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FriedEggs Podcast
by A podcast about infertility and IVF
A podcast about infertility and IVF www.friedeggspod.com
Episodes
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Ep 66: “I’m an IVF doctor going through IVF”—a conversation with Dr. Sasha Hakman
What happens when your fertility doctor goes through IVF herself? We’re talking to Dr. Sasha Hakman, an OB-GYN and reproductive endocrinologist, about her own fertility journey and how being a patient has shaped the way she practices medicine. We get into what personalized fertility care actually...
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Ep 65: How not to lose yourself to infertility, IVF, and motherhood
It’s our final episode of the summer with just the two of us! We’ll be back with a guest next week, and then we’re taking a few weeks off while Amy travel and Kayti works on her book. See you in October! This is part two - listen to part one of this episode here. Episode Sponsor This episode is...
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Ep 64: What your fertility can tell you about your health with Dr. Natalie Crawford
What if your fertility could tell you something about your overall health? In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Natalie Crawford, OB-GYN, reproductive endocrinologist, and author of the bestselling book The Fertility Formula, to talk about fertility as a health marker—and why fertility isn’t just...
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(extended version) Ep 63: Finding our strength again after years of infertility
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.friedeggspod.com This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.friedeggspod.com In this week’s episode, we’re chatting about Amy’s work sabbatical and upcoming voyage to Europe, plus Kayti’s book…
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Ep 63: Finding our strength again after years of infertility
In this week’s episode, we’re chatting about Amy’s work sabbatical and upcoming voyage to Europe, plus Kayti’s book (manifestation!) and getting back into writing. We share a surrogacy update and talk about returning to the gym after years of the physical and mental exhaustion that came with...
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Ep 62: The memoir helping us get through infertility (with Amy Gallo Ryan, author of You May Feel a Bit of Pressure)
In this episode, we’re joined by writer and author Amy Gallo Ryan to talk about her memoir, You May Feel a Bit of Pressure, and what it means to make sense of infertility through writing. We talk about the ways IVF can shape your identity, the pressure to tell a certain kind of infertility story,...
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Ep 61: Fertility headlines that made us go WTF
It’s been a couple of weeks since our last proper catch-up, and woah! So many fertility news headlines. Kayti shares highlights from a whirlwind family trip, her move into a new home, and the chaos of unpacking (or... not unpacking). And we dive into what they’ve been seeing in women’s health and...
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Ep 60: How to track your cycle when trying to get pregnant
Did you know that cycle tracking apps are only about 20% accurate at predicting your ovulation window? This week, Kayti sits down with sex therapist Laura Federico, LCSW CST and midwife Morgan Miller, CPM LM (authors of The Cycle Book) to talk about cycle tracking during IVF and infertility, data...
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Ep 59: How to advocate for your fertility and recognize hormone imbalances with Sam Diamond, Co-Founder of Bird&Be
This week, we’re joined by Sam Diamond, co-founder of Bird&Be, for a conversation about hormone imbalances and why reproductive health should never be treated as just a women’s issue. Sam shares the personal experiences that led her to build Bird&Be, the science behind the brand’s evidence-based...
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Ep 58: Birth after IVF, part two
We’re so excited to bring you part two of this episode! Kayti continues sharing her birth story after a long journey to pregnancy via IVF. This is part two of a two-part episode (We recommend catching up on the first half if you haven’t already!). Disclaimer: these episodes include discussions of…
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Ep 57: Birth after IVF, part one
Kayti shares her birth story after a long journey to pregnancy via IVF. This is part one of a two-part episode and includes discussions of a traumatic birth experience. This episode is sponsored by Tempdrop, a wearable fertility tracker that collects overnight temperature data to help identify...
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Ep 56: Needing donor eggs as the last fertility taboo with Cofounder and CEO of Cofertility, Lauren Makler
This week, we’re joined by Lauren Makler, co-founder and CEO of Cofertility, to talk about the future of egg freezing, egg donation, and fertility access. Lauren shares the personal health journey that inspired her to build Cofertility and explains how the company is making fertility preservation...
