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Fertility Mental Health Superhero
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Alice D. Domar, Ph.D. Hands down the most experienced and published mind in the field of reproductive psychology.
This interview will introduce you to Dr Domar and her long standing dedication to influencing the reproductive health field and its need to integrate psychological care as standard practice in conventional fertility care and IVF.
So much valuable information tucked into this podcast, but she does boil it all down to 4 main recommendations…
- Do not suffer in silence, seek out mental health care
- Don’t expect your partner to feel the same way you do
- Your relationship with your REI is important, switch doctors if necessary
- You do not have to go to that baby shower
ABOUT DR. ‘ALI’ DOMAR
Dr. Domar is a health psychologist 1987 who focuses on the application of mind/body medicine to women’s health issues. Her plethora of research focuses on the relationship between stress and infertility, with a focus on the impact of cognitive behavioral interventions as well as access to care and patient retention.
Alice “Ali” Domar, Ph.D., joined Inception Fertility in 2022 as Chief Compassion Officer. She is also a senior staff psychologist in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Domar is on the board for Parents Magazine and served 10 years on the board of Resolve, the National Infertility Association. She is the author of eight books, including Conquering Infertility and Patient-Centered Assisted Reproduction: How to Integrate Exceptional Care with Cutting Edge Technology, and is the co-creator of the apps FertiCalm and FertiStrong. She is a former chair ASRM’s mental health professionals group.
RESOURCES / REFERENCES
HARVARD CV [https://connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/28392] - This includes a listing of all the research discussed & published by Dr. Domar.
INCEPTION [https://inceptionfertility.com/] - a network of brands that touches every stage of the fertility lifecycle (IVF centres, research, tech, financing, egg bank, cryo, Rx, supplements)
PRELUDE NETWORK [https://www.preludefertility.com/dr-alice-domar] - Subsidiary of Inception, network of fertility centres in N America (offer compassionate care at every step of the patient journey)
PACIFIC CENTRE for REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE [https://www.pacificfertility.ca] - Dr. Jon Havelock and his team at PCRM (Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton) are members of the Prelude Network.
CONQUERING INFERTILITY [https://a.co/d/dmzUCjP] - Dr Domar’s landmark book, revised edition published January 2025.
OTO STRESS / FERTILITY RESEARCH [https://fertilitystudies.com/oto/] - OTO and Inception Fertility (Dr Domar) and its family of brands, including The Prelude Network®, are partnering in a research study investigating the impact (if any) stress has on IVF cycle outcomes.
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