Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, reproductive rights have been called into question—including IVF. On this episode of Baby or Bust, our host Dr. Lora Shahine meets with Chris Charbonneau, the longest-serving CEO of Planned Parenthood and host of the Fall of Roe podcast for her take on what's coming.Roe v. Wade is about much more than elective abortion, and this timely episode breaks down the national implication for American residents. Chris shares her wisdom on the anti-choice movement, the misunderstandings about abortions, the power of words, and why fertilized embryos for IVF may also be at risk. Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram | Twitte

If you&#39;re struggling with infertility, you&#39;ll often try anything to get that family you desire—including acupuncture. Dr. Lee Hullender Rubin, an internationally recognized and award-winning doctor of acupuncture, meets with host Dr. Lora Shahine to dispel myths and share truths about Eastern Medicine and fertility.With over 30 peer-reviewed research publications about acupuncture and fertility, Dr. Lee Hullender Rubin is a true master of the craft. In this episode, she teaches about the Eastern Medicine approach to fertility care, including lifestyle modifications, herbs, and acupuncture, along with the science behind this approach.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram | <a href="https://twitter.com/drlorash

There&#39;s a movement of single women creating families by choice—and today&#39;s guest is a leading voice on the topic. Host and reproductive endocrinologist Lora Shahine is joined by Mikki Morrissette, author of Choosing Single Motherhood and founder of the online resource Choice Mom. As a single mom by choice, Mikki is deeply familiar with the unique fulfillments and challenges of starting a family solo. In this episode, she details the financial considerations and career implications of becoming a choice mom, discusses finding a sperm donor, shares benefits of being a single mom by choice, and more. This episode Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram | <s

When you&#39;re used to checking off boxes for life&#39;s milestones—college, husband, career, friends—infertility can be a tough pill to swallow. In this episode, our Baby or Bust guest Brett Russo dishes the details behind her memoir The Underwear in My Shoe: My Journey through IVF, Unfiltered with host Dr. Lora Shahine. While there are many infertility memoirs out there, Brett&#39;s story takes honesty to a whole new level. In this episode, she details starting pregnancy in her late 30s, witnessing friends get easily pregnant, going through IUI, experiencing IVF, grief, and what she would change if she could do it all over again. Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram | <a href="https://twitter.com/drlorashahine" r

You are what you eat, but you can also be what you apply and breathe. In this episode of Baby or Bust, environmental research scientist Dr. Lariah Edwards shares her findings on the latest research about toxins and reproductive health with our host Dr. Lora Shahine.As a research scientist in the Department of Health Science at Columbia University and alumna of the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice Fellowship, Dr. Edwards is an expert in hormone-altering chemicals. Together with Dr. Shahine, she shares where we can find toxins, the impact on fertility, how chemical regulation works, and where to start with reducing exposure.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram | <a href="https://twitter.com/drlorashahine" rel

On July 25, 1978, family building changed forever when the world&#39;s first IVF baby was born. On today&#39;s episode of Baby or Bust, our host and reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Lora Shahine meets with now-adult Louise Brown to discuss her experience as a living symbol of the powers of fertility medicine.Over 10 million babies have been born through in vitro fertilization worldwide, and Louise Brown was the first. She shares her parents&#39; journey of choosing IVF, questions she got from friends growing up, and how she advocates for IVF.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram | Twitter | <a href="https://www.youtube.co

Miscarriage is common, but many feel alone and unsupported as they process their loss. On today&#39;s Brand Therapy episode, host and reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Lora Shahine meets with Arden Cartrette, The Miscarriage Doula, to discuss grief, support systems, miscarriage doulas, and pregnancy loss. A certified birth and bereavement doula, Arden established an online community and team of doulas to help bring empathetic support to people who have experienced miscarriages. As someone who&#39;s experienced infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, Arden shares how people process miscarriage, the risks of toxic positivity, pregnancy after miscarriage, triggers, and the benefits of a miscarriage doula. Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram</stro

