It is heartbreaking. With one of my losses I was still reading positive on a blood pregnancy test for almost two months after it happened. It was a gut wrenching constant reminder that a baby wasn't happening and I still kept having to go to the Dr and get my blood drawn.
She lost all credibility when she stated the covid vaccine does not affect fertility. That is a blatant lie, there is no way she can possibly know because no one does yet. People that say whatever they want contrary to reality are dangerous. If 100 women got the vaccine and lost the ability to conceive that is 100 lives in a matter of 2 minutes this women has ruined.
@@GregorioStyreco literally anyone who knows that this topic is mostly aimed towards *women* and should be aimed towards men too Also, I didn't realize spelling "women" correctly was so hard.
I know! My husband was really invested in learning about the pregnancy process and all the changes I was experiencing. He really wants to be there for me and understanding fertility and pregnancy is vital for any guy who wants to be there for a partner who wants children.
As a woman who is currently 18 and not trying to get pregnant, I wish she was my doctor. Ik that sounds weird but she explains everything so nicely which is important when talking about health.
yeah, most ob-gyns are UGH. not good. keep looking for the good ones. hint: the ones who prescribe birth control without any checks beforehand are quacks.
Doesn't sound weird at all. Having a doctor that seems like they're going to pay attention to you and they'll actually explain why they're making the recommendations? That's huge! It both means they'll be able to put you at ease for when it really was no big deal, AND you'll be able to trust them for the big stuff.
@@catc8927 Its a modern cope of pretending things are the same, when the reality is the effect is mostly on women. The lies continue as the ones that hit the wall pay the consequences and are forgotten. Propaganda skew is always in that direction, 1 in 4 homeless are women, tragedy, when news is the other way, minimize through obfuscation. The proof of the pudding is this, historically fathers have always been older, and women prefer it, it is not the real problem.
_“Mother Nature designed us to have 10 kids by the age of 25 and then die of exhaustion at the age of 40”_ 😆 In response to freezing your eggs. I love Dr. Chen’s analogies.
She lost all credibility when she stated the covid vaccine does not affect fertility. That is a blatant lie, there is no way she can possibly know because no one does yet. People that say whatever they want contrary to reality are dangerous. If 100 women got the vaccine and lost the ability to conceive that is 100 lives in a matter of 2 minutes this women has ruined.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep there’s no evidence of vaccines influencing fertility in the entire history of vaccines. So, she is confident because of that. Things of course can change if new evidence shows the contrary.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep • Epidemiology studies tend to produce less reliable data that can be more difficult to interpret. For instance, it is extremely rare that an epidemiology study alone can confirm that a particular chemical exposure caused a health effect. Moreover, as noted by Stanford University professor Dr. John Ioannidis, the vast majority of published epidemiology studies are later proven to be wrong. • Furthermore, with the exception of randomized-control trials that research potentially beneficial therapeutic pharmaceuticals, it is considered unethical to randomly allocate humans into exposed and unexposed groups. So epidemiologists can only observe, not control, the conditions under which people are exposed. Consequently, a vast, unknown number of other variables, referred to as confounders, may cloud our understanding of the relationship between a chemical exposure and observed health effects. • Errors in measurements of exposure and disease also can occur, which can further skew findings. Potential confounding and measurement errors are especially problematic in studies that include a relatively small number of subjects (i.e., less than tens of thousands), report exposures near background levels and report weaker relationships (e.g., increased risks less than 3 fold between groups). Finally, not all epidemiology study designs produce equally strong evidence (see, “Evidence Hierarchy of Epidemiological Study Design”) Science by definition requires eliminating extraneous variables and being replicatable. If it cant do one or in this case both. It isn't really Science 😕 Not to say epidemiology can't be useful, it has helped eliminate diseases that have plauged humanity since the dawn of time. Studies just need to be taken with a healthy dose of salt.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep My older sister and my step-brother are hard core leftist (non-derrogstory) so they both have all 3 shots (the 2 and booster) and she got pregnant two weeks ago. 🤷♀️ So idk, it doesn't seem to have affected fertility. I texted her right now too to see how many times she did it (awkward question I know lol. I also made sure to not mention the topic to not skew her opinion). She told me a handful, idk what that means but Im assuming it isn't much. So it doesn't seem to have affected their fertility, hopefully nothing happens to the child, but I doubt the vaccine will
She lost all credibility when she stated the covid vaccine does not affect fertility. That is a blatant lie, there is no way she can possibly know because no one does yet. People that say whatever they want contrary to reality are dangerous. If 100 women got the vaccine and lost the ability to conceive that is 100 lives in a matter of 2 minutes this women has ruined.
