Podcasts about pacific fertility center

Greg Wiles, President of Hatch Egg Donation & Surrogacy and CFO of Pacific Fertility Center in Los Angeles, describes how his clinic's curated art program creates a peaceful, welcoming environment for patients and families. For show notes and more: https://ninedotarts.com/podcast-instilling-hope-and-wellbeing-through-art/ 

If you follow her you know that she's one of the most supportive and helpful people you can have in your corner.  She is kind, knowledgeable and will literally hold you up when you feel like the weight of this journey is bringing you down. She shares her journey with us today.  She's had a long and difficult journey.  We cried and we laughed today together today.  Along the way, she's learned a lot and she is candid with what she has learned and what has been helpful for her.  I'm so grateful she came here to share her journey and that she felt this space was safe enough for her to share her story.  Thank you for your trust, Annie! As always, we're not physicians and the information provided today is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice.  Make sure that you consult with your own fertility doctor before choosing any medical therapies that may affect your fertility.  Unfortunately, every person's situation is unique and it is vital that you discuss your personal situation with your own fertility doctor to decide what is the best course of action for you.  Please also make sure that you are taking your medications as prescribed by your physician.  Please always consult with your physician before changing your medication doses.  It is very important to make sure that your physician is aware of your medication doses. There is a little explicit language in this episode, so just be mindful of where you're playing this episode. All right.  Get comfy.  This one is a long one, but it will totally be worth it! Mentioned in this episode: Eggwhisper:  https://www.instagram.com/eggwhisperer/ RMA Northern California:  https://rmanetwork.com/our-locations/rma-northern-california/ Miss Conception:  https://www.instagram.com/missconceptioncoach/ Dr. Paul Turek:  https://www.instagram.com/drpaulturek/, https://www.theturekclinic.com/ Donor Egg Bank USA:  https://donoreggbankusa.com/ Aimee Raupp, Acupuncturist, TCM practitioner:  https://www.instagram.com/aimeeraupp/ Nevada Center for Reproductive Medicine - PRP:  https://nevadafertility.com/ Victoria Nino, Expecting Anything:  https://www.instagram.com/expectinganything/ Pacific Fertility Center:  https://www.pacificfertilitycenter.com/ Donor Conception Series:  https://www.infertilityunfiltered.com/donor-conception-series Dr. Claire Serrato, MD - Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery:  https://bayareagynecology.com/posts/dr-serrato-focused-practice-designation-migs/ Dr. Aimee Supplement list:  https://draimee.org/how-to-improve-your-egg-quality  Published paper on low level laster therapy (LLLT):  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3944482/pdf/21_97.pdf --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/40andinfertile/support

