Join Dr. Stephanie Page, MD, as she explores the great need to expand contraceptive options for men. Her session will review the current state of male hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptive development, the challenges that must be overcome to get these methods to the marketplace and the impact these methods could have on reducing unplanned pregnancy rates. Don’t miss out on this thought-provoking plenary session titled, AUA Bruce Stewart Memorial Lecture: Male Contraception Update-Progress Towards Addressing an Unmet Public Health Need, Monday, October 16, from 3:30-4:15 PM.

Dr. Page is Head of the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition at the University of Washington, where she holds the Robert B. McMillen Professorship in Lipid Research and serves as Co-Director of the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute. Dr. Page has a large clinical research program focused on male reproduction and the development of an effective and reversible male hormonal contraceptive. She has a strong commitment to diversifying our healthcare and research communities and has been recognized by the University of Washington as a “Gender Equity Trailblazer” and is a recipient of the “William J. Bremner Mentorship Award”. Dr. Page earned her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and her MD and PhD in immunology from the University of Washington. She continued her training at UW, including residency in internal medicine and fellowship in endocrinology, before joining the faculty in 2003. She has published over 120 peer-reviewed articles and also serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

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