashville, TENN – Ovation® Fertility teams are presenting three poster and two oral presentations at the 2023 ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo, which takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 14-18, 2023. “ASRM is an event that we look forward to and work toward every year because it provides us so many opportunities to learn and share with other experts in reproductive medicine,” says Matthew “Tex”…

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Ovation Research Included in Four Abstracts Selected for Presentation at ESHRE 2023

Ovation® Fertility scientists contributed to four abstracts accepted for poster presentations at the ESHRE® 39th Annual Meeting, June 25-28, 2023. Nashville, TN June 27, 2023 (3 am EST)– Ovation® Fertility scientists contributed to four pieces of research accepted for poster presentation at the ESHRE virtual 39th Annual Meeting. The event, hosted by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, is held this year in Copenhagen,…

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On the Move: The Fertility Center of Las Vegas Relocates to New, State-of-the-Art Facility

New location will provide FCLV patients in Southern Nevada with enhanced clinic capabilities and top-notch lab services provided by Ovation Fertility. LAS VEGAS (June 9, 2023) – The Fertility Center of Las Vegas (FCLV), a leader in fertility care and research since 1988, is pleased to announce the opening of its new, state-of-the-art clinic to best serve its ever-expanding patient base. For more than 35…

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US Fertility and Ovation Combine to Create IVF Services Powerhouse, Increasing Access to Fertility Services

The combined corporate entity provides advanced fertility care through 90+ locations and 28 laboratories. Los Angeles, CA (May 23, 2023) – US Fertility, the United States’ largest partnership of physician-owned fertility practices, announced today it has joined forces with Ovation Fertility (“Ovation”). The two companies, signed a definitive agreement on March 31, 2023, and have since completed a successful federal regulatory evaluation process, creating the…

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Six Ovation Research Abstracts Accepted for Presentation at ASRM 2022

Nashville, TN (October 25, 2022)– Ovation® Fertility teams are presenting six poster presentations at the 2022 ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo, which takes place in Anaheim, California, October 22-26, 2022. Additionally, several Ovation scientists are leading courses, workshops and roundtable discussions at the annual event, where top experts in reproductive medicine discuss the latest in reproductive care. “One of the most powerful contributors to Ovation’s…

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Ovation Fertility Licenses Genomic Prediction’s LifeView PGT Platform

Nashville, TN October 21, 2022 — Ovation® Fertility has announced a new partnership with Genomic Prediction that will enhance and expand the genetic testing options available to hopeful parents. By licensing the company’s LifeViewTM PGT platform for use in Ovation Genetics labs, Ovation will be able to offer physicians and patients the most comprehensive preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) available to aid in the selection of optimal-quality…

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Ovation Fertility Hires Debbie Wells as National Sales Director

Nashville, TN (September 20, 2022) – Ovation® Fertility strives to bring infertility patients the joy of parenthood through innovative science. To reach even more hopeful parents around the United States, Ovation is proud to announce that Debbie Wells is the organization’s new national sales director. Her work will help bring Ovation’s state-of-the-art offerings and scientific advancements to even more infertility practices, supporting patients on their…

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Ovation Fertility Vermont Announced As Newest Location in Ovation Network

Nashville, TN (August 2, 2022) – Ovation® Fertility continues to grow and expand its presence throughout the United States with a new location in the Northeast. The addition of Ovation Fertility Vermont allows the nation’s leading IVF and andrology services company to enter a new market, increasing patient access to fertility care in the Northeastern United States. With Ovation’s newest location comes the opportunity to…

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Stephanie Rampello Joins Ovation to Become Director of Fertility Storage Solutions

Nashville, TN (July 26, 2022) – Ovation® Fertility has a new director who is ready to take the renowned Fertility Storage Solutions program to the next level. Stephanie Rampello will be taking the helm to oversee the talented professionals who help keep frozen reproductive materials, including eggs, sperm and embryos, safe for the patients who need them to start and grow their families. Rampello graduated…

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Marty McGuirk Joins Ovation Fertility As Chief Development Officer

Nashville, TN (July 19, 2022) – Ovation® Fertility is proud to announce that Marty McGuirk will be joining the organization’s mergers and acquisitions team as the chief development officer. He will be joining the existing mergers and acquisitions team to help Ovation expand its footprint of IVF, andrology and genetics laboratories around the United States. McGuirk earned his Bachelor of Arts with honors in politics…

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Khalied Kaskar PhD Joins Ovation Fertility as Laboratory Director for Texas Labs