@@Ky-wf3ry So am I. That means nothing, all humans can lie. And here we have her blatantly lying and you don't need a medical degree to see it. That is what "blatant" means. It means obvious. A new technology AND new drug cannot be deemed effective nor safe right after it's creation just because someone uttered those words. Data has to be compiled. You know evidence, a reality to base those statements first on. Why can't you grasp that honey?
@@endorsishorn So am I. That means nothing, all humans can lie. And here we have her blatantly lying and you don't need a medical degree to see it. That is what "blatant" means. It means obvious. A new technology AND new drug cannot be deemed effective nor safe right after it's creation just because someone uttered those words. Data has to be compiled. You know evidence, a reality to base those statements first on. Why can't you grasp that honey?
I would also love to hear a segment on this issue. I’m a young single Hispanic women who is looking to freeze my eggs in case I choose to have a surrogate or bear a child later in life and these concerns seem to be affecting many people within my community and without the proper information we simply feel lost
See my comment above. I only had one procedure with her and one random monitoring appointment but… I’ll pass on her. Though she’s very smart and qualified for sure.
She lost all credibility when she stated the covid vaccine does not affect fertility. That is a blatant lie, there is no way she can possibly know because no one does yet. People that say whatever they want contrary to reality are dangerous. If 100 women got the vaccine and lost the ability to conceive that is 100 lives in a matter of 2 minutes this women has ruined.
@@RaquellyReacts Huh? No it's impossible the required data to determine if the vaccine is safe could have happened yet. Thus she is lying. You don't need to be an expert, just have the most basic comprehension of how drugs are studied and approved. Furthermore compounding on this is we already know the "vaccine" which IS nothing more than spike proteins, they are in and of themself foreign toxic compounds to the body not benign and accumulate in organs. There is clear potential for reproductive harm. That makes her lie even worse.
I almost wish she was my doctor! I bet her patients love her, she seems really kind, and she explains things in a wonderful way that is clear and full of information without sounding condescending
I had a miscarriage at almost 17wks and I still felt pregnant for a while. It was really emotional and weird. I wouldn't wish the pain of a miscarriage on anyone.
I love how she said not to avoid stress, but handle stress in a healthy way/have a healthy mind. People are not infertile because they're "Worried". But having emotional/mental illnesses can affect your whole body. There's a difference. It's not that you just need to "Take a bath" or "Go outside" to improve your fertility. It's more of make sure your mind and body are healthy. Sometimes that means seeing a doctor.
If you haven't already, I recommend the biology questions one with Thor (i forget his last name, sorry, but i don't think it was that long ago), he explains things really well and you can tell he really loves his field!
I'm not a woman, I'm actually a man. Yet I still learned a lot about reproduction, artificial reproductive medicine and its political and societal issues. We need more women like her in the medical area. Experienced, informative, transparent, and analytical.
Aren’t, like, 70% of current med students female identifying? Women are for sure interested in and perusing the medical field. As Mina said, they just aren’t afforded the same opportunities as their male counterparts. There is still very much the myth in the medical field that women are only there to be nurses and that they’re “too emotional” for higher up positions (which is obvious bull crap but it’s what they deal with every day so). I’m not saying you hold these opinions, given how supportive you comment was you don’t seem like the type but hey, it’s the internet, I just wanted to add in my two cents
@@avatr7109 being a woman means you face sexism and if that is something relevant to the discussion the the original commenter began, why shouldn’t we bring it up? If it wasn’t relevant to what we was saying (and I admit I was stretching it a little bit in my reply) we would bring it up. But nonetheless, why would we just stay silent about real issues we face? Like we aren’t making things up or being over dramatic, this is our lived experience, so why shouldn’t we “make it about sexism”? It’s a part of the system and ignoring it only makes things worse and harder for women to get in equal footing in the field.
