{"id":7435,"date":"2018-05-01T16:03:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T20:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=7435"},"modified":"2018-05-01T16:03:16","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T20:03:16","slug":"5-things-movies-get-wrong-about-trying-to-get-pregnant-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/blog\/fertility-family-building\/5-things-movies-get-wrong-about-trying-to-get-pregnant-2\/","title":{"rendered":"5 things movies get wrong about trying to get pregnant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Brad Kolb, member of Progyny\u2019s Medical Advisory Board and from HRC, is featured in an article by\u00a0Lauren Schumacker for <em>Insider<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The article, &#8220;5 things movies get wrong about trying to get pregnant&#8221;, highlights the common facts about trying to conceive that Hollywood seems to overlook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMis-portraying conception as whimsical or simply not accurately portraying the struggles that so many 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