I’m an IVF Doctor. Business Is Booming Because Ob-Gyns Aren’t Doing Their Jobs.

Brian A. Levine, MD· May 29, 2026 · 1:09 AM UTC ·2 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 38 views

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The article discusses the growing demand for IVF services due to a lack of proper education from ob-gyns regarding women's fertility. Many women are unaware of their declining fertility as they age, leading to preventable challenges in family planning. The author highlights a significant fertility crisis in the U.S., with the lowest fertility rate recorded despite many women wanting to become mothers.

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▪The U.S. fertility rate has fallen to fewer than 1.6 children per woman, the lowest in history.
▪Many women are not informed about their fertility status during annual gynecological visits.
▪The author sees patients regularly who are unprepared for the realities of their reproductive health.

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Publication time	Fri, 29 May 2026 01:09:28 GMT
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I’m an IVF Doctor. Business Is Booming Because Ob-Gyns Aren’t Doing Their Jobs.The annual visit for healthy women in their 20s and 30s is highly flawed.(Illustration by The Free Press; photo by Wolfgang Kunz/ullstein bild via Getty Images)The 33-year-old patient who comes to me in tears is the one the gynecologist never properly educated because the insurance codes wouldn’t pay for it.By Brian A. Levine, MD 05.29.26 — Health and Self-ImprovementNo description available.FOLLOW TOPIC --:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narrationJust last Monday, a woman sat across from me in my office and asked a question I have come to dread. Why had no one told her? She is 33, a therapist, married three years, and she has been to her gynecologist every year since high school.

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