This is Infertility

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This is Fertility is a podcast by Progyny 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.

Episode Date
DocTalk: Own Your Fertility, From Egg Freezing to Grief
Feb 23, 2026
Fertility 101 - Irregular Periods: What They Are, and What to Do Next
Feb 23, 2026
Fertility 101 - Preimplantation Genetic Testing: PGT-A & PGT-M
Feb 23, 2026
A Message for Our Listeners
Dec 29, 2025
Building Military Families: Julie's Journey from Loss to Community
Nov 06, 2025
Building Family After Breast Cancer: A Broken Brown Egg AHA Grant Winner's Story
Oct 20, 2025
Redefining Family: Choosing to Move On After Recurrent Loss
Sep 25, 2025
Sickle Cell Awareness Spotlight: Teonna's Journey with Fertility and Advocacy
Sep 09, 2025
Fighting for Firefighters: Maia Brown's Mission to Change Infertility Support
Aug 25, 2025
From Pain to Purpose: Founding the Carlos Rodón Foundation
Aug 18, 2025
Fertility 101: The Basics of Genetics and Genetic Testing
Jul 28, 2025
Beating the Odds: From Cystic Fibrosis to Fatherhood
Jul 14, 2025
UFCW Local 152: How Personal Pain Led to Life Changing Benefits
Jul 01, 2025
Fertility 101: Sperm with Dr. Turek: Everything You Didn't Learn in Health Class
Jun 17, 2025
Reimagining LGBTQ+ Family Building: A Midwife's Perspective
Jun 02, 2025
Family Building Without Barriers: Maggie's Reciprocal IVF Journey
May 19, 2025
From Struggle to Storybook: The Journey Behind Cupcakes Everywhere
May 05, 2025
Building Better Benefits—for Bread Financial and Herself
Apr 21, 2025
Love & Surrogacy: A Broken Brown Egg AHA Grant Winner's Story
Apr 07, 2025
Healing Through Song: Nelly Joy's Journey Through Endometriosis, IVF, and Grief
Mar 24, 2025
Secondary Infertility, Surrogacy, Surprise!
Mar 10, 2025
AMH, IVF, OMG: How an At-Home Fertility Test Fast-Tracked Erin's Path to Motherhood
Feb 24, 2025
Single Parent by Choice: Choosing Solo Motherhood and Overcoming Loss
Feb 10, 2025
How Laura Overcame Infertility and Postpartum Depression
Jan 27, 2025
Food and Lifestyle to Fertility: Ashley's Egg Freezing Journey
Jan 13, 2025
Season 7 Spotlight: How the Right Support Created Families and Advocates
Dec 16, 2024
Dr. Witkin in Your Corner: Mental Health and the Holidays
Dec 02, 2024
Redefining Belonging – Jessica's Journey from Adoptee to Advocacy
Nov 18, 2024
Surrogacy: Finding the Perfect Match – Insights for Intended Parents and Surrogates
Nov 04, 2024
Facing Menopause: A Candid Conversation with a Doctor and a Therapist
Oct 21, 2024
Protecting Her Fertility Future in the Face of Breast Cancer
Oct 07, 2024
The Importance of Celebrating Small Wins: Mandy's IVF Journey
Sep 23, 2024
Two Journeys, One Friendship: Egg Donation, Surrogacy, and Secondary Infertility
Sep 09, 2024
How Lauren Turned Her Infertility Story into an Infertility Non-profit
Aug 26, 2024
Teamwork makes a dream work: How Jennifer's village made parenthood possible
Aug 12, 2024
Fertility 101: Egg Donation: Transparency for the Intended Parent and Donor
Jul 29, 2024
A Decade with Whitney: Freezing her Eggs, Winning the Bachelor, and Becoming a Mom
Jul 15, 2024
Experiencing the Unexpected: Sarah's IVF Journey
Jul 01, 2024
Fertility 101: Transgender Family Building Options
Jun 17, 2024
Building Your Family; The Complete Guide to Donor Conception
Jun 03, 2024
Overcoming the Emotional Toll of Infertility
May 20, 2024
Single Parent by Choice: Rethinking the Notion of Family
May 06, 2024
#NIAW: A Path to Parenthood Turned into a Path to Purpose
Apr 22, 2024
Becoming a Single Parent by Choice: How Gloria Met Emmet
Apr 08, 2024
From Surgeries to Success: Haley's Path to Parenthood
Mar 25, 2024
Fertility 101: Common Fertility Tests
Mar 11, 2024
The Role of Doulas
Feb 26, 2024
Building Families with Ferring — A Win-Win
Feb 12, 2024
Unexplained Infertility, Diminished Ovarian Reserve, and Switching Doctors
Jan 29, 2024
Becoming a Single Parent by Choice: IVF + a Sperm Donor
Jan 16, 2024
Wrapping Season 6 with Your Burning Questions
Dec 18, 2023
A Mic for the LGBTQIA+ Community: The Queer Family Podcast
Dec 04, 2023
Finding the Right... Everything: A Journey of Trial and Error
Nov 20, 2023
WorkLIFE Balance: The Need for Family Building Support in the Workplace
Nov 06, 2023
Transformative Benefits: An Inside Look at an Amazonian's Family Building Journey
Oct 23, 2023
Episode 168: Egg Freezing 101
Oct 09, 2023
Egg Freezing: The Backup Plan
Sep 25, 2023
Reproductive Urologists and Endocrinologists: What's the Difference?
