The role of advanced practice providers in the modern ivf practice, can they help fill the dearth of new reproductive endocrinologists?

IVF procedures nationwide have increased over the last decade while the graduation of fellowship trained reproductive endocrinologists (RE) has decreased; thus, creating an imbalance in doctor to patient ratios. This imbalance results in larger wait times and general patient unsatisfaction. One way to meet the growing need of infertile patients is the introduction of advanced practice providers (APP’s) to the modern IVF practice. It is the goal of study to determine and compare the conversion rates and embryo transfer (ET) rates of APPs to those of RE’s.