40 and Infertile - A Fertility Podcast for the 40 and older

This episode is about IVF Abroad in Mexico As you all know by now, I’m traveling to Canada for my next IVF cycle. I’ve definitely encountered some challenges and differences, but now that I know what to expect, I’ve settled in a bit. But, today is not about Canada. I’ll create that episode once I’m done with my cycle. Today is about IVF in Mexico and this is from a perspe

This episode is all about how changing the egg donor and recipient parent experience. Lauren, co-founder of CoFertility is gracious enough to spend time sharing her own experience with needing an egg donor and how that drove her to change the experiences. We explore the transformative impact of CoFertility's approach, which emphasizes community, support, and transparency thr

Today is all about sperm and sperm banks. We speak with Alyse of Seattle Sperm Bank to talk about sperm donation and sperm banks. Kristin from @justbekristin had such a great experience, I thought I would find out what makes them different for anyone who needs a sperm donor to demystify everything involved with the process. If you’re looking for Kristin’s episode, you can fin

Dr. Rahi Victory is BAAAAAACK! He’s back and this time we’re talking about transfer protocols. If you have not heard his episode on stimulation protocols, you need this if you’re doing IVF This episode is all about transfer protocols. We talk about general protocols and protocols for special conditions like endometriosis, adenomyosis, infection, uterine anomalies, chronically

We speak with Dr. Mathew Leonardi, MD about general information on endometriosis and it’s impact on fertility. I’ve been looking to discuss this topic for quite some time, particularly after I was diagnosed. Like so many it was initially dismissed by my gynecologist. With encouragement and a hysteroscopy that did not go as planned, I was finally about to be evaluated for endome

Today's conversation is a thoughtful and informative conversation with Dr. Lauren Fogel Mersy and it surrounds intimacy. Dr. Mersy is a psychologist and a sex therapist. We talk about what intimacy really means and how we deal with that in the world of infertility. I first had this thought when Monica of waitingforbabywunder posted about how no one talks about what infertility

The second episode of challenging topics happens today. Today is the controversial topic of birth control. The reason I want to discuss birth control is because it is controversial. There have recently been a lot of discussion about the evils of birth control. So, today, I wanted to really tackle this topic. So, I got help to set the record straight because I’m certainly not qua

Today's conversation is a very difficult one. We discuss the difficulty with needing to make a decision around termination for medical reasons ro TFMR. We speak with the the recurrent loss psychologist, Nic about what this experience was like for her. She offers such a kind and supportive space for those who have experienced recurrent loss and those having to make the difficult

This is episode 46 and today’s episode is with Doctor Dina who is a hospitalist and struggling with her fertility in her 40s. Today’s episode (though this was recorded about a year ago) is all about the roller coaster ride of IVF and the multiple cycles it took for her to get her story. I’ve had several physicians on the show and sometimes we think that it’s easier for them

Well, I’ve been missing for a couple of months and I’m so sorry about that. As you can tell, I am under the weather currently and this gave me the opportunity to focus on the podcast episodes, so maybe it was a blessing in disguise. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, I am SOOOO grateful to all of the guests, listeners, and supporters who have been so patient with