"I grew up in a place where I was not meant to exist—a place where my identity as a gay male was contrary to Middle Eastern culture, standards and faith. I grew up in a home filled with dysfunction and strife. I carried the weight of all of that on my shoulders, . . . but if you carry a weight constantly, eventually you become stronger." —Harma Hartouni Harma Hartouni was born into an Armenian Orthodox Christian family in Los Angeles, but when he was 1 month old, his family moved to Iran, where he was raised. While there, he was involved in an accident, breaking both legs and requiring a 12-month recovery. When he moved back to Los Angeles, he came out as a gay man. Today, he is a self-made entrepreneur, owner of a real estate company with hundreds of agents and more than $1 billion in sales volume in 2019. He is married and lives in Los Angeles with his husband (an executive at Disney), three children, three dogs and two turtles. Join us for an in-depth conversation with Hartouni to discuss his life, troubles and perseverance, and success, which he reveals in his new book Getting Back Up: A Story of Resilience, Self-Acceptance and Success. NOTES Thank you to Pacific Fertility Center for its support of The Michelle Meow Show. SPEAKERS Harma Hartouni Entrepreneur; Author, Getting Back Up: A Story of Resilience, Self-Acceptance and Success Michelle Meow Producer and Host, "The Michelle Meow Show," KBCW/KPIX TV and Podcast; Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors; Twitter @msmichellemeow—Co-Host John Zipperer Producer and Host, Week to Week Political Roundtable; Vice President of Media & Editorial, The Commonwealth Club—Co-Host In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on March 4th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"I grew up in a place where I was not meant to exist—a place where my identity as a gay male was contrary to Middle Eastern culture, standards and faith. I grew up in a home filled with dysfunction and strife. I carried the weight of all of that on my shoulders, . . . but if you carry a weight constantly, eventually you become stronger." —Harma Hartouni Harma Hartouni was born into an Armenian Orthodox Christian family in Los Angeles, but when he was 1 month old, his family moved to Iran, where he was raised. While there, he was involved in an accident, breaking both legs and requiring a 12-month recovery. When he moved back to Los Angeles, he came out as a gay man. Today, he is a self-made entrepreneur, owner of a real estate company with hundreds of agents and more than $1 billion in sales volume in 2019. He is married and lives in Los Angeles with his husband (an executive at Disney), three children, three dogs and two turtles. Join us for an in-depth conversation with Hartouni to discuss his life, troubles and perseverance, and success, which he reveals in his new book Getting Back Up: A Story of Resilience, Self-Acceptance and Success. NOTES Thank you to Pacific Fertility Center for its support of The Michelle Meow Show. SPEAKERS Harma Hartouni Entrepreneur; Author, Getting Back Up: A Story of Resilience, Self-Acceptance and Success Michelle Meow Producer and Host, "The Michelle Meow Show," KBCW/KPIX TV and Podcast; Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors; Twitter @msmichellemeow—Co-Host John Zipperer Producer and Host, Week to Week Political Roundtable; Vice President of Media & Editorial, The Commonwealth Club—Co-Host In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on March 4th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s safe to say that fertility nurses play a vital role in the success of any clinic in our field. But nursing burnout can happen quickly causing staffing shortages and even a reduction in conversion to treatment rates. To combat this, clinics need to remain proactive in their efforts to manage nursing overwhelm. So how do you do it? On this episode of Inside Reproductive Health, Griffin talks to Sima Taghi Zadeh, the Director of Nursing at Pacific Fertility Center of Los Angeles. Sima began her career in fertility as a Medical Assistant, then went on to continue her education and work up the ladder to her current role, all while being a fertility patient herself. Sima’s perspective gives insight into what clinics can do to retain their nurses through empowerment, building morale, and preventing burnout. Learn more about Sima Taghi Zadeh and Pacific Fertility Center of Los Angeles by visiting https://www.pfcla.com/. Mentioned in this episode: 14 - Dr. Serena Chen 89 - Drs. Serena Chen and Roohi Jeelani Monica Moore MRSI To learn more about our Goal and Competitive Diagnostic, visit us at FertilityBridge.com.