When you have a child and are ready to have another, secondary infertility can be confusing and devastating. Baby or Bust host and reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Lora Shahine meets with Alison Prato, a journalist, podcaster, and co-founder of Fertility Rally, to discuss the misconceptions and experiences of secondary infertility.Alison got pregnant with her first child at 34 without reproductive assistance, and she never expected to have struggles getting pregnant with her second. After experiencing multiple pregnancy losses, she was diagnosed with secondary infertility, which changed her life forever. This episode explores the pressure of creating a sibling, grief about changed family plans, assumptions about fertility, and recommendations for advocating for your care.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | <a href="https://www

The two-week wait can be an agonizing time for hopeful parents. In this Baby or Bust episode, reproductive endocrinologists Dr. Lora Shahine and Dr. Temeka Zore discuss the science of early pregnancy, including the two-week wait, a positive pregnancy test, and first-trimester bleeding.Whether you are trying for a baby with or without reproductive assistance, the two-week wait and early pregnancy can be overwhelming. Dr. Temeka Zore has valuable insights from helping patients during this time, and in this episode, she teaches the signs of implantation bleeding, early symptoms of pregnancy, progesterone&#39;s impact on menstruation, and why you can get false positives on home tests.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram | </stro

Infertility can impact every part of your life—including your relationship with your partner. Baby or Bust host Dr. Lora Shahine meets with guest Chiemi Rajamahendran, an infertility and grief coach, to discuss the mental aspects of fertility, including sadness, anger, resentment, and shame.Chiemi Rajamahendran supports individuals and couples worldwide who are facing infertility and loss, and in today&#39;s episode, she shares her techniques for grappling with the emotional rollercoaster of fertility. From acknowledging your emotions (positive and negative) to processing trauma to prioritizing communication to enjoying intimacy, this episode will help you show compassion for yourself, your partner, and your experiences.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | <stron

Fitness and fertility can be a confusing juggling act of myths, recommendations, and reality. In today&#39;s Baby or Bust episode, host and reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Lora Shahine meets with licensed physical therapist and Pilates teacher Jessica Valant to discuss her fertility journey and her fitness recommendations when you&#39;re trying to conceive.Jessica is an open book during this episode, and she shares her endometriosis diagnosis, pregnancy journey, IVF experience with multiple failed cycles, and healing your body through movement. Lora and Jessica also discuss honoring fear, exercising during IVF and pregnancy, listening to your body, and busting common exercise myths. This episode will help you feel empowered to feel safe in your own body.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dr

We&#39;ve come a long way in fertility education, but many individuals aren&#39;t aware of family-building options. Baby or Bust host Dr. Lora Shahine meets with guest Kellee Stewart (Hot Tub Time Machine, All American, Chicago Med) to discuss her fertility journey&#39;s trajectory from egg freezing to advocacy.In this heartfelt and educational episode, Kellee shares how her lack of fertility knowledge kickstarted a lifelong commitment to fertility advocacy. She shares her perspective on egg freezing, educational lapses on reproductive health, systemic healthcare biases against Black women, and why she&#39;s determined to be a force for change. This episode is informative, fascinating, and deeply inspiring.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram</s

It seems like the stigma of infertility is coming out of the shadows, but is that true for all communities? On today&#39;s Baby or Bust, host and reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Lora Shahine meets with Andrea Helton León (also known as @hotmessivfmom) to discuss the taboo of infertility in the Latinx community.Andrea experienced eight recurrent pregnancy losses and felt isolated. Between her family and her Spanish congregation church community, no one acknowledged or discussed infertility. Andrea decided to share her fertility journey online publicly, and now, with a community of over 150k people, she&#39;s paving the way for meaningful infertility discourse in her culture. This episode is a gripping discussion about shame, community, IVF, and IUI⁠ through a Hispanic lens.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | <a href="https://w

Lights, camera, fertility. Today&#39;s Baby or Bust episode brings back season one guest, stand-up comedian, writer, and fertility advocate Jennifer &#34;Jay&#34; Palumbo to discuss the misrepresentations of infertility in celebrity news with reproductive endocrinologist and host Dr. Lora Shahine. Fertility can be a lonely journey, and it doesn&#39;t help when headlines skip over important details. Our guest Jennifer &#34;Jay&#34; Palumbo drills down into the implications of fertility headlines in the news, including Kourtney Kardashian and IVF, Hilary Swank getting pregnant with twins at 48, Chrissy Teigen&#39;s pregnancy loss, and more.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram | <a href="https://twitter.com/drlorashahi

