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Congratulations to Dr. Shweta Bhagwat from the Santi Lab on her first-author publication, “Bacterial vaginosis toxins impair sperm capacitation and fertilization,” in Human Reproduction! This study uncovers a new way bacterial vaginosis (BV) may contribute to infertility. BV-related toxins (LPS and VLY) were found to disrupt crucial steps sperm need to fertilize an egg, including […]

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has adopted a groundbreaking new “Fertility Protection Special Entry Ranking Rule,” designed to support female tennis players who choose to undergo fertility preservation procedures. WashU Medicine’s Dr. Megan Gornet, infertility specialist and reproductive surgeon in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Medicine and Infertility played a key […]

Our education team met with Doorways, a non-profit community partner that hosted students for a key component of their clerkship. HEJ is a part of the Gateway Curriculum and is designed to help students explore how social and structural challenges impact health outcomes. Doorways was an ideal site for this experience, as it’s the only […]

WashU Medicine gynecologic oncologists Dr. David Mutch and Dr. Dineo Khabele are at the forefront of research with the Route 66 Endometrial Cancer SPORE. They bring together interactive research teams from three institutions to create a dynamic translational research program aimed at developing and testing new strategies to prevent and treat endometrial cancer.  – Illumination is […]

We proudly celebrated our 2025 graduating class of OBGYN residents! We’re thrilled to welcome back several familiar faces as our newest fellows, send warm farewells to those continuing their training elsewhere, and begin an exciting journey with our incoming interns. Every one of these exceptional physicians—trained right here at WashU Medicine—successfully matched into fellowship programs, […]