Sep 11, 2023
Fertility 101: Menopause
Aug 28, 2023
Endometriosis, Male-Factor Infertility, and the Waiting Game
Aug 14, 2023
Empowering Resilience: A Broken Brown Egg AHA Grant Winner's Story
Jul 31, 2023
Fertility 101: Unexplained Infertility
Jul 17, 2023
The Hadwins: The Weight of the Wait
Jul 03, 2023
Male-Factor Infertility: IVF & the Unexpected
Jun 19, 2023
LGBTQ+ Family Building: Pride and Path to xHood
Jun 05, 2023
The Long Road to Building a Family
May 22, 2023
A Teacher's Quest to Parenthood
May 08, 2023
#NIAW: Building a Family After Loss
Apr 24, 2023
#NIAW: The Catalyst to Bringing Fertility and Family Building Benefits to Her Employer
Apr 10, 2023
Rescripting the Conversation Around Fertility
Mar 27, 2023
Bundle of Joy via a Gestational Surrogate
Mar 13, 2023
The Infertility Crisis in Canada
Feb 27, 2023
When the Right Decision is a Difficult One
Feb 13, 2023
Fertility 101: Preparing for Your First Fertility Clinic Appointment
Jan 30, 2023
How a Former Googler Formed His Family
Jan 16, 2023
This is Infertility - Season 6 Trailer
Jan 09, 2023
Year End Recap: This is Infertility Season 5
Dec 19, 2022
A Teacher's Dream to Become a Mom
Dec 05, 2022
Infertility in the Military: Giving Hope to Our Heroes
Nov 21, 2022
Infertility in the Military: From the Male's POV
Nov 07, 2022
Oncofertility: Building a Family after Cancer
Oct 24, 2022
Miscarriage Awareness: The Experience from Both Sides
Oct 10, 2022
Me, Myself, and Motherhood
Sep 26, 2022
Infertile Tees
Sep 12, 2022
The Fight with Fibroids
Aug 29, 2022
Egg Freezing: Love, Career, and Future Kids
Aug 15, 2022
From "That's Not Good Enough" to Parenthood
Aug 01, 2022
Fertility 101: Endometrial Receptivity Test
Jul 18, 2022
Episode 136: When IVF Seems Unattainable
Jul 05, 2022
Fertility 101: The 4Ts of Male Fertility
Jun 20, 2022
LGBTQ+ Family Building: Two Moms Squad
Jun 06, 2022
Bonus 18: Managing Emotional Exhaustion on a Family Building Journey
May 23, 2022
Fertility 101: Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine
May 09, 2022
Bonus 17: It Takes a Village - Support on Your Family Building Journey
May 02, 2022
#NIAW: It Takes a Village: The Importance of Support
Apr 27, 2022
#NIAW: It Takes a Village: It Starts with You
Apr 25, 2022
Fighting for Fertility Coverage: Advocating from Within
Apr 04, 2022
Finding Your Way Back To Your Partner
Mar 21, 2022
Fertility 101: Surrogacy Laws
Mar 07, 2022
The Quest to Connect BIPOC Women to Medical Professionals
Feb 21, 2022
Unexpected Detours: A Black Woman on the Journey to Parenthood
Feb 07, 2022
Fertility 101: How to Choose a Fertility Clinic
Jan 24, 2022
A STEM Professional's Fertility Journey
Jan 10, 2022
Year End Recap: This is Infertility Season 4
Dec 20, 2021
Turning Dreams into Reality with Employer-Sponsored Coverage
Dec 06, 2021
Bonus Episode16: Navigating Your Family Building Journey Through the Holidays
Nov 29, 2021
Raising Cultures Through a Transracial Adoption
Nov 22, 2021
Maybe a Baby? The Adoption Journey
Nov 08, 2021
Bonus Episode 15: COVID-19 Update: FDA Vaccine Approval, Booster shots, and Trying to Conceive