Nashville, TN (July 12, 2022) – Khalied Kaskar, PhD, HCLD has joined Ovation® Fertility as the laboratory director for the IVF labs in Austin and San Antonio as well as the andrology labs in New Braunfels, Round Rock and South Austin. This laboratory director’s wealth of assisted reproductive technology experience and global perspective on fertility care will allow Ovation to continue bringing the joy of…

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Three Ovation Abstracts Presented at ESHRE 2022

Nashville, TN June 28, 2022 – Ovation® Fertility scientists were invited to share three pieces of research at the ESHRE virtual 38th Annual Meeting. The event, hosted by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, takes place in Milan, Italy, July 3-6, 2022. “The Ovation scientific team is once again honored to have been invited to present research at this prestigious international scientific conference,”…

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Nature Scientific Reports Publishes Results of Ovation Fertility and Presagen Testing Novel Decentralized AI Learning Algorithm

Nashville, TN (June 7, 2022) – Ovation® Fertility and AI company Presagen collaborated to develop a novel decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) learning model that enhances AI training while adhering to data privacy laws. When training AI, it’s critical to use multiple, diverse data sources. This results in unbiased and generalized AI. However, privacy laws prevent researchers from moving data outside of the country of origin….

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Ovation Fertility Grand Rapids Becomes Ovation’s Newest Lab Location

Nashville, TN (May 24, 2022) – Ovation® Fertility has announced a new IVF and andrology laboratory location as part of its continued growth and expansion throughout the United States. Thanks to a combination of state-of-the-art equipment and utilization of best practices in assisted reproductive technology, Ovation Fertility Grand Rapids will allow Ovation to continue to bring the joy of parenthood through innovative science. This new…

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Stephen Roland Joins Ovation Fertility as Regional Market Director, East

Roland joined Ovation April 18, 2022, bringing 14 years of experience in healthcare operations. (Nashville, Tennessee) April 18, 2022 – Ovation® Fertility is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Roland to the Ovation senior management team as regional market director, East. As a regional market director, Roland will work directly with lab directors and their teams to ensure that their activities align with Ovation’s…

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Nirvika Singh Sharma, MS, ELD (ABB), MBBS, ELS, ALS, Associate Lab Director, Ovation Fertility San Antonio

Dr. Singh joined the Ovation Fertility IVF lab leadership team on February 7, 2022. (Nashville, Tennessee) February 7, 2022 – Ovation® Fertility is pleased to announce that Nirvika Singh Sharma, MS, ELD (ABB), MBBS, ELS, ALS, has joined the company as an associate lab director, effective February 7, 2022. In this role, she will oversee IVF, embryology and andrology operations at the Ovation Fertility San…

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Ovation Fertility Transitions Home Office to Nashville

Nashville – February 15, 2022 – Ovation® Fertility has relocated its operations headquarters from the Los Angeles area to its Nashville office. Founded in 2015, the IVF services company was created by four leading reproductive endocrinologists as a California-based startup that owned and operated four IVF labs. Since that time, Ovation has acquired seven additional laboratories across the country, and has created or acquired several ancillary…

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Aldo Esterhuizen, PhD, HCLD (ABB), Joins Ovation Fertility as Lab Director

Dr. Esterhuizen joined Ovation in January 2022, bringing more than 35 years of experience as a lab director and IVF researcher. (Nashville, Tennessee) January 19, 2022 – Ovation® Fertility is pleased to announce that Aldo Esterhuizen, PhD, HCLD (ABB), has joined the company as a lab director. In this role, she will oversee all IVF, embryology and andrology operations at the Ovation Fertility Nashville IVF…

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Alife Health Researchers Publish Study on Embryo Ranking Using AI

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire — Today, researchers at Alife Health, a fertility technology company building artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed to improve in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes, published data on embryo prioritization using AI technology. The study, published online in Fertility and Sterility, was conducted in collaboration with partners at some of the world’s leading fertility clinics, including Shady Grove, Boston IVF, Ovation Fertility, Cornell, IVF Florida, and RSC…

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International Collaborative Study Provides Insight into Gene Activation in One-Cell Embryos

Nashville – December 28, 2021 – IVF services company Ovation Fertility announces the publication of a new collaborative study, “Human embryonic genome activation initiates at the one-cell stage.” The groundbreaking study reveals that genes in human embryos rapidly become active soon after fertilization, at the single-cell stage, rather than at the multicell stage as previously believed. A summary of the research is now available online…

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Judi Beachum Joins Ovation Fertility as Vice President, Human Resources

Beachum brings deep experience in healthcare human resources to Ovation’s growing national IVF services operations (Nashville, Tennessee) November 30, 2021 – Ovation® Fertility is pleased to announce the addition of Judi Beachum to its senior leadership team. As vice president, human resources, Beachum will be responsible for leading Ovation’s human resources operations, bringing valuable expertise in culture definition, recognition, mergers and acquisitions, executive and management…

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Thirteen Ovation Research Abstracts Accepted for Presentation at ASRM 2021

(Nashville, Tennessee) October 21, 2021 – Ovation® Fertility’s nationwide team of leading IVF scientists is presenting three oral and 10 poster presentations at the ASRM 2021 Scientific Congress and Expo. Ovation Fertility teams are presenting three oral presentations and 10 poster presentations at the 2021 ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo, which takes place both virtually and in-person in Baltimore October 17-20, 2021. Additionally, Ovation scientists are leading…

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Study on AI Data Cleansing Published by Scientific Reports at Nature.com

(Los Angeles, California) September 21, 2021 – IVF services company Ovation Fertility announces the publication of a new study, “Automated detection of poor-quality data: case studies in healthcare,” by Scientific Reports, a Nature portfolio journal. The study, which focuses on a novel data cleansing technique to improve the use of artificial intelligence in embryo selection in IVF and in pneumonia detection in chest X-rays, is…

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Daniel Madero Joins Ovation Fertility as Director of Third-Party Services

(Los Angeles, California ) August 31, 2021 – Ovation® Fertility is pleased to announce the addition of Daniel Madero to its senior leadership team. As director of third-party services, Madero will be responsible for two Ovation service lines: Ovation Donor Services, which provides frozen donor eggs to hopeful parents, and the Center for Surrogate Parenting, which is the world’s oldest surrogacy agency and welcomes intended…

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Paul Kappelman Joins Ovation Fertility as Chief Executive Officer

(Los Angeles, California ) August 17, 2021 – Ovation® Fertility is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Kappelman to the Ovation leadership team as chief executive officer. An experienced healthcare executive, Kappelman steps into this key leadership role with 25 years of experience that is closely aligned with the company’s structure, strategies and goals. As CEO, Kappelman is responsible for the company’s overall strategic…

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Ovation Fertility Washington DC Announced as Ovation’s Newest Lab Location

(Los Angeles, California ) August 3, 2021 – Ovation® Fertility proudly announces the addition of its newest laboratory, in Washington DC, bringing the IVF services company’s total number of nationwide IVF labs to 11. With Ovation’s acquisition of its IVF lab, Columbia Fertility Associates joins a growing list of renowned physician practices choosing to partner with Ovation to help patients become parents. The addition of…

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Ovation Fertility Deploys Matcher Across Its Nationwide Network of IVF and Genetics Labs

Los Angeles, Jul 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ovation® Fertility has partnered with IMT Matcher and NextGen LifeLabs to roll out the Matcher e-witnessing system across its nationwide network of IVF and genetics laboratories in 2021, generating data the company can use to analyze every aspect of lab operations and precisely target its continuous improvement initiatives. Matcher is a barcode-based electronic witnessing, labeling, scheduling and…

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Five Ovation Abstracts Presented at ESHRE 2021

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Ovation® Fertility scientists were invited to present one oral and four poster presentations at the ESHRE® virtual 37th Annual Meeting, June 26-July 1, 2021.

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Ovation Fertility Hires Danny Charles as Vice President of Business Development

(Los Angeles, California) May 23, 2021 Charles will lead Ovation’s process for mergers and acquisitions, helping Ovation expand its national network of top-quality IVF laboratories. Ovation® Fertility has hired experienced healthcare mergers and acquisitions leader Danny Charles, CPA, as vice president of business development. He will be responsible for identifying and executing on IVF laboratory acquisition opportunities to expand Ovation’s national IVF lab network. “We…

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Ovation Fertility Announces Additions to Leadership Team

(Los Angeles, California) February 23, 2021 To support rapid growth, IVF services company Ovation® Fertility has recently added four new individuals to its leadership team, and has promoted three individuals to newly created management roles. The new hires and promotions add new layers of management expertise to lead the company through expected expansion and planned program development in 2021. Kimberly Wessel, regional market director, East,…

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Ovation Fertility Fort Worth Announced as Ovation’s Newest Lab Location

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(Los Angeles, California) January 19, 2021 – Ovation® Fertility is proud to announce a new laboratory location in Fort Worth, Texas. With Ovation’s acquisition of its Texas Reproductive Center IVF lab, Fort Worth Fertility joins a growing list of physician practices choosing to partner with Ovation Fertility to help patients become parents. The addition of Ovation Fertility Fort Worth adds another large city market to…

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STAT: IVF Can Be a Painstaking Process. Could AI Make It More Precise?

