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The pervasive issue of racism and its impact on infertility patients: what can we do as reproductive endocrinologists?

Following the horrific events surrounding the death of George Floyd, we aim to shed some light on our perceptions of the pervasive issue of racism in America and how it impacts the work we do as reproductive endocrinologists. This issue is deeply rooted, and tackling it will involve a multifaceted a...

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Autores principales: Ibrahim, Yetunde, Zore, Temeka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7306007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32564241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10815-020-01863-x
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spelling pubmed-73060072020-06-22 The pervasive issue of racism and its impact on infertility patients: what can we do as reproductive endocrinologists? Ibrahim, Yetunde Zore, Temeka J Assist Reprod Genet Commentary Following the horrific events surrounding the death of George Floyd, we aim to shed some light on our perceptions of the pervasive issue of racism in America and how it impacts the work we do as reproductive endocrinologists. This issue is deeply rooted, and tackling it will involve a multifaceted approach. Ultimately, we are interested in starting this conversation and hope that our colleagues will not only acknowledge that there is a problem that requires immediate attention but will join us in providing sustainable solutions to it. Springer US 2020-06-21 2020-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7306007/ /pubmed/32564241 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10815-020-01863-x Text en © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020
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