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Prognosis: Misconception
Reality TV stars are freezing their eggs on camera. Lawmakers in DC are debating federal protection for IVF. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested in slick startups that market fertility treatments for all. But this rapid growth has revealed cracks in the system. Misconception, a new series from Bloomberg’s Prognosis, follows reporter Kristen V. Brown on her own intimate journey as she uncovers the business of fertility. Along the way, she finds a fractured industry — a profit-driven field of medicine that thrives on dueling messages of hope and fear as people gamble...
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3.8 stars from 956 ratings
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“This may or may not be a good podcast, however the vocal fry is intolerable. I can’t take the speaker seriously”
Fearsgirl via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/02/24
“If you are looking for a podcast to help guide and empower you to improve your health and body composition, then this is NOT the podcast for you. If you want someone to tell you why your half-hearted attempts at weight loss are failing and that you should just accept it, then this is the perfect...”Read full review »
I do not have a nickname 123 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/20/22
Needs editing
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“Re: the series on weight loss:
This podcast should be given as raw tape to a fresman class in audio editing. The repeated reiteration of the same material, minute after minute is unneccesary. Get to the point, tell the story, and move on. You do not have to repeat yourself like the listeners are...”Read full review »
JB-2001 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/08/22
Recent Episodes
At long last, it's the day of Kristen’s retrieval. As she waits to find out her results, she investigates why so many people are freezing their eggs now — and whether there is any science on the horizon that could make things easier for future generations.
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Published 08/13/24
Published 08/13/24
Kristen is trying to figure out where to freeze. While trying to pick a clinic, she uncovers how an influx of private equity and other funding hasn’t actually made things better for fertility patients. She learns about fertility mishaps, mistakes and how labs and clinics are really run.
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Published 08/06/24
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