Shady Grove Fertility’s (SGF) Virtual Events Serve Diverse Communities Seeking to Build Their Families Share Article SGF celebrates the 2021 Black History Month theme of family with a free webinar highlighting infertility among Black patients and encouraging Black communities to seek fertility assistance early for best pregnancy outcomes. SGF also supports the LGBTQ community with virtual conferences and expos in February. Join Shady Grove Fertility's virtual events this February to learn about family-building options and infertility from physicians like Dr. Anate Brauer and Dr. Desireé McCarthy-Keith. “African-American women are more likely to have certain kinds of infertility than women of other ethnic groups. Many of the issues facing African-American women are medical, such as uterine fibroids, blocked Fallopian tubes, obesity, and advanced age, specifically women over 35.”