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Ep 55: When to tell people about your IVF transfer
It’s the moment we’ve all waited for: the embryo transfer. Do you tell your family and friends? Do you keep it a secret until you know if it worked, or until the end of the first trimester? In today’s episode, we’re talking about support systems, celebrating small joys, and the emotional labor…
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(extended version) Ep 55: When to tell people about your IVF transfer
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.friedeggspod.com It's the moment we've all waited for: the embryo transfer. Do you tell your family and friends? Do you keep it a secret until you know if it worked, or until the end of the first trimester? In today's episode…
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(extended version) Ep 54: How to ask your IVF doctor hard questions & Amy's PGT-A results
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.friedeggspod.com In today’s episode, Amy shares her PGT-A results from her 5th egg retrieval! She also answers listener questions and shares notes from her conversation with her doctor after her egg retrieval. This is an extended,...
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Ep 54: How to ask your IVF doctor hard questions & Amy's PGT-A results
In today’s episode, Amy shares her PGT-A results from her 5th egg retrieval! She also answers listener questions and shares notes from her conversation with her doctor after her egg retrieval. Today’s episode is brought to you by Tempdrop, a basal body temperature sensor with an accompanying...
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Ep 53: Amy recaps her 5th egg retrieval (pt 1)
In today’s episode, Amy shares the results of her 5th IVF egg retrieval. She reflects on her new STIMs protocol, insurance battles to get medications covered, and how this round compared to previous cycles. This is part one of a two-part episode as she waits for PGT-A results. She’ll be answering...
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Ep 52: A better way to pay for IVF
Today, we’re joined by Angela Rastegar, Co-Founder and CEO of Sunfish (www.joinsunfish.com), a fertility fintech company focused on making family building more financially accessible and a lot less overwhelming. We talk about the surprising and hidden costs of IVF, and how the financial side of...
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Ep 51: Navigating online misinformation in fertility care with Dr. Lucky Sekhon
We’re so thrilled to welcome Dr. Lucky Sekhon — double-board certified OBGYN and reproductive endocrinologist, fertility expert, educator, and author of The Lucky Egg — on the podcast this week for a conversation that feels like a reset button on everything you’ve heard about fertility. Because...
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Ep 50: How infertility has changed us (it's not all bad)
We’re back!! 💛 Welcome to Season 3 and Episode 50 (how did that happen?!). We’re so, so glad you’re here. After a 2 month-ish “break” (read: planning, recording, and recording some more), we’re finally back at the mic for a long overdue catch-up! In episode 50 of the pod, we’re sharing about all...
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Bonus: Hot dogs w/ a side of menopur: our conversation with the team behind Costco's IVF announcement
Surprise! Ahead of our Season 3 premiere next week (April 24, mark your calendars and hit follow), we’re dropping a very special bonus episode today. We’re talking about the Costco fertility news everyone’s been buzzing about and how this offering actually works for IVF patients. We first sat…
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Bonus content: Kayti's embryo transfer
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.friedeggspod.com From the archives: Today's bonus episode is a flashback to October 2024, the day of Kayti's embryo transfer. After recording an episode for the pod, Amy and Kayti talk about how the transfer went, Kayti's valium…
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Bonus content: All the questions Amy asked at her last IVF appointment
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.friedeggspod.com Come hang with us after we hit “stop” on the recording! In the first episode of We Should Cut This, we’re talking AI sperm, IVF insurance chaos, our summer egg retrieval plans, and how to field telemarketers in…
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Ep 49: How to care for your mental health while going through IVF with Dr. Sarah Oreck, Founder of Mavida Health
Today, we’re joined by Dr. Sarah Oreck, founder of Mavida Health and a reproductive psychologist specializing in infertility, IVF, pregnancy, and postpartum mental health. We talk about the emotional impact of infertility and fertility treatments, why mental health care is such a critical — and...
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Ep 48: How infertility impacts our sex lives: are we having fun yet?
Let’s talk about sex, bb — minus the babies. Today’s episode starts a conversation we hope to keep going: how infertility and IVF impact sex and physical intimacy. When everything is timed to ovulation and driven by pressure, how do you keep romance alive? Thank you to our listeners who…
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Ep 47: What we'd tell a friend starting IVF
In today’s episode, we’re taking it back to the early days of IVF and sharing what we wish we’d known before our first egg retrieval. 💌 Join the worst club with the best members at www.friedeggspod.com Disclaimer: This episode is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not…
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Ep 46: Resilience, loss, and finding your people with Rosie Nestingen, co-founder of Rebloom Health
Today we’re talking with Rosie Nestingen, co-founder of Rebloom Health, a space for families navigating infertility, pregnancy loss, and adoption loss. Rosie shares her personal journey—from late-term pregnancy loss to having her daughter to navigating secondary infertility—as well as some major...
