{"id":7722,"date":"2018-10-03T01:00:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?page_id=7722"},"modified":"2024-04-23T09:58:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T09:58:20","slug":"episode-18","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/podcast\/episode-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 18: Miscarriage Awareness: The Causes, Treatments, and Future"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"template":"","categories":[271,230],"tags":[219],"class_list":["post-7722","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","hentry","category-female-infertility","category-education","tag-podcast"],"yoast_head":"\nEpisode 18: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Causes, Treatments, & Future<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/podcast\/episode-18\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Episode 18: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Causes, Treatments, & Future\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dr. Zev Williams gives us a deep dive into the causes, treatments, and even the future of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/podcast\/episode-18\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Progyny\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Progyny\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-23T09:58:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Progyny-Logo-no-tag-Blue-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"925\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TIIF-Episode-18-Social-1024x512.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Progyny\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/education\\\/podcast\\\/episode-18\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/podcast\\\/episode-18\\\/\",\"name\":\"Episode 18: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Causes, Treatments, & Future\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-10-03T05:00:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-23T09:58:20+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/podcast\\\/episode-18\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/podcast\\\/episode-18\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/podcast\\\/episode-18\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Podcasts\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/education\\\/podcast\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Podcast\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/education\\\/podcast\\\/podcast\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Episode 18: Miscarriage Awareness: The Causes, Treatments, and Future\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Progyny\",\"description\":\"Smarter benefits for life's milestones\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Progyny\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Progyny-Logo-no-tag-Blue-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Progyny-Logo-no-tag-Blue-1.png\",\"width\":925,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"Progyny\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/progyny.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Progyny\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Progyny\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/progynyinc\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/progyny\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Episode 18: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Causes, Treatments, & Future","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/podcast\/episode-18\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Episode 18: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Causes, Treatments, & Future","og_description":"Dr. Zev Williams gives us a deep dive into the causes, treatments, and even the future of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.","og_url":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/podcast\/episode-18\/","og_site_name":"Progyny","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Progyny\/","article_modified_time":"2024-04-23T09:58:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":925,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Progyny-Logo-no-tag-Blue-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/TIIF-Episode-18-Social-1024x512.jpg","twitter_site":"@Progyny","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/podcast\/episode-18\/","url":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/podcast\/episode-18\/","name":"Episode 18: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Causes, Treatments, & Future","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-10-03T05:00:40+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-23T09:58:20+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/podcast\/episode-18\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/progyny.com\/podcast\/episode-18\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/podcast\/episode-18\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Podcasts","item":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/podcast\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Podcast","item":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/podcast\/podcast\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Episode 18: Miscarriage Awareness: The Causes, Treatments, and Future"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/","name":"Progyny","description":"Smarter benefits for life's milestones","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/#organization","name":"Progyny","url":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Progyny-Logo-no-tag-Blue-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Progyny-Logo-no-tag-Blue-1.png","width":925,"height":300,"caption":"Progyny"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Progyny\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Progyny","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/progynyinc\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/progyny"]}]}},"acf":{"episode_intro_quote":"People think pregnancy loss is rare, and that it's something they did, it's such an emotionally devastating situation.","episode_intro_guest":"","episode_intro_company":"","episode_banner_section_intro_text":"This is Infertility is a bi-weekly podcast where we fuse narrative storytelling with experience and science to give you a new perspective on what it\u2019s really like to go through a family building journey. Each episode dives into the emotional, physical, and financial burdens carried by those who experience infertility on their path to parenthood. Be it IVF, IUI, egg freezing, surrogacy, adoption, etc., the path is never the same and it can be long, painful, and lonely. It\u2019s our mission to give those struggling a platform to be heard, a community connection, and an opportunity to raise awareness of the 1 in 6 who, for many reasons, struggle with infertility.","episode_page_title":"Episode 18: Miscarriage Awareness: The Causes, Treatments, and Future","episode_embed_code":"<iframe style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13298603\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/8f4b9b\/stats-code\/progynylandingpage18\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>","episode_details":"<span data-contrast=\"auto\">October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. It