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Researchers across the world are studying the potential for artificial intelligence to be applied to the IVF process, helping scientists and fertility specialists more precisely choose the most viable embryos to transfer. Ovation® Fertility has been leading the charge toward investigating the use of AI in IVF, compiling and analyzing years of data to produce award-winning research studies presented at scientific conferences worldwide. Ovation’s vice…

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Ovation Fertility Promotes Matthew “Tex” VerMilyea, PhD, HCLD/CC, to Vice President of IVF Lab Operations

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(Los Angeles, California) June 18, 2020 Ovation® Fertility has promoted Matthew “Tex” VerMilyea, PhD, HCLD/CC, to a newly created position of vice president of IVF lab operations. In this new senior management role, Dr. VerMilyea serves as a scientific resource and operational advocate for the nationwide network of Ovation IVF labs and is responsible for facilitating clinical collaboration across Ovation’s laboratory teams. He will also…

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Ovation Fertility Scientists Present Research at UEARS in Cairo, Egypt

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Ovation Fertility Scientists Present Research at UEARS in Cairo, Egypt Ovation scientists have once again been honored with an opportunity to share their expertise with a global audience. Two Ovation representatives have been invited to present their research and serve as session chairpersons at the 5th Upper Egypt Assisted Reproduction Conference (UEARS), which will take place February 19-20, 2020, at the Hilton Cairo Heliopolis in…

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Matthew “Tex” VerMilyea, PhD, HCLD/CC, to Present at Dallas Embryologists Association Meeting

Dr. Matthew "Tex" VerMilyea

Ovation® Fertility’s Vice President of IVF Lab Operations Matthew “Tex” VerMilyea, PhD, HCLD/CC, has been invited to a guest speaker at the December 9, 2019, meeting of the Dallas Embryologists Association, an organization for laboratory professionals working in assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Dr. VerMilyea will present on the topic, “Physiological Culture Media & Mitotic Euploid with Morphology as a Second Indicator.”…

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Ovation Research Accepted for Presentation at ASRM 2019

Ovation will have a strong presence at the premier conference for reproductive experts, including a leadership role in the scientific program for the Society for Reproductive Biologists & Technologists. Ovation Fertility is once again proving its reputation as a prolific producer of research in the field of reproductive medicine, with six abstracts accepted for poster presentations at the ASRM 2019 Scientific Congress and Expo, the…

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Ovation Fertility Announces Addition of New Off-Site Lab Director, Diane Wright, PhD, HCLD/CC

Ovation Fertility has added a new IVF laboratory director to its nationwide team, expanding its ability to provide off-site lab directors to existing and startup IVF laboratories nationwide. Diane Wright, PhD, HCLD/CC, will bring to client laboratories Ovation’s best practices, developed through the collaboration of some of reproductive medicine’s top scientists and physicians. Ovation® Fertility is pleased to announce that it has added a new…

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Texas Fertility Specialists Erika Munch, MD, and Susan Hudson, MD, Join Ovation Fertility

Texas Fertility Specialists Erika Munch, MD, and Susan Hudson, MD

Two top Texas fertility specialists have joined Ovation Fertility, the nation’s most innovative IVF laboratory company. Erika Munch, MD, and Susan Hudson, MD, both part of Texas Fertility Center, serve patients in San Antonio and New Braunfels. Ovation® Fertility is pleased to announce that it has welcomed two new physician shareholders, both affiliated with the renowned Texas Fertility Center: Susan Hudson, MD, and Erika Munch,…

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Ovation Fertility Co-Founder and CEO Nate Snyder Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year in Greater Los Angeles

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Ovation® Fertility Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Nate Snyder has received the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2019 Award in the Health and Wellness category in Greater Los Angeles. As the world’s most prestigious business awards program for entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur Of The Year recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities, while also transforming…

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Ovation Abstract on Artificial Intelligence in IVF Nominated for Awards at ESHRE in Vienna

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An Ovation® Fertility abstract about the use of artificial intelligence in IVF, presented at the 35th European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) Annual Meeting on June 24, 2019, was pre-selected for consideration for two prestigious awards at the event. An Ovation® Fertility abstract about the use of artificial intelligence in IVF, presented at the 35th European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)…

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Ovation Fertility Announces New Private Equity Investor: Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

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Ovation Fertility has partnered with a new private equity investor: investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP), the middle-market-focused private equity team within Morgan Stanley Investment Management. The investment will allow Ovation to continue to grow its service lines and nationwide presence, and to further its mission to reduce the overall cost of having a family through more efficient and effective fertility care….

