Share
IVFML
Episode 2: The Grief Olympics
Season 1, Ep. 2
•
Simon and Anna discuss their miscarriages in detail, talk to a pregnancy loss expert about how we do and don’t mourn them in our society, and compare pregnancy losses with comedians. A fun time was had by all! They’re joined by miscarriage expert Dr. Kristin Bendikson of the USC Keck School of Medicine and New York-based comedians John Murray and Silvija Ozols, writers and performs of Infertile, a Sketch Comedy Show.
More episodes
View all episodes
5. Episode 5: Hopes And Fears
35:32||Season 1, Ep. 5In a series of audio diaries, Simon and Anna await the results of their embryo implantation. We discuss the anxiety and depression that can affect couples after infertility and pregnancy loss. They’re joined by Dr. Anna Glezer, a reproductive psychiatrist at UCSF and founder of the site Mind Body Pregnancy.
4. Episode 4: The Blame Game
33:27||Season 1, Ep. 4Twist! Simon discovers that his sperm may not be as excellent as advertised. He discusses the blow to his ego with another man diagnosed with male factor infertility, and we discuss sperm quality with an expert. They’re joined by Dr. Jesse Mills, Director of The Men's Clinic at UCLA, and Nam Tran, an expectant father with male factor infertility.
3. Episode 3: Cash Money
31:50||Season 1, Ep. 3Simon and Anna get candid about how much money they spent on IVF and talk to experts from Resolve about the state of insurance coverage for infertility treatments. Now’s your chance to take a look at someone else’s bank statements! They’re joined by Candace Wohl, author of the blog Our Misconception, and Barbara Collura, President and CEO of Resolve, the National Infertility Association.
1. Episode 1: We're Trying
24:30||Season 1, Ep. 1Simon and Anna want to have a baby, but things don’t go as planned. We talk about infertility with experts, explain how to masturbate in a doctor’s office, and discuss all the amazingly bad advice we’ve received from our friends and family. The very definition of TMI. They’re joined by fertility expert Dr. Gregory Rosen of Reproductive Partners Medical Group in Los Angeles.
1. Are We Still Infertile?
32:16||Season 2, Ep. 1After hearing from fans of season one, Simon and Anna provide the long awaited conclusion to their pregnancy story and consider whether they should still identify as infertile.
2. Maybe I'm Not Meant To Be A Mom
23:57||Season 2, Ep. 2When people think about fertility preservation, they think of young women who freeze their eggs so they can focus on their career. But it's so much more. On this episode, Simon and Anna interview a woman whose sudden cancer diagnosis forced a race against the clock to freeze her eggs.