I love that she brought up that your doctor should not be dismissing your concerns. My previous OBGYN claimed that I was perfectly healthy despite having some abnormal bloodwork, no period for 3 years, and other clear signs of PCOS. Took my results to another doctor for a 2nd opinion and she said "Yup, PCOS." 🤦🏽♀️
I interned at an infertility clinic and saw most of the processes. It is really an exhaustive and emotional experience for the couple. But when they get positive reports and conceive healthy child, they come back to thank everyone. And I got to learn so much about fertility. The video is so great and the doctor explains everything in a simple informative way!!!!!
When she was explained how a pregnancy test turns positive, she just seemed genuinely happy/excited, as if it really did happen. IT MAKES ME WANNA SHED A TEAR
Surrogacy shouldn’t be taken lightly. Yes, you’re compensated, but, it’s a lot and it’s risky. You really should only consider it if you’re done having your own kids, because you could be left infertile. And the US has a bad maternal mortality rate for a first world country, so take that into account if you’re here. Additionally, there are requirements - like a history of healthy pregnancies, that you’ve raised a child, have a hearth BMI, etc. All that said, and while I know some who’ve had bad experiences as gestational carriers, it’s one of the most amazing things I’ve ever done.
I wish she was my OBGYN. I like when she mentioned it is important for your doctor to listen and not dismiss you because you shouldn't be suffering every month 👀
As someone who does not want children or to ever get pregnant, this was still extremely beneficial and educational. As women, why don’t we learn this stuff at a younger age?!
As a woman who definitely don't what a child, I am still impressed by this gentle, patient and sweet doctor! Everything so well explained and easy to understand. Thanks a lot!
I like her. Dr. Chen just screams "professionalism." She explains things in a way that's easy to understand, while not looking down on people. It's very refreshing. Especially, in regards to the general care specialists I've visited.
As a mother of two IVF/ICSI daughters I'm forever grateful for science and fertility specialists! Also, when I did the retrieval I was NOT put under. Twice (out of the 4 times I went through it) I did it with little to no pain relief at all because my veins are apparently really hard to find when I'm nervous 😬😬😬 100% do not recommend this.
When she said they use a "small needle" to get the eggs, I was like, uhhh you mean the long thing the diameter of a toothbrush?! The doctor showed me that tool right before I got the anesthetic and boy am I glad I got it. I can't even imagine doing it without.
@@missuschainsaw I particularly did not want to see any of the instruments they where going to use, and by the look on my husband's face when she pulled out the needle I'm glad I didn't 😂 I have not felt such pain before or since. I didn't even let them go for my left ovary because it was so painful.
Videos like this can make such a huge difference. My wife and I are in our mid 30s and thinking about starting now to try to have kids, and the whole topic of fertility is now a lot less scary and overwhelming after I watched this video. Thank you, Dr. Chen!
I’m fully vaccinated (and people told me not to for fertility reasons lol) and I still got pregnant! Actually found out I was pregnant after being in the ER with Covid.
I hope they do a second video with her. A lot of the women in my family go through menopause extremely early. I have an Aunt that went through it at 35. My mom went thrit at 40. I'm scared that I will end going through it before I even get the chance to have a baby.
There are many factors that do play into menopause in terms of diet fat content so if youre under the threshold especially you can actually even stop periods, to being too overweight which is much less common but has happened for some women who wanted to have kids. To genetics as well in the family and it's very likely that is the case for your family where it's genetically pass downed. Surprisingly, whole human genome studies have showed that SNPs or genes associated with menopause are enriched on chromosomes 13, 19, and 20. Variants located on these chromosomes increase the chance of early menopause and suggest that genetic risk factors are important in determining early onset of menopause. This is a small bit of infor and there's not a lot of there that gives any solid answer as they're still trying to full understand what and why this can happen.
