Baby Steps: Fertility & Conception-Your Questions Answered with Emily Oster || Season 3 Ep. 1

Oversharing

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Relationships, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Education

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

We’re back with a new season of Baby Steps! In this episode, Jordana is joined by bestselling author and fertility expert Professor Emily Oster as they dive into fertility, conception, and everything in between. They answer your questions, breaking down the real science behind birth control effectiveness. Together they clear up some of the most persistent myths, and tackle big questions about age, lifestyle, and reproductive health. Whether you're just thinking about trying, actively trying, or navigating unexpected hurdles, this episode is packed with clear, evidence-based insights to support your journey. Get the facts, ditch the noise, and walk away feeling more informed and empowered. And for more information on how to start your conception journey, go to https://parentdata.org/ #BabySteps #Podcast #EmilyOster #FertilityJourney #TryingToConceive #ReproductiveHealth #ConceptionTips #FertilityMyths #BirthControlFacts #EvidenceBasedParenting #WomensHealth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.8	A quick note before we get into the episode, Oversharing is a podcast for entertainment purposes only. It is not a
0:39.3	medical podcast and does not constitute medical or psychological advice. Always seek the advice of
0:43.8	your physician or a mental health professional. Welcome back to Baby Steps. I'm Jordana
0:47.2	Abraham and this is the all new season of Baby Steps, Season 3 launching today. I am here with a
0:53.0	repeat podcast guest, a fan favorite, one of my personal
0:57.9	favorite favorite people to follow on Instagram and favorite informational books to read.
1:02.2	Professor Emily Oster, welcome back. Thank you for having me back. So excited to have you back.
1:06.4	I mean, we first started talking about you coming back when you had told me that you guys were starting a new vertical on parent data all about trying to conceive.
1:16.4	Yeah.
1:16.7	So we have been writing on parent data about pregnancy and about babies for a long time.
1:22.1	But we wanted to sort of go back and take that same like evidence data-based approach to this trying to conceive
1:27.7	topic and thinking about both trying to conceive when you're just first starting and then
1:33.0	thinking about topics in infertility. And I'm really excited to have this content out because
1:37.2	it has felt to me like a space that's full of the same kinds of misinformation and
1:42.9	panic headlines and et cetera that pregnancy also had.
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