We’re diving into the unforeseen costs of IVF, specifically the extra fees for canceled cycles (wtf!) and how society often shames women for spending money on fertility treatments. We also talk about gut feelings, how to trust your own voice, and a new diagnosis: ovarian cysts.

Buckle up! It’s a good one. As always, love to you all. If you’re on this infertility/IVF journey too, you’re doing great and you’ve got this. xo

Intro music by FogChaser

Fact Check:

* Study shows contraceptive users and non-users processed stress differently at the molecular level, with contraceptive users also reporting a more negative psychological response to stress compared to non-users.

* Number of PGT-tested embryos recommended per live birth (study)

* Different types of embryo transfers

* Ovarian Cysts: What Is A Functional Cyst? What Is Normal? When Is An Ovarian Cyst A Problem? by Natalie Crawford, MD

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Today's episode answers some of the bigger questions, like who we are, how we know each other, how many embryos we each have, and why in the world we can’t get pregnant.

A small note: we briefly discuss sex and gender in this episode about finding out the “genders” of our embryos. This is a common theme in IVF, and “gender” is often the chosen term when discussing male/female embryos in the IVF world. That said, we acknowledge that the two are very different and male/female chromosomes do not determine the gender of a person. (further reading on this here)

We love you all - thank you for listening!! Enjoy xx

Intro music by FogChaser and audio editing and mixing by Matt Pereira of Liema

Fact Check:

* The difference between OB and GYN

* Further reading on Asherman’s Syndrome

* “‘Silent’ Endometriosis Isn’t Silent: We Just Aren’t Listening”

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Hi friends!

We are beyond grateful for the support and love we have received after dropping our first episode last week. Your texts, comments, social shares, and ratings on Apple/Spotify left us feeling so loved and supported. It’s safe to say: we’re actually doing this—so thank you for being one of our first listeners!

Also: We’re now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Please “follow” and “rate” the show on these platforms to help us reach a wider audience. 🫶

Show notes:

Today’s episode was originally recorded in March. We chat egg retrieval results, the cost/benefit of telling everyone you’re doing IVF, and how to set expectations with your doctors.

* Intro music by FogChaser

* Audio editing and mixing by Matt Pereira of Liema

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Welcome to the first-ever episode of FriedEggs Podcast, a podcast about infertility and IVF hosted by two friends going through fertility treatments in Los Angeles, CA. In today’s episode, we chat about the IVF hunger games (where no egg is safe, truly), infertility Reddit threads, and how to cope with the attrition rates during egg retrievals (it's brutal out here).

Links discussed in today's episode:

- Hunger Games spreadsheet

- Emily Oster’s work

Intro music by ⁠FogChaser⁠ / audio editing and mixing by ⁠Matt Pereira⁠ of Liema

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🍳 Welcome to The FriedEggs IVF Podcast – where fertility gets funny, real, and just a little bit fried. Hosted by Amy Salke and Kayti Christian – two IVF warriors with a lot of opinions and even more hormones – we're serving up hot takes and hard truths about making babies the science-y way.

New episodes drop every week(ish) on Tuesdays, where we crack open everything IVF: injections, embryo transfers, sperm drama, and the emotional rollercoaster no one warned us about.

Expect cheeky banter, expert guests, TMI moments, and the kind of honest convos you wish your clinic had time for. Whether you're gearing up for your first cycle, deep in the trenches, or just trying to decode your AMH levels—we’ve got you.

Subscribe on Apple and Spotify xo

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