This is Infertility
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This is Infertility
This is Infertility is a bi-weekly podcast where we fuse narrative storytelling with experience and science to give you a new perspective on what it’s really like to go through a family building journey. Each episode dives into the emotional, physical, and financial burdens carried by those who expe...
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Redefining Family: Choosing to Move On After Recurrent Loss
Guest: Justine Galloway, Progyny Member
Host: Dan Bulger, Progyny
Many of the stories we share on this show end with successful preg...
Sickle Cell Awareness Spotlight: Teonna’s Journey with Fertility and Advocacy
Guest: Teonna Woolford, CEO & Co-Founder, SC RED
Host: Dan Bulger, Progyny
Teonna had always known she wanted to have a lot of kids....
Fighting for Firefighters: Maia Brown’s Mission to Change Infertility Support
Guest: Maia Brown, President of The Beltane Guild
Host: Dan Bulger, Progyny
Firefighters face physical and emotional challenges at...
From Pain to Purpose: Founding the Carlos Rodón Foundation
Guest: Ashley Rodón, President of the Carlos Rodón Foundation
Host: Dan Bulger, Progyny
In this powerful and personal episode, Ashle...
Fertility 101: The Basics of Genetics and Genetic Testing
Guest: Jay Shaw, MS, CGC, Senior Product Manager, Fulgent Genetics
Host: Dan Bulger, Progyny
The Fertility 101 Series, because there’s...
Beating the Odds: From Cystic Fibrosis to Fatherhood
Guest: Dustin and Tequila Menken, Progyny Members at TE Connectivity
Host: Dan Bulger, Progyny
“I grew up with an expiration date.”
UFCW Local 152: How Personal Pain Led to Life Changing Benefits
Guest: Danny Ross, Jr., UFCW Local 152 President
Host: Dan Bulger, Progyny
Danny and Elizabeth Ross got married at 26, excited to st...
Fertility 101: Sperm with Dr. Turek: Everything You Didn’t Learn in Health Class
Guest: Paul Turek, MD, FACS, FRSM, Founder of The Turek Clinic
Host: Dan Bulger, Progyny
The Fertility 101 Series, because there’s no...
Reimagining LGBTQ+ Family Building: A Midwife’s Perspective
Guest: Marea Goodman, Co-Founder of PregnantTogether
Host: Dan Bulger, Progyny
For LGBTQ+ individuals and couples going through their f...
Family Building Without Barriers: Maggie’s Reciprocal IVF Journey
Guest: Maggie Garnsey, Progyny Member at Santander
Host: Dan Bulger, Progyny
For LGBTQ+ couples, traditional fertility coverage can lea...
From Struggle to Storybook: The Journey Behind Cupcakes Everywhere
Guest: Erin Sarris, Progyny Member
Host: Dan Bulger, Progyny
When Erin Sarris and her husband first visited a fertility clinic, they we...
Building Better Benefits—for Bread Financial and Herself
In this episode, we hear a deeply personal and professional journey. As a benefit’s leader, Deanna Allison was on a mission to bring better fertility...
Love & Surrogacy: A Broken Brown Egg AHA Grant Winner's Story
When Kristina and Lorenzo set out to build their family, they knew their path wouldn’t be traditional. Kristina’s complex medical history including ep...
Healing Through Song: Nelly Joy’s Journey Through Endometriosis, IVF, and Grief
Infertility is a deeply personal and often isolating experience, but for singer-songwriter Nelly Joy, music became both an outlet and a source of conn...
Secondary Infertility, Surrogacy, Surprise!
For Alex Kornswiet, the path to parenthood started with unexpected ease, having her first son after one round of IVF, following a blocked fallopian tu...
AMH, IVF, OMG: How an At-Home Fertility Test Fast-Tracked Erin’s Path to Motherhood
Newly engaged and nearing her thirties, today’s guest knew she wanted children in the future, so she opted for an at-home fertility test. The results...
Single Parent by Choice: Choosing Solo Motherhood and Overcoming Loss
For today’s guest, becoming a mother wasn’t just a dream—it was a promise she made to herself. In her mid-30s, Erica Ward knew she wanted to be a pare...
How Laura Overcame Infertility and Postpartum Depression
What happens when the path to parenthood takes unexpected turns? For Laura, it meant navigating the heartbreak of unexplained infertility, the frustra...
