HeyJaredThe IVF Journey with Dr Michael Chapman
Are you having difficulty conceiving?If so, you’re not alone.Having children is a basic human desire and most couples build their lives together, around the idea of nurturing and fostering children who will follow in their footsteps.To not be able to have a child is a…
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572. Inside the Lab: How Scientists Give Your Eggs the Best Chance (opens the original)
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In this episode, Prof Chapman takes you inside the IVF laboratory to follow the journey from egg to embryo. He explains why stimulation aims for multiple eggs, how scientists recognise a mature egg, and why egg quality can decline with age. He also covers the two ways eggs are fertilised, conventional IVF and ICSI, what to expect from that next-morning phone call, and how time-lapse incubators have improved success rates. Finally, he explains why most Australian clinics now grow embryos to the d
571. Does Stopping Ozempic Affect Your IVF Cycle (opens the original)
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In this episode, Prof Chapman answers a listener question from Mary, who asks whether stopping Ozempic six weeks before an IVF cycle could affect the outcome. He explains that while drug companies remain cautious for now, no abnormalities have been detected in the many pregnancies occurring in women using these medications. In fact, because obesity can impair fertility, the weight loss these drugs bring may make pregnancy more likely. Prof Chapman shares the current advice to pause before trying
567. Your Fertility Questions Answered: PMOS Myth and Endometriosis Before IVF (opens the original)
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In this episode, Prof Chapman answers two listener questions that cut to the heart of some common fertility confusion. First, does the pill cause PCOS? The short answer is no, but the fuller story is more interesting, including why scientists may soon be renaming the condition PMOS, and how coming off the pill can unmask irregular periods that were there all along. Prof Chapman then turns to a listener with stage two endometriosis and a frozen embryo who has faced implantation failures before, w
566. Extended Carrier Screening Explained: Preventing Rare Childhood Diseases (opens the original)
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In this episode, Prof Chapman unpacks extended carrier screening, the test that helps prevent some of the rarest and most serious childhood diseases before a baby is even conceived. He explains how we all carry genetic mutations without knowing it, in fact 98% of us do, and why they only become a problem when both partners happen to share the same one. Prof Chapman walks through the three most common conditions worth testing for, cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy and fragile X, and shares
565. Why 95% of IVF Patients Don’t Need Mental Health Screening (opens the original)
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In this episode, Prof Chapman tackles a question many patients wonder about but rarely ask: should depression and anxiety screening be standard before starting IVF? His answer is a firm no, and he explains why, drawing on the history of mandatory counselling in Victoria that was eventually abandoned because 95% of patients simply didn’t need it. But that doesn’t mean the emotional side gets brushed aside. Prof Chapman walks through the psychological build up of a cycle, from the hope of a strong
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