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What are IVF and IUI? Assisted reproductive technology is a common reality for many who are trying to conceive, though it’s rarely talked about in public, or even among one’s closest confidants. In this episode, we talk with Valérie and Jen about each step of their journeys with IUI and IVF, what to expect from the process, and how to keep self-care at the forefront when things get clinical.

TAGS: IVF, IUI, Infertility, Reproductive Health, Conception, TTC, Pregnancy, Infertility Awareness, Fertility Treatment

*CORRECTION* Valérie was 39 at the time of her egg retrieval, three month shy of turning 40. Jen mentioned "timed pregnancy" but meant "timed intercourse" describing her current method of trying to conceive. We sure hopes it results in pregnancy for her!  

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What the Mayo Clinic has to say about IVF  https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/in-vitro-fertilization/about/pac-20384716

and IUI https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/intrauterine-insemination/about/pac-20384722

To learn more about Jen Shyu and her work go to www.jenshyu.com

Visit her Patreon page for exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/jenshyu

To learn more about Valérie Thérèse Bart and her work go to http://valeriebart.com

Birth From The Earth, providing holistic well womb-man & midwifery care, childbirth ed,

birth & postpartum care, lactation support, and birth worker training

INFO: https://birthfromtheearth.vpweb.com

FOLLOW: on Instagram @birthingplacebx

DONATE HERE to the scholarship and indicate this is for The Amber Rose Isaac Access to Home Birth Scholarship: Venmo @Birthfromtheearth

DONATE HERE to the birth center: https://linktr.ee/birthingplacebx

This episode is sponsored by Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

VOTING:

Decide when and where you’ll vote this year at howto.vote

Your one stop shop to get out the vote and volunteer  votesaveamerica.com

Everything you need to vote and get election reminders at vote.org

Souls to the Polls is a black lead organization that unites ministers and their congregations in Milwaukee’s central city to strengthen the voting power of the Black community.

Learn more at https://actionnetwork.org/groups/souls-to-the-polls

CREDITS:

Music, Sound Design, Editing: Kate Marvin

Producers: Molly Hennighausen, Caitlin Smith Rapoport

Logo Design: Jean Kim Studio

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xoxo

TheDownThereTeam

What does it mean to have a BRCA mutation? When K found out that she is a carrier of a genetic mutation of the BRCA 1 gene or BRCA, which is correlated with a significant risk of breast and ovarian cancer, she opened up to her community and asked her friends for help as she underwent risk management surgery. In this candid conversation, K shares her story about learning she is BRCA positive and her physical, mental, and emotional journey with a double mastectomy with reconstruction, and hysterectomy. 

Also in this episode: navigating a changing body, self-image and femininity, communication with intimate partners, hormones, self-advocacy within the healthcare system, and the most unique incentive to quit smoking. 

TIME STAMPS: 

10:30 BRACA Diagnosis

14:25 Mastectomy Description

18:25 Breast Expander Experience

29:00 Hysterectomy Definition

39:20 Hysterectomy Post Opp side effects and experiences 

Check out K’s woman owned creators shop All of The Things NYC on Etsy  https://www.etsy.com/shop/allofthethingsNYC 

Follow them on Instagram @allofthethingsnyc https://www.instagram.com/allofthethingsnyc/ 

For more information about hereditary cancers, and to help those affected visit facingourrisk.org 

Visit https://its-elemental.com to learn more about their thermal bras for previvors and survivors. 

NYU Langone Perlmuter Center support groups: Here

Information about BRCA 1/2 mutations from the top of the episode were compiled from the following resources: National Breast Cancer Foundation, American Cancer Society, and Mayo Clinic.

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CREDITS: 

Host: Caitlin Smith Rapoport

Music, Sound Design, Editing: Kate Marvin 

Producers: Molly Hennighausen, Caitlin Smith Rapoport 

Design: Jean Kim Studio 

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Xoxo 💛TheDownThere Team💛

What is a normal period? Are periods meant to hurt? For a decade, Gemma sought answers from medical professionals about the cause of her heavy and irregular cycles. Unsatisfied and underwhelmed with the options presented to her, Gemma took matters into her own hands. In this episode, Gemma Barry founder of the Well Woman Project discusses how her work as a menstrual mentor, herbalist, and mizan massage therapist empowers period havers to take charge of their own menstrual health.

To learn more about Gemma Barry and her work visit thewellwomanproject.com , listen to her podcast Lost In Menstruation or check out her instagram well_woman_project

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TheDownThereTeam

What is TheDownThere? It's not just what's in our proverbial pants. It's a space to share personal stories. We discuss the things we don't talk mention in polite society in order to remove the stigma from talking about the things we keep hidden "down there".  Visit us at thedowntherepodcast.com to learn more about our show, find a transcript of this episode, or to get in touch. Check out our Instagram thedowntherepodcast for new episode drops and fun tidbits. 

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TheDownThereTeam