The drive for infertility services is about to get a lot shorter
for some Ozarks residents: On April 8, CoxHealth will begin offering
infertility appointments with Washington University fertility specialists via
telemedicine.
The new offering is the result of a partnership with CoxHealth and
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Women will meet
virtually with the university’s medical team of reproductive endocrinology and
infertility specialists through a special telemedicine clinic that will be
housed in The Turner Center.
“We’re seeing babies born to women at increasingly later ages,
which makes infertility rates increase as well,” says Dr. Staci Niemoth,
medical director of Women’s Services at CoxHealth. “That factor makes this type
of service more crucial than it’s ever been before.”
In addition to having local access to these nationally recognized
fertility specialists, if a woman decides to pursue infertility treatment the
required labs, ultrasounds and medications associated with many treatments can
be coordinated in Springfield. Procedures associated with the treatment of
infertility, however, would still be done in St. Louis. Having the access to
Washington University specialists via telemedicine, and the ability to undergo
treatment monitoring from Springfield, should reduce expenses associated with
travel and time away from work over the course of treatment.
To schedule an appointment, individuals should call 314-286-2400.
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