40 and Infertile - A Fertility Podcast for the 40 and older

Episode 50: ASK THE EXPERT - All About Endometriosis and Infertilty with Dr. Mathew Leonardi, MD


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We speak with Dr. Mathew Leonardi, MD about general information on endometriosis and it’s impact on fertility.  I’ve been looking to discuss this topic for quite some time, particularly after I was diagnosed.  Like so many it was initially dismissed by my gynecologist.  With encouragement and a hysteroscopy that did not go as planned, I was finally about to be evaluated for endometriosis.  In today’s episode, we did not review treatment for those experiencing pain as the primary symptom.  This episode is focused primarily on infertility and endometriosis.  I make this distinction because the therapies can be different depending on whether you’re treating only pain or if you’re trying to address the issue of infertility.  

We spend a considerable amount of time discussing endometriosis and its signs and symptoms, as well as the diagnostic tools used.  This disease process is complex and mysterious.  There is still so much we don’t know about it, but Dr. Leonardi does a great job of exploring what we know and don’t know honestly and transparently.  

He is passionate and advocates for the advancement of care for endometriosis patients.  In this episode, I felt my concerns as a patient were heard.  

This is a great episode if you are experiencing endometriosis and infertility.  Thank you to Dr. Leonardi for his time for this episode today!  I’m so grateful for your expertise!  

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To round out your IVF survival guide, I would recommend the following episodes before your first IVF cycle:

  1. Episode 23:  What Happens to Your Fertility in your 20s, 30s, and 40s

  2. Episode 19:  All About Sperm

  3. Episode 24:  Controlling Your Weigh During IVF

  4. Episode 20:  Stimulation Protocols

  5. Episode 21:  All About Your Embryos in the lab

  6. Episode 33:  All About Genetic Testing

  7. Episode 38:  The Emotions of Infertility and How to Manage These Feelings

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    Episodes about the Emotional Aspects of Infertility:

    1. Episode 12: WARRIOR STORY - The Infertility Journey of LuckyBabyLam AKA Annie at age 42

    2. Episode 14 - ASK THE EXPERT - Grief, Trauma and Mother's Day Triggers with Dr. Wiyatta Fahnbulleh, PsyD

    3. Episode 26: WARRIOR STORY When a therapist is infertile. @Infertile_therapist_in_therapy shares her infertility struggle at 40, her experience with immunotherapy abroad, and struggling as a therapist

    4. Episode 28 - ASK THE EXPERT - The Emotions of Infertility and How to Manage Your Emotions and The Expectations of Yourself and Others with Miss Conception Coach AKA Chiemi

    5. Episode 30 - Infertility Man Jon Summers Talks Getting A Cancer Diagnosis, Dating While Going Through IVF with Male Factor Infertility, and Mindset in the Face of Your Medical Challenges.

    6. Episode 32 - WARRIOR STORY - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, Müllerian Anomaly and Finding Humor, Your Voice and Sanity During Infertility with @for_the_barreness - Meghan Faith

    7. Episode 37: WARRIOR STORY with Annie Kuo, DO - Integrative Medicine Physician discussing her 20 IVF Cycles Along with Endometriosis, Surrogacy, and Male Factor Infertility Episode 47: WARRIOR STORY with Dr. Dina - Unexplained Infertility, Infertility in 40s, Struggle AFTER IVF and Finding the Right Clinic

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