This week we apologise for releasing visual clips online and go into a pit of self-loathing as it’s part of making a podcast. Lauren talks about her obsession with murder and true crime and David insists ghosts aren’t real.

David is told that he is a Karen and fights his corner.

We do a deep dive into the more holistic approaches to IVF and discuss all things Reiki, reflexology and acupuncture.

In our build up to our next transfer in Greece, we have been going for regular ultrasounds - only to discover some annoying new A**holes in Lauren’s Uterus who it seems were only put there to scare the life out of us.

David is reprimanded for saying “botty botty botty” in response to Lauren’s naked bum at the Ultrasound.

Botty.

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T/W This week we cover loss, miscarriage and positive results.

This week we sat down with the incredible Dr. Lucky Sekhon, who is fast becoming one of the most prominent voices in the world of IVF.

In the lead up to the launch of her book “The Lucky Egg” we discuss what made her want to publish. We discuss knowledge gaps in the world of fertility and IVF. We get into some mythbusting of supplements, how we are only scratching the surface on the level of attention given to patient and Doctor’s mental health in this field and some of the things to look for when choosing a clinic for your treatment.

Dr. Lucky has made it her life’s work to give patients all of the tools needed before approaching infertility treatment and her book is perhaps the first of it’s kind - a comprehensive and accessible manual for all things fertility. Links to her book below.

Dr. Lucky Sekhon

Dr. Lucky Sekhon is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, infertility specialist, and obstetrician-gynecologist, as well as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. She is the author of The Lucky Egg, a comprehensive, myth-busting guide to understanding reproductive health and overcoming infertility — written to empower anyone navigating the complex and often confusing world of fertility.

Widely recognized for her expertise in egg freezing, IVF, and LGBTQ+ family building, Dr. Sekhon is a trusted voice in reproductive medicine known for blending cutting-edge science with deeply compassionate patient care. Originally from Toronto and a graduate of McGill University, she earned her medical degree with Honors from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland before moving to New York City to complete her residency and fellowship at Mount Sinai.

Beyond her busy clinical practice, Dr. Sekhon actively publishes and presents research at national conferences and is passionate about making evidence-based fertility information accessible to all. Through her social media presence, blog, and community outreach, she’s become a leading advocate for closing the fertility knowledge gap and helping people make informed, confident decisions about their reproductive futures.

Episode links:

https://theluckyegg.com/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lucky-Egg-Dr-Sekhon-ebook/dp/B0F54SNKR9

https://www.instagram.com/lucky.sekhon/?hl=en

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This week we are full of existential dread about where our IVF Quest might take us next.

We chat about how we navigated the holidays through the lens of a recent loss and where we were able to sneak small moments of joy.

We chat about Irish Christmas chips, not putting up Christmas trees and the struggle with being around children at Christmas (not cos we hate them , but cos we’re trying to bloody have one.)

David also goes into detail about getting viciously attacked by our three year old niece on boxing day.

We make a huge confession about learning harmonies to songs in the car in secret and discuss whether or not we should open a pub.

As per, we stumble through some IVF sciency-stuff (we both scraped a C in GCSE science); discussing our PGTA test results, genetic counseling and adapting to a more natural protocol for our next transfer.

We saddle up and prepare for another trip to Greece and Lauren discusses whether to rawdog it or be put under for the next embryo transfer.

T/W this week we talk about loss.

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AN UNEXPECTED UPDATE - EPISODE 18

T/W In this episode we talk about loss and miscarriage.

A difficult week for us and our IVF quest. We talk about it, we feel it out and we go again.

Thank you for sticking with us. x

This week Lauren discovers that she can get David to bring her anything in the half hour after taking her pessaries as she has to lie down.

More chaos as we have to go to A & E on the day of the Doctor’s strike. For some reason there is also a parade of sickly children, who seemed to have been sent by the IVF goblin to make us both cry. None of it is helped by the fact that the Nurse didn’t seem to know what IVF is.

We discuss positive results and the struggle to allow the joy in when we have been burned so many times before.

Dr. CHATGPT collects information and a character profile on Lauren in order to plot her demise.

We discuss how everyone seems to to want to eat dinner at the dining table but we are all lazy and eat in front of the TV. Lauren reveals her sixth sense in sniffing out knob-heads and baddies within 30 seconds of meeting them.

Also in an attempt to measure HCG levels from home, Lauren creates a bloodbath in our kitchen that leaves our house looking like the end of the movie “Carrie”.

We also answer listener questions about possible benefits and drawbacks of going for IVF treatment abroad.

T/W - This week we discuss positive results, negative results and miscarriage.

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This week Lauren causes a scene at the airport on the way back from Greece and it’s her turn to get on the no fly-list. In a show-down of Karens, Lauren nearly meets her match. Then once on the plane, Lauren pees in a circle around David as he gets chatted up again (yeah right).

We pull a fast one and leave Athens with some extra cargo on board, so we are forced to go into detail about our latest transfer. We discuss lucky transfer socks, not spooking the horse and what went differently this time.

We decide that doing IVF is like Squid Game but for sperm and Lauren tries to justify why she went into her transfer dressed like Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Maybe this is why she was able to rawdog it and do the transfer with no pain relief.

This episode was officially reviewed by Lauren’s Dad;

“It’s really funny and you talk about some important things - but there’s so much unnecessary swearing.”

Show links:

https://www.nexysfertility.com/about

https://thefertilityalliance.org.uk/

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It's day 5 post egg-transfer and the numbers are in! We compare and contrast to our previous round. However, just when we feel like we are on solid ground again, the clinic throw us a curveball.

David becomes a Greek rapper and may get sued by the Flight of The Conchords, we discuss the "hoooyah" craze and more confusion as to what 6/7 is - spoiler, we still don't know.

We talk millenials and their tight jeans, Lauren's facebook induced nervous breakdown, insomnia and discuss what the best stand up is when convalescing during IVF.

T/W - This week we talk injections!

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Ok so we’ve only gone and done our Egg Retrieval haven’t we?!

Lauren does an injection live on air - could this be something to explore for OnlyFans?

We have mild-scrap about the fact that David will never set foot on a cruise ship and Lauren laments the once-in-a lifetime trip lost to Covid.

David makes a friend outside the “sad room for little boys” and navigates a very awkward post-donation handshake incident.

All of Lauren’s IVF meds go up a notch and we finally meet the infamous Mr G.

We also touch on Organ Theft, stealing coffee from the clinic and make the decision that we are probably co-dependent (but fine with it).

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