Michelle Buteau is a brilliant and real AF comedian, actress and host best known for appearing on Netflix's "The Circle" and in the movies "Isn't it Romantic" and "Always be My Maybe." She's also a fierce infertility and surrogacy advocate, who Ali first met in early 2020 when they were both in Albany, NY for Surrogacy Lobby Day. Today, Michelle tells Ali all about the long road to having her twins, Hazel and Otis, including IUIs, several rounds of IVF, four devastating miscarriages, prolactinoma (a noncancerous tumor of the pituitary gland) and why exploring international adoption didn't go how they'd planned. She also talks about facing discrimination at her doctor's appointments (and how, when her white husband was with her, she was treated completely differently)—and finally meeting the surrogate who would help them welcome their healthy babes. EPISODE SPONSORS: Fertility Rally Fertility Rally is the all-inclusive community for anyone who has gone through infertility, is going through infertility, or who are building modern families in “non-traditional” ways. The space is for anyone seeking support, information, inclusion, humor, kick ass virtual and IRL events, and fun discounts on the journey of infertility and parenthood. To start your Free 7-Day Trial or join now, go to fertilityrally.com ( http://fertilityrally.com/ ) Circle Surrogacy On today's episode, we're partnering with Circle Surrogacy, which is celebrating 25 years of making parenthood possible for heterosexual and LGBTQ+ individuals and couples. Circle partners with their surrogates, intended parents and egg donors until they achieve success together. Learn more at circlesurrogacy.com ( http://circlesurrogacy.com/ ) or by emailing info@circlesurrogacy.com NYU Langone Fertility Center Join the thousands of families who've placed their trust in the experts at NYU Langone Fertility Center. When you're ready to explore your options, they're ready to help you build your family. For more information, check out their website fertilityny.org ( http://fertilityny.org/ ) , Instagram @Fertility_NY, or call 212-263-8990. Pacific Fertility Center This episode, I'm partnering with Pacific Fertility Center, which is located in the San Francisco Bay Area has welcomed more than 10,000 babies through IVF, IUI and egg donation. For more info, check out IG: @pacificfertilitycenter, email info@pacificfertility.com or call 415-834-3000 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/infertile-af/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Just because most in-person fertility treatments are paused due to COVID-19, doesn’t mean you can’t chat with your doctor, discuss a protocol and get the ball moving forward while in quarantine.   In this bonus episode we are sharing a panel conversation that explains how telehealth can help you get started or continue moving along on your fertility journey during COVID-19. Learn what to expect, how telehealth differs from an in-person visit, and how treatment in the clinic will look with new social distancing and safety precautions in place.   We understand how difficult infertility is—and how frustrating interruptions to treatment can be—which is why we have put together this webinar with a panel of fertility experts to answer any questions you have.  For more information visit Progyny’s Podcast page , and Progyny’s Education page for more resources on emotional support and awareness.    Be sure to follow us on Instagram, @ThisisInfertilityPodcast and use the #ThisisInfertility.     Have a question, comment, or want to share your story? Email us at thisisinfertility@progyny.com.      Guests:   Featuring fertility experts from Progyny’s provider network:   Lissa Kline, LCSW, Vice President, Member and Provider Services, Progyny   Alan Copperman, MD, Reproductive Endocrinologist, RMA New York, Medical Director, Progyny  Jonathan Kort, MD, Reproductive Endocrinologist, RMA Northern California   Philip Chenette, MD, Reproductive Endocrinologist, Pacific Fertility Center  Gerard Letterie, MD, Reproductive Endocrinologist, Seattle Reproductive Medicine   Host:  Dan Bulger, Multimedia Producer at Progyny  

Fertility Doctor Vick Sahakian of the Pacific Fertility Center of Los Angeles Discusses Surrogacy, Postpartum Depression, Ethical Issues Surrounding Surrogacy, Legal Aspects of Surrogacy, the Vetting Process of Donor Sperm and Egg Donation, Overall Costs of Surrogacy, Payment Process of Surrogacy, Relationship with the Surrogate, What to Expect When Hiring a Surrogate.

Fertility doctor Vick Sahakian of the Pacific Fertility Center of Los Angeles discusses freezing eggs and embryos, donor sperm and eggs, In Vitro, IVF. He also addresses the moral and ethical aspects of these different fertility options.   

If your 1st IVF cycle failed, should you try again? What are your odds of success with subsequent IVF cycles? Host Dawn Davenport, Executive Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Philip Chenette, medical director at Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco and past president of the Bay Area Reproductive Endocrine Society; and Dr. Mylene Yao, a reproductive endocrinologist, and co-founder of Univfy Inc., which has an online prediction tests for success of IVF.Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)

A special Pride program with James Loduca, Director of Diversity and Inclusion (Twitter), Jeff Titterton Chief Marketing Officer (Zendesk), and Dr Eldon Shriock (rad fertility doctor at Pacific Fertility Center). We discuss fatherhood and celebrate LGBTQ parents.