Nov 03, 2021
Miscarriage Awareness: The Grief and Strength of a Late-Term Loss
Oct 25, 2021
Fertility 101: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL)
Oct 18, 2021
Fertility 101: Oncofertility
Oct 04, 2021
Egg Donation from the Egg Donor's Point of View
Sep 27, 2021
PCOS and Fertility: How Expedia's Fertility Benefit Gave New Hope
Sep 20, 2021
Fertility 101: PCOS
Sep 06, 2021
Bringing Joy to Others: POV of a Gestational Surrogate and Egg Donor
Aug 23, 2021
The Trying Game: IVF, Miscarriage, and a Book
Aug 09, 2021
Bonus Episode 14: Journey to Fatherhood: Same Sex Couples + Single Fathers by Choice
Aug 02, 2021
LGBTQ+ Family Building: The Importance of Decision Making and Fertility Coverage
Jul 26, 2021
Bonus Episode 13: Journey to Fatherhood: Male Infertility 101
Jul 16, 2021
Egg Freezing: The Fertility Window as a Working Woman
Jul 12, 2021
Bonus Episode 12: LGBTQ+ Family Building: Donor 101
Jul 05, 2021
Staying Optimistic During the Family Building Journey
Jun 28, 2021
Bonus Episode 11: Journey to Fatherhood: Finding Support in the Journey
Jun 23, 2021
Fertility 101: Male Factor Infertility
Jun 21, 2021
LGBTQ+ Family Building: Becoming Mothers During COVID-19
Jun 07, 2021
Bonus Episode 10: Prioritizing Your Mental Health During Your Fertility Journey
Jun 01, 2021
Excruciating Period Pain that Led to an Endometriosis Diagnosis
May 17, 2021
"Just Relax" and Other Harmful Advice
May 10, 2021
Fertility 101: Stress and Fertility
May 03, 2021
Fighting for Fertility Coverage: Bringing Benefits to An Employer
Apr 23, 2021
Fighting for Fertility Coverage: Supporting Advocacy Groups and Companies
Apr 22, 2021
Fighting for Fertility Coverage: State Mandate in Colorado
Apr 21, 2021
Fighting for Fertility Coverage: State Mandate in New York and Beyond
Apr 20, 2021
Fighting for Fertility Coverage: Benefits Consultants Taking the Lead
Apr 19, 2021
Fighting for Fertility Coverage: State Mandate in North Dakota
Apr 05, 2021
Our Misconception
Mar 22, 2021
Bonus Episode 9: Infertility in the Black Community: Understanding Your Health Conditions and Finding the Right Doctor
Mar 15, 2021
Endometriosis and Fertility: 7 Years of Heartbreak, and a New Approach
Mar 08, 2021
Fertility 101 - Endometriosis
Mar 01, 2021
Tinina Q. Cade Foundation: Grants for Fertility Treatments
Feb 22, 2021
Bonus Episode 8: Building a Family in 2021
Feb 15, 2021
Black Women's Health Imperative: Putting Equality into Healthcare
Feb 08, 2021
Fertility 101: Uterine Fibroids
Feb 01, 2021
Tennessee Fertility Advocates
Jan 25, 2021
1 in 4 Struggle with Infertility: The Doctors
Jan 11, 2021
Year End Recap: This is Infertility Season 3
Dec 21, 2020
Hilariously Infertile: Infertility Unfiltered
Dec 07, 2020
Cofertility: Infertility Uncomplicated
Nov 23, 2020
The Broken Brown Egg
Nov 09, 2020
Bonus Episode 7: Fertility Preservation for Cancer Patients: Focusing on Survival and Your Life After Cancer
Nov 02, 2020
Miscarriage Awareness: From RPL to Podcasting, The Story Behind Infertile AF
Oct 26, 2020
Oncofertility: Donor Eggs, Surrogacy, and Embracing a New Plan
Oct 12, 2020