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Ovation Abstracts Selected for Presentation at ESHRE in Vienna

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Ovation® Fertility scientists have been invited to present four pieces of research at the 35th European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) Annual Meeting in Vienna, June 23-26, 2019. Ovation abstracts were chosen for one oral presentation and three poster presentations. Ovation® Fertility scientists have been invited to present four pieces of research at the 35th European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) Annual Meeting…

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Nevada Fertility Specialist Carrie Bedient, MD, Joins Ovation Fertility

Southern Nevada’s only female board certified reproductive endocrinologist has joined Ovation Fertility, the nation’s most innovative IVF laboratory company. Carrie Bedient, MD, is a partner with The Fertility Center of Las Vegas, serving patients from Las Vegas and around the world. Ovation® is pleased to announce that it has welcomed a new physician shareholder: Carrie Bedient, MD, of world-renowned The Fertility Center of Las Vegas….

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Austin American-Statesman – OVA Uses Computer to Pick Perfect Embryo

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For Ashley and Patrick Sullivan of Austin, a positive pregnancy test was the happy culmination of a long and frustrating fertility journey. But because they were chosen to participate in a special study by Ovation Fertility in conjunction with Texas Fertility Center, the Sullivans got to witness something that very few IVF patients ever see: images of their embryos actually developing in the laboratory. The…

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Two Ovation IVF Patients to Travel to Washington D.C. for RESOLVE Advocacy Day

Two Ovation IVF Patients to Travel to Washington D.C. for RESOLVE Advocacy Day

Ovation® Fertility, in conjunction with its partner physicians at Texas Fertility Center and Fertility Answers, has selected two IVF patients to receive the 2019 Advocacy Day Grant. The grant, awarded this year to two Ovation IVF patients, covers the cost to attend RESOLVE Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., to talk to members of Congress about their family-building experiences. Ovation® Fertility, in collaboration with its partner…

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KXAN interview with Kaylen Silverberg, MD – Artificial Intelligence and Fertility

KXAN interview with Kaylen Silverberg, MD – Artificial Intelligence and Fertility

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly being adopted in countless industries, delivering advanced computational power to enhance human capabilities. At Texas Fertility Center, AI is now being used to improve fertility treatment and help more hopeful parents conceive. Texas Fertility Center’s IVF lab, Ovation® Fertility Austin, is using new AI technology to assess the potential of embryos created through IVF. In this three-minute Studio 512 interview, TFC’s…

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Wall Street Journal: IVF Often Doesn’t Work. Could an Algorithm Help?

IVF has helped countless people around the world fulfill their family planning goals. While the science of IVF is well-established, new technologies and protocols are continuously being developed that could help even more families’ dreams come true. Ovation® Fertility is among the first IVF service providers in the country to integrate artificial intelligence into the IVF process in an effort to improve success rates. Ovation Fertility…

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Ovation Fertility Acquires Texas Fertility Center San Antonio Lab

Ovation Fertility Acquires Texas Fertility Center San Antonio Lab

Ovation Fertility™ has added Texas Fertility Center’s San Antonio IVF laboratory to its nationwide network of IVF and genetics labs. With this acquisition – the fourth in 12 months – the Ovation network expands to serve nine nationwide markets. Ovation Fertility™ has announced the acquisition of a second Texas Fertility Center IVF laboratory, San Antonio IVF. Ovation Fertility is a national network of IVF labs,…

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Ovation Fertility Partners with University of Pennsylvania’s Fertility Clinic

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Ovation Fertility™ has announced a new collaboration with Penn Fertility Care and the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania. In its first collaboration with a university-based fertility clinic and IVF laboratory, Ovation’s national network of reproductive endocrinologists and scientific thought leaders will work alongside Penn’s physicians and scientists to improve patient outcomes and increase operational efficiencies. “We have tremendous respect for…

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Ovation Research Accepted for Presentation at ASRM 2018

One Ovation study to be presented at ASRM supported NASA’s Micro-11 study, the first test of how human sperm function in the weightlessness of space. Ovation Fertility™ is once again proving its reputation as a prolific producer of research in the field of reproductive medicine, with 10 abstracts accepted for presentation at the ASRM 2018 Scientific Congress and Expo. Ovation’s leading scientists and affiliated physicians…

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New Research: Artificial Intelligence Non-Invasively Detects Chromosome 21-Linked Genetic Disorders