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Ep 45: The year is 2026 and we're still infertile
We’re back for 2026 and diving straight into the deep end of IVF and infertility. In today’s episode, we’re talking about SB 729, Amy’s surrogacy journey, and the very obvious answer to whether we still pee on a stick before every period. We also talk through what might be coming in 2026 for our...
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Ep 44: Egg freezing, sunscreen, and owning your fertility with Dr. Jaime Knopman, Director of Fertility Preservation at CCRM New York
Should you freeze your eggs in your 20s? How many rounds should you do? Why don't more OBGYNs talk about fertility preservation as health care? Today, we're asking key questions about egg freezing and getting answers from one of the top experts in the field, Jaime Knopman, MD. Dr. Jaime Knopman…
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Ep 43: Surviving another year of infertility and ivf (✌️2025)
2025 came at us hard. Kayti navigated life with a newborn, Amy faced the unpredictable world of surrogacy, and together we kept running the IVF and infertility marathon. In this episode, we reflect on the lessons this year taught us — the emotional highs and lows, the moments of resilience, and…
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Ep 42: Learning to love our bodies during (and after) IVF
In this episode, we spill the truth about how infertility and IVF mess with our body image, from surprise weight shifts to feeling like we don't recognize our own bodies. We’re keeping it honest, funny, and real, celebrating the ways our bodies are resilient while still owning that it’s okay to...
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Ep 41: Acupuncture for fertility with Dr Sarah Bentolila, DAIM, L.Ac
Our favorite acupuncturist — and Kayti’s personal fertility fairy godmother — is on the pod today! Dr. Bento (Dr. Sarah Bentolila), DAIM, L.Ac, who treated Kayti for two years and played a huge role in helping her get pregnant, joins us for a deep and grounded conversation about acupuncture for...
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Ep 40: The one where we cry a lot: canceled cycles, pregnant friends, and our holiday plans
We’re crying, we’re laughing, and we’re surviving the holidays without losing it. Amy’s egg retrieval got canceled (spoiler: insurance companies can kick rocks), and we’re talking getting lapped by friends with pregnancy announcements, plus all the messy emotions infertility brings. We get real...
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Ep 39: Kick-starting IVF–How to choose your clinic & what your embryologist wants you to know with Embryologist Allison Anderson
Our favorite embryologist is back! Allison Anderson is here to kick off a new real-time IVF series as Amy begins another cycle. We’re starting at square one: how to choose the right clinic, doctor, and embryology lab, and how to communicate with the team who will be caring for your embryos.…
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Ep 38: Tarot, fertility & the power of intuition with actor and tarot reader Ferin Petrelli
🎃 It’s Halloween, and the vibes are mystical. ✨ This week, Amy and Kayti welcome the enchanting Ferin Petrelli — actor, writer, intuitive, and tarot card reader — for a conversation that blends fertility talk with a touch of the magical. Ferin shares her experience with egg freezing, the deeply...
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Ep 37: How to balance work and IVF - plus other listener questions
This week on the FriedEggs podcast, we’re answering listener questions like when to seek out a doctor for infertility, coping strategies during the two-week wait, and how to manage work with IVF. ⭐️ If the pod has helped you feel seen, please follow and rate us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. It...
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Ep 36: What we regret trying for infertility (liver, red light, and more)
This week on the FriedEggs podcast, we’re diving into the weird and wonderful world of liver juice, supplements, red light therapy, and a nostalgic throwback to the Preseed era (life before fertility treatments, iykyk). Amy shares the new therapy she’s trying for her hip and how IVF makes it…
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Ep 35: Listener stories: donor eggs, early menopause, clinic closures, and an unexpected cancer diagnosis
Today’s episode is a very special one—we’re sharing more of your stories on the pod, and we’re so honored that you trusted us with them. These stories cover the full spectrum of this journey: donor eggs, missed miscarriage, menopause, cancer diagnoses, and everything in between. Your courage and...
