Taco Bout Fertility Tuesday

Fertility education without the fog

Search practical conversations about IVF, embryo development, age, miscarriage, sperm health, egg freezing, and the choices behind treatment.

12 episodes

Age & fertility

Pregnant at 50: What the Headlines Leave Out

The biology, donor-egg reality, pregnancy risks, and counseling behind a headline-grabbing age.

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Getting started

The Menstrual Cycle — From Your Ovary’s Point of View

Follicles, hormones, and the cycle explained from the ovary’s side instead of the uterus’s.

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IVF

Is My Embryo Really Mine? How IVF Labs Prevent Mix-Ups

A look inside witnessing systems, chain of custody, and why IVF laboratories audit every critical step.

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IVF

Why Your Best Embryo Didn’t Work

What grading predicts, what it cannot predict, and why an excellent embryo can still fail to implant.

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IVF

How Many Eggs Is Enough?

Realistic retrieval expectations by age, AMH, antral follicle count, and treatment goals.

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Age & fertility

Fertility After 40: What the Numbers Really Say

Natural fertility, IUI, IVF, embryo testing, and when time changes the recommended strategy.

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Male factor

The Curious Case of the Missing Semen

What happens when sperm collection does not go as planned—and how the clinic prepares for it.

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Male factor

Semen Analysis: The Appointment Nobody Explains

What the sperm test measures, how to prepare, and why one abnormal result rarely tells the whole story.

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Pregnancy loss

When Does Miscarriage Risk Actually Drop?

The milestones, statistics, and reasons pregnancy risk changes over the first trimester.

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IVF

The PGT-A Controversy

Can embryos labeled abnormal make healthy babies? A careful look at testing, mosaicism, and interpretation.

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IVF

Natural vs. Programmed Frozen Embryo Transfer

How the protocols differ and what the evidence says about outcomes and pregnancy risk.

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Egg freezing

Egg Freezing: How Many Eggs Do You Actually Need?

Why age matters more than a single target number and how to plan for more than one future child.

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