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Ellen's Infertility Story: Clomid, IUIs, and IVF while struggling with addiction

Ellen's Infertility Story: Clomid, IUIs, and IVF while struggling with addiction

FromInfertile AF: Infertility and Modern Family Building


Ellen's Infertility Story: Clomid, IUIs, and IVF while struggling with addiction

FromInfertile AF: Infertility and Modern Family Building

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Dec 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today, Ali is talking to Ellen about addiction and infertility. Currently sober for almost four year, Ellen talks about how not being able to "drink like a normal person" became a problem, especially once she started navigating the rocky waters of infertility. Ellen talks about taking Clomid, the awkwardness of timed IUIs, getting black out drunk every night and how her husband hired a divorce lawyer, ready to end their relationship. She also talks about going to rehab, how the baby onesie she brought with her helped her get through her in-patient stay, and how, later, and thanks to IVF, she finally became pregnant with twins. EPISODE SPONSOR:FERTILITY RALLY, www.fertilityrally.com, providing 24/7 community, content and curated events for everyone going through infertility. Follow @fertilityrally for moreSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/infertile-af/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Released:
Dec 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

In this unfiltered podcast about infertility, Brooklyn-based journalist and mom-of-two Ali Prato, who went through secondary infertility and IVF herself, talks to women—and some men—about the messy, frustrating, painful, heartbreaking, absurd and sometimes hilarious journey to have a baby. Or in some cases, to not have a baby. Each episode tells a different story about family building, getting real about miscarriages, egg freezing, sperm and egg donation, IUIs, endometriosis, male factor infertility, adoption, surrogacy, genetic testing, single parenting by choice, LGBTQ+ fertility, living childless not by choice, depression, relationship issues, money issues, jealousy, PTSD, and so much more. Ali covers all of the outcomes in this safe, non-judgement zone: the happy endings, the soul-crushingly sad ones, and the ones still in limbo.