Ali is so excited to share her conversation with the iconic figure skater and Olympic Gold Medalist Tara Lipinski, who is going to tell us all about her five-year-long infertility journey, which she describes as “hell.” Tara and her husband Todd recently launched their own podcast, called Unexpecting, and today, she is talking about getting her period at the age of 25, meeting her husband, discovering she has endometriosis, starting the IVF journey, her devastating miscarriages, and where she and Todd are today. ALSO! Tara is our headlining KeyNote Speaker at this October’s Fertility Rally Live virtual event, and the tickets to that event are TOTALLY FREE — and you can reserve your free ticket by going to the link in my bio on Instagram @infertileafstories and also @fertilityrally   Rally Live is on October 21, and everyone has 90 days to watch all of the talks. Reserve your FREE ticket today!Covered in this episode: Unexplained infertility; IVF during Covid; sex education; endometriosis; infertility in the public eye; failed IVF cycles; miscarriage; healthy and unhealthy embryos; grief and anxiety EPISODE SPONSORS:FERTILITY RALLY @fertilityrally www.fertilityrally.comNo one should go through infertility alone. Join the Worst Club with the Best Members at fertilityrally.com. We offer 4 to 5 support groups per week, 4 private Facebook groups, tons of curated IRL and virtual events, and an entire community of more than 500 women available to support you, no matter where you are in your journey.Join now at link in bio on IG @fertilityrally or at www.fertilityrally.comRECEPTIVA DXReceptivaDx is the only test that can identify endometriosis, progesterone resistance and endometritis in a single sample, all causes for unexplained infertility and thus success rates of IVF treatments. ReceptivaDx includes BCL6, a marker that identifies uterine inflammation most often associated with asymptomatic (silent) endometriosis. BCL6 is found in more than 50% of women with unexplained infertility and over 65% of women with two or more IVF failures. If positive for the ReceptivaDx test, treatment options can improve the chances for a successful live birth 5 fold! Learn more at receptivadx.com or download our app “Receptivadx" -- and USE CODE INFERTILEAF23 for $75 off the testOur Sponsors:* Check out Mosie Baby and use my code INFERTILEAF for a great deal: https://mosiebaby.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/infertile-af/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy