Explore every episode of the podcast The Fertility Fight Club
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| Endometriosis & Years of Infertility to Having a Baby, Naturally - Ivona’s Story | 27 Aug 2026 | 01:14:35 | |
This one is close to my heart. Today's Love Your Story episode is with a past client, Ivona, and I am so excited (and honestly, a little teary) to finally share her journey with you. Ivona and I have been through a lot together - Zoom calls, tears, and "okay, let's pivot" moments. Her story has endometriosis, canceled cycles, four different fertility clinics, a devastating early miscarriage, a doctor telling her she was "basically in menopause," and a moment where she almost went the donor embryo route entirely. And then - against every odd anyone put in front of her - she got pregnant naturally, gave birth to her daughter Ella, and is here today to tell you the whole thing. If you've ever been told your numbers don't look good, that you're running out of time, or that this "probably won't work" - I want you to hear this one. In this episode, we talk about:
This episode is proof that "unlikely" doesn't mean "impossible," and that persistence, the right team, and trusting your gut can change everything. Ivona's story is for anyone who needs a little more hope today. More from The Fertility Fight Club: Follow on Instagram: @fertilityblooms Helpful Timestamps:
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| From Egg Retrieval to Embryo Transfer: An Embryologist Explains It All | 20 Aug 2026 | 00:59:21 | |
We talk about egg retrievals, fertilization, embryo grading, and blastocysts all the time on this podcast - but most of us never actually meet the people doing this work behind the lab doors. Today, that changes. I'm so excited to welcome Jessica Manns to the show. Jessica is a senior embryologist and laboratory supervisor at Radiance Fertility who's been in the field since 2018, and she's made it her mission to help patients actually understand what's happening throughout the IVF process - not just live through it, but feel informed and empowered along the way. You probably already know her from Explaining IVF, her Instagram platform breaking down the science in a way that actually makes sense, or from her two books, The Trying Time and The Busy Little Embryo. She's also a huge advocate in our community and has served as a gestational surrogate herself, which gives her a perspective on this journey that very few people in this field have - both through the microscope and through the human side of it. If you've ever wondered what's really happening to your eggs and embryos once they disappear behind that lab door, this episode is for you. What We Cover:
More from Jessica Manns: Follow @explainingivf on Instagram The Trying Time: A Comprehensive Guide to Infertility, IVF, and Family Building More from The Fertility Fight Club: Follow on Instagram: @fertilityblooms Helpful Timestamps:
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| What Your IVF Nurse Wishes She Could Tell You | 13 Aug 2026 | 01:08:27 | |
I'm sitting down with Nurse Lindsay from Victory Reproductive Care - the woman I text and call daily about our shared clients. Between the two of us, we've watched thousands of fertility journeys unfold from two totally different seats: her inside the clinic, me on the outside helping you optimize your body through nutrition, lifestyle, and honestly just helping you through the emotional rollercoaster of it all. This episode is for every one of you who's texted me "okay this is going to sound crazy but..." - because it's not crazy, and you're not the only one wondering. We're finally answering the questions you're too embarrassed or too rushed to ask your own nurse. What we cover:
This is also the kickoff to a new monthly segment: Lindsay and I are heading out into the field to try treatments like acupuncture, NAD+, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, then reporting back on what's worth it and what's not. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Loved this episode? Subscribe to the show and come find me on social @fertilityblooms and tell me which myth surprised you most. More from The Fertility Fight Club: Follow on Instagram: @fertilityblooms Helpful Timestamps:
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| Twins via Surrogacy - Flying into a War Zone to Bring Them Home: My Fertility Story Part 2 | 06 Aug 2026 | 00:47:42 | |
If you listened to Part 1, you know I left you on a cliffhanger. Here's where it picks up - and I promise you, nothing could have prepared me for this chapter. After everything - the miscarriages, the rare ectopic pregnancy, the uterus damage, three rounds of IVF - surrogacy became our path forward. We chose Ukraine. My dad's side of the family is Ukrainian, and international surrogacy there meant our surrogate would actually be compensated well for the incredible gift she was giving us. We found Marina, and the second she told me she'd hold our baby "like a glass ball," I knew she was the one. Marina got pregnant with our twins in 2021. And then, in early 2022, the war started. Our surrogate and babies were in Ukraine, and we made the decision to fly toward the war, not away from it. In this episode, I talk about:
This is the story I've never told publicly, and honestly, some of it still doesn't feel real to me even now. But it's also the reason this podcast exists - because if I can find a way through all of this, I want every one of you to know there's a way through your version of it too. We're just getting started. This show is going to be full of real stories, real experts, and a whole community that gets it - because nobody should go through this feeling alone. Subscribe or follow wherever you're listening so you don't miss what's coming next - new episodes, expert guests, and stories from the Fertility Fight Club community. More from The Fertility Fight Club: Follow on Instagram: @fertilityblooms Helpful Timestamps
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| My Fertility Journey - The Story I’ve Never Shared Before: Part 1 | 06 Aug 2026 | 00:41:21 | |
I've told pieces of my story to clients for years. "I've been there." "I get it." But I've never told the whole thing, start to finish - until now. This episode is Part 1 of my fertility story, and it's a big one. I'm talking chemical pregnancies I didn't even understand at the time, an ectopic pregnancy so rare (1 in 65,000!) that it grew on my ovary instead of my tube, a procedure that ended up damaging my uterus without me knowing for years, and three rounds of IVF where I kept getting blamed - for my age, my eggs, my "stress" - while nobody tested the one thing that turned out to actually matter. I share this not because I want sympathy, but because I know so many of you are living some version of this right now. The rabbit holes. The clinics that don't call you back. The doctors who look at you like a number instead of a person. The moment you ask "when can we try again" five minutes after finding out you lost a pregnancy - and feeling guilty for asking it (by the way - it's the most common question there is). In this episode:
This one ends on a cliffhanger, because life did too. By the end of this episode, I'm out of options I thought I had - and about to step into something I never expected. Part 2 picks up right where this leaves off. If any part of this is your story too - you're not alone in this. That's the whole reason this podcast exists. Don't miss Part 2 - hit subscribe/follow wherever you're listening so it lands right in your feed the second it's live. Trust me, you won't want to wait to find out what happens next. More from The Fertility Fight Club: Follow on Instagram: @fertilityblooms Helpful Timestamps:
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| Welcome to The Fertility Fight Club | 28 Jul 2026 | 00:02:31 | |
Tired of hearing "everything looks normal" and still not seeing those two pink lines? Welcome to The Fertility Fight Club - a safe space for women trying to conceive to get real answers, real support, and real hope. I'm Crystal, Holistic Nutritionist and Fertility Coach, and in this trailer, I'm sharing what this show is all about and why I created it: to help you find out what's really going on with your fertility, get real answers, and finally get those two positive lines. Each week we're covering it all - natural conception, IUI, IVF, egg and sperm donation, and surrogacy - with help from doctors, embryologists, and fertility experts who'll help you move the needle on your journey. This journey is tough, but you don't have to do it alone. Hit subscribe and let's get started. More from The Fertility Fight Club: Follow on Instagram: @fertilityblooms | |||