Local Fertility Specialist Spearheads Pies For Prevention

For the fourth year in a row, local New Rochelle resident and board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist from RMA of Connecticut, Ilana Ressler, will spearhead the Pies for Prevention program to help promote ovarian cancer awareness. All proceeds from the sale of the pies will benefit Sharsheret, the nonprofit organization that supports young women, men and their families facing breast and ovarian cancer.

This year marks the 11th annual Sharsheret Thanksgiving Bake Sale, where pies are baked within the community right before Thanksgiving and then distributed to those who have purchased them just in time for the holidays. Pies for Prevention is a program started by two sisters, Manhattan’s Adeena Sussman and Teaneck’s Sharon Wieder, who lost both their mother and grandmother to ovarian cancer. To honor the memories of both women, the sisters decided to memorialize their mother’s and grandmother’s love of baking while raising money for a great cause.

This is the fourth year in a row that Dr. Ressler will be involved in the program. She launched the program in Westchester, after she was driven to get involved as she continued to meet women faced with breast and ovarian cancer on a daily basis through her job as a reproductive endocrinologist at RMA of Connecticut.

“I’m honored to once again be involved in the Pies for Prevention program through Sharsheret, a wonderful non-profit organization that supports young women and their families with breast and ovarian cancer,“ says Dr. Ilana Ressler, a reproductive endocrinologist with RMA of Connecticut. “I come from a long line of women who love to bake; I thought there’s no better way to support this cause than by baking delicious homemade pies for Thanksgiving with 100% of the proceeds supporting Sharsheret’s ovarian cancer fund.”

Homemade pies are available for order directly on the Sharsheret website. Available flavors include pumpkin, pecan, chocolate chip cookie dough, and pumpkin cranberry. The deadline to order pies is Thursday, November 21st.

About Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut (RMA of Connecticut)
RMA of Connecticut is a leader in fertility care, specializing in a range of infertility treatments. Our assisted reproductive technologies (ART) include intrauterine insemination (IUI), in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS). RMA of Connecticut is Fairfield County’s largest fertility clinic and egg donation center. Through RMA of Connecticut’s Integrated Fertility and Wellness Center, we offer nutrition counseling, individual and couples psychological counseling, acupuncture and yoga, as well as financing and support services for our patients going through infertility treatment.

The RMA of Connecticut team includes lead physicians Drs. Mark P. Leondires, Spencer S. Richlin, Joshua M. Hurwitz, Cynthia M. Murdock, Shaun C. Williams, as well as fertility specialist, Dr. Ilana B. Ressler. All six physicians are Board-Certified Reproductive Endocrinologists and are members of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). Our team of doctors are named as Castle Connolly "Top Doctors" and are members of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART). RMA of Connecticut’s IVF laboratory is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), and CLIA. Other accreditations include the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). RMA of Connecticut has offices in Danbury, Norwalk, Stamford, Trumbull and Poughkeepsie, New York. For more information visit http://www.RMACT.com or find us on Facebook.