Your health and safety is of the utmost importance to us at Genesis.
The physicians at GENESIS continually review the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the NYS Department of Health recommendations in response to COVID-19. We examine the implications of all recommendations with a careful focus on our duty to our patients and to public health.
Below is the most recent information about COVID-19 and fertility care.
September 18, 2023
As standard protocol, patients can return to our office once five days out from a positive test AND fever free for 24hrs/no use of antipyretics for 24 hours or more.
Check out the CDC calculator (below) for more information.
Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19 | CDC
August 12, 2021
Please review the COVID-19 Patient Policy before your appointment.
November 15, 2021
ASRM COVID-19 Task Force Issues Update No. 18
August 11, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccines While Pregnant or Breastfeeding
July 1, 2021
As per the CDC, face coverings are still mandatory, regardless of vaccination status, in healthcare facilities. Please continue to wear a mask when visiting GENESIS.
June 25, 2021
The New York State Travel Advisory is no longer in effect. As such, travelers arriving in New York are no longer required to submit traveler health forms.
All travelers, domestic and international, should continue to follow all CDC travel requirements.
March 4, 2020
COVID Advice if You are Pregnant or Breastfeeding
February 26, 2021
Dr. Tendai Chiware joins a panel of Maimonides clinical experts for an interactive presentation and discussion on COVID-19 Vaccines and Reproductive Health. You can watch a recorded version of the webinar here.
January 2021
Do the COVID Vaccines Cause Infertility?
Medical Experts Continue to Assert that COVID Vaccines Do Not Impact Fertility
Click the links above for a statement from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)
For a less clinical answer, check out WebMD, who state there’s no evidence that the new vaccines cause infertility. Read the full article here.
December 2020
COVID Vaccine and Fertility
Vaccinating Pregnant and Lactating Patients Against COVID-19