Honestly have no idea why this recommended but this was a super interesting and educational video. Knew close to nothing about what was talked about but at the end of the video, I now have a much better knowledge of fertility. And she did an amazing job at talking about something that can be complicated but put it in a way that was very easy to understand.
I really wanna be the first plastic surgeon featured on wired. Let’s go! The reconstructive stuff is so interesting. You feature so many other doctors. There are so many people in your world that have questions for a guy like me 🙏🏻
With everything happening in the US and laws being made for anyone with a uterus, I happened to see this video and realized how little I actually know about my own body. This helped a lot and I could listen to Dr Serena talk all day.
"Uterine transplants is that really a thing?" I thought for a split second she was actually asking and flashed through so many emotions wow, I kinda want to feel that again ngl
Give this woman a Netflix deal! Great familiar tone and simple answers. Kind and warm and informative! I don't even care about fertility but she's a great watch.
I was told I could never get pregnant by my doctor when I was younger. I'm now 22 and a month along. I'm happy. I never thought I'd be lucky enough to have the chance of being a mother.
A doctor has to be an idiot to tell some one they can "never" get pregnant. Never ever? Nonsense. 22 is very very young, why would he tell you that so young?
I'm 28, married, and want a baby. I'm watching this at almost 3am on my period and almost crying at the miscarriage part. Oh that's got to be hard to lose your baby and still feel like you're carrying them 😭
It is really hard, I’ve had two miscarriages and it stings everytime but it’s worth it I have my two sons now and they are my rainbows and I am so grateful for them
All of these info about fertility and we, men, still will never know how hard and painful it is to carry and deliver a baby. Respect to all mothers out there! Love you mum.
Dr. Chen makes me feel so informed and reassured. It felt like a one on one consultation and she was my doctor genuinely concerned about my health. Such a lovely person.
This is so educational. Thank you for this wired! Hope we get a part two about birth control questions too since there's also this other side of women where we don't wanna get pregnant at all haha
In 1995, I was part of a medical study for ovulation at Georgetown University. I was a nurse at the hospital-why I heard about it-and I had had a baby the previous year. For 10 days out of the month, I had to collect my first morning urine and pop it in the freezer. Once a month, I dropped it off. I also had to not use hormonal birth control and had to have a pelvic exam to make sure all my girly bits were ok. I was told the study to to check the viability of an OTC ovulation test. Made $800, which isn’t 1995, was pretty good!
@@magix33 Andrew was denoting the gender-inclusive language used here in recognizing that men aren't the only ones with sperm. She said "people", to account for trans and nonbinary patients. (Unfortunately, on the same question, she did then revert back to discussing men's biological clocks and sperm quality.)
In case anyone is worried, I hope this helps your nerves: I know everyone is different, but if it helps, my mom started having kids at 32 and had her last child at 39, almost 40. She's currently 61 and is a proud grandma now. All of her children (this includes me of course) are very healthy. My sister in law decided to have her first baby very early on for a few reasons, a few good reasons (I will not discuss her medical reasons) but one of the non-medical reasons was because she was worried about not having enough energy later on in life, which I see a lot of women worry about but the truth is that's a personal thing. It's understandable to worry about, but my mom was never like that during her 30s, 40s, and even 50s. She only truly started slowing down at about 59 and even if so, she's still kicking and all around like crazy. She babysits her grandbaby all the time and is running around after her, playing, tossing her in the air, etc.
100% agree with the geriatric thing (writing this while it's being discussed). My sis had her first at age 36, she's fine, the little lady is fine, everyone did good :)
I agree! My guess would be that it’s because not many people are interested in the topic until they’re personally affected (pregnancy, having children or trying to get pregnant).
I believe in reproductive rights; however, the choice to not have a child or to never have one should also be respected. Employers have an obligation to include birthcontrol, surgery, etc. in their insurance coverage if they also are covering reproduction services.
Definitely. Here in my country, any male that's older than 18 years can have a vasectomy with no problems, but females need to be older than 35 and have at least 2 kids already. That's horrible.
100%. It seems like doctors assume that people don't know their own minds that they want to have kids or not. Then trying to help him and have kids is so prohibitively expensive at the same time.