A study by Ovation Fertility and Life Whisperer used artificial intelligence to accurately detect aneuploidy of chromosome 21, which causes Down syndrome. The study is also the first to identify a specific chromosomal abnormality – trisomy 21 – based on morphological assessment through AI. Ovation Fertility/Life Whisperer collaborative study validates first non-invasive technology to identify specific chromosomal abnormalities using morphological assessment through artificial intelligence A…

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New Research: AI Is an Effective Tool to Analyze Embryo Quality

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Ovation Fertility/Life Whisperer collaborative study indicates that artificial intelligence technology can evaluate embryo quality more accurately than standard morphological grading methods A recent, international collaborative study by U.S.-based Ovation Fertility™ and Australia-based Life Whisperer suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) may be a valuable tool to accurately detect genetic defects in human embryos. In this study, Life Whisperer’s new AI technology was used to evaluate thousands…

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Ovation Fertility Presents New Fertility Research at European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting

Ovation Fertility Presents New Fertility Research at European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting

Ovation Fertility™, a national network of reproductive endocrinologists and scientific thought leaders, is presenting new fertility research at the 34th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE®) in Barcelona, Spain, July 1-4, 2018. The abstracts accepted for four poster presentations and one oral presentation are the result of collaborative research involving 14 scientists and reproductive endocrinologists, working together across Ovation…

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Ovation Fertility Announces Partnership with Institute for Reproductive Health

(Los Angeles, California) June 19, 2018 – Ovation Fertility™ is proud to announce a partnership with the Institute for Reproductive Health in Cincinnati, OH, in which the Institute for Reproductive Health will merge its laboratory with Ovation Fertility. Ovation Fertility Cincinnati allows Ovation Fertility to expand its growing nationwide laboratory network into the Midwest. The partnership also supports Ovation Fertility’s affiliated physicians in their quest…

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New IVF Success Rates Data Rank Ovation Fertility™ as a Fertility Solutions Leader

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its annual IVF success rates data, which demonstrate Ovation Fertility laboratories produce the highest instance of healthy singleton live births in the nation. The newly released 2016 Fertility Clinic Success Rates Report is evidence that Ovation Fertility’s innovative model, which focuses on collaboration across a network of pioneering scientists and reproductive endocrinologists, is achieving its…

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Ovation Fertility™ To Present New Fertility Research at American Association of Bioanalysts/College of Reproductive Biology Conference

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Ovation Fertility, a national network of reproductive endocrinologists and scientific thought leaders, will present new fertility research at the 2018 AAB Education Conference and CRB Symposium in Orlando, Florida, on May 17-19. The three abstracts accepted for oral and poster presentations are the result of collaborative research involving nine scientists at Ovation Fertility’s six IVF labs nationwide. In addition to these presentations, Ovation Fertility’s Newport…

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Texas Fertility Center and Ovation Fertility™ Announce Recipient of RESOLVE Advocacy Day Grant

Austin, TX (May 8, 2018) – Texas Fertility Center (TFC) and Ovation Fertility are proud to announce the recipient of the Advocacy Day grant. Erin Steward, a TFC and Ovation Fertility patient, will receive the grant to cover the cost of attending RESOLVE Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., on May 23. To be considered for the grant, which was cosponsored by TFC and Ovation Fertility,…

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Ovation Fertility™ Hires Aaron Harutunian as Director of Business Development

Recognized for his specialized sales and scientific expertise within the field of IVF and reproductive genetics, Harutunian will lead Ovation Fertility’s expansion of key service lines. He brings to the growing company a decade of proven success in building high-performing teams that consistently exceed sales targets for in vitro fertilization (IVF) products and services. Aaron Harutunian to Lead Growth in Genetics, Donor Services, Embryo Storage…

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Industry Leader Recently Implements Next-Generation Sequencing, a Technology Used by Upstart Ovation Fertility™ Exclusively for a Year and Half

A large genetics testing company in the fertility market recently announced that it will begin utilizing Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), the latest technology for Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS), on all samples it tests. After this unexpected announcement, Ovation Fertility wanted to reassure its stakeholders that it has exclusively utilized NGS since July 2016. Ovation Fertility upgraded all of its genetic screening technology to NGS more than…

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Ovation Fertility™ Presents Collaborative Research at ASRM’s 73rd Annual Congress Oct. 28 – Nov. 1 in San Antonio

Ovation Fertility will present the efforts of its most collaborative research to date at the 73rd Annual Congress of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, which will take place Oct. 28 – Nov. 1 in San Antonio. One of the most recognized conferences in the industry, this congress showcases the latest advances in medical, reproductive and sexual health care. Ovation Fertility topics include single-embryo transfers,…

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Ovation Fertility™ Announces Acquisition of Louisiana-Based Infertility Labs by Leading Nationwide Network

