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>>> WELCOME BACK. IT IS A DIFFICULT TOPIC TO
DISCUSS. INFERTILITY IMPACTS
SO MANY CUP PULLS.
ONE IN 10 FAMILIES WILL
ENCOUNTER THIS ISSUE.
DOCTOR PHYLLIS ASSASSIN IS HERE
TO TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A
PROBLEM IMPACTING QUITE A FEW
PEOPLE NOW, IT SEEMS.
>> I THINK IT'S MUCH MORE
COMMON THAN PEOPLE REALIZE.
I THINK THAT IS THE TAKE ON
POINT.
POINT.
POINT. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE
STRUGGLING SO YOU ARE NOT
ALONE.
ALONE.
ALONE. I
ALONE. I KNOW MY HUSBAND AND I DEALT
WITH THIS AS WELL.
IF YOU ARE UNDER 35 AND TAKE
MORE THAN ONE YEAR TO GET
PREGNANT OR SUSTAIN PREGNANT
THAT IS CONSIDERED INFERTILE.
IF YOU ARE 35 OR OLDER AND YOU
HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR SIX MONTHS
I CAN GET PREGNANT THAT IS THE
DEFINITION OF INFERTILITY.
>> YOU SAID YOU GOT ALL OF THE
TESTING.
TESTING.
TESTING. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH WHAT
PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW OR KEEP THAT
IN MIND IF THAT IS SOMETHING
THEY NEED TO DO?
>> IT'S INTERESTING.
I THINK WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME
THINKING I DON'T WANT TO GET
PREGNANT, I'M NOT READY . THE
AND WHEN YOU FIND THE RIGHT
PERSON IT'S LIKE I'M READY,
LET'S GET IT DONE. IT DOESN'T
HAPPEN AND THEN IT'S REALLY
DISAPPOINTING AND STRESSFUL.
IT HAS A FINANCIAL AND
EMOTIONAL TOLL.
EMOTIONAL TOLL. THE BIG THING IS WHEN PEOPLE
TRY TO GET PREGNANT THE EGG HAS
TO GET FERTILIZED AND IMPLANT IN
THE UTERUS.
THE UTERUS. THERE'S A LOT OF PHYSICAL
ISSUES THAT CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN
THE WOMAN AND THE MAN AND THAT
CAN ACCOUNT FOR A LOT OF THE
REASONS PEOPLE HAVE
INFERTILITY.
INFERTILITY. THERE'S ALSO OTHER REASONS.
IT COULD BE MAYBE YOU HAVE
SOMETHING HORMONAL IN TERMS OF
YOUR BODY.
YOUR BODY. ONE THIRD OF THE TIME WE DON'T
KNOW WHY IT HAPPENS.
>> YOU JUST MENTIONED WITH
INFERTILITY PEOPLE ARE HAVING
CHILDREN LATER IN LIFE, SHOULD
THEY BE PLANNING AHEAD SOONER
TO STORE --
>> OR THINK ABOUT FREEZING
THEIR EGGS --
>> IS AT SOMETHING THEY SHOULD
BE DOING?
BE DOING?
BE DOING? >> I FEEL THIS IS A
CONVERSATION WE ARE HAVING MUCH
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. MORE FOLKS ARE CHOOSING TO GO
TO SCHOOL OR WORK AND THEN
DECIDING LATER LIFE TO FIND THE
RIGHT PERSON AND PUT THAT OFF.
IT'S OFTEN TIMES VERY EXPENSIVE
AND A LOT OF WORK. I WILL PUT
THAT OUT THERE.
OFTENTIMES INSURANCE DOESN'T
COVER IT. SOMETHING TO THINK
ABOUT AS WELL.
>> YOUR FOOTING THE BILL.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. IF YOU WANT TO CHILDREN LATER
IN LIFE AND YOU DON'T FEEL THAT
STRESS THEN MAYBE IT'S WORTH
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> I
IT. >> I FEEL LIKE THERE IS MUCH
MORE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS SO
THIS COULD BECOME A POTENTIAL
ISSUE.
ISSUE.
ISSUE. IS
ISSUE. IS THERE SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE
INKING, OKAY, FIVE YEARS DOWN
THE LINE I WANT TO HAVE A KID.
I NEED TO TALK TO MY DOCTOR AT
THIS POINT AND COME UP WITH A
PLAN?
PLAN?
PLAN? >>
PLAN? >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
KNOW THE RISK FACTORS OF
INFERTILITY.
INFERTILITY. WE HAVE BROKEN THEM DOWN BY
WOMEN AND MEN.
WOMEN, IF YOU ARE 35 OR OLDER
THAT WILL PUT YOU AT RISK FOR
INFERTILITY. YOU WILL MAKE
LESS EGGS AND ARE LESS LIKELY
TO CARRY A PREGNANCY TO TERM.
LIKE THE HORMONAL BALANCES I
TALKED ABOUT, THYROID ISSUES,
SMOKING, ALCOHOL.
SMOKING, ALCOHOL. SOME OF THOSE LIFESTYLE ISSUES
BEING EITHER TOO OVERWEIGHT OR
TOO THIN.
TOO THIN.
TOO THIN. NOT HAVING PERIODS OR YOU ARE
PHYSICALLY OR EMOTIONALLY
STRESSED.
STRESSED.
STRESSED. HOW MANY OF US ARE STRESSED AT
WORK?
WORK?
WORK? I
WORK? I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE.
THE BIG ONE IS ANY HISTORY OF
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
CAN PUT YOU AT RISK.
ESPECIALLY FOR WOMEN.
FOR MED MANY OF THE SAME RISK
FACTORS. 40 OR OLDER IS THE
AGE CUTOFF TO THINK ABOUT AT
HIGH RISK. AND MARIJUANA USE,
A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE IN
COLORADO ARE SMOKING MARIJUANA
AND USING ALCOHOL.
FREQUENT HOT TEMPERATURES.
SITTING IN HOT TUBS AND SAUNAS,
THERE IS SOME CONTROVERSY AROUND
BOXERS VERSUS BRIEFS. NOBODY
REALLY KNOWS.
REALLY KNOWS. THERE WAS A STUDY THAT CAME OUT
A FEW YEARS AGO ABOUT THAT.
THAT CAN POTENTIALLY DECREASE
YOUR SPERM COUNT. TESTOSTERONE
EXPOSURE.
EXPOSURE.
EXPOSURE. IF YOU'RE TAKING TESTOSTERONE
THAT CAN DO IT. RADIATION,
CERTAIN MEDICATIONS ALWAYS TALK
TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT THAT IF
YOU TRY TO GET PREGNANT.
>> I FEEL LIKE, ULTIMATELY,
IT'S JUST ASK AND TALK ABOUT IT
IT'S OKAY TO TALK ABOUT IT.
>> I THINK IT'S OKAY TO SAY
IT'S REALLY STRESSFUL AND CAN
BE REALLY LONELY AND REALLY
DIFFICULT ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP
IF YOU'RE TRYING TO GET
PREGNANT.
PREGNANT.
PREGNANT. I THINK IF PEOPLE KEEP THAT IN
MIND AND TALK ABOUT IT, ONE IN
10 COUPLES IS A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. >> THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS OUT
THERE DEALING WITH IT.
JUST TRYING TO RAISE AWARENESS.
I THINK THIS WEEK IS GREAT, IT
HAPPENS YEAR-ROUND, JUST BEING
COMFORTABLE AND KNOWING THERE'S