{"id":29479,"date":"2025-07-31T14:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=29479"},"modified":"2025-11-05T23:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:12:01","slug":"doctalk-star-ai-meets-fertility-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/doctalk-star-ai-meets-fertility-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"STAR: AI meets fertility treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DocTalk - Episode 19: STAR: AI meets fertility treatment\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xrtvn1brhVA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today we\u2019re breaking down a mind-bending medical advancement in fertility treatment, recently made at Columbia University Fertility Center. Doctors at Columbia have reported what they are calling the first pregnancy using a new AI system, STAR, in a couple that had been trying to start a family for nearly two decades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our guest, here to walk us through the journey, is Dr. Eric Forman, Medical and Laboratory Director at Columbia University Fertility Center. He is the treating physician in this groundbreaking case. Let\u2019s get into it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Experts<\/strong>: <br>Dr. Eric Forman, MD, HCLD, Medical and Laboratory Director at Columbia University Fertility Center<br>Dr. Janet Choi, Chief Medical Officer, Progyny <br>Lissa Kline, LCSW, SVP, Provider and Member Services, Progyny<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This show does not constitute medical advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The DocTalk series, where we discuss current events on the full spectrum of women\u2019s health and family building and what they might mean for you. 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