Are you pursuing MRT as a treatment for infertility?

Over the last eight months, STAT has investigated the ways MRT is marketed as a fertility treatment for older women, despite scant evidence it works. The procedure, popularly called mitochondrial replacement techniques or “three-parent IVF,” is illegal in the United States, but it is accessible via a sprawling for-profit tourism industry, connecting women in the U.S. and Europe to clinics abroad. Do you have experience with MRT as a patient or practitioner? We are eager to learn, from people with direct knowledge, about how these clinics operate. Are you someone who has or is currently pursuing MRT as a treatment for infertility? Or are you a physician or researcher with information about fertility clinics offering MRT outside the U.S.? We are looking to speak with those familiar with how such clinics operate, including how they advertise the risks and benefits of the procedure to potential patients. If that’s you, please fill out the form below to share your experiences with STAT reporter Megan Molteni. We will not use your information or your name in a story without first communicating with you and getting your permission.