Lori Metz talks LIFE: Love, Insight, Fertility, Experience – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we dive deep into the journey of recipient moms through the eyes of Victoria Nino, the founder of Infertility Unfiltered. Victoria shares her personal experiences, purpose, and passion, offering a raw and unfiltered perspective on infertility, resulting in building community and bringing others together.

Hear about:

• A recipient mom's journey
• The significance of community
• How one person can make a difference

Dr. Jesse Hade shares a wealth of information those considering or in the process of building their family through donor conception will want to know.

Hear about:

• What donor conception is
• Epigenetics and what it really means.
• Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) double blind study that he is leading and is still open for new participants.

Hear about: 

• Why the day came to fruition, what it encompasses, when and where it takes place and how you can be involved.
• Appreciating the impact of advocacy. 
• Acknowledging what type of advocacy is comfortable for you personally and as part of a community, considering that we all advocate at different times throughout our days, and understanding why advocacy is a change agent and empowers attendees. You have until May 2 to register at Resolve.org https://resolve.org/

Hear about the emotional journey of telling your donor conceived child about their conception, the impact on the parent and donor conceived child or adult knowing,(depending on when they find out). Understand why these conversations are important. Learning strategies to help parents engage in these conversations and Information on resources and about the TELL Tool study and how parents can get involved https://tell-tool.com/

Rena M. Gower, LCSW, Director of Social Work at RMA of NY, Co-Host of Fertility Forward Podcast and author of the soon to be released Fertility 101. In this podcast, we explore ways of coping and caring for yourself when going to a fertility clinic in order to optimize your experience.

Hear about:

• How to prepare for your visit at a fertility clinic
• The impact and ways of advocating for yourself on your fertility journey
• The benefit of recognizing your feelings and honoring them
• Coping with the grief and intangible loss

Go Stork, a platform that allows you to "Find, Compare and Connect with Top Fertility Providers” with no costs to access with Eran Amir, founder and proud father of two. https://www.gostork.com/

Hear about:

• Why Go Stork created. The journey that lead one technology expert to use his skills to help others build their families
• How the components of the platform was selected
• The financial impact and how to access assistance

Part 2 of the Male Factor, Male Infertility with Dr. Lowell Ku, MD, board certitude in Reproductive Endocrinology and OBGY, senior physician at Dallas IVF, active member of numerous organizations including Resolve.org  & ASSRM.  In this podcast we continue the conversation about the male infertility factor sharing information and suggestion that could assist in the journey.

Hear About:• Current research and findings•The emotional, physical impact, and the toll it can take•The significance of support, recognizing the need, reaching out

Dr. Tia Jackson-Bey, Reproductive Endocrinologist and Fertility Specialist, shares information and insight on ways change can come about.

Hear about:Infertility as a human issue not a race or cultural issueHow change in the delivery of care can come aboutHow disparities in fertility care mirror those the health care

With advocacy day around the corner, and all but West Virginia (we need you West Virgina) represented, it seem like a perfect time to discuss advocacy with Barbara Collura president and CEO of RESOLVE, The National Infertility Association.

Hear about:

• Resolve, the impact of grassroots advocacy.
• Going from consumer, to volunteer, to CEO to testify before Congress
• What advocacy really is
• What it takes to create change
• What advocacy really is, and the impact it can have in others, policy and the advocate, (think empowerment)

Resolve Federal Advocacy Day is a day of empowerment. It is a day when voice from the professional and those going through fertility journey’s come together for a common cause with a common goal of providing knowledge in order create change. On this podcast hear about:

- Why Jesse became an advocate

- What it’s like to be an advocate

- How your voice can be herd

- How to become an advocate