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Dr. Brent Monseur MD, ScM

Brent Monseur, MD, ScM (he/they) is the founding director of the LGBTQ+ Family Building Clinical Research Program at Stanford University School of Medicine where they are an Instructor in the Department of OBGYN and lead a highly specialized team dedicated to improving reproductive outcomes for sexual and gender minority populations. They completed a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility at Stanford University after finishing an OB GYN Residency at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Monseur received a medical doctorate from the Medical College of Virginia. They trained as a reproductive biologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where they completed a Master of Science degree. Dr. Monseur received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry with a concentration in Spanish from the University of Mary Washington.  

They have received numerous awards for their work with the LGBTQ+ community including the inaugural Stanford Graduate Medical Education Award for Promoting Health Equity, the Diversity Fellowship Research Award from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and an NIH Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program award. They serve as a chair of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s LGBTQ+ Special Interest Group and have previously served as a board member of two non-profit organizations dedicated to reproductive justice: Medical Students for Choice and Path2Parenthood (now Family Equality).

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Dr. Brent Monseur MD, ScM

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Pre-treatment Priming: The Purpose and Process

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

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Getting Pregnant: From Fertile Window to First Trimester

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Fertility Options for Transgender People

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What Is Involved in the Embryo Transfer Process?

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A Complete Guide to Dilation and Curettage (D&C)

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