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Ep 34: "I'm a mommy!" —Kayti's back from mat leave & Amy shares a surrogacy update
We’re back! 🙌 This week on FriedEggs pod, we’re catching up on summer breaks, Amy’s surrogacy updates, and how Kayti’s settling into motherhood after the birth of her IVF baby and maternity leave. We also get into infertility realities, the small but important practice of letting ourselves feel...
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Ep 33: Navigating Genetic Complications, Fragile X, BRCA, IVF and Marken’s Story
Amy sits down with her longtime friend Marken Greenwood Bellows to share her journey through an unexpected diagnosis of a Fragile X premutation and primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) at just 36. Together, they unpack the emotional rollercoaster of infertility and IVF, how the FMR1 gene…
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Ep 32: How to find a surrogate with Carly Joseph
This week, Amy chats with Carly Joseph (https://www.carlypjoseph.com/), a Surrogacy Concierge, about the real side of surrogacy—especially when it comes to choosing between an agency and a concierge model. Carly shares her winding journey from IVF heartbreaks to finding the right surrogacy path,...
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Ep 31: Secondary infertility with Aliza Sir of Platonic Love
Amy has a deep and real chat with Aliza Sir on navigating the complex realities of infertility, IVF, miscarriage, secondary infertility, and Asherman’s syndrome. Aliza is the co-founder of the beloved Platonic Love newsletter, a beautiful, smart, heartfelt project all about friendship and...
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Ep 30: Pregnancy after IVF
In this episode, we dive into pregnancy after infertility and IVF. Kayti gets real about the emotional rollercoaster that follows a positive test as she awaits the arrival of her first child – the anxiety, the gratitude, the shifting expectations, and all the unexpected emotional challenges that...
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Ep 29: Amy's surrogacy update, Kayti takes maternity leave, and announcing summer break for the pod
In this episode of the FriedEggs Podcast, we share some personal updates. Amy talks about where things are at in her surrogacy journey, and Kayti reflects on the final weeks of pregnancy as she prepares for maternity leave. We also share our plans for a short summer break and what’s ahead for the...
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Ep 28: IVF abroad, chronic endometriosis, and running a "zoo" with Ali Ramos
In this episode of the FriedEggs Podcast, we chat with Ali Ramos about living in Costa Rica, doing IVF abroad, and her history with endometriosis. We also cover pregnancy after IVF, male factor infertility, and PGT-M testing. Enjoy! ❤️ Ali is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and the founder of...
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Ep 27: Listener voice notes on IVF, infertility, miscarriages, and more
Happy National Egg Day! Today’s episode is a special one—we’re sharing your stories for the very first time on the pod. We’re so honored and grateful to everyone who called in. It takes real courage to speak openly about this brutal, beautiful, complicated road, and we don’t take that lightly.…
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Ep 26: Author Jared Walker on writing about grief and infertility
Order your copy of The Empty Nest on Amazon or TikTok shop: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.empty.nest.bo In this episode of FriedEggs, we sit down with Jared Walker, author of The Empty Nest—hands down one of the best books on infertility and grief. Jared gets real about the male infertility...
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Ep 25: Same eggs, new basket: Amy opens up about surrogacy and next steps
In this follow-up episode, Amy shares part two of her IVF update—including what comes next after uncovering chronic uterine infections that may have been impacting her fertility for years. We talk about the emotional weight of finally having answers, the quiet relief of clarity, and the strength…
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Ep 24: Male fertility and sperm health with WeNatal Founders Ronit Menashe & Vida Delrahim
Fertility isn’t a solo mission—and this week on the pod, we’re talking about what it really means to show up as a team. We’re joined by Ronit Menashe and Vida Delrahim, the co-founders of WeNatal, a doctor-backed prenatal supplement brand that’s putting male fertility and sperm health where it...
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Ep 23: What is the EMMA/ALICE test? Amy finally gets some answers about what's happening in her uterus
In this deeply personal episode, Amy shares her EMMA/ALICE test results—and what they revealed about chronic uterine infections that may have been silently impacting her body since her miscarriage two and a half years ago. We talk about the emotional whiplash of paying $1,200 out of pocket for a...
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