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changed.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We hope by doing so we can do our small part to help change the conversation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">enhance public understanding that infertility<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0needs attention and to ensure<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0others\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">they aren\u2019t alone in this journey.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">In today\u2019s episode, we get an update from Andrea S<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">yrtash<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, founder of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pregnantish.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pregnantish<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and guest from season one, to hear about what has changed in her life since\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">she started to explore\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/surrogacy-adoption\/what-is-gestational-surrogacy-how-does-it-work-with-dr-shahin-ghadir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">surrogacy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019ll also hear about how she\u2019s using her platform\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to build<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0an infertility community<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">how she handled\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(spoiler alert)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">her<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0pregnancy announcement,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">what\u2019s next for Pregnantish<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Guest:<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Andrea Syrtash, Founder & Editor-in-chief of Pregnantish<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Host:<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dan Bulger, Producer at Progyny<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Be sure to check out Andrea\u2019s previous episode \u2013\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/podcast\/episode-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Season 1, Episode 10<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and to read the story in People mentioned in this episode, see\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/health\/andrea-syrtash-cousin-gestational-carrier-surrogate-dads-holocaust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">For more information visit Progyny\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progyny.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Podcast page<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pregnantish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pregnantish<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/emotional-support-and-awareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Progyny\u2019s Education page<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">for more resources on emotional support and awareness.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Be sure to follow us on Instagram,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/thisisinfertilitypodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">@<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ThisisInfertilityPodcast<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and use the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">#ThisisInfertility.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Have a question, comment, or want to share your story? Email us at<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:thisisinfertility@progyny.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">thisisinfertility@progyny.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Here are some highlights from this episode:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Gestational Surrogacy<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b>\r\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4:23 \u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6:16<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andrea Syrtash:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last time I was here, I was in the process of exploring\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">surrogacy with a gestational carrier, which means a wonderful person volunteers to carry my genetic embryo in her body.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When we last spoke, two carriers had\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dropped out and my first cousin had actually\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">just offered to carry. We were beginning the initial medical testing, and all the other legal documents that go along with a gestational carrier.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dan Bulger:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Andrea's\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">seven-year<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0journey has taken her to explore gestational surrogacy,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">which<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is a wonderful option for many. There are countless reasons someone might pursue\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">surrogacy to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0have a baby. And the science is fairly straightforward. But the surrogacy process overall can get quite complex.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andrea Syrtash<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: What many people don\u2019t realize about surrogacy, in general, is how complicated and how many months it takes and how much paper, legal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and medical counseling you have to go through as a lead up.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>The Sensitivities Around a Pregnancy Announcement\u00a0<\/b>\r\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6:30\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">8:34<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dan Bulger:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andrea couldn't keep the news from those who have followed her story all these years. But she also knew that making a pregnancy announcement wasn't something that she should take lightly.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andrea Syrtash:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I was incredibly aware of our community at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pregnantish<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and many of them are still struggling to have a baby. And I didn't want to have them find out from someone else because I'm in the media.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I needed to tell our audience first, because I care deeply about them<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but I knew it may be painful, so I put a lot of thought into how I shared it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The announcement was met with mixed results, and I totally get it, I\u2019m not offend<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed by the feelings and I understand them deeply. Moving forward, I decided not\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o post photos<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of my baby on Pregnantish, only on my personal page.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pregnant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sh is not about me. We have over 50 contributors. We are the voice of today's patient. We're a storytelling platform. And it's not just about my story. So that's why I don't share it there so much.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>\u201cInfertile\u201d, Even After Becoming a Parent<\/b>\r\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">12:54\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">13:42<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dan Bulger:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Another thing that Andrea is acutely aware of is a painful reality. Yes, she's finally met<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0h<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">er daughter, but she's still infertile.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Andrea Syrtash:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I always hear people say,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Oh, you've be<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aten in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fertility, you're on the other side,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and I correct them. And I say,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Well, you know, I'm still infertile, I still don't have a uterus that can carry a pregnancy to term.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have another genetically embryo frozen that maybe we\u2019d want to use, but it cannot be in my body, still have a physical block, I still have the disease of infertility.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I appreciate what they\u2019re saying \u2013 I\u2019m on the other side because I\u2019m not a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0patient<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, but I still very much identify with this audience and still very much know I have infertility.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","episode_host_image":22506,"episode_host_title":"Dan Bulger, Producer at Progyny","episode_host_bio":"<span class=\"TextRun SCXW102603012 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW102603012 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">Dan has been in the healthcare industry for the last six years as a multimedia content producer. Better known as \u2018Video Dan\u2019 he as interviewed numerous doctors, patients and other experts in the world of fertility. He\u2019s also the producer for this podcast, This is Infertility. On a personal note Dan\u2019s parents started fostering kids when he was four years old, and he considers himself a proud older brother to over 100 foster children.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW102603012 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>","episode_guest_1_image":22507,"episode_guest_1_title":" Andrea Syrtash, Founder & Editor-in-chief of Pregnantish ","episode_guest_1_bio":"<span class=\"TextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">Andrea is a Relationship Expert and the Founder of pregnantish.com, the first media site exclusively dedicated to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">helping singles, couples & LGBT navigate fertility treatments and infertility. A regular on-air\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">personality, Andrea\u2019s hosted television shows for Oprah\u2019s OWN and Fox; and regularly appears as a guest expert on TV and radio shows across the country. She\u2019s the author of popular books including,\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">He\u2019s Just Not Your Type (And That\u2019s a Good Thing)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u202fand\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">Cheat On Your Husband (With Your Husband)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">. Andrea frequently speaks about how to improve relationships, most recently at the TEDx \u2018Makers\u2019 Conference. She is committed to breaking the taboo of infertility, and elevating the conversation about what it takes to start a family for millions of people today. Follow her\u202f<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW264352518 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andreainny\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW264352518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\" data-wac-het=\"1\">@andreainny<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">,\u202f<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW264352518 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.andreasyrtash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW264352518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264352518 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\" 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