The Case for Freezing Your Eggs with Dr. Obehi Asemota
Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven
Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones
4.9 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Getting pregnant can be a straight shot for some and a source of stress for others. Today on the pod, we talk with fertility specialist Dr. Obehi Asemota about her passion for helping families grow, the complexities of conception, the importance of thinking ahead if you see pregnancy in your future, and the treatment options for individuals who are struggling with fertility.
In This Episode We’ll Cover:
- Debunking the myths about black women and fertility
- Egg freezing- when to think about it
- The cost of fertility services including IVF
- Testing to assess fertility status
- The steps to take if you are struggling with fertility and MORE!
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a deer media production. |
| 0:03.0 | Hi, I'm Wendy. |
| 0:04.1 | And I'm Jess and you're listening to the Food Heaven Podcast. |
| 0:07.0 | Your online resource for inclusive and accessible wellness. |
| 0:21.2 | So if you are considering having kids now or in the future, |
| 0:26.4 | we have the episode for you. |
| 0:30.0 | You have to listen to this episode. |
| 0:32.0 | We are going to be speaking with a fertility expert. |
| 0:36.8 | Her name is Dr. Obehi Asmoda. |
| 0:40.0 | And she is the mommy of, this is her professional bio, |
| 0:43.8 | the mommy of the cutest twin boys, |
| 0:45.7 | which she says is her proudest accomplishment. |
| 0:47.7 | She's a wife, fertility doctor, base in Atlanta. |
| 0:50.9 | And she has her own private practice called Hope Fertility. |
| 0:56.0 | And her passion in life is to help grow families. |
| 0:59.2 | Yeah. |
| 1:00.2 | And we thought that this episode was so necessary, |
| 1:03.5 | because we noticed that amongst our friend and family circles, |
| 1:07.4 | fertility is not really something that is spoken about. |
| 1:10.5 | And we noticed that this speaks to a larger issue |
| 1:13.5 | of it not being spoken about period among women, |
| 1:16.7 | especially among black people. |
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