Eggs Over Easy Film: Advocacy and Change for Fertility in the Black Community
Sep 28, 2020
PCOS and Fertility: An early diagnosis, IUIs, IVF, and Baby Liv
Sep 14, 2020
Bonus Episode 6: Fertility and Maternal Health in the Black Community
Sep 07, 2020
Egg Freezing: Asking your Partner to Split the Cost
Aug 31, 2020
Egg Freezing: Preventative Care & Empowerment
Aug 17, 2020
IVF in the '90s vs Today
Aug 03, 2020
Genetic Testing: Preventing a Rare Blood Disorder Through PGT-M
Jul 20, 2020
Bonus Episode 5: COVID-19 – Update: How Fertility Clinics are Adapting
Jul 13, 2020
Heart Shaped Uterus, Low Sperm, and a Successful Pregnancy
Jul 06, 2020
Joy of Fatherhood after Battling Male Infertility
Jun 22, 2020
Bonus Episode 4: COVID-19 - Fertility Treatment in the COVID and Post-COVID Environment
Jun 10, 2020
LGBTQ+ Family Building: 10 IUIs Before IVF Success
Jun 08, 2020
A Pause Due to COVID-19
May 18, 2020
Bonus Episode 3: COVID-19 - Telehealth in Your Fertility Journey
May 11, 2020
I Still Want to Be A Mom
May 04, 2020
#NIAW: Different Paths Can Lead to the Same Place
Apr 24, 2020
#NIAW: The Callahans' New Ohana
Apr 23, 2020
#NIAW: Pregnantish to Mom: Andrea Syrtash
Apr 22, 2020
#NIAW: An Eggcellent Adventure to Parenthood: Matt and Doree
Apr 21, 2020
#NIAW: A Surprise on the Today Show
Apr 20, 2020
Bonus Episode 2: COVID-19 – Your Fertility and Well-being
Apr 15, 2020
IVF, bariatric surgery, and finding the strength to move forward
Apr 13, 2020
Becoming Mrs. Nevada and an Infertility Advocate
Mar 30, 2020
Endometriosis and Fertility: The Intersection Between Endometriosis and Sex
Mar 16, 2020
Endometriosis and Fertility: The Purpose of the Endometriosis Foundation of America
Mar 02, 2020
The Frustrations and Hopes of an Unfinished Fertility Journey
Feb 17, 2020
How Uterine Fibroids Can Impact Fertility
Feb 03, 2020
Overcoming Failed Fertility Treatments: A Male's Perspective
Jan 20, 2020
Best of This Is Infertility Season 1: Episode 9
Jan 13, 2020
Best of This Is Infertility Season 2: Episode 35
Dec 30, 2019
Year End Recap: This is Infertility Season 2
Dec 16, 2019
It Takes a Village to Grow a Family
Dec 02, 2019
There's More Than One Way to Create a Family
Nov 18, 2019
Infertility in the Military: IVF in the Field
Nov 05, 2019
Infertility in the Military: Specialized Care for Our Heroes
Nov 04, 2019
Infertility in the Military: From Active Duty to Motherhood
Nov 04, 2019
Oncofertility: Having a Fertility Benefit that Covers Fertility Preservation
Oct 21, 2019
Miscarriage Awareness: Speaking the Unspeakable
Oct 14, 2019
Not Another Instagram Ad: How Doctors are Serving Fertility Education
Oct 07, 2019
PCOS and Fertility: An IVF Baby After Ectopic Pregnancies
Sep 23, 2019
PCOS and Fertility: How Certain Foods Can Help with PCOS Symptoms
Sep 16, 2019
PCOS and Fertility: Why it's a Serious Challenge to Get Pregnant with PCOS
Sep 09, 2019
Spotlight on PCOS
Sep 02, 2019
The Solo Path to Motherhood
Aug 26, 2019
Brewing for a Fertility Benefit
Aug 12, 2019
Genetic Testing: Can It Be Non-Invasive?
Jul 29, 2019
Genetic Testing: Is it Cost Effective?
