The Preprint

When sex isn’t simple

Fertility support that starts where most of us do: in the bedroom.

Sep 25 • 

Neel Shah, MD

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August 2025

Dr. Dina Radenkovic takes us to the future

A physician-turned-entrepreneur on how reprogrammed stem cells are transforming reproductive health care.

Aug 21 • 

Neel Shah, MD

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July 2025

Decoding preeclampsia

The deadly pregnancy condition has baffled humanity for millennia. Is medicine finally catching up?

Jul 17 • 

Neel Shah, MD

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June 2025

How fast can your swimmers go?

At-home semen testing could be the key to unlocking men’s health.

Jun 17 • 

Neel Shah, MD

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May 2025

Dr. Danna Young on how to tell the truth

…and why it’s still possible for medical experts to cut through the noise

May 22 • 

Neel Shah, MD

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April 2025

Priced out of parenthood

Hidden costs can break some families before they even begin.

Apr 25 • 

Neel Shah, MD

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If longevity is the future, why aren’t women leading it?

The menopause market is perceived to be much smaller than the longevity market. Perhaps the solutions need a bigger vision.

Apr 10 • 

Neel Shah, MD

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Leslie Schrock

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March 2025

Dr. Emily Oster wants to let parents focus on the good stuff

Emily has built the internet’s largest repository of expert-vetted pregnancy and parenting advice. Now, she’s taking on fertility.

Mar 27 • 

Neel Shah, MD

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February 2025

The fight to keep parenthood possible

Cancer survivors have advanced fertility preservation for everyone

Feb 28 • 

Neel Shah, MD

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Allyson Felix on moral courage

The Olympian pushed back at one of the largest brands in sports history—and won. What can she teach us about stepping up?

Feb 13 • 

Neel Shah, MD

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January 2025

2024 in the rearview, and 2025 in exit signs

What I got wrong (and right) last year, and what I see coming now

Jan 16 • 

Neel Shah, MD

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December 2024

Progress at a crossroads

Although support for DEI wanes thin, demand for health equity still waxes large

Dec 12, 2024 • 

Neel Shah, MD

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