Brief Presents Recommendations to Help Military Families Struggling with Service-Connected Infertility
NEW YORK, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Military service can negatively affect fertility and intimacy. In fact, service members experience infertility at almost double the rate of the US population. Recognizing this, in its recently published "Spotlight on How Military Service Can Impact Fertility the Bob Woodruff Foundation highlights
According to Komal Kamdar, of the Bob Woodruff Foundation and author of the issue brief, while the VA and DoD provide reproductive health care, some military families face barriers that prevent access, including legal restrictions and insurance coverage. To assist, in 2017, the Bob Woodruff Foundation created VIVA, an initiative that helps veterans who are not eligible for the VA program. VIVA offers more inclusive eligibility criteria, including greater flexibility regarding the nature of the service-related wound or injury and a streamlined application process.
For organizations that work with military families struggling with infertility, the Foundation recommends:
"At the Foundation, we're committed to ensuring that our service members and veterans receive the support and services they deserve; for many this involves achieving their dream of a family," said Anne Marie Dougherty, CEO of the Bob Woodruff Foundation. "At the same time, we know that many veterans and service members receive wounds and injuries that can impact intimacy and fertility. While service-connected infertility doesn't get a lot of attention, it should as it's an important one, and that's why we're highlighting both the issue and our recommendations for addressing it."
For more about the impact of military service on fertility and the Bob Woodruff Foundation's recommendation to help families struggling with fertility challenges, visit the Bob Woodruff Foundation website.
Primary Contact
Komal Kamdar, Program Officer, Bob Woodruff Foundation, 917.647.3498, 361475@email4pr.com
About The Bob Woodruff Foundation
The Bob Woodruff Foundation was founded in 2006 after reporter Bob Woodruff was wounded by a roadside bomb while covering the war in Iraq. Since then, the Bob Woodruff Foundation has raised awareness about the tough challenges veterans and military families are facing and invested in solutions to help support them in the next chapter of their lives. To date, the Bob Woodruff Foundation has invested over $120 million to ensure that our nation's veterans, service members and their families ? those who stood for us ? have stable and successful futures. Visit the Bob Woodruff Foundation for more information: bobwoodrufffoundation.org
SOURCE Bob Woodruff Foundation
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