Fertility Cafe
By Eloise Drane
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Fertility Café explores the evolving world of reproductive health, infertility, and modern family building. Hosted by Eloise Drane, fertility expert, agency founder, past surrogate and egg donor, and mom of five, the show unpacks the medical, emotional, and ethical sides of today’s fertility care.
From IVF, surrogacy, egg and sperm donation, embryo donation, infertility treatment, men’s fertility, hormones, and fertility preservation, each episode dives into every part of assisted reproduction. Hear real stories and expert insights from fertility doctors, surrogates, and intended parents in open conversations.
Whether you are navigating infertility, exploring surrogacy or donation, or curious about reproductive wellness, Fertility Café helps you find clarity, confidence, and hope.
Connect with us: www.thefertilitycafe.com
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The Surrogacy Industry Has a Serious Problem
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Beyond the Egg: Rethinking Fertility Through Egg, Embryo, and Sperm Health
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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The Egg Donation Screening Process: What to Expect from Application to Retrieval
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Surrogacy from Start to Baby: What Every Intended Parent Should Know
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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An ’80s Sperm Donor. A Fertility Specialist. A Sitting Senator.
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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I Carried Two Babies for Other Families: The Truth About Becoming a Surrogate Twice
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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The Truth About Birth Control, Ovulation, and Your Hormones with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Navigating Fertility in the US: A Guide for International Parents Seeking Treatment with Richard Westoby and Julio Gaggia
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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The First IVF Baby in America, Elizabeth Carr, Speaks Out on Access, Stigma, and the Future
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Childfree By Choice
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Is Fertility Care Getting Better—or Just Bigger
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Acupuncture for Fertility: Supporting Hormones, Cycles & IVF Success
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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What Surrogacy Really Feels Like: A Candid Conversation
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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From Screening to Transfer: The Surrogate’s Medical Process, Explained by a Fertility Doctor
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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What Your OBGYN Isn’t Telling You
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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What Genetics Really Means for IVF, Donors, and Embryos
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Finally Here: A Long Journey to Motherhood
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Embryologist Reveals the Truth About IVF and Egg Freezing
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Surrogacy and Egg Donor Insurance: Complete Guide to Coverage and Protection
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Fertility Café Season 7: Inside Modern Fertility Care — IVF, Surrogacy, Egg Donation & Family Building
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 120 Should I Freeze My Eggs? What to Know Before You Decide
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 119 How Egg Donation Helped Me Become a Mom: Erica Ferraro’s Story
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Ep 118 Surrogacy and the Emotional Journey to Motherhood
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Ep 117 What Is a Fertility Coach—and Do You Need One
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Ep 116 Hidden Struggles of High-Achieving Women in Fertility Treatment with Dr. Chatterjee-Morris
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Ep 115 How She Made Surrogacy Legal in Michigan: Stephanie Jones's Story
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May 27, 2025 |
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Ep 114 The Emotional Shift from Fertility Patient to Parent
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May 20, 2025 |
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Ep 113 The Fertility Timeline: Dr Susanna Park on When to Get Tested
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May 13, 2025 |
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Ep 112 Surrogate Logistics: Travel, Timelines, and Support
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May 06, 2025 |
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Ep 111 The Patient Experience in Fertility Care: Advocating for Better Support
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Ep 110 Why Not Just Adopt?
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Ep 109 The Partner Perspective: Sharing Insights from Surrogate Spouse's
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Ep 108 Fertility Crisis Alert: Understanding the Global Decline in Birth Rates
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Ep 107 Should I Become a Surrogate? Why and Why Not?
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 106 | Mastering Fertility Finances: Budgeting for Family Building
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 105 | Changes in Surrogacy Laws and Accessibility
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 104: | The Emotional Side of Family Building ❤️
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 103 | Choosing the Right Team for Your Parenthood Journey
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 102 | Beyond the Clinic: Why the Fertility Lab is Key to Your Success
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Ep. 101 | Exploring Third-Party Family Building: Which Option is Right for You?
