Fertility Cafe

Ep. 119 How Egg Donation Helped Me Become a Mom: Erica Ferraro’s Story


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What happens when every path to parenthood seems to close? For Erica Ferraro, the answer was egg donation—a deeply emotional and empowering decision shaped by a long, painful battle with undiagnosed endometriosis. In this powerful episode, Erica joins host Eloise Drane to share the real story behind her journey: the years of misdiagnosis, the trauma of IVF failure, and the healing that came from choosing donor conception.

You’ll hear:

-What it’s really like to receive an endometriosis diagnosis after two decades

-Why Erica believes egg donation is a form of organ donation—and not “less than”

-Honest insights on grieving genetic loss, finding the right donor, and parenting after donor IVF

-How her new book, Moving Mountains for Motherhood, became the U.S.'s first professionally published infertility survival guide

Whether you’re navigating your own fertility journey or supporting someone who is, this episode is a raw, real, and hopeful reminder that love—not biology—defines family.

Moving Mountains for Motherhood is available now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and more.
Connect with Erica on Instagram @eri.ferraro

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