is estimated that almost 1 in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">4<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0pregnancies result in\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/trying-to-conceive\/miscarriage-causes-symptoms-diagnosis-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">miscarriage<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0D<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">espite the high prevalence, the condition remains a topic that is still not talked about enough. In honor of this month, we are dedicating two episodes to spread awareness and shed light on a condition called Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the second and final episode of the two-part series, we hear from Dr. Zev Williams,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaobgyn.org\/our-centers\/columbia-university-fertility-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Columbia University Fertility Center<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. He<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0dedicate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0his life to helping\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">individuals and couples who are suffering from pregnancy loss<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">both on a clinical as well as research level.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">When\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Williams<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0first started his career, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss wasn\u2019t understood very well.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He shares\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">how the condition\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">came to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be more researched in the field of reproductive medicine, and what we know about it today.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In this\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">episode<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Williams\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">takes us on a deep dive into the causes, treatments, and even the future of this devastating condition<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Expert<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Dr. Zev Williams<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Columbia University Fertility Center<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Host<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">:\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Taylor Burbach, Patient Care Supervisor at\u00a0Progyny<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">In case you missed it, listen to Karin\u00a0Ajmani\u2019s\u00a0story on recurrent pregnancy loss:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.progyny.com\/podcast\/episode-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Episode 2: The Toll of Multiple Miscarriages and Learning to Cope with the Physical, Emotional, and Mental Side Effects<\/span><\/a>.<span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">If you\u2019ve recently had a miscarriage or know someone who has, check out our Expert Interview Series:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/emotional-support-and-awareness\/emotional-recovery-from-loss-how-to-move-forward\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Emotional Recovery from Loss \u2013 How to Move Forward.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">For more information, visit\u00a0Progyny\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.progyny.com\/podcast\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Podcast page<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/columbiafertility.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Columbia University Fertility Center<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Be sure to follow us on Instagram,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/thisisinfertilitypodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">@ThisisInfertilityPodcast<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and use the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">#ThisisInfertility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Have a question, comment, or want to share your story? Email us at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:thisisinfertility@progyny.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">thisisinfertility@progyny.com<\/span><\/a>.<span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\">\u00a0<\/span>","episode_host_image":22372,"episode_host_title":"Taylor Burbach, Patient Care Supervisor at Progyny","episode_host_bio":"Taylor is a Patient Care Supervisor at Progyny, Inc, where she helps to oversee a team of dedicated patient care advocates. She is also recognized as a reproductive health advocate in her community as a Clue Ambassador. Prior to joining Progyny she organized two Darwin Day Colloquiums in 2014 and 2015 and helped organize the inaugural meeting of the Southeastern Evolutionary Perspectives Society.","episode_guest_1_image":22373,"episode_guest_1_title":"Zev Williams, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Columbia University Irving Medical Center","episode_guest_1_bio":"Dr. Zev Williams is a nationally-recognized clinician and researcher in the area of recurrent pregnancy loss and infertility. Dr. Williams completed his MD and PhD training in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine before continuing to the Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital\/Massachusetts General Hospital for his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology.\r\n\r\nAfter completing his fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Weill-Cornell, Dr. Williams also did a post-doctoral fellowship on RNA biology in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Tuschl at Rockefeller University. Dr. Williams sees patients and leads the team at the Columbia University Fertility Center, which is located in Columbus Circle in New York City.","episode_guest_2_image":"","episode_guest_2_title":"","episode_guest_2_bio":"","episode_guest_3_image":"","episode_guest_3_title":"","episode_guest_3_bio":"","episode_guest_4_image":"","episode_guest_4_title":"","episode_guest_4_bio":"","episode_guest_5_image":"","episode_guest_5_title":"","episode_guest_5_bio":"","episode_music_section_links":"<strong>Artist: BODYSURFER <\/strong>\r\nTrack: Wants To Know\r\nURL: <a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Artist: John Bartmann<\/strong>\r\nTrack: Umlungu\r\nURL: <a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Artist: Jason Shaw<\/strong>\r\nTrack: NICE AND EASY\r\nURL: <a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Artist: Monplaisir<\/strong>\r\nTrack: Brotherhood\r\nURL: <a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org<\/a>\r\n\r\nTrack: There is no place like Home\r\nURL: <a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Artist: Meydan <\/strong>\r\nTrack: Between\r\nURL: <a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org<\/a>"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/7722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}