Lori Metz talks LIFE: Love, Insight, Fertility, Experience

Hear about: How Lisa became interested and involved in surrogacy A heads up about health insurance What to look for when seeking a surrogate International surrogate

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Hear about: How she thought of using the concept of building blocks for DNA in explaining a birth story. How she decided to create a series of books to address all types of families using donor conception. What she hopes to see on bookshelves for donor-conceived children and their parents.

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Hear about the emotional journey of telling your donor conceived child about their conception, the impact on the parent and donor conceived child or adult knowing,(depending on when they find out). Understand why these conversations are important. Learning strategies to help parents engage in these conversations and Information on resources and about the TELL Tool study and how parents can get involved https://tell-tool.com/

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Rena M. Gower, LCSW, Director of Social Work at RMA of NY, Co-Host of Fertility Forward Podcast and author of the soon to be released Fertility 101. In this podcast, we explore ways of coping and caring for yourself when going to a fertility clinic in order to optimize your experience. Hear about how to prepare for your visit at a fertility clinic, the impact and ways of advocating for yourself on your fertility journey, the benefi...

Go Stork, a platform that allows you to "Find, Compare and Connect
with Top Fertility Providers” with no costs to access with Eran Amir, founder and proud father of two. https://www.gostork.com/

Hear about:

• Why Go Stork created. The journey that lead one technology expert to use his skills to help others build their families
• How the components of the platform was selected
• The financial impact and how to access assistance

Part 2 of the Male Factor, Male Infertility with Dr. Lowell Ku, MD, board certitude in Reproductive Endocrinology and OBGY, senior physician at Dallas IVF, active member of numerous organizations including Resolve.org & ASSRM. In this podcast we continue the conversation about the male infertility factor sharing information and suggestion that could assist in the journey. Hear about current research and findings, the emotional, p...

Disparities in fertility treatment with Dr. Tia Jackson-Bey, Reproductive Endocrinologist, Fertility Specialist shares information and insight on ways change can come about. Hear about infertility as a human issue not a race or cultural issue, how change in the delivery of care can come about, how disparities in fertility care mirror those the health care .

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With advocacy day around the corner, and all but West Virginia (we need you West Virgina) represented, it seem like a perfect time to discuss advocacy with Barbara Collura president and CEO of RESOLVE, The National Infertility Association. Hear about: Resolve, the impact of grassroots advocacy; Going from consumer, to volunteer, to CEO to testify before Congress; What advocacy really is; What it takes to create change; What advocac...

Resolve Federal Advocacy Day is a day of empowerment. It is a day when voice from the professional and those going through fertility journey’s come together for a common cause with a common goal of providing knowledge in order create change. On this podcast hear about: Why Jesse became an advocate, What it’s like to be an advocate, How your voice can be herd, How to become an advocate.

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