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What’s it like to have an egg retrieval for IVF at KindBody? Meredith just had hers and she’s here to share the results - how many eggs were retrieved, how many were mature, and how many were fertilized with her gay best friend’s sperm. WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE.
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When your follicles don't respond to hormones, you pump up the volume and keep injecting. Meredith has to keep up the routine this week in anticipation of the egg retrieval and symptoms have really started kicking in! Belly bruising, foggy brain, and increasing shot pain...oh my.

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We've moved into the injection phase! Meredith is 22 injections in and reporting on all of the wild side effects: vivid dreams, unsupportive family members, and an incredible amount of trash. Truth be told, it's a lot easier than she anticipated and way more enjoyable than the estrogen priming.

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Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology's 2021 National Report - https://www.sartcorsonline.com/rptCSR_PublicMultYear.aspx
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Bare with Meredith this week, she was in a lot of pain when she recorded and edited this episode!

With a full week of estrogen priming under her belt, Meredith talks through the pain she’s experiencing, updates on third party clearance for Kindbody, and refreshes the “What do we call Michael?” situation.

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Meredith is starting IVF this week! She's taking Estradiol (Estrace) in before shots start next week. Despite some confusion with the Family Building Team at Kindbody, Meredith prepared with IVF organization tips and answers some listener questions.

00:18 - Officially Starting IVF
02:30 - Kindbody Bummer
08:06 - The Nebulosity of April
10:17 - IVF Organization
11:18 - Ask Me Anything

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Ariana Madix (Vanderpump Rules) and Meredith go WAY back - they’ve known each other longer than they haven’t at this point. Ariana has some hot tips for Meredith on the egg retrieval process, talks about why she decided to freeze her eggs, and reproductive panic.

Read the accompanying blog post here: https://backupplanpod.com/28-fertile-myrtle-w-ariana-madix

Women Aren't Nags—We're Just Fed Up, by Gemma Hartley: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a12063822/emotional-labor-gender-equality

Get in touch with Ariana & Meredith's realtor, Kenya Reeves-Costa,  at https://www.thelahomegirl.com or info@thelahomegirl.com.

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