#305 IVF: Beyond Embryos on Ice with Nathalie Rojas

Birthing Instincts

Dr. Stuart Fischbein + Midwife Blyss Young

Parenting, Kids & Family, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Today on the podcast, Blyss and Dr. Stu are joined by Nathalie Rojas, an IVF coordinator and indigenous birth worker, to discuss assisted reproduction and the pros and cons of messing with Mother Nature. They delve into Nathalie's journey to birth work, her role as an IVF coordinator, the overuse of IVF, and the impact of insurance on access to fertility treatment.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Burling Instincts Podcast.
0:05.0	I'm Dr. Stewart Fishbein, community-based practicing obstetrician and long-time advocate for birth choices.
0:10.0	And I'm Bliss Young, a licensed midwife.
0:13.0	Join us in our conversational style podcast where we talk about everything birth.
0:17.0	Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry, but we're happy that you're here. So here we go. This is a soul fire production. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good
0:28.1	middle of the night. Blister, how are you doing? Good morning. I'm doing okay. Hmm. Yeah.
0:35.0	That's the honest truth. I like to tell the truth when people ask me that question.
0:39.5	You know, so many people ask that question and you just...
0:43.1	I'm fine.
0:44.4	I'm not fine.
0:45.4	Why ask?
0:46.6	Unless you really want to know.
0:48.1	I am possibly dealing with adrenal fatigue.
0:51.9	Makes sense.
0:52.9	Yeah, but I'm going to do some testing.
0:54.8	I'm really, really tired.
0:57.0	And at first I thought it was the jet lag, and then I thought it was having three
1:01.9	bursts in a week.
1:03.0	And, you know, those all makes sense.
1:04.4	And so now here I am.
1:05.9	I've rested, rested, rested, rested, then I still feel like I'm just dragging my body around.
1:09.7	So I'm so in tune with how I feel.
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