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Infertility and IVF: You Can(t) Get Pregnant

2025/5/13
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Angela Gaston: 我患有多囊卵巢综合征（PCOS），这导致我的激素水平失衡，月经周期非常不规律。在尝试怀孕的过程中，我经历了多次失败，这让我感到非常沮丧和绝望。我尝试了各种生育药物，但都没有成功。我甚至开始怀疑自己作为妻子和女人的能力，觉得自己无法给丈夫一个孩子。我非常痛苦，甚至考虑过离开他，以免他因为我而无法实现做父亲的梦想。看到身边的朋友们怀孕生子，我感到非常难过和苦涩，甚至会避免看她们的社交媒体。但是，我的丈夫一直非常支持我，鼓励我尝试不同的选择。最终，我们决定尝试试管婴儿（IVF），这成为了我们最后的希望。在整个过程中，我学会了珍惜每一个小小的胜利，并不断调整自己的心态，保持积极乐观。我也意识到，要善待自己的身体，不要给自己太大的压力。 Lauren: 我想了解更多关于多囊卵巢综合征（PCOS）的信息，因为它似乎很常见。感谢Angela分享她的个人经历，这让我对PCOS有了更深入的了解。我也很佩服Angela在面对生育困难时的坚韧和勇气。她的故事提醒我们，生育的道路可能充满挑战，但只要坚持不懈，总会有希望。

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1 in 6 women experience infertility according to the World Health Organization. After 5 years of trying to concieve, Angela Gaston decided to try in vitro fertilization (IVF). In this episode, she shares the long, and at times disappointing, journey of creating the family she's always wanted.

Angela's story is a reminder not to give up and that there are multiple ways to start a family. The process may have felt imperfect, but as a phenomenal woman, she persevered through hard times. Now, she gets to experience the joys of motherhood. 

In this episode you'll hear about:

  • trying to concieve while battling PCOS, 
  • symptoms of PCOS, 
  • feeling defeated while trying to concieve, 
  • feeling like a failure as a wife, 
  • exploring fertility and alternative family options like medication,  intrauterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilization (IVF), and  surrogacy, 
  • the importance of mindset during periods of infertility, 
  • having a long distance partner while pregnant, 
  • managing anxiety, 
  • giving yourself grace, 
  • hearing a heartbeat for the first time, and 
  • things she wish she knew before trying to concieve.

 

At the end of the episode, we reframe her limiting belief "you can't get pregnant" to fit more within Angela's desired reality. Stay tuned until the end to shift your mindset.

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