35: Chick-Pickin' (with Nana)
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Nana is back in California! They’re discussing Meredith’s Day 5 4BB and Day 7 4BA embryos (better known at Chip & Dale); the nail-biting wait on genetic test results, whether or not to learn the sex, and if so, WHEN?
TOPICS COVERED
- 0:00 - Introduction and Catch Up
- 04:09 - Should I find out the sex of my embryos?
- 16:10 - “The Parents Who Want Daughters and Daughters Only” by Emi Nietfeld
- 22:30 - The Birth of the BLASTOSHOWER
- 23:56 - Survival Rates of Female/Male Embryos
- 33:34 - Processing Grief Over Lost Eggs and Embryos
ARTICLES DISCUSSED
- The Parents Who Want Daughters and Daughters Only, Emi Nietfeld for Slate
- Survival of the Fetus: Why Males Have it So Rough, LiveScience
- Female embryos less likely to survive to birth, University of Oxford
- Embryo quality, ploidy, and transfer outcomes in male versus female blastocysts, National Institutes of Health
PLACES MENTIONED
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Hey, I'm Meredith! I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.
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Capitole
1. Introduction and Catch Up (00:00:00)
2. Should I find out the sex of my embryos? (00:04:09)
3. “The Parents Who Want Daughters and Daughters Only” by Emi Nietfeld (00:16:10)
4. The Birth of the BLASTOSHOWER (00:22:30)
5. Survival Rates of Female/Male Embryos (00:23:56)
6. Processing Grief Over Lost Eggs and Embryos (00:33:34)
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