Ep 980 | The Secret, Ethical Alternative to IVF | Guest: Catie VanDamme
Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey
Reflecting on Pressure and Urgency in the IVF Process
Exploring the emotional impact of feeling rushed into the IVF process, discussing scare tactics and urgent messaging from fertility specialists that caused overwhelming pressure on the speaker.
Today, we're sitting down with Catie VanDamme, contributor to the Federalist. She discusses her experiences with ob-gyn doctors who pushed IVF as the only way to get pregnant due to her diagnosed endometriosis and reveals how one of her doctors even questioned if she really wanted to be a mother at all, leaving her in tears. She also reveals what helped her conceive — charting her cycle with NaProTECHNOLOGY, a holistic and natural method that worked with her body. We give some encouragement for women who might be struggling with infertility and explain God's role in it all.
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Timecodes:
(00:45) Finding out about fertility issues
(12:15) Growing prominence of IVF
(18:29) Second and third doctor experience
(33:02) NaPro Technology
(42:00) Morality of IVF
(53:05) Restorative reproductive medicine
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Relevant Episodes:
Ep 876 | How LGBTQ Activists Are Redefining Infertility | Guest: Katy Faust (Part One)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relatable-with-allie-beth-stuckey/id1359249098?i=1000628613840
Ep 695 | Why Children's Rights Trump Adults' Feelings | Guest: Katy Faust
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relatable-with-allie-beth-stuckey/id1359249098?i=1000583336623
Ep 554 | IVF, Embryo Adoption, & Surrogacy: Answering the Hard Questions | Guest: Jennifer Lahl
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relatable-with-allie-beth-stuckey/id1359249098?i=1000549207733
Ep 552 | "Big Fertility" & the Truth Behind The Surrogacy Industry | Guest: Jennifer Lahl
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relatable-with-allie-beth-stuckey/id1359249098?i=1000548511958
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Links:
The Federalist: "Fertility Doctors Refused To Treat Me Holistically Because IVF Is Their Cash Cow"
https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/18/big-fertility-should-stop-pushing-ivf-on-women-as-the-first-and-only-option-for-making-a-baby/
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