Fertility Nurses Unfiltered

Western medicine tells you what's broken. Eastern medicine asks why. And when the two actually work together? That's where fertility patients stop feeling like a number and start feeling supported. Dr. Mary Sabo has spent 20 years building bridges between worlds that too often stay divided. As a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine and founder of Lillian Horn in New York City, she&#3...

You've been told fertility is a birthright. It isn't. And the sooner you understand that, the more power you have to actually do something about it. This week, we sat down with Dr. Jaime Knopman, double board certified OBGYN and reproductive endocrinologist at CCRM New York, national director of fertility preservation for the entire CCRM network, and author of the new book Own Your Fertili...

Dr. Keri Bergin didn't start her career in medicine. She started at the front desk of a fertility clinic. From a Craigslist job listing that landed her at the front desk of RMA New York at age 21, to completing her fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at that same institution, Keri's path to becoming an REI is unlike almost any other in the field. She's also a membe...

Dr. Callum Potts knows what it feels like to want a family and wonder if it's ever going to happen. As the founder and medical director of CCRM Miami, he's one of the leading voices in reproductive medicine. He's also someone who has navigated infertility firsthand alongside his partner, gone through IVF, and is now a proud dad of twin boys. That combination of clinical expertise and lived experie...

If you've ever Googled "what should I eat to get pregnant," this episode is for you. We're sitting down with Jillian Beck Rogers, a fertility nutrition and wellness coach who brings both lived experience and science-backed strategy to her work with women navigating the fertility journey. Jillian has her own story with unexplained infertility, and it's exactly what led her to...

You've probably been told to rest during your IVF cycle. Maybe even to stop exercising completely. But what if that advice is more outdated than helpful? This week we're sitting down with Julia Neto, a pre and postnatal fitness specialist and founder of Her Move Wellness, who has spent years working alongside REIs, acupuncturists, and nutritionists to bridge the gap between fertility treat...

Nobody talks about what it costs to be the person on the other side of the exam room. Kate Ryan walked into the fertility world as a patient. She went through failed IUIs, pregnancy loss, and a long road that eventually led her to donor egg IVF and the son she has today. But what she found along the way was bigger than her own story. She saw patients losing themselves in the process, providers run...

What would you do if you found out the treatment you needed to build your family could cost $20,000, $40,000, or even $200,000 out of pocket? For most people, that number is the end of the road. For Elana Frank, it was the beginning of something bigger. Elana is the founder and CEO of the Jewish Fertility Foundation, a nonprofit that has allocated over $3.25 million in fertility grants to more tha...

You've heard your doctor's perspective. You've heard your nurse's perspective. But what about the person who is literally holding your embryos in their hands? For most patients, the IVF lab is a black box. You hand over your eggs, your sperm, and your hope, and then you wait. What happens on the other side of that door is rarely explained, rarely demystified, and rarely talked abou...

What happens when the nurse sitting across from you has cried the same tears you are crying right now? Not because the job is hard. Because she has lived it too. This week, Laura and Ashlee are joined by Megan Kukic, a fertility nurse, IVF patient, and founder of 412 Fertility Services. Megan occupies a rare and incredibly human seat in the fertility world: she has stood on both sides of the exam...

Breaking the Silence on Life After Infertility What happens when fertility treatment ends and there is no baby, no roadmap, and no one talking about what comes next? In this episode, we sit down with Lana Manikowski, certified life coach, bestselling author, and one of the most important voices in the fertility space today. After seven years of IVF and IUI treatments that did not result in a child...

This episode is dropping during National Infertility Awareness Week, and we could not think of a more fitting week to bring you this conversation. If you have ever felt like the system was not built for you, like you were too exhausted to fight, or like your voice was too small to matter, this episode is going to change the way you think about advocacy. We sat down with Barb Collura, founder of Vi...

You've heard it from friends, family, maybe even your doctor: "just relax and it will happen." But what does the research actually say? And what if that advice is doing more harm than good? In this episode, Laura and Ashlee sit down with Dr. Angela Lawson, a clinical psychologist and reproductive mental health specialist with over 16 years of experience. Dr. Lawson was formerly a Pro...

You open the box, and it hits you. Bags of needles. Four, five, maybe more medications. Some you refrigerate, some you don't. Some you mix, some you dial. Your instructions say one drug name, but your insurance sent something else. And suddenly, you're standing in your kitchen wondering how you're supposed to do all of this without a nursing degree. In this episode, we break open the m...

In this episode of Fertility Nurses Unfiltered, Laura and Ashlee take on one of the most emotionally heavy parts of the fertility journey: the news no one wants to receive. A canceled cycle. A failed transfer. A negative pregnancy test. A voicemail you are afraid to open. These moments happen more often than clinics prepare their patients for and they can arrive at the worst possible times, in the...

In this episode of Fertility Nurses Unfiltered , Laura and Ashlee continue their IVF series by tackling a topic that is everywhere right now: “Trimester Zero.” Social media is full of messages about what you should be doing before IVF or pregnancy. Clean up your diet. Remove every toxin. Take more supplements. Try acupuncture. Start this protocol three months in advance. Do everything perfectly. B...

In this episode of Fertility Nurses Unfiltered , fertility nurses Laura and Ashlee break down what actually happens before IVF begins and why so many patients feel unprepared for this phase of fertility treatment. IVF does not start when most people think it does. Before injections, medications, or an IVF cycle plan, there are often weeks to months of fertility testing, consultations, and decision...

In this episode of Fertility Nurses Unfiltered , Ashlee and Laura dive into one of the most confusing parts of fertility treatment: everything that happens between appointments. From the outside, fertility care can look straightforward. There is an appointment, a test, and then a treatment plan. But anyone who has been through treatment knows that the real experience often happens in the in-betwee...

Welcome to the very first episode of Fertility Nurses Unfiltered . In this episode, we’re going “behind the scrubs” and introducing who we are, how we got into fertility nursing, and why we started this podcast. We’re not reading from a script — we’re starting with the real stories that shaped how we show up for patients today. Laura shares her personal fertility journey, including what it was lik...

Fertility Nurses Unfiltered is a podcast where two fertility nurses pull back the curtain on IVF, embryo transfers, canceled cycles, and the emotional rollercoaster patients are actually living through. We combine clinical insight with real-world honesty so people can feel informed, empowered, and less alone.