Food and Lifestyle to Fertility: Ashley’s Egg Freezing Journey
Ashley Chukwu is a 30-year-old food and wine blogger in Atlanta, living her life without the prospect of building a family soon. So, when her mom sugg...
Season 7 Spotlight: How the Right Support Created Families and Advocates
Season 7 of This is Infertility continued to venture into education, advocacy, personal stories, and notably, some new areas of women’s health!
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Dr. Witkin in Your Corner: Mental Health and the Holidays
This time of year can be magical, but it can also come with stress, especially when family gatherings include tough conversations or well-meaning but...
Redefining Belonging – Jessica’s Journey from Adoptee to Advocacy
This National Adoption Month, we hear from Jessica Luciere, a transracial, transnational adoptee, who shares her journey of self-discovery. Growing up...
Surrogacy: Finding the Perfect Match – Insights for Intended Parents and Surrogates
On today’s episode, we’re joined by Sammi Itatani and Carly Vollero from Nodal, a surrogacy matching platform devoted to fostering strong, authentic m...
Facing Menopause: A Candid Conversation with a Doctor and a Therapist
This Menopause Awareness Month, we bring together two experts who are specialists in their fields and personally navigating their own menopause journe...
Protecting Her Fertility Future in the Face of Breast Cancer
In honor of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re highlighting Joyelle Fleming’s story with breast cancer, which began at the young age of 31...
The Importance of Celebrating Small Wins: Mandy’s IVF Journey
Today’s guest discusses her unexpected struggles with infertility. After a year of trying to conceive, Mandy Menaker trusted her instincts and decided...
Two Journeys, One Friendship: Egg Donation, Surrogacy, and Secondary Infertility
In this episode, we dive into a powerful story of two lifelong friends, Nicole Gomez Fisher and Mary Lamattina, who supported each other through some...
How Lauren Turned Her Infertility Story into an Infertility Non-profit
Today's guest is a testament to resilience, turning personal pain into a powerful purpose. Lauren Clements faced a long, difficult journey in her effo...
Teamwork makes a dream work: How Jennifer’s village made parenthood possible
Today’s episode is a story of teamwork. Along each step of her path to parenthood, Jennifer Osmond’s obstacles were overcome with the help of her vill...
Fertility 101: Egg Donation: Transparency for the Intended Parent and Donor
The Fertility 101 Series, because there’s no shortage of daunting terms to keep your mind running, is a quick and dirty breakdown on a specific topic...
A Decade with Whitney: Freezing her Eggs, Winning the Bachelor, and Becoming a Mom
You may know her as the winner of ABC’s The Bachelor from season 19, but patients at OVA Egg Freezing Specialty Center in Chicago know Whitney Bischof...
Experiencing the Unexpected: Sarah's IVF Journey
Today’s episode is a story of trial and error. Sarah Freese was not expecting to have difficulty conceiving until she discontinued her birth control a...
Fertility 101: Transgender Family Building Options
The Fertility 101 Series, because there’s no shortage of daunting terms to keep your mind running, is a quick and dirty breakdown on a specific topic...
Building Your Family; The Complete Guide to Donor Conception
In today’s episode, we explore the complex world of donor conception with experts Dr. Mark Leondires and Lisa Schuman, LCSW. They provide an overview...
Overcoming the Emotional Toll of Infertility
Today’s episode highlights the emotional toll that infertility can take on individuals and couples. Our guest speaks candidly on how her fertility jou...
Single Parent by Choice: Rethinking the Notion of Family
In today’s episode, award-winning journalist, Rachel Lehmann-Haupt shares insights from her two books, which have ignited the knowledge and passion th...
#NIAW: A Path to Parenthood Turned into a Path to Purpose
Today’s guest embodies the purpose of National Infertility Awareness Week. Each year the infertility community, led by RESOLVE: The National Infertili...
Becoming a Single Parent by Choice: How Gloria Met Emmet
With a focus on her career and a determination to find the right "other half” for her child, today’s guest shares her journey to being a single parent...
From Surgeries to Success: Haley's Path to Parenthood
The journey to ideal health is a constant battle. And when emergency surgery is needed, most may not think twice about the impact this will have on th...
Fertility 101: Common Fertility Tests
The Fertility 101 Series, because there’s no shortage of daunting terms to keep your mind running, is a quick and dirty breakdown on a specific topic...