November 7th, 2024 | 8 min. read
Fertility podcasts are an amazing way to explore different perspectives, hear others' stories, and learn new things, but they can also help alleviate anxiety and provide comfort and community to those struggling to grow their families.
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Our Picks for Best Fertility Podcasts
There’s a podcast for everyone – those desperate to understand why they can't conceive, those going through fertility treatment, those looking for hope, and those who have experienced losses. Hearing stories from other people who have been in your shoes can help put an anxious mind at ease, even if it’s just for the length of an episode.
We've gathered together a list of the best fertility podcasts that offer family-building education, support, resources, community and more, to help you find the right show for you and your journey.
So, pop those earbuds in and let's take a listen!
1. This is Infertility
Host: Each episode is hosted by a different voice, with their own unique point of view (ex. licensed social workers, fertility patients, clinical psychologists, reproductive endocrinologists, patient care advocates, etc.)
Social: Instagram
Description: "There is nothing more fundamental to life than the urge to continue it, but while it may be the most natural thing in the world, childbirth is far from the easiest. We fuse narrative storytelling with experience and science to give you a new perspective of what it's really like to go through this fertility journey. This is Infertility, a podcast from Progyny."
2. The Fertility Podcast
Host: Natalie Silverman
Social: Instagram | Facebook | X | YouTube
Description: "This podcast launched in 2014, once Natalie was pregnant with her first child after having fertility treatment. If you’ve found your route to parenthood hasn't been straight forward, this podcast is for you. From IVF and ICSI to secondary infertility, surrogacy, or adoption hear stories from others who have been through something similar to you. You might be involuntary childless.
Whatever your situation, know you are NOT ALONE. Natalie speaks to leading fertility experts at clinics all over the world, well-being coaches and nutritionists and companies helping to fund your treatment as well as support networks such as Fertility Network UK and Fertility."
3. The Queer Family Podcast
Host: Jaimie Kelton
Social: Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | X
Description: "The show all about family; but with gay! Queer mom Jaimie Kelton humorously goes in-depth with weekly LGBTQIA+ guests about their families; how they made them, and how they show up in a world that wasn't necessarily designed for them.
The mission is to normalize, elevate and celebrate, while confirming that we're just like other parents, trying not to yell at our kids when they still haven't put their shoes on and we're 25 minutes late for school. The end result is a compelling podcast that amusingly explores the age-old question: what's it like to live as an LGBTQ family in a world built for the straights?"
4. Inside Reproductive Health
Host: Griffin Jones
Description: "This podcast helps keep up with trends in the field of reproductive health. Griffin hosts a wide array of those in the fertility community including reproductive endocrinologists, clinical professionals, patient stories, etc."
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5. Let’s Talk Fertility
Host: Izzy Judd
Social: Instagram
Description: "Having gone through years of trying to conceive, and following a devastating miscarriage, when Izzy and Harry's second round of IVF was successful, Izzy felt strongly that the couple should be open about what they had been through.
Izzy has written about her own experiences in her best-selling book Dare to Dream and remains fascinated by the subject of fertility. By exploring other people’s paths to parenthood and talking to holistic and medical experts, Izzy hopes her podcast will give listeners a fully informed and emotionally supportive space, as well an introduction to a community whose support she has found to be invaluable."
6. Big Fat Negative
Hosts: Emma Forsyth and Gabby Griffith
Social: Instagram | Substack | X
Description: "Big Fat Negative is the podcast about IVF, infertility and the trials of TTC - aka trying for a baby. The show follows the hosts’ stories on the not-so-simple journey to motherhood, while also interviewing a range of experts on all things infertility."
7. The Infertile Mafia
Hosts: Sarah Bruna and Kaela McDougall
Social: Instagram
Description: "Being infertile sucks. Co-hosts Sarah and Kaela are your friends who get it. This is a podcast by real women sharing truths about the hardships and hilarity of infertility, IVF, and trying to conceive."
8. Eggology Club
Host: Valerie Landis
Social: Instagram | X | YouTube
Description: "This podcast redefines the modern-day journey to parenthood. Meet your host and fertility-focused advocate Valerie Landis as we change the conversation with unfiltered real-life stories. Consider us your new BFFs helping navigate this family-planning, reproductive-health, and future-fertility journey too."
9. What the IVF
Hosts: Fiona Falkiner and Hayley Willis
Social: Instagram
Description: "Follow Fee and Hayley on their fertility journey, from how they first met, fell in love, decided to start a family, the highs, the lows and everything in between."
10. Fertility Now
Host: Dr. Spencer Richlin
Social: Instagram
Description: "The word 'fertility' might be foreign for some, but we're here to tell you that knowledge is empowerment and your fertility is all yours. We want you to understand your health and well-being, and your options. Our ultimate goal is to make sure you are equipped with enough knowledge to feel empowered, confident, and ready to tackle any fertility issue, good or bad, should one arise."
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So, what type of fertility podcast seems to be the most interesting to you? The ones focusing on IVF education and practical information? The ones more centered on narratives, hearing similar concerns and stories from others just like you? Or maybe you need to de-stress and want a podcast with a few laughs?
Whatever your journey needs in this moment, there's a podcast out there for you! All you need to do is press the play button.
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