Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
For those planning to become pregnant, there is an often overlooked yet vital factor: the connection between heart health and fertility.
The growing recognition of the intersection between these two specialties has paved the way for increasingly collaborative care models and shown how fertility and cardiovascular health cannot be treated in isolation. In fact, early referrals, shared decision-making, and team-based care can significantly improve outcomes, particularly for high-risk patients.
In this Q&A with Mount Sinai Health System's 'Today,' Tia Jackson-Bey, MD, a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at RMA of New York and Assistant Clinical Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Ruwanthi Wijesinghe, MD, a cardiologist at Mount Sinai and Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), explain why maintaining a healthy heart is crucial for reproductive success, how multidisciplinary care can enhance patient outcomes, and steps you can take before, during, and after pregnancy to improve your overall heart health.
Read the full interview here: lnkd.in/ebRz2j-N
For those planning to become pregnant, there is an often overlooked yet vital factor: the connection between heart health and fertility.
The growing recognition of the intersection between these two specialties has paved the way for increasingly collaborative care models and shown how fertility and cardiovascular health cannot be treated in isolation. In fact, early referrals, shared decision-making, and team-based care can significantly improve outcomes, particularly for high-risk patients.
In this Q&A with Mount Sinai Health System's 'Today,' Tia Jackson-Bey, MD, a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at RMA of New York and Assistant Clinical Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Ruwanthi Wijesinghe, MD, a cardiologist at Mount Sinai and Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), explain why maintaining a healthy heart is crucial for reproductive success, how multidisciplinary care can enhance patient outcomes, and steps you can take before, during, and after pregnancy to improve your overall heart health.
Read the full interview here: lnkd.in/ebRz2j-N