On March 4, an embryologist at Pacific Fertility Center was doing a routine walk-through of the clinic's collection of waist-high steel tanks, each one filled with thousands of liquid nitrogen-bathed vials of frozen sperm, eggs, and embryos.

Host Dawn Davenport, Exec. Director of Creating a Family, the national infertility & adoption education and support nonprofit, interviews Dr. Philip Chenette, medical director at Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco and past president of the Bay Area Reproductive Endocrine Society; and Dr. Mylene Yao, a reproductive endocrinologist, and co-founder of Univfy Inc. which has an online prediction tests for success of IVF. Creating a Family has many free resources related to this topic on our website at www.CreatingaFamily.org.  Please leave us a review on iTunes. Thanks. Click to Tweet: http://ctt.ec/kBa3c Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//creatingafamily.org/infertility-category/try-another-ivf-cycle/ Show Highlights: https://creatingafamily.org/infertility-category/try-another-ivf-cycle/ Support the show (https://creatingafamily.org/donation/)

Recorded at the New York City Choice Mom event, this podcast features mental health counselor Joann Paley Galst discussing the basic tips she offers any single woman who is considering Choice Motherhood.This episode was sponsored by Pacific Fertility Center.

Recorded at a San Francisco Bay Area networking event for Choice Moms, this show features the experience of Choice Moms founder Mikki Morrissette, the humor of author Mary Pols ("Accidentally on Purpose") and the insight of Choice Mom and therapist Felicia Shamma, as well as audience members, to discuss our fears and coping strategies.A focus of the discussion was about finding partners in the journey -- friends, male role models, colleagues -- and the strengths, and weaknesses, we find in ourselves after we become mothers.This show was sponsored by Pacific Fertility Center, which co-sponsored the networking event.

This honest conversation with Mary Pols, author of Accidentally on Purpose,  explores the emotions of a 39-year-old woman who unexpectedly found herself pregnant from a one-night stand. We talk about the reasons she had never wanted to become a Choice Mom -- and how grateful she is that it happened that way, despite her lack of planning, her lack of savings, and her formerly deep-seated belief that she needed a partner to complete her. We also discussed the co-parenting role she has worked out with her son's father.We explore why Choice Moms need more role models in the public eye to help women realize that having a child can become a role even more fulfilling than being a wife.This episode is sponsored by Pacific Fertility Center.

In this conversation with New York City-based therapist Joann Paley Galst, we talk about the intense feelings that were brought up in a recent Choice Mom workshop by single women who are making the decision to raise a family on their own, by women who are facing fertility challenges, and by moms who are sometimes trying to be stoic or quiet about the difficulties they face.We talked about how important it is for Choice Moms to be able to share not only the joy of parenting, but the grief of single parenting, with other Choice Moms -- in the existing online communities, but also in face-to-face experiences. We discussed the issues women tend to think through before they make this choice and the importance of male role models.This show was sponsored by Pacific Fertility Center.

We talk with Dr. Isabelle Ryan of Pacific Fertility Center (SF Bay Area) about the basic steps a woman needs to take if she is proactively trying to conceive. We talk about the tests that can help assess the likelihood of fertility success before taking costly insemination attempts with donor sperm. We define FSH and ovarian reserve. And we discuss how treatment plans are devised based on scientific factors, and how success rates typically change at different ages.This show was sponsored by Pacific Fertility Center.

A classic concern of anyone who uses donor insemination is how the child will feel about it over time. In this show, we talk with two people who have an intimate knowledge of this issue. Kathleen is a donor-conceived adult who felt she was special after she learned of her origins when she was eight; since then she has gone to great lengths to learn more about her donor and her background. Joanna Scheib (pictured here) is a researcher affiliated with The Sperm Bank of California who has done extensive research with offspring who are entitled to meet their identity-release donors. She tells us what they tend to want to know, and what concerns them.This show was sponsored by Pacific Fertility Center.