Cost of IVF has nothing to do with lack of insurance or getting “better insurance”. Costs needs to come down. The fact is that the US has made too many people rich by inflating the cost of healthcare. Doctors in other countries don’t get paid nearly as much as they do in the US and certainly healthcare networks, hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical device manufacturers, etc charge way over what they should. And it’s because it has snowballed to where they have to do that to sustain the salaries of their employees because everyone gets paid so much.
17:13 I wasn't thinking about my fertility so much as what sort of mom I'd be, but when I first started planning to have a baby, I started regularly practicing mindfulness meditation in order to improve my ability to regulate my emotions and cope with stress. I highly recommend that approach!
I would've liked to ask, does taking oral birth control for many years have any affect on fertility? What about birth control where you skip periods? Also, as a 31 year old female, never been pregnant, is there a "cut off" age to getting pregnant? What age are you considered high risk?
No it doesnt affect your fertility. Skipping your periods and being on birth control even increase the chance of getting pregnant since you havent been ovulating so the eggs are ”preserved”. So after you quit birth control and if u would have problems getting pregnant that means you had problem before getting birth control but just that you didnt know
She mentioned 35 and above is considered a "geriatric" pregnancy but not accurate. At the same time, I think those older people i know who got preggers had to go to the doctor every week for monitoring because they were considered "old"
Felt seen and heard when she mentioned PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) 🥺 All the questions in this segment were answered very succinctly; Wish she was my OB/GYN
I really appreciate the comments on geriatric pregnancy over 35, it's relieving to me to hear a doctor and expert say this because I'm heading towards 35 and that terrifies me 😅
"We don't know what causes it. You should live a healthier lifestyle" Yes, because absolutely nothing else changed in our environment between back then and today.
This is really helpful. I'm preparing for the egg-freezing process and there aren't many good resources out there, since the field is evolving so quickly. Hoping we'll get insurance coverage for egg-freezing soon in Massachusetts.
@@livewiiiiire Exactly. At least with geriatric pregnancy we all laugh about how silly it sounds. I tell them advanced maternal age and they ask me to sit down right away and if I’m doing alright with a sad look on their face.
the entire ivf process costs about 10$ here in the public system (without choosing your doctor specifically) and 300$ in the private sector.. its insane to me how expensive Healthcare in the US is
It breaks my heart that people who have miscarriages still have pregnancy symptoms afterwards. That would be so hard
It is heartbreaking. With one of my losses I was still reading positive on a blood pregnancy test for almost two months after it happened. It was a gut wrenching constant reminder that a baby wasn't happening and I still kept having to go to the Dr and get my blood drawn.
@@giawelch1181 I hope you're doing okay 💕
@@LS-yu3or I am, thank you. That was over ten years ago.
It's very hard. And confusing.
Phantom kicks are definitely the weirdest part no one talks about
She seems so sweet! She’s someone I would want to be my teacher cause she explains everything so nicely…
@Simulation K ahhahaha I though the same
Agreed! She’s explains kindly but doesn’t beat around the bush. Super easy to understand
She lost all credibility when she stated the covid vaccine does not affect fertility. That is a blatant lie, there is no way she can possibly know because no one does yet. People that say whatever they want contrary to reality are dangerous. If 100 women got the vaccine and lost the ability to conceive that is 100 lives in a matter of 2 minutes this women has ruined.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep ok. But where's your degree? Are you a doctor?
😳😳😳
I appreciate that she didn’t only focus on the women’s side. Men need to understand fertility too
@@GregorioStyreco literally anyone who knows that this topic is mostly aimed towards *women* and should be aimed towards men too
Also, I didn't realize spelling "women" correctly was so hard.
I know! My husband was really invested in learning about the pregnancy process and all the changes I was experiencing. He really wants to be there for me and understanding fertility and pregnancy is vital for any guy who wants to be there for a partner who wants children.
@@GregorioStyreco since you don’t pay attention in school?
