Fertility: Let's Be Honest
Fertility issues are complicated. I want to create an educational, supportive service to listeners who are struggling with fertility, curious about fertility, or just in the fertility field and want to know more. I'm Calisse, a fertility nurse, and I'll be hosting alongside expert and experienced guests with knowledge and stories to share about all things fertility.
Episodes
14 episodes
"I'm pretty sure I pooped out my embryo"
We're so excited to share with you our latest episode featuring Karen Jeffries of Hilariously Infertile. Karen is a dual language teacher outside of New York City and author of Hilariously Infertile: One Woman's Inappropriate Quest to Help Wome...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:06:19
"Freezing an embryo is like a frozen pizza, ready to go"
We’re back with our first remote interview since lockdown! Calisse joined Dr. Vuk Jovanovic for a coast-to-coast interview to discuss his practice and how they’ve adapted during COVID, why fertility practices and insurance coverage vary between...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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50:42
"That's somebody's dream"
Kimberly LaRocque, PhD, is the IVF laboratory director of a large fertility clinic in Colorado. Kimberly got her start in the surprising field of equine reproduction at Colorado State University before shifting to human embryology. Calisse asks...
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Episode 11
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1:56:37
"A real (genetics) pioneer!"
Paul Wexler, M.D., is hesitant to say when he went to medical school, but he will tell you that he began before the correct number of chromosomes had been discovered in humans. Through his illustrious career, Dr. Wexler has performed tens of th...
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Episode 10
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1:47:58
"It's still a life, in my eyes"
In this episode, Kimberly Walker, MSN, WHNP-BC speaks to Calisse about her PCOS journey through 7 failed IUIs, miscarriage, adoption and her faith-based decisions regarding her fertility. Kimberly discusses how people of faith often struggle ...
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Episode 9
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1:46:47
"We're human and we feel their pain"
Amanda Bird, MPAS, PA-C, is a Physician Assistant who is passionate about women's health and giving her patients the best care and reassurance in their journeys. Calisse invited Amanda (pre-social distancing) to discuss newly adopted telemedici...
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Episode 8
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1:43:24
"The 'Cheers' Bar of Infertility"
Dr. Ryan M. Riggs, MD, FACOG, has spent more than 10 years helping patients succeed in their fight against infertility. Prior to returning to the Kansas City area and opening Blue Sky Fertility, Dr. Riggs was the Physician IVF laboratory direct...
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Episode 7
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1:52:28
"Go get some counseling together ASAP"
Today Calisse sits down with Kim Kluger-Bell, to whom Calisse has referred dozens of patients for their fertility counseling. Kim and Calisse discuss psychological issues regarding donor procedures, examining spousal and partnership disagreemen...
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Episode 6
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1:04:20
"There's something for everybody"
In this episode, Calisse invites Jeffrey S. Faudem, L.Ac. Dipl. MSTOM. FABORM, to discuss his experience as a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine and how to improve fertility using holistic methods - often overlooked by Western medicin...
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Episode 5
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1:01:50
Stephanie pt. 2: "You've got my blood all over you"
*If you haven't listened to pt. 1 of Stephanie's story, please go back to last week to catch up!* In part two, we rejoin Stephanie as she continues her remarkable story, recounting her traumatic surgery and its lasting effects on her l...
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Episode 4
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1:01:58
Stephanie pt. 1: "Why not me?"
Stephanie Keith, RN, BSN, is a fertility nurse who truly understands her patients' struggles. Stephanie underwent so many failed rounds of fertility treatments herself, including IUI, IVF, and FET, that she's nearly lost count. In part one, Cal...
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Episode 3
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1:09:30
"The truth is an evolving process"
Dr. Robert Greene, MD, FACOG, is one of the most highly regarded fertility specialists in the world. His studies were featured on NBC’s Dateline and ABC News as well as Oprah & Friends with Dr. Mehmet Oz and various print publications inclu...
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Episode 2
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1:06:28
"I didn't know someone was gonna ram a probe up my vagina!"
Sonja Bell, RDMS, is a sonographer (no, she doesn't work with marine life), and Calisse's friend! Today we talk to Sonja about her career, new heartbeat flutters, crazy fibroids, and the heartbreaking necessity of a healthy work/life balance du...
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Episode 1
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