Infertility is both a physical and emotional struggle, and today&#39;s guest is an open book about hers. On this episode of Baby or Bust, our host Dr. Lora Shahine welcomes Sarah Herron, a three-time Bachelor contestant whose fertility journey coincided with a diagnosis of type two bipolar disorder.This episode focuses on Sarah&#39;s experience caring for her mental health with infertility. She shares her many different diagnoses—endometriosis, infertility, bipolar disorder—and the way she supported herself while building her family.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram | Twitter | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/drloras

Many infertility journeys happen behind closed doors, but the new film &#34;Conception&#34; puts IVF in the spotlight. In this Baby or Bust episode, reproductive endocrinologist and host Dr. Lora Shahine meets with writer, producer, and director Tarun Verma to discuss the making of his film about infertility.As a former pharmacist who was heavily involved in the fertility space, Tarun was inspired to create a story that followed a couple undergoing IVF. Now debuting his film &#34;Conception,&#34; he shares the thoughtful considerations behind this project. Dr. Lora Shahine and Tarun discuss real-life moments that inspired the script, assembling a diverse cast, capturing the complexity of experiencing infertility, and where you can view the film.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drlorashahin

Two reproductive endocrinologists walk into a podcast recording... And the result is a fascinating discussion about egg freezing. In this episode, Dr. Lora Shahine meets with Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh (also known as &#34;The Egg Whisperer&#34;) to articulate the controversies, misunderstandings, and opportunities with egg freezing.As a leading voice in oocyte cryopreservation, Dr. Aimee has shaped public discourse around egg freezing through her wildly popular podcast and social media presence. She shares the ins and outs of egg freezing (Who should do this? What&#39;s the process? What should we know?) and why you might want to make this empowering choice.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram | <a href="https://twitter.c

To many, getting pregnant can feel like a struggle, and today&#39;s guest transformed that struggle into strength. In this Baby or Bust episode, reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Lora Shahine meets with IVF advocate and entrepreneur Samantha Busch about everything she learned in her fertility journey.Samantha knew she wanted to be a mom, but what she didn&#39;t expect was experiencing infertility at 25. To our host, Samantha shares her family-building journey with her husband, Kyle Busch, complete with PCOS, Clomid, IVF, surrogacy, and her journey towards advocacy.Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram | Twitter | <a href="

Reality TV has many ups and downs, and your fertility journey can often be the same. In this Baby or Bust episode, host and reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Lora Shahine meets with Golnesa &#34;GG&#34; Gharachedaghi for a frank discussion about her tumultuous journey toward motherhood—and no topic is off limits.GG always knew she wanted to be a mother, but life seemingly had other plans. With Dr. Shahine, GG reflects on pregnancy loss, including an ectopic pregnancy, losing both fallopian tubes, using a sperm donor, utilizing IVF, and being a single mom by choice. Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram | Twitter | <a href

Doing time in prison is one thing, but doing it during childbearing years can be a lifetime sentence of its own. In this gripping episode of Baby or Bust, Amanda Knox shares her experience of wrongfully losing her most fertile years in prison with our host Dr. Lora Shahine.Since being in an Italian prison for four years and on trial for murder for another eight, Amanda Knox has used her platform to speak out about the fertility consequences on women in prison. In an honest discussion with host and reproductive endocrinologist Lora Shahine, Amanda shares her lifelong desire to be a mom, women&#39;s unique challenges of becoming mothers after prison, her grief with a miscarriage, trauma&#39;s impact on fertility, and more. Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | <stro

Baby Or Bust is back and we couldn&#39;t be more excited! Season 2 gets underway on Monday, January 16th and we&#39;ve got some amazing conversations to share with you.Some of our Season 2 guests include Louise Brown, the first IVF Baby, GG from &#34;Shahs of Sunset&#34; talking about single motherhood, TV and movie actress Kellee Stewart, talking about her egg-freezing journey, and Amanda Knox, sharing her own fertility journey after years of incarceration and finally, freedom.New episodes will be coming your way every Monday, so be sure to follow the show wherever you listen to podcasts, and don&#39;t miss episode 1, coming Monday, January 16th. And as always, thank you for listening!Connect with Dr. Lora Shahine on social media.Tik Tok | Instagram<str