Bonus Episode: Debunking Myths About Fertility with Angela Lawson, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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About 6% of U.S. women ages 15 to 44 experience infertility, with many of those reporting that infertility is the most upsetting experience of their lives. Dr. Angela Lawson helps us separate fact from fiction when it comes to infertility, a complicated and often uncomfortable topic that people don’t always talk about. Join us online August 6-8 for APA 2020 Virtual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.7	Hi, everyone. It's Caitlin Luna, host of Speaking of Psychology.
0:36.9	This episode was recorded live
0:38.7	during APA 2019, our annual convention that was held in Chicago this year. I was away on
0:44.8	maternity leave during that time, so my colleague Dr. Vale Wright was a guest host. We hope you
0:49.9	enjoy the episode. Hello, and welcome to Speaking of Psychology, a podcast from the American
0:55.7	Psychological Association. I'm Dr. Vale Wright, the director of research and special projects at APA,
1:01.8	and I'm guest hosting this podcast from APA 2019 year in Chicago. Joining us today is Dr. Angela Lawson.
1:09.4	She's the associate professor in the departments of obstetrics
1:12.6	in gynecology at Northwestern University here in Chicago. And today we're going to be talking about
1:17.8	infertility. About one in eight U.S. women aged 15 to 44 have problems conceiving. And women
1:24.9	who experience infertility reported as one of the most difficult experiences
1:28.7	of their life. So I'm really excited to have Dr. Lawson here to help us separate back from fiction,
1:34.0	to help us debunk some of the myths that exist about infertility and really open up a dialogue
1:39.0	about an uncomfortable and kind of challenging topic. So thank you. Welcome, Dr. Lawson.
1:45.0	Thank you.
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