Lisa Rosenthal
Rise to the Challenge Award
The PCOS Challenge Rise to the Challenge Award outstanding organizations and individuals making a significant impact on those in the PCOS community by increasing awareness about the disorder, improving quality of care or expanding access to care.
Lisa Rosenthal has over thirty years of patient advocacy experience in the fertility field. After her personal infertility journey of six and half years, she wanted to give back to the community and help improve accessibility of affordable, comprehensive services. She was determined to help others undergoing fertility treatment and has done so through working for Patient Advocacy groups, (Ms. Rosenthal started her journey with RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association and went on to The American Fertility Association).
Ms. Rosenthal serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors at Resolve New England and is a member of the Affordable Families Coalition, and the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). She has participated in numerous, national and state legislative advocacy efforts with RESOLVE, Resolve New England and PCOS Challenge, dedicated to ensuring that all people who need reproductive health care have access. Ms. Rosenthal is currently serving as Co-Chair of National Advocacy Day for RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association.
Lisa has had her dream job at Illume Fertility (formerly RMA of Connecticut) for fifteen years, where she serves as Patient Advocate and Senior Content Strategist.
Ms. Rosenthal is also the teacher and founder of Fertile Yoga, a research-based program (lead author on research accepted by ASRM), designed to support all people on their quest for their families through gentle movement and meditation, Ladies Night In and other peer support groups. Ms. Rosenthal has authored over 1,400 blogs on the topic of reproductive health. She also was lead author on a research paper on the effects of COVID on fertility patients, accepted by ASRM in 2021.