Sarah Elizabeth Richards

Sarah Elizabeth Richards is a writer based in San Diego and the author of Motherhood, Rescheduled: The New Frontier of Egg Freezing and the Women Who Tried It. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Time.

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Can Genetic Counselors Keep Up With 23andMe?

The rise of spit kits is leaving consumers with lots of data and few answers. Genetic counselors could help people understand these results, but there aren’t enough of them to go around.
- Sarah Elizabeth Richards
- May 22, 2018
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Growing Cheaper Embryos for IVF Inside the Vagina

A new vaginal incubator is half the price of traditional IVF and could be more acceptable to Catholics. Will it revolutionize access to fertility medicine?
- Sarah Elizabeth Richards
- Jul 12, 2017
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How Fear of Deportation Puts Stress on Families

The specter of being removed from the United States has devastating effects on the health of undocumented immigrants and their loved ones.
- Sarah Elizabeth Richards
- Mar 22, 2017

Sarah Elizabeth Richards

Can Genetic Counselors Keep Up With 23andMe?

Growing Cheaper Embryos for IVF Inside the Vagina

How Fear of Deportation Puts Stress on Families