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ArticleF&S reports2023

Changes to reproductive endocrinology and infertility practice, research, and training as investor mergers increase.

Farrah L Saleh, Eli Y Adashi, David B Sable, Vitaly A Kushnir, Hugh S Taylor

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Article in F&S reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. GYNs at the REI gates: unsolvable conundrum or unambiguous opportunity?Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Farrah L SalehSection of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Eli Y AdashiDepartment of Medicine and Biological Sciences, the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
David B SableDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York.
Vitaly A KushnirDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the University of California Irvine, Orange, California.
Hugh S TaylorSection of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Private equity investment in fertility clinics has rapidly increased and is leading to unprecedented changes in the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI). The goal of this paper was to review private equity's current integration in REI and discuss both benefits and challenges of investor involvement. We found that at least 25% of fellowship programs and medical schools were affiliated with private practice fertility clinics, not free-standing academic clinics. Approximately half of medical schools and nearly all REI fellowship programs that were affiliated with private practices were also backed by private investors. Research participation remains robust in private equity-affiliated REI clinics. With the changing infrastructure, we discuss the potential influence on trainee experience and research while also acknowledging the unique advantages that investor involvement may offer.

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fellowshipinfertilityinvestorsIVFPrivate equity

Identifiers

PMID38204944
PMCPMC10774877

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