Does having an eating disorder complicate fertility for young women? Is infertility a problem after recovery from an eating disorder? What about EDs during pregnancy? ⁠⁠These are all questions answered in today's episode. Also featured is a letter our host Kiera wrote to her body exploring the future that she might face. 

 

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