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Ep. 100 | The Future of Fertility: New Scientific Developments in Infertility Research
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 99 | Bringing Equality to Reproduction
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 98 | Debunking Myths The Truth About Fertility and Conception
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 97 | Fertility in the Modern Age: IVF, Environmental Impacts, and Quality Care
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 96 | The Baby Business
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Ep. 95 | Surrogacy Health Insurance
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 94 | Embryo Donation: Balancing Choice, Ethics, and Regulation in ART
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 93 | U.S. Surrogacy for International Parents
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 92 | Navigating the Emotional Journey: Redefining Family Through Egg Donation
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 91 | Coping with the Stress of Infertility and Finding a Path Forward
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 90 | How To Talk To Your Family, Friends & Employer About Becoming a Surrogate
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 89 | Why I Chose to Become A Gestational Surrogate
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 88 | What to Look For in a Surrogacy & Egg Donation Agency
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May 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 87 | When Fertility Treatment Doesn’t Work
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May 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 86 | Importance of Commitment as a Surrogate or Egg Donor
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May 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 85 | Surrogacy for Same-Sex Couples: Carnell Roberts Tells His Story
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May 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 84 | Self-Advocacy and Third-Party Reproduction: Your Voice Matters
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May 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 83 | Breaking Down the Cost Barrier to Surrogacy
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Ep. 82 | National Infertility Awareness Week 2023
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 81 | Welcome to Season 5 Intro
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 80 | First-Hand Stories from an IP
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 79 | Infertility Increase and Media Negative Reputation
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 78 | First-Hand Stories from a Surrogate
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 77 | Nitty Gritty of Compensation in 3rd Party Reproduction
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 76 | Embryo Donation
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 75 | When IPs Don’t Want a Relationship
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 74 | Medical Records & Privacy
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 73 | Baby Bonding After Surrogacy
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 72 | Egg Donor Advocacy Groups
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 71 | International Surrogacy
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 70 | First-Hand Stories from an Egg Donor
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 69 | Facing Your Child’s Health Issues After Egg Donation
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 68 | Dark Side of Surrogacy & Egg Donation
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 67 | 10 Ways to Cut Surrogacy Costs
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 66 | Is There Such Thing as Anonymity Any Longer
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 65 | Postpartum After Surrogacy
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 64 | Terminating a Pregnancy
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 63 | Meeting My Egg Donor Baby
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 62 | The Overturning of Roe v Wade Impact On the Fertility Industry
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 61 | Welcome to Season 4: Egg Donors, Surrogates & IP Relationships
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 60 | Carrot Fertility: Employer Provider Benefits with Brooke Bartholomay Quinn
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 59 | Advocacy Groups: Highlighting Important Organizations
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 58 | Embryo Donation – From the Donor Perspective with Anna Flores Locke
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 57 | Unique Populations of Intended Parents: Single, LGBTQIA+, over 50, HIV+ Parents
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 54 | Disparities in Fertility Care for Minority Populations with Dr. Tia Jackson-Bey
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 53 | Aftermath of Infertility (PTSD)
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 52 | Fertility Journeys for Women with Demanding Careers with Dr Hala Sabry
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 50 | Fertility Insurance with Jason Smith
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 49 | Social Surrogacy
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 48 | Kellee Stewart on Fertility Awareness & Egg Advocacy
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 47 | Paying for Fertility Care
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 46 | Military Family Building with Ellen Gustafson & Katy Hendrickson
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 45 | When Third-Party Goes Wrong
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 44 | Mental Health & Family Building with Lori Metz, LCSW
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 43 | Body Autonomy For Surrogates and Egg Donors
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 42 | State Advocacy with Mollie Walker & Chelsea Caldwell
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 41 | Third-Party Reproductive Demand
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 40 | Medical Side of 3rd Party Reproduction
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 39 | Agency Owners Roundtable
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 38 | Legal Aspects of Surrogacy
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 37 | Husband’s Are You Prepared
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May 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 36 | Embryo Donation
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May 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 35 | Infertility Epidemic
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May 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 34 | Eggs Over Easy: Black Women & Fertility
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May 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 33 | Choosing a Fertility Clinic
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 32 | PCOS
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 31 | What I Wish I Knew As A Surrogate
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 30 | Donor Conceived Children
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 29 | Surrogacy for Gay Men
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 28 | If These Ovaries Could Talk
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 27 | Military Wives and Surrogacy
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 26 | Sisters in Loss
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 25 | Fresh Egg Donor Cycles
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 24 | Women of Color and Infertility
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 23 | Sensational Surrogacy
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 22 | Independent Surrogacy with Candace Wohl
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 21 | Covid and Surrogacy in 2021
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 20 | Surrogacy and Psych Screening
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Ep. 19 | Comparing Adoption and Surrogacy
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 18 | Independent Surrogacy: Learn How Surrogacy Without An Agency IS Possible
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Ep. 17 Part 2 | Broken Brown Egg at the Fertility Cafe: Personal Stories of Infertility in the African-American Community
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 17 Part 1 | Broken Brown Egg at the Fertility Cafe: Personal Stories of Infertility in the African-American Community
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Sep 12, 2020 |
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Ep. 16 | Gaining Fertility Benefits and Insurance with Advocate Davina Fankhauser
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Ep. 15| Becoming an Egg Donor: Do You REALLY Understand the Donation Process?
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Ep. 14 | You CAN Do This! A 5-Time Gestational Surrogate Tells Her Story
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Ep. 13 | Becoming a Surrogate: Do You REALLY Understand the Surrogacy Process?
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 12 | A Spouse’s Perspective on His Wife Becoming a Surrogate
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Ep. 11 | Surrogacy Laws: What You Need to Know Before Starting Your Journey
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Ep. 10 | How to Find Your Best Egg Donor
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Jul 25, 2020 |
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Ep. 09 | Make Me a Match: How to Find the Right Woman to Be Your Surrogate
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Jul 16, 2020 |