Ovation Fertility, an industry leader in infertility care, announces the addition of in vitro fertilization laboratory services in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Louisiana, to its nationwide network of IVF labs. Ovation Fertility acquired two laboratories operated by Fertility Answers, which serves more than two-thirds of Louisiana’s 40 parishes with comprehensive infertility and gynecologic care. Since its founding in 2002, Fertility Answers has helped thousands of…

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Ovation Fertility™ Research Shows Routine Multiple-Embryo Transfers No Longer Necessary for Women Younger Than 42

Ovation Fertility scientists and partner physicians have confirmed that the strategy of single-embryo transfers of chromosomally normal blastocysts following a freeze-all cycle successfully produced high rates of live births and healthy singleton-term births. The study concluded that routine transfers of multiple embryos, particularly in women younger than 42, is now unnecessary. These findings support the recently revised guidance from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine…

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Ovation Fertility™ Presents Reproductive Technology Advancements at Renowned ESHRE Conference

Ovation Fertility continues to maintain its presence in the international market with three research projects accepted for presentation at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). Nearly 10,000 participants – including some of the world’s top thought leaders in reproductive medicine – are expected to attend the event July 2-5 in Geneva, Switzerland. Ovation Fertility topics include advancements in…

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Ovation Fertility™ Supports Global Health Decision, AMA Designation of Infertility as a Disease

Ovation Fertility supports the American Medical Association’s alignment with global health leaders in designating infertility as a disease, bringing new hope for prospective parents who are challenged with costs of treatment. AMA delegates voted last week at their 2017 annual meeting to back the World Health Organization’s designation in hopes of changing the way health insurers, governments and the public view infertility. “Ovation Fertility was…

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Ovation Fertility™ Presenting “One Embryo-One Baby” Success; Advances in Cryopreservation at Annual Bioanalysts Conference

LOS ANGELES – May 19, 2017 – Ovation Fertility™ is presenting at this week’s annual AAB/CRB conference on how embryo biopsy, preimplantation genetic screening and advances in cryopreservation have led to a more efficient and effective path to pregnancy for patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Ovation Fertility scientists’ work is being showcased at the annual meeting and educational conference of the American Association…

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Dr. Bruce Shapiro on Salt Lake City’s ABC Affiliate

Dr. Shapiro discusses Preimplantation Genetic Testing, PGT, for embryo selection with Salt Lake City’s ABC Affiliate  KTVK-TV Good Morning Utah.

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Ovation Fertility on KSL TV Salt Lake City

See the interview on “Good Morning Utah” with John Whitney, B.S., of Newport Beach and our partner physician, Robert Anderson, M.D., on how we’re lowering the cost of IVF.

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Advanced Findings at 2016 ASRM Conference

Los Angeles, California – Oct. 17, 2016  Ovation Fertility researchers will present their latest findings in advanced reproductive technology at the 2016 American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Scientific Congress & Expo Oct. 15-19 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ovation Fertility, a premier provider of in vitro fertilization and genetics services, joins top scientists and clinicians from around the country and world at the congress,…

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Study Findings Rewrite the Rules for Embryo Selection for IVF

Ovation Fertility Newport Beach Study Sheds Light on Embryo Selection Newport Beach, California – October 6,  2016 – A study conducted by Ovation Fertility Newport Beach has provided new information about embryo selection for IVF. The study found that: (1) blastocysts that are slower to develop are not necessarily genetically inferior and (2) the quality of the outside cell layer is more important than the quality…

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Fertility Awareness Now Includes Zika Virus Precautions

Ovation Fertility™ Nashville Warns Against Zika Exposure Prior to and During Fertility Treatment Nashville, TN – July 28, 2016 – As the news hits that Zika-carrying mosquitoes may soon arrive on the continental United States, Ovation Fertility™ Nashville continues to initiate conversations with current fertility patients about taking preventive steps to protect themselves from the virus. Zika exposure can delay plans to undergo a fertility…

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Preimplantation Genetic Testing and Getting Pregnant Faster on Fox News -New York

PGT, the new gold standard for embryo selection, can eradicate genetic diseases in the next generation The CDC reports that birth defects caused by genetic disorders affect 1 in 33 births in the U.S. Dr. Kaylen Silverberg, an Ovation Fertility™ partner physician and board member, advocates using preimplantation genetic testing, PGT, to better assess embryos prior to transfer during IVF. Preimplantation genetic screening, PGS, evaluates…

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BIT’s 4th International Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2016 – Barcelona Spain

