RMA of New York News and Press

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York Presents 20 Scientific Abstracts at 2015 ASRM Conference in Baltimore, Maryland

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York), a Manhattan-based fertility center, is presenting twenty scientific abstracts at this year's annual ASRM (American Society for Reproductive Medicine) conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

The research presented at this year's conference will include discoveries related to advancements that reduce time to achievement of a healthy pregnancy, assessments of trends in the sex of embryos following preimplantation genetic screening, uses of new technologies to understand the impact of age on uterine function and implantation, the role of embryo-endometrial asynchrony in blastocyst implantation rates, and analysis of reproductive success using surgically obtained fresh versus cryopreserved sperm.

October 19, 2015

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York Proudly Announces New Study Demonstrating >37% Acceleration in Fertility Patient Journey to Parenthood

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York), a Manhattan-based fertility center, recently completed a study entitled "Patient Treatment Journeys, Then and Now: 12 Years of Clinical Progress", demonstrating that over the twelve-year period between 2003 and 2014, the time span from patients' first consultation to discharge to their obstetrician markedly declined, dropping from 9.1 months to 5.7 months. RMA of New York physicians and researchers involved in the study attribute advances in clinical expertise and assisted reproductive technologies, such as comprehensive chromosomal screening (CCS) of embryos which enable physicians to identify healthy, chromosomally normal embryos with greater than 98% accuracy. By selecting a single optimal embryo for transfer, physicians can achieve higher success rates while reducing occurrences of miscarriage. Through these groundbreaking techniques, patients were able to achieve successful live birth outcomes more rapidly, with multiple gestation rates diminishing by 50% over the same time frame. The decrease in multiple gestations and increase in healthy singleton pregnancies helped patients return to their obstetricians more quickly than ever before.

October 19, 2015

Dr. Natan Bar-Chama speaks to HealthDay on how male intake of meat may influence his fertility [

Attention, men: Your favorite meats might be helping or harming your fertility, a new study suggests.

While the research can't prove cause and effect, it shows that men involved in fertility treatment who ate a lot of processed meats -- bacon, sausage and the like -- had poorer success, while those who ate more chicken or other poultry had better outcomes.

August 5, 2015

Time Magazine publishes an in-depth perspective on the process of egg freezing, featuring Dr. Alan Copperman, embryologist Rose Moschini, and an exclusive view of the RMA of New York laboratory

Truth About Egg Freezing

July 23, 2015

Dr. Alan Copperman speaks to Healthline on the benefits of egg freezing and how modern advancements in fertility preservation have enabled women to have a family when the time is right

Singer Sophie B. Hawkins gave birth in early July to a daughter at the age of 50.

Using an embryo frozen 20 years prior, she took advantage of the technology so her son could have a sibling.

“Being 50 is actually an amazing age to have a second child because I am more wise, calm, humorous, appreciative, simple, and clear,” Hawkins told US Magazine.

July 20, 2015

Dr. Natan Bar-Chama speaks to Newsweek about the FDA moving closer toward approval of the female version of Viagra

A drug developed to increase sex drive in women may have too many side effects to warrant U.S. approval, according to a safety and efficacy review released this week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

June 2, 2015

Dr. Alan B. Copperman speaks to WIRED Magazine about using data from Celmatix platform Polaris to take the guesswork out of getting pregnant

IMAGINE THIS SCENARIO: Rita and Dennis are trying to have a baby. Rita is 41. Dennis is 39. They’ve been trying to conceive naturally for 15 months and have had one miscarriage.

Based on those data points, and others—Rita’s body mass index, Dennis’s sperm count, and various hormone levels—when Rita and Dennis finally decide to seek fertility treatment, their physician will tell them that, based on the numbers, they have about a 2 percent chance of having a baby naturally, an 8 percent chance with the assistance of fertility injections, and a 24 percent chance if they consider in vitro fertilization.

May 22, 2015

Dr. Alan Copperman speaks to MOJEH Magazine about egg freezing innovation enabling future fertility options for women

From Facebook to Apple, more companies are offering the option of covering the cost of egg freezing for their employees. But is it just a hope with an empty promise? Or is it a solution to gender equality in the workplace?

May 22, 2015

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York Offers In-Network Fertility Services to GHI/Emblem Health Insurance Members

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York (RMA of New York), a Manhattan-based fertility center with an extensive history of providing high quality personalized care for patients requiring reproductive assistance, is proud to announce their status as an in-network provider of reproductive health and fertility services to New York State's largest health insurer with approximately 3.4 million covered lives that include New York City employees who have health insurance coverage with GHI/Emblem Health.

May 19, 2015

Dr. Alan B. Copperman interviewed by CBS This Morning reporting his insight on a new IVF treatment which uses a woman’s cellular material to help try to improve egg health

A breakthrough in vitro fertilization procedure is giving hope to those struggling to get pregnant. One couple is sharing their story of the first baby in the world born using the new technique, CBS News' Jericka Duncan reports.

May 8, 2015