Today we are continuing to explore the fascinating, mysterious and complicated topic: the immune system and fertility, with a focus specifically on LAD and LIT.

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EP78: Reproductive immunology Part 1: Testing and treatments
EP51: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) Part 1: Risk factors & the 5 categories of causes
EP56: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) Part 2: Testing & management options 
EP72: Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) Part 1: What causes RIF? And why all the controversy?
EP76: Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) Part 2: Diagnosis and treatment options

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Today we welcome Rebecca Greenberg to our show! Dr. Greenberg is a Nurse and Bioethicist. She is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Greenberg Consulting. She specializes in helping individuals and organizations to navigate difficult decisions pertaining to healthcare. Dr Greenberg is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. She has a PhD and Post-doctorate Fellowship in Biomedical Ethics from the University of Toronto and has worked at The Hospital for Sick Children and Mount Sinai Hospital as a Bioethicist. Regarded as a leader in the field, Rebecca sits on the Bioethics Committees of the Canadian Paediatric Society and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. Rebecca is committed to education and sharing her research through speaking internationally, publishing research papers and being featured in the media.

Connect with Rebecca:
Instagram @greenbergconsulting
Website www.greenbergconsulting.ca

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 We are back with another episode in our series on frozen embryo transfers (FETs). We are going to walk you through the actual procedure and answer some frequently asked questions. 

You may also be interested in: 
EP68: Frozen embryo transfer (FET) Part 1: Natural cycle FET, medicated FET & stimulated FET explained 
EP67: Fresh embryo transfer (ET) Part 1: The procedure, timelines & pros and cons
EP80: Fresh embryo transfer (ET) Part 2: Choosing fresh vs frozen, fresh transfer success rates & FAQ
EP14: IVF Part 1: Let's talk about IVF
EP20: IVF Part 2: Risks related to the egg producer, procedure, pregnancy & baby
EP54: IVF Part 3: IVF add-ons/adjuvant therapies to improve egg quality and embryo quality
EP58: IVF Part 4: Low dose IVF or mini IVF, is it right for you?

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Happy New Year! We're excited to be back. Today we continue the series for fresh embryo transfer (ET) and discuss choosing fresh versus frozen, fresh transfer success rates and answer some common questions that come up during this journey. 

You may also be interested in:
EP67: Fresh embryo transfer (ET) Part 1: The procedure, timelines & pros and cons
EP68: Frozen embryo transfer (FET) Part 1: Natural cycle FET, medicated FET & stimulated FET explained
EP14: IVF Part 1: Let's talk about IVF
EP20: IVF Part 2: Risks related to the egg producer, procedure, pregnancy & baby
EP54: IVF Part 3: IVF add-ons/adjuvant therapies to improve egg quality and embryo quality
EP58: IVF Part 4: Low dose IVF or mini IVF, is it right for you?

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Visit Markham Fertility Centre at markhamfertility.com

Happy holidays from us! Thank you for listening superhumans and we'll be back on January 6th! 

Includes episodes recap for 2025.

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Today we welcome Molly to our show! Molly describes her 8 year fertility journey as long, full of surprises and a crazy rollercoaster. Molly and her husband started trying to conceive in their mid to late twenties. Fast forward to a few years ago when they found themselves under the care of Dr. Garcia here at Markham Fertility Centre. At MFC, they did one retrieval, multiple transfers, and unfortunately had multiple losses, immune testing and treatments, that resulted in their beautiful rainbow baby Nia born in 2022.

In this particular episode, we refer a lot to fertility care and resources in Northern Ontario. We are very happy to announce that as of August 2025, which is the time of this recording, Markham Fertility Centre is officially offering satellite monitoring in partnership with NEO Women's Health Network in Sudbury. To learn more about the services we offer, please visit https://markhamfertility.com/locations.

Connect with Molly on Instagram @__molly.edwards__ 

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Welcome back! Today we dive into the highly requested topic of reproductive immunology. We cover: What is the immune system? What exactly is immune testing and treatments?, associated costs, why this topic is so controversial and what to expect in future episodes in this series. 

You may also be interested in:
EP51: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) Part 1: Risk factors & the 5 categories of causes
EP56: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) Part 2: Testing & management options 
EP72: Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) Part 1: What causes RIF? And why all the controversy?
EP76: Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) Part 2: Diagnosis and treatment options

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Visit Markham Fertility Centre at markhamfertility.com

 Today we welcome to the show Marisa Bernardo. Marisa is an intended mother (IP), cancer survivor and surrogacy educator and advocate. Following a battle with cancer that took away her ability to become pregnant, she took on a surrogacy journey in the pursuit of motherhood. Along the way, she became an absolute pillar of the community, sharing her journey online with millions of people. Marisa is the founder of Defining Journeys: one space to go to for support from early surrogacy questions to matching all the way through to the postpartum phase. 

Connect with Marisa and Defining Journeys: Psychotherapy, Counselling, Fertility and Surrogacy Support
Instagram @definingjourneys
Website https://www.definingjourneys.ca/

You may also be interested in:
EP13: Infertility support groups made possible with OasisFSN 

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Today we continue demystifying infertility by talking about the second part of RIF, which is looking into the diagnostic workup and the treatment options. We will start with the diagnostic workup and what do we actually do when we see a patient where we suspect they may have recurrent implantation failure? Our approach is really stepwise. We think about, what was the quality of the embryos? What was the genetics of the embryos like? Were these genetically tested embryos? Were they not? Were they euploid, were they not? We're also going to think about the types of transfer protocols that were used; were these fresh transfers, were they frozen transfers? And so on..

You may also be interested in:
EP72: Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) Part 1: What causes RIF? And why all the controversy?
EP11: The endometrium explained with Dr. Chan
EP30: Pre-implantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) explained with Diane Myles Reid, Genetic Counsellor

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 Welcome back superhumans and thank you for joining us. Today we're diving into a topic that is often overlooked, but really important: fertilization failure during an IVF cycle. The WTF appointment is an informal, for very appropriate term, for a follow-up consultation that happens after an unsuccessful IVF cycle. We're going to explore why sometimes even with egg and sperm in the lab, fertilization doesn't happen or doesn't happen as expected. We're also going to talk in detail about egg maturity and how it can affect the IVF outcomes, and in particular, fertilization outcomes. 

You may also be interested in:
EP62: WTF Appt. Scenario 1: You get less eggs than expected at retrieval
EP14: IVF Part 1: Let's talk about IVF
EP16: PCOS Part 1: Symptoms, diagnosis & related risks
EP20: IVF Part 2: Risks related to the egg producer, procedure, pregnancy & baby
EP21: PCOS Part 2: Understanding treatment options
EP33: The impact of decreased ovarian reserve (DOR) on fertility and IVF treatments
EP44: Male factor infertility Part 1: Semen analysis & sperm DNA fragmentation explained with Dr. Jarvi
EP52: Male factor infertility Part 2: Ways to improve sperm health for fertility with Dr. Jarvi
EP54: IVF Part 3: IVF add-ons/adjuvant therapies to improve egg quality and embryo quality

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Visit Markham Fertility Centre at markhamfertility.com