Jul 15, 2019
Genetic Testing: IVF and Fruitful Fertility
Jul 01, 2019
A Formal Diagnosis of Male Infertility Didn't Take Away the Stress
Jun 24, 2019
LGBTQ+ Family Building: Baby Bailey Mama Drama
Jun 17, 2019
Documenting Fertility Struggles to Create Awareness
Jun 03, 2019
Infertility in the Military: Secondary Infertility and Traveling for IVF
May 20, 2019
Supporting Family Building Needs for Working Women
May 06, 2019
#InfertilityUncovered: Infertility Support Throughout Progyny's Patient Care Advocates
Apr 25, 2019
#InfertilityUncovered: IVF in the Workplace
Apr 24, 2019
#InfertilityUncovered: When Limited Fertility Benefits Fall Short
Apr 23, 2019
#InfertilityUncovered: In the Spotlight with Jamie Stelter
Apr 22, 2019
National Infertility Awareness Week: #InfertilityUncovered Series Trailer
Apr 15, 2019
Transforming Pain into Bundles of Joy: Samantha Busch
Apr 08, 2019
Endometriosis and Fertility: Finding Support Through a Facebook Group: Nancy's Nook
Mar 25, 2019
Endometriosis and Fertility: Promoting Awareness through Endo What?
Mar 18, 2019
Endometriosis and Fertility: Trying IVF After Being Diagnosed
Mar 12, 2019
Endometriosis and Fertility: Trying IVF Before Being Diagnosed
Mar 11, 2019
Endometriosis & Infertility: Jessica Smith-Payne
Mar 04, 2019
Endometriosis Awareness Month: Series Trailer
Feb 26, 2019
The Two-Week Wait During Fertility Treatment: Surviving, Coping, and Finding Support
Feb 25, 2019
IVF, Persistence, and Paying it Forward when Battling Infertility
Feb 11, 2019
Becoming a Single Parent by Choice
Jan 28, 2019
Portraying the Realities of Infertility Through ART
Jan 14, 2019
Year End Recap: This Is Infertility Season 1
Dec 17, 2018
The Miracle of Adoption and Helping Others
Dec 10, 2018
Taking Control of Her Future by Freezing Eggs
Nov 26, 2018
Helping Others Beat Infertility: Heather Huhman
Nov 12, 2018
Oncofertility: Helping Patients Navigate Between Oncology and Fertility
Oct 29, 2018
Oncofertility: The Hope Fertility Preservation Can Bring
Oct 22, 2018
Oncofertility: Fighting for Fertility Preservation Coverage
Oct 15, 2018
Oncofertility: Making Fertility Preservation a Priority
Oct 08, 2018
Miscarriage Awareness: The Causes, Treatments, and Future
Oct 03, 2018
Miscarriage Awareness: A Real Housewife's Story of Pregnancy Loss – Emily Simpson
Oct 01, 2018
LGBTQ+ Family Building: One Voice that Changed a Company's Paternity Leave Policy for Same-Sex Parents
Sep 17, 2018
PCOS and Fertility: When the PCOS Symptoms Don't Match
Sep 12, 2018
PCOS and Fertility: Creating Awareness about PCOS
Sep 11, 2018
PCOS and Fertility: Getting Pregnant with PCOS
Sep 10, 2018
Supporting a Friend with Unexplained Infertility
Aug 20, 2018
Matt and Doree's Eggcellent Adventure and Reflection on Male Infertility
Aug 06, 2018
What it Means to Be Pregnantish: Andrea Syrtash
Jul 23, 2018
BONUS: Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley's Quest for the Right Doctor
Jul 16, 2018
Family After a Vasectomy: Gretchen Rossi and Slade Smiley
Jul 09, 2018
LGBTQ+ Family Building: Building a Family with an Inclusive Fertility Benefit
Jun 25, 2018
LGBTQ+ Family Building: Understanding the Legal Side
Jun 18, 2018
LGBTQ+ Family Building: Two Dads and the Journey to Build Their Family
Jun 11, 2018
LGBTQ+ Family Building: Two Moms and the Journey to Build Their Family
May 30, 2018
Trying to Conceive with Premature Menopause
May 15, 2018
Breaking the Silence about Fertility with #SaytheFword
Apr 20, 2018
Infertility and Mental Health: Coping with the mental and emotional side effects
Apr 20, 2018
Removing the Infertility Stigma Through National Infertility Awareness Week
Apr 20, 2018
This is Infertility - Trailer
Mar 23, 2018