Fertility 101: Egg Freezing, IVF and More with Dr. Serena H Chen

OUR HOSTS: 

Corinne Foxx - @corinnefoxx

Natalie McMillan - @nataliemcm and @shopnataliemcmillan 

What we're drinking: 2021 Colomé Torrontés 

MEET OUR GUEST: 

Dr. Serena Chen - @drserenahchen and @ivf_irms 

Join @ivf_irms every Tuesday at 4:30pm EST for IG Live 

ABOUT OUR GUEST: 

Dr. Serena H. Chen serves as Director of Reproductive Medicine at the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science in New Jersey, and at the Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. She's also an Associate Clinical Professor at Rutgers New Jersey and Rutgers RWJ Medical School. She feels privileged to be trusted with the reproductive health of people in so many different situations, and is dedicated to improving access to reproductive technology by breaking down barriers to care and raising public awareness of technology. 

TOPIC: 

We’re joined by Dr. Chen to get her professional take on when someone should consider egg freezing, what actually goes on during the IVF process, and how reproductive conditions like endometriosis affect fertility. Dr. Chen draws a picture of the typical scenario for people going through fertility treatments and breaks down the key terms associated with reproductive therapies. We also touch on what IVF doctors across the country are concerned about when it comes to the overturning of Roe v. Wade and how women's health care is being compromised with current political agendas. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• How reproductive treatments and societal attitudes towards IVF have changed over the course of Dr. Chen’s career
• Lifestyle choices that you can make years before you're ready to conceive to set yourself up for a healthier family
• What egg freezing is and how the science has advanced in recent years 
• The different ways to form embryos during the IVF process 
• Dr. Chen’s message for anybody who's been actively trying to conceive for a while, and it hasn't happened yet
• What you can expect from Dr. Chen’s weekly Instagram Lives 

END OF THE SHOW: 

Corinne and Natalie introduce Hottie of the Week: Amy Schumer 

WINE RATING:

2021 Colomé Torrontés  = 6.5 / Amy Schumer 

WRAP UP:

To wrap up the episode, Corinne and Natalie play Recent Obsessions. Corinne is loving her new Béis Work Tote and Nat’s on Duolingo TikTok and can’t stop watching. 

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