Latest Fertility health Podcast Episodes
Ep. 25 | How COVID-19 is Affecting Mental Health of Fertility
Fertility Health Podcast - May 27, 2020 19:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMany fertility care patients who already experience a wide range of emotions from infertility challenges are now encountering added stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Dr. Janie Lacy, LMHC, NCC, CSAT, relationship trauma expert and psychotherapist, joins host Mark P. Trolice,...
Ep. 25 | How COVID-19 is Affecting Mental Health of Fertility
Fertility Health Podcast - May 27, 2020 19:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMany fertility care patients who already experience a wide range of emotions from infertility challenges are now encountering added stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Dr. Janie Lacy, LMHC, NCC, CSAT, relationship trauma expert and psychotherapist, joins host Mark P. Trolice,...
Ep. 24 | The New Normal: Adjusting to COVID-19
Fertility Health Podcast - May 21, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIn this special edition of the Fertility Health Podcast, you’ll be able to listen in on an expert physician panel recorded during a live webinar discussing how reproductive endocrinologists and OB/GYN’s are adjusting to “the new normal” in a COVID-19 environment. Moderated by Fertility Health ...
Ep. 23 | The Impact of Environmental Toxins on Your Health and Fertility with Dr. Lora Shahine
Fertility Health Podcast - December 04, 2019 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsDid you know that certain things taken for granted in the environment can be toxic to your reproductive health? These environmental toxins can impact egg and sperm quality, lower success rates with IVF and fertility treatments, and increase the risk of miscarriage. In this episode, Lora Shahine...
Ep. 22 | How to Optimize Cervical Health and Maximize Your Fertility
Fertility Health Podcast - November 12, 2019 16:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWomen need to monitor their cervical and overall health before getting pregnant to avoid more serious complications for mother and baby down the road. However, cervical disease and even cervical cancer do not automatically spell the end for a woman’s fertility. Technological breakthroughs and ...
Ep. 21 | Patient Advocacy and the Importance of the Patient Experience
Fertility Health Podcast - October 31, 2019 04:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsHow can infertility patients be well-informed, empowered, and get the right guidance throughout their family-building journey? From their first visit and throughout the road to fertility, it can be overwhelming, frustrating, and fearful for infertility patients as they are often overloaded wit...
Ep. 20 | Understanding Pre-cancerous Changes to the Lining of the Uterus
Fertility Health Podcast - October 02, 2019 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsPre-cancerous changes to the lining of the uterus do not get a lot of attention, but are a critical aspect of a woman’s fertility and overall gynecological health. Women, especially those who want to preserve their fertility, need to understand what the risks are for developing pre-cancerous cel...
Ep. 19 | Will Fertility Coverage Ever Get Mandated?
Fertility Health Podcast - August 21, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe state of New York recently passed legislation mandating fertility treatment. Since then, hope has sprung up that nationwide mandating of reproductive medicine may not be too far off. However, resistance to universal coverage, for both heterosexual and same-sex couples, continues to be presen...
Ep. 18 | How to Achieve a Great Doctor-Patient Relationship
Fertility Health Podcast - August 07, 2019 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe journey to start or expand a family for aspiring mothers or couples can be long, arduous, and filled with emotional highs and lows. On their way to fertility, patients need to make many decisions such as which treatment option to pursue, whether or not to continue treatments, and whether it ...
Ep. 17 | What Is a Hysteroscopy and Why Would You Need One?
Fertility Health Podcast - July 24, 2019 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe field of reproductive medicine is about much more than in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intrauterine insemination. Patients may require surgery for an array of uterine conditions, including fibroids, polyps, chronic endometritis, and Asherman's disease. The good news is that many of these pro...
Ep. 16 | Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients
Fertility Health Podcast - July 10, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsReceiving a cancer diagnosis can disrupt and even destroy a hopeful parent’s dream of starting or growing a family. Cancer treatments, especially chemotherapy, can have harmful impacts on a woman’s eggs and a man’s sperm. However, recent advances in fertility treatment have allowed cancer patien...
Ep. 15 | What Are Mosaic Embryos?
Fertility Health Podcast - June 27, 2019 13:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMosaic is the term assigned to embryos found to possess both normal and abnormal cells during preimplantation genetic screening (PGS). PGS is typically completed on day five of embryo development for in vitro fertilization (IVF). Through PGS, embryologists can detect, and often diagnose, potenti...
Ep. 14 | What Are the Reproductive Legal Issues with Surrogacy and Adoption?
Fertility Health Podcast - June 12, 2019 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsSurrogacy and adoption can be incredibly fulfilling experiences, both for intended parents and gestational carriers. However, for hopeful parents considering surrogacy or adoption, legal processes and issues can be complicated and overwhelming at times, particularly as they relate to the parenta...
Ep. 13 | Could Minimal Stimulation IVF Save You Thousands?