@@GregorioStyreco because compared to men, women aren't as fixated on outdated sεxist beliefs
@@GregorioStyreco because men need to know about fertility too. Duh
As a woman who is currently 18 and not trying to get pregnant, I wish she was my doctor. Ik that sounds weird but she explains everything so nicely which is important when talking about health.
Me as a 19 year old and I understand, I want her to
yeah, most ob-gyns are UGH. not good. keep looking for the good ones. hint: the ones who prescribe birth control without any checks beforehand are quacks.
@Jesus is LORD No thanks. I died in the hospital, and then i did not see jesus. I saw nothing. They then brought me back to life. Simple
@Jesus is LORD can you not on posts completely off topic on what you comment?
Doesn't sound weird at all. Having a doctor that seems like they're going to pay attention to you and they'll actually explain why they're making the recommendations? That's huge! It both means they'll be able to put you at ease for when it really was no big deal, AND you'll be able to trust them for the big stuff.
I love how she equally addressed men and women in this video. I feel like sometimes the focus is on women when it’s really a two person process!!
I mean they never specified that she ways only educated in female fertility so she’s both
Yes! Especially debunking that men don’t have a biological clock.
Definitely because fertility issues are 1/3 female only, 1/3 male only, and 1/3 male and female.
@@catc8927 Its a modern cope of pretending things are the same, when the reality is the effect is mostly on women. The lies continue as the ones that hit the wall pay the consequences and are forgotten. Propaganda skew is always in that direction, 1 in 4 homeless are women, tragedy, when news is the other way, minimize through obfuscation. The proof of the pudding is this, historically fathers have always been older, and women prefer it, it is not the real problem.
@@kashatnick what are you even talking about
Between watching her and the mortician, I really feel like I know so much more about the circle of life now. 🥴
Same 😂
I want the two of them to do a co-op vid. 😂
same, life is actually a lot more interesting after seeing 2 ends of the spectrum.
Agreed!
bro i literally searched up the mortician video because i saw this on my recs and i forgot what the channel was called 😭
_“Mother Nature designed us to have 10 kids by the age of 25 and then die of exhaustion at the age of 40”_ 😆 In response to freezing your eggs. I love Dr. Chen’s analogies.
She lost all credibility when she stated the covid vaccine does not affect fertility. That is a blatant lie, there is no way she can possibly know because no one does yet. People that say whatever they want contrary to reality are dangerous. If 100 women got the vaccine and lost the ability to conceive that is 100 lives in a matter of 2 minutes this women has ruined.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep Right? Last time I checked term is 9 months, how can she say that for sure when we’ve barely had the vaccine that long
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep there’s no evidence of vaccines influencing fertility in the entire history of vaccines. So, she is confident because of that. Things of course can change if new evidence shows the contrary.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep
• Epidemiology studies tend to produce less reliable data that can be more difficult to interpret. For instance, it is extremely rare that an epidemiology study alone can confirm that a particular chemical exposure caused a health effect. Moreover, as noted by Stanford University professor Dr. John Ioannidis, the vast majority of published epidemiology studies are later proven to be wrong.
• Furthermore, with the exception of randomized-control trials that research potentially beneficial therapeutic pharmaceuticals, it is considered unethical to randomly allocate humans into exposed and unexposed groups. So epidemiologists can only observe, not control, the conditions under which people are exposed. Consequently, a vast, unknown number of other variables, referred to as confounders, may cloud our understanding of the relationship between a chemical exposure and observed health effects.
• Errors in measurements of exposure and disease also can occur, which can further skew findings. Potential confounding and measurement errors are especially problematic in studies that include a relatively small number of subjects (i.e., less than tens of thousands), report exposures near background levels and report weaker relationships (e.g., increased risks less than 3 fold between groups). Finally, not all epidemiology study designs produce equally strong evidence (see, “Evidence Hierarchy of Epidemiological Study Design”)
Science by definition requires eliminating extraneous variables and being replicatable. If it cant do one or in this case both. It isn't really Science 😕 Not to say epidemiology can't be useful, it has helped eliminate diseases that have plauged humanity since the dawn of time. Studies just need to be taken with a healthy dose of salt.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep My older sister and my step-brother are hard core leftist (non-derrogstory) so they both have all 3 shots (the 2 and booster) and she got pregnant two weeks ago. 🤷♀️ So idk, it doesn't seem to have affected fertility. I texted her right now too to see how many times she did it (awkward question I know lol. I also made sure to not mention the topic to not skew her opinion). She told me a handful, idk what that means but Im assuming it isn't much. So it doesn't seem to have affected their fertility, hopefully nothing happens to the child, but I doubt the vaccine will
me who has no desire for children or to become pregnant: completely invested and absorbing every bit of info in this video possible
I know. It's just interesting.
