Baby or Bust with Dr Lora Shahine
Health & Fitness:Medicine
Like our own expert Siri, Leslie Schrock should be available on-demand for anyone who’s struggling with fertility.
And she can be! With two books and now on an episode of Baby or Bust, everyone can access her informed and sensitive approach to miscarriage, medically necessary abortion, and other fertility challenges.
Leslie Schrock is an author, entrepreneur, and angel investor who has been involved in health and fertility for pretty much her entire working life. Her first book, Bumpin': The Modern Guide to Pregnancy mixes clinical research with practical advice for working families. Her second book, Fertility Rules, does the same for fertility.
After working in advertising for many years, Leslie helped found and grow Rock Health, a digital health startup incubator and venture fund and was named one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company.
In this episode you'll hear:
[00:00:] Intro
[00:37:] Baby or Bust Intro and Thank you to sponsors
[01:10:] Intro for Episode: Learn more about author, Leslie Schrock
[02:23:] Episode starts — How Dr. Shahine found Leslie’s books and what was different about ‘Bumpin’ and ‘Fertility Rules’
[04:54]: Leslie’s fertility story — expectations crashed, recurrent pregnancy loss, terminating a highly desired pregnancy, a tough pregnancy and delivery, and more
[09:18:] What’s different about Leslie’s writing and her motivation – giving facts without fear, allowing all the feelings and frustrations without shame and guilt
Busting fertility myths with Leslie Schrock
[16:34:] Myth #1 “Fertility is a Woman’s Problem” The role of men in reproduction — “Men need a seat at the fertility table!”
[24:00:] Myth #2 “Supplements Cure Infertility” — What you need and don’t need while trying to conceive and how to find what’s safe
[27:21:] Myth #3 “We Always Know the Cause of Miscarriage” — The patients with easy conception but miscarriage experience a different kind of infertility. Is it really just “bad luck”?
[32:46:] The Hope Trial at Stanford — enroll to learn more about genetics and recurrent miscarriage
[34:50: Myth] #4 “Abortion is NOT healthcare” — Sometimes abortion is not a choice. Terminating a highly desired pregnancy for a lethal anomaly was a heartbreaking experience for Leslie
[39:25]: Learn about the non-profit Doctors for Fertility
[39:43]: Myth #5 “Once you have a baby, no more infertility” — Secondary infertility impacted both Dr. Shahine and Leslie
[42:45:] Wrapping up and thank you
Resources mentioned:
leslieschrock.com
Bumpin' by Leslie Schrock
Fertility Rules by Leslie Schrock
doctorsforfertility.com
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Episode 21: Amanda Knox on Fertility and Incarceration
Episode 20: Separating Fact from Fiction with COVID-19 and Fertility
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