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Episode 65: Sophia Money-Coutts on egg freezing

June 9, 2020

The journalist and novelist was in the middle of her first egg freezing cycle when lockdown hit.

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In Series 3, Real stories Tags Egg freezing, Covid-19

Episode 64: Secondary infertility, with Alison Perry

June 2, 2020

The journalist, blogger and podcaster describes what happens when your body suddenly can't do what it did before.

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In Series 3, Real stories Tags Secondary infertility, OHSS, Dispelling myths

Episode 63: Pregnancy after loss with Zoe Clark-Coates

May 26, 2020

The author of Saying Goodbye, The Baby Loss Guide and Beyond Goodbye, talks about how she dealt with becoming pregnant after multiple losses.

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In Real stories, Series 3 Tags Pregnancy loss, Stillbirth, Pregnancy after infertility, Pregnancy after miscarriage, Miscarriage

Episode 62: Surrogacy in the time of Covid-19

May 19, 2020

Emilie Ransley thought she had won her infertility battle, but when Ukraine’s borders were closed, everything changed.

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In Series 3, Real stories Tags Surrogacy, Covid-19

Episode 61: All about egg freezing

May 12, 2020

Catherine Hendy, of Elanza Wellness, gives us the lowdown on freezing your eggs.

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In Series 3, Expert advice Tags Egg freezing

Episode 60: Cancer after infertility

May 5, 2020

Kemi Olowe thought infertility was her story. It wasn't.

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In Series 3, Real stories Tags Cancer, Egg donation

Episode 59: Finally! An endometriosis episode!

April 28, 2020

Professor Andrew Horne explains why endo affects fertility, and what hope those who suffer from it have.

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In Series 3, Expert advice Tags Endometriosis

Episode 58: When will IVF treatment restart after Covid-19? We ask the HFEA

April 27, 2020

The HFEA helps us understand.

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In Series 3, Interviews Tags Covid-19

Episode 57: The Rainbow Running Club

April 21, 2020

How running helped Lucy Slimmon cope with infertility.

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In Series 3, Real stories Tags Exercise, Mental health

Episode 56: Navigating fertility treatment at work

April 14, 2020

What are your rights at work when you’re doing IVF? Becky Kearns and Claire Ingle explain.

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In Series 3, Expert advice Tags Work, Careers

Episode 55: TTC in the first year - what you should be doing

April 7, 2020

Are there ways to optimise your chances of conception? Trudi Campbell, nursing director at The Evewell, explains.

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In Series 3, Expert advice Tags TTC sex, TTC tips

Episode 54: How it feels to have an IVF cycle cancelled

March 31, 2020

The sense of loss of control can lead to feelings of grief.

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In Series 3, Real stories Tags Cancelled cycles

Episode 53: Meet the Foxes

March 24, 2020

Our new friends, Liz and Nick, will take us through their ‘jourrrney’ (urgh).

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In Series 3, Real stories Tags Our jourrrneys

Episode 52: Coronavirus special - how to cope when IVF is cancelled

March 18, 2020

Tips on coping when it feels like the world is falling apart.

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In Series 3, Expert advice

Episode 51: When BFN met Professor Tim

December 24, 2019

After a year and a half, we finally sat down with the man, the myth, the legend: it’s Prof Tim.

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In Series 2, Expert advice

Episode 50: The birth episode

October 22, 2019

When IVF works, what happens next?

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In Series 2, Real stories Tags Birth, Pregnancy after infertility, Our jourrrneys

Episode 49: Lisa Faulkner on adoption

July 30, 2019

The TV presenter tells us why she’s so glad she chose to adopt.

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In Series 2, Real stories Tags Adoption

Episode 48: What it's like to have a termination for medical reasons (TFMR)

July 23, 2019

Our friend Ally tells us about her experience.

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In Series 2, Real stories Tags TFMR, Foetal abnormality, Termination, Abortion

Episode 47: Going Solo, with Genevieve Roberts

July 16, 2019

The author joins us to tell us why she decided to do IVF alone.

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In Series 2, Real stories Tags Solo IVF, Biology, Uterine abnormality

Episode 46: Julia Bueno on miscarriage, part 2

July 9, 2019

The author joins us for part two of our conversation.

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In Series 2, Expert advice Tags Miscarriage, Recurrent miscarriage, Pregnancy loss
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