Today's Episode features my guest Natalie Richeimer, MS, CGC.
Natalie is a board certified genetic counselor at Jscreen, with clinical experience in adult, pediatric, and reproductive genetic counseling. She holds a master's degree in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling from the Keck Graduate Institute.

Natalie is a native Torontonian, who lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two boys. She has published research in the Journal of Genetic Counseling on the impact of orthodox Jewish clergy’s role in prenatal genetic counseling. She is passionate about reproductive health education and community engagement. Natalie has a special interest in outreach, with the goal of increasing awareness of and access to genetic counseling, and partners with local organizations and high schools to provide ongoing community education and support.

Natalie works with https://www.jscreen.org/ to find out more about the life changing work they do.

Topics covered:
•  What is a genetic counselor and what do they do?
• Why specifically reproductive genetic counseling?
• Preparing for an IVF journey, where to start?
• What age should one start IVF?
• Are people starting IVF too soon? What is too soon?
• Whats going on with fertility rates dropping?
•  Why is male fertility dropping?
• How do we know who's infertile in a couple?
• Designer babies, how much can we alter an Embryo?
• Gender selection, is it a thing?
• What is an optimal age to freeze eggs? Do they lose viability over time?
• Medical gaslighting, what is that?
• Do religion and IVF contradict one another?
• CRISPR gene, is it here to stay?

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