What is Restorative Reproductive Medicine?
Restorative Reproductive Medicine
Care that cooperates with your body
To edit: Recent Changes to Restorative reproductive medicine (RRM) accessibility and finding through insurance
List of Government announcements:
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C. RRM is a scientific approach to reproductive medicine that cooperates with and restores the normal, healthy anatomy and physiology of your reproductive system.
A new approach.
Reply Medical Director Dr. John M. Thorp, Jr., expands on the promise of reproductive healthcare that is cooperative and restorative.
Next Steps to Access RRM Care
Learn more about Reply Fertility services and book your free consult. An initial clinician visit can be scheduled during your free consult.
Reply RRM Care is available in most States
Accepting Patients:
AZ, FL, IA, ME, MI, MN, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI
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AR, CA, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, NE, NH, SC, SD
License Pending:
AL, AK, CO, CT, DE, HI, ID, LA, MD, MA, MS, MO, MT, NM, NV, OR, PA, RI, VT, WV, WY
hope to gain knowledge about the design and function of their bodies
want both members of the couple to participate together in family planning
seek a minimally-invasive approach to reproductive healthcare
hold cultural, religious, or personal convictions about methods for avoiding pregnancy or for treating infertility
are looking for more affordable medical interventions
RRM may be an excellent option if you:
Is RRM Right for You?
Addressing Infertility
RRM recognizes infertility as a symptom or syndrome that should prompt a comprehensive medical evaluation to identify underlying factors. Find out what may be causing or contributing to your infertility, and what RRM treatment options could help optimize your health for natural conception.
Miscarriage
RRM views any miscarriage as warranting evaluation to identify possible preventable factors, and cycle tracking monitors for possible miscarriage risk factors for all patients, regardless of miscarriage history. Learn how RRM can help with miscarriage prevention treatment and early pregnancy support.
Gynecology
RRM recognizes irregular cycles, painful cycles, and other symptoms as indications of underlying health problems that warrant medical evaluation and treatment. It is not a “normal part of being a woman” to have chronically irregular cycles or debilitating pain with your cycle. RRM offers a pathway to understand your cycle and address underlying health conditions.
Fertility Education
RRM champions fertility awareness cycle tracking--an inexpensive, multi-purpose health tool that can serve all women throughout their reproductive lifespan. Dubbed the “fifth vital sign,” fertility awareness helps women understand and monitor their health, it aids clinicians in diagnosing and treating patients, and it provides couples the opportunity to manage their fertility naturally. Learn more about the benefits of tracking your cycle with a Reply fertility educator.
Health Coaching
RRM elevates lifestyle factors as a critical component of holistic care. Your nutrition, exercise, and sleep habits need to be considered when optimizing your reproductive and general health. Other factors such as stress management and exposures to environmental toxins can affect your health including your fertility. Make a plan with your Reply health coach to see where you could get started today.
The RRM Paradigm
Conventional Paradigm
Central feature of female cycle is ovulation (health)
Central feature of female cycle is menstruation (burden)
Painful periods warrant medical attention/treatment
Painful periods are normal and to be endured
GYN conditions are identified and treated
GYN conditions are suppressed with birth control pill
Fertility awareness cycle understanding is fundamental
Hormonal contraception is routine
Cycle tracking is a vital health tool
Cycle tracking is downplayed or dismissed
Medical interventions cooperatively/naturally timed
Medical interventions artificially timed
Ovulation viewed on a quality continuum
Ovulation viewed as either present or absent (binary)
Infertility viewed as a symptom of underlying chronic causes—typically multi-factor, identifiable, and treatable
Infertility viewed as an acute, isolated medical problem that is often “unexplained”
Miscarriage prevention and evaluation always warranted
Miscarriage often accepted as normal/inevitable
Lifestyle factors are an essential part of care
Lifestyle factors are not well integrated into care
Patient expected to partner
Patient expected to follow
Overall patient care is comprehensive and tailored
Overall patient care is limited and often “one-size-fits-all”
RRM considered gold standard for infertility
IVF considered gold standard for infertility
“This is about understanding what the human body is designed to do. It’s about understanding what’s really healthy, and when things aren’t healthy, how to get back to a normal, healthy physiology.”
- Dr. Joseph B. Stanford
Professor of Family & Preventive Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Pediatrics; The University of Utah
Director of Research, IIRRM
Interim RRM Director, Reply Fertility
International Institute for Restorative Reproductive Medicine (IIRRM)
The IIRRM is the leading medical organization advancing excellence in research and medical education for restorative reproductive medicine healthcare practitioners both in the United States and worldwide. Uniting healthcare providers who believe in science-based reproductive care that restores natural fertility, the Restorative Reproductive Medicine approach empowers patients by making them active participants in their treatment journey while focusing on correcting underlying reproductive abnormalities through a collaborative healthcare model that helps couples conceive naturally.