Using insemination to build a family is not usually anyone's ideal method to parenthood. Sometimes we feel grief about not sharing the process with a partner. We might resent being asked by a fertility clinic to talk to a counselor before taking this step -- or wish we had someone to talk to about it. We don't know what questions we should be asking, or if we're working with the right doctor. How do we decide when it's time to let go of one method, and maybe consider another?In this interview with Patricia Mendell, a New York City-based psychotherapist and co-chair of the American Fertility Association -- who has herself experienced the pain of fertility challenge -- host Mikki Morrissette gets insight about the emotions and stress of seeking fertility treatment for anyone who is using donor sperm, donor egg, or considering adoption.This show was sponsored by Pacific Fertility Center.

I talked to Louise Sloan, the author of "No Man? No Problem. Knock Yourself Up," about what the actual message of her book is, the humor she found in her 14 attempts to conceive before her son was born, and how the lesbian single woman journey might differ from the straight single woman’s journey to Choice Motherhood.This show was sponsored by Choice Chat sponsor Pacific Fertility Center.

Today, Ali is talking to Amy, who, after 18 months of trying and more than 540 ovulation tests (yes, she counted!), finally had her son. Amy explains how a misdiagnosis of PCOS lasted for six years before she realized she didn't have it after all, the pressures she felt to have kids as an Indian woman, and why she and her husband didn't want to do anything invasive. She also tells us about inventing OOVA, a groundbreaking ovulation test for women that's now on the market. BetterHelp Exclusive Offer: If you're struggling with life's challenges, try BetterHelp, the leading provider of online counseling, with over 4,000 licensed counselors and therapists. You can talk to someone through video calls, real-time phone calls, text or direct messages. Get 10% OFF at trybetterhelp.com/infertileaf This episode, I'm partnering with Pacific Fertility Center, which is located in the San Francisco Bay Area has welcomed more than 10,000 babies through IVF, IUI and egg donation. For more info, check out IG: @pacificfertilitycenter, email info@pacificfertility.com or call 415-834-3000 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/infertile-af/donations

Paula Rallis is an amazing woman who flips houses, flies planes, interior decorates and runs a chic lifestyle blog (www.paularallis.com) and IG account, @paularallis. In this episode, she tells Ali all about how, after a year of trying to have a baby and being unsuccessful, she found out she was born with a very rare medical condition in which she has only half of her reproductive system. After going through IVF and even more heartbreak, Paula explains how she and her husband found a surrogate to carry their healthy baby girl. On today's episode, we're partnering with Circle Surrogacy, which is celebrating 25 years of making parenthood possible for heterosexual and LGBTQ+ individuals and couples. Circle partners with their surrogates, intended parents and egg donors until they achieve success together. Learn more at circlesurrogacy.com or by emailing info@circlesurrogacy.com I'm also partnering with Pacific Fertility Center, which is located in the San Francisco Bay Area has welcomed more than 10,000 babies through IVF, IUI and egg donation. For more info, check out IG: @pacificfertilitycenter, email info@pacificfertility.com or call 415-834-3000 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/infertile-af/donations

Josephine Atluri is a meditation teacher and a badass mom of FIVE kids. Today, she talks to Ali about how she always wanted a big family, and how she and her husband built their modern family in many different ways, including international adoption, IVF and surrogacy. She also talks about how, due to a lack of control, she developed the eating disorder bulimia during her infertility journey, and how she overcame that and is healthy today. BetterHelp Exclusive Offer: If you're struggling with life's challenges, try BetterHelp, the leading provider of online counseling, with over 4,000 licensed counselors and therapists. You can talk to someone through video calls, real-time phone calls, text or direct messages. Get 10% OFF at trybetterhelp.com/infertileaf This episode, I'm partnering with Pacific Fertility Center, which is located in the San Francisco Bay Area has welcomed more than 10,000 babies through IVF, IUI and egg donation. For more info, check out IG: @pacificfertilitycenter, email info@pacificfertility.com or call 415-834-3000 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/infertile-af/donations