HeyJaredInFertility Stories
Trying to conceive and going through infertility can feel like a private battle that tests our endurance. As the months and years pass, many feel isolated while they quietly grieve each cycle that ends without a positive test.
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14. “You're having surgery in two weeks” | Endometriosis Excision surgery, Myomectomy, and Cystectomy | Miriam’s Update (opens the original)
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Did you know that up to 50% of women with unexplained infertility have endometriosis? For Miriam, an “unexplained infertility” diagnosis eventually led to the discovery of stage two endometriosis — along with uterine fibroids and an ovarian cyst. In this episode, she shares the story of pursuing answers across both Canada and the USA, navigating two very different healthcare systems, and ultimately finding herself preparing for robot-assisted laparoscopic excision surgery — including a myomectom
13. “Why me?” | What 52 women across 6 continents taught researcher Allison Gregg about infertility, self-blame and the medical system. (opens the original)
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Do you ever wonder why infertility is happening to you? If there was something you did wrong or something more that you could be doing? Or do you ever feel like the only way to get answers is to become your own fertility expert? Allison Gregg is a microbiologist and research scientist. After going through her own four-year infertility journey, she decided to train as a nutrition coach, and founded Flora & Fauna Nutrition. Wanting to know how she could best help other women going through infertil
12. "How much longer?" | 8.5 years TTC with PCOS, a declined adoption application, severe male factor infertility, and an ICSI loss | Miri's story (opens the original)
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Have you ever wished someone could just tell you how long it would take to get pregnant? That if you knew it would take three more rounds, or five more years, you could brace yourself and get through it — but instead you’re stuck not knowing if you’re near the end or barely at the beginning? If you have, this episode is for you. In this conversation, Miriam and Elise sit down with Miri to hear her infertility story in full. Miri has been trying to conceive for eight and a half years. She has PCO
11. "Just Relax” | Can you control your fertility or should you just 'trust the process'? (opens the original)
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Infertility confronts you with the reality that some of the things you want most in life simply aren’t within your control. The timeline you imagined for growing your family changes. The future you pictured starts to feel uncertain. And when you’ve been trying to conceive for months or years, you have most likely been confronted with some version of the words: “Just relax.” “Give it time.” “It will happen.” But is that actually helpful advice? In this episode, we explore what infertility has tau
10. "Dreading your birthday" | The hidden grief of time passing during infertility (opens the original)
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Have you ever caught yourself living in a future version of your life with a baby, instead of the life you’re living right now? Or realized you think of yourself as older than you actually are because so much of your energy is spent imagining the future? If so, this episode is for you. This week, Miriam and Elise explore one of the hardest and least talked about parts of trying to conceive: the relentless passage of time. When you’re facing infertility or pregnancy loss, every month, every birth
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