Safe, Simple, Secure and Effective Human Blastocyst Vitrification: Quality Control Factors that Optimize Success Prof. Mitchel C. Schiewe Research/Lab Director Ovation Fertility-Newport Beach Abstract Vitrification (VTF) is the single most impactful assisted reproductive technology in the IVF industry since the development of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Today, we faithfully cryopreserve blastocysts without regard to possible loss. We have had to re-educate ourselves, and our infertility…

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Lab Director Improves Sperm Thaw-Freeze Effectiveness for Testicular Biopsy

Dr. Mitchel C. Schiewe Presents Three Key Findings Los Angeles, California – May 17, 2016 – Ovation Fertility has validated a procedure for preserving intact testicular tissue prior to freezing, allowing sperm cells adequate time to move prior to and after cryopreservation in proper culture media and choosing the ideal incubation temperature of 30°C. These combined practices lead to improved post-thaw outcomes for male infertility…

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Ovation Fertility™ Attends AAB Conference/CRB Symposium

Ovation Fertility™ Delivers Freeze-all IVF Address and 2 of 8 Talks Considered for Research Awards at AAB Conference/CRB Symposium Bruce Shapiro, MD, PhD, of Ovation Fertility Las Vegas opens conference with freeze-all IVF session, Mitchel Schiewe, PhD, and Shane Zozula, BS, of Ovation Fertility Newport Beach present research Los Angeles, Calif. – May 13, 2016 – Leaders in reproductive medicine will hear about the latest…

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Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine Joins Ovation Fertility™

Ovation Fertility signs Newport Beach fertility center to nationwide alliance Los Angeles, Calif., May 12, 2016 – Ovation Fertility is proud to announce that the Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine has joined its growing network of the nation’s top fertility clinics and labs. The addition of Ovation Fertility Newport Beach is further evidence of a strong commitment to collaboration in the field of reproductive…

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Ovation Fertility™ Elects Nashville, Austin Fertility Doctors to Board of Directors

George Hill, M.D., and Kaylen Silverberg, M.D., influence direction of a nationwide network of fertility centers Los Angeles, California, May 09, 2016 – Dr. George Hill and Dr. Kaylen Silverberg have been elected to the board of directors of Ovation Fertility™, a national network of physician practices, genetics labs and IVF labs that represents reproductive medicine’s most influential fertility doctors and specialists. “We are pleased…

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Nashville Fertility Center Joins Ovation Fertility™

New Venture Represents a Collaborative Approach to Infertility Care and Family-Building Nashville Fertility Center has joined a nationwide network of industry leading fertility clinics and IVF laboratories. A contingency of reproductive endocrinologists, including Dr. George Hill at Nashville Fertility Center, created Ovation Fertility™ to treat men and women experiencing infertility and to help them build families. Ovation Fertility is a nationwide network of leading fertility…

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The Fertility Center of Las Vegas Unites with Leading IVF Labs

Private Equity Funding Supports Collaborative Medicine Among Elite Fertility Centers The Fertility Center of Las Vegas has joined three other leading U.S. fertility labs to co-found Ovation Fertility™, a nationwide network of IVF labs and partner fertility centers. This network will connect fertility patients in Las Vegas and Henderson with more than 50 of the world’s most-recognized names in reproductive medicine. “Scientists and researchers rely…

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Are You Poised for PGS Success?

Dr. Matthew “Tex” VerMilyea highlights PGS Best Practices at Irvine Scientific Meeting in Chicago Experts in reproductive medicine will converge in Chicago, Illinois this month for Irvine Scientific’s “Best Practices in the IVF Lab.” Ovation Fertility™ Austin Laboratory Director Matthew (Tex) VerMilyea, PhD, HCLD/CC (ABB) will be among the esteemed speakers. Dr. VerMilyea’s presentation focuses on the global proliferation of PGS services and the resulting…

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Ovation Fertility Partner Clinic on Time Warner Cable News

Fertility Expert in Austin TX

Dr. Kaylen Silverberg, Ovation Fertility Partner Physician, Featured on Time Warner Cable News Austin Millions of women experience a condition known as endometriosis, which causes painful periods and happens when the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus. Many simply live with the condition without knowing there are treatment options. But what women also don’t realize is that left untreated, it can cause infertility….

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MTS Completes Equity Investment in Ovation Fertility

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MTS Health Investors, LLC (“MTS”), the New-York based healthcare private equity firm, announced today that funds managed by MTS have completed an equity investment in Ovation Fertility (“Ovation” or “the company”). Ovation is a platform of industry-leading assistive reproductive technology (“ART”) laboratories in four states performing all aspects of treatment and testing for infertility patients, including laboratory and genetic services as part of…

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