Fertility Health Podcast - May 29, 2019 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMinimal stimulation IVF often referred to as, “mini IVF,” “soft IVF,” or “micro IVF,” has been a hot topic lately in the infertility world. The procedure is a relatively new advanced reproductive technology (ART) technique in the U.S. that offers a more holistic and gentler approach to ovarian s...
Ep. 12 | The Latest Breakthroughs in IVF
Fertility Health Podcast - May 15, 2019 04:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe costs of in vitro fertilization (IVF) can make it hard for many women or couples trying to treat infertility; three-quarters of patients simply can’t afford conventional IVF treatment. Moreover, in states with insurance coverage, the use of IVF is four times higher than in states without co...
Ep. 11 | Preparing for Pregnancy: The Impact of Lifestyle on Fertility
Fertility Health Podcast - May 01, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsPlanning to have a baby is a significant undertaking. Of course, you want to ensure a smooth and healthy pregnancy, but what steps can you take before and during pregnancy to achieve that? In this episode, Brooke Rossi, M.D., a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specia...
Ep. 11 | Preparing for Pregnancy: The Impact of Lifestyle on Fertility
Fertility Health Podcast - May 01, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsPlanning to have a baby is a significant undertaking. Of course, you want to ensure a smooth and healthy pregnancy, but what steps can you take before and during pregnancy to achieve that? In this episode, Brooke Rossi, M.D., a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specia...
Ep. 10 | Understanding the Male Role in Infertility
Fertility Health Podcast - April 17, 2019 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe focus of infertility treatment traditionally has primarily been on the female. However, in almost 50% of couples, the male is in fact responsible for infertility. Recent research has shown that males now produce less than half as many sperm than males in the early 1970s. In addition to havin...
Ep. 9 | Can Relationship Issues Affect Infertility?
Fertility Health Podcast - April 03, 2019 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe psychological side of infertility is often neglected. However, it often plays a critical role in the physical and mental health of the couple and their ability to have a baby. How can you maintain a healthy relationship while dealing with the challenges of infertility? In this episode, Bill...
Ep. 8 | The Role of Social Media and Infertility Treatment
Fertility Health Podcast - March 20, 2019 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsToday’s infertility patients are more informed, empowered, and have more choice than ever before. 77% of patients search their physician online before booking an appointment, and almost three quarters (72%) of patients use online reviews as the very first step to finding a new doctor. Social me...
Ep. 7 | How Does Endometriosis Impact Fertility?
Fertility Health Podcast - March 06, 2019 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsEndometriosis is a debilitating condition that affects roughly 5-10% of the population. It can cause chronic pain or fertility problems or both. Of women with endometriosis, 30-50% are estimated to have infertility, and among women with infertility, 25-50% are believed to have endometriosis. How...
Ep. 6 | Pros and Cons of Fresh vs. Frozen Eggs and Third-Party Reproduction
Fertility Health Podcast - February 20, 2019 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIn vitro fertilization (IVF) has been helping women and couples overcome fertility challenges for almost 40 years. Up until recently, IVF has traditionally used fresh eggs retrieved from a woman fertilized ‘in vitro’ in a laboratory with a spouse’s or donor’s sperm to create an embryo. However, ...
Ep. 5 | Can Preimplantation Genetic Screening Save Your Child From Disease?
Fertility Health Podcast - February 06, 2019 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsReproductive medicine has advanced dramatically and often presents couples with complex choices that can only be made on an individual basis. Preimplantation genetic screening or testing (PGS) is a powerful technology employed before implantation to help identify genetic defects within embryos. ...
Ep. 4 | Embryo Transfer and IVF: What You Need to Know
Fertility Health Podcast - January 23, 2019 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIn vitro fertilization (IVF) is a solution that can assist couples having difficulty to conceive take the first steps on the path towards parenthood. However, how patients choose to undergo IVF should not be a “one size fits all” approach. Embryos from different women will react differently unde...
Ep. 3 | A Guide to Understanding and Treating PCOS
Fertility Health Podcast - January 08, 2019 22:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most ancient disorders (around 50-60,000 years old) and affects up to one in five women regardless of race, nationality or ethnicity. For many women, diagnosis involves a long, enigmatic process including numerous physician visits. Its symptoms ar...
Ep. 1 | Why Individualized Reproductive Care Should Matter to Patients
Fertility Health Podcast - January 08, 2019 21:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAs more GYNs specialize in minimally invasive surgery and IVF, what does the future hold for the role of reproductive endocrinologists providing IVF treatment? The costs of fertility treatments like IVF can be significant, and it’s essential that patients play an active role in their treatment...
Ep. 2 | What You Need to Know About Advances in Male Infertility Treatment
Fertility Health Podcast - January 08, 2019 21:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsOf all the causes of infertility, a male factor is responsible for 40%. Yet the focus of infertility treatment traditionally has mainly been on the female. Recent research has indicated that males now produce less than half as many sperm and of lower quality compared with the early 1970s. So, wh...
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