Fertility Myths Every Woman Needs to Stop Believing | Science-Backed TTC Advice

⚠️ Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of miscarriage, pregnancy loss and IVF.

How do you know what's actually true when it comes to fertility?

This week, Dr Zeynep Gurtin, Associate Professor of Reproductive Sociology and Women's Health, UCL, joins us to unpack the realities of egg freezing, IVF, miscarriage, fertility testing and the growing pressure women face when it comes to family planning.

This is one of our most nuanced conversations yet, cutting through the myths, misinformation and fear surrounding fertility.

What you’ll learn:

💔 How 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage
🧬 The biggest fertility myth women are sold
🤍 How to support a friend through infertility
📉 Why IVF succeeds only ~30% of the time
⚠️ Why egg freezing isn't the guarantee women think it is

Dr Zeynep Gurtin is an Associate Professor of Reproductive Sociology and Women's Health, UCL, and a Board Member at the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. She regularly writes and speaks about the social, cultural and emotional aspects of reproduction, fertility and family life in the media and to a wide range of audiences.

You can read her article about Tahlequah the Orca here:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/oct/30/moment-changed-me-miscarriages-devastating-orcas-grief-try-again

Zeynep is currently conducting research on the experiences of women who
have thawed their frozen eggs, and on women who have chosen freebirth.
If you are interested to find out more about being involved with these
research projects, or in booking Zeynep for consultancy, you can contact her at z.gurtin@ucl.ac.uk

https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/67708-zeynep-gurtin/grants

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