I'm a midwife in training so same also not interested in getting preggers atm.
Me as well
Exactlyy
It’s helpful to know this if you’re trying to prevent pregnancy too 😂
Her voice and manner of explanation is so reassuring, I'm not even thinking about fertility and she makes me feel safe
She lost all credibility when she stated the covid vaccine does not affect fertility. That is a blatant lie, there is no way she can possibly know because no one does yet. People that say whatever they want contrary to reality are dangerous. If 100 women got the vaccine and lost the ability to conceive that is 100 lives in a matter of 2 minutes this women has ruined.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep because you know better than a certified expert. Even an informed google search can answer your questions
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep why are you copying and pasting your comments 💀. She’s a professional, you’re not
@@Ky-wf3ry So am I. That means nothing, all humans can lie. And here we have her blatantly lying and you don't need a medical degree to see it. That is what "blatant" means. It means obvious. A new technology AND new drug cannot be deemed effective nor safe right after it's creation just because someone uttered those words. Data has to be compiled. You know evidence, a reality to base those statements first on. Why can't you grasp that honey?
@@endorsishorn So am I. That means nothing, all humans can lie. And here we have her blatantly lying and you don't need a medical degree to see it. That is what "blatant" means. It means obvious. A new technology AND new drug cannot be deemed effective nor safe right after it's creation just because someone uttered those words. Data has to be compiled. You know evidence, a reality to base those statements first on. Why can't you grasp that honey?
Would love another video focused on PCOS and Endo issues. This was extremely informative and should definitely be shown in schools.
yes please
I would also love to hear a segment on this issue. I’m a young single Hispanic women who is looking to freeze my eggs in case I choose to have a surrogate or bear a child later in life and these concerns seem to be affecting many people within my community and without the proper information we simply feel lost
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS PLEASE!!!! I am 31 and have PCOS, that would be amazing!!!!
no because kids aren't trying to get pregnant. If you want to learn more read a book, google, become a specialist in fertility.
@@ninamoon7398 children aren't trying to get pregnant but they have the right to know their body and how it works, being educated never hurt anyone.
Loved this episode and she seems very warm, im sure her patients are really happy to have her as her doctor
See my comment above. I only had one procedure with her and one random monitoring appointment but… I’ll pass on her. Though she’s very smart and qualified for sure.
She lost all credibility when she stated the covid vaccine does not affect fertility. That is a blatant lie, there is no way she can possibly know because no one does yet. People that say whatever they want contrary to reality are dangerous. If 100 women got the vaccine and lost the ability to conceive that is 100 lives in a matter of 2 minutes this women has ruined.
@@Daymickey you really copy and pasted your own comment several times under other peoples comments? Get a life you joke
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep ok but has that happened yet? besides she’s the expert here she did study fertility.
@@RaquellyReacts Huh? No it's impossible the required data to determine if the vaccine is safe could have happened yet. Thus she is lying. You don't need to be an expert, just have the most basic comprehension of how drugs are studied and approved. Furthermore compounding on this is we already know the "vaccine" which IS nothing more than spike proteins, they are in and of themself foreign toxic compounds to the body not benign and accumulate in organs. There is clear potential for reproductive harm. That makes her lie even worse.
how on earth does Wired keep finding such articulate experts?! thank you for doing this.
i know right?!?! it’s very informative! 😅
Well when you become more popular people with specific jobs/niches will more easily see you and offer help
Finally something educational on fertility, thank you doc and wired
Super recommend Mama Doctor Jones here on YT for anyone else interested in female health and OBGYN