{"id":7520,"date":"2018-09-11T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?page_id=7520"},"modified":"2024-04-23T09:52:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T09:52:13","slug":"episode-14","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/podcast\/episode-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 14: PCOS and Fertility: Creating Awareness about PCOS"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"template":"","categories":[271,230],"tags":[219],"class_list":["post-7520","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","hentry","category-female-infertility","category-education","tag-podcast"],"yoast_head":"\nEpisode 14: PCOS & Awareness: Megan Stewart<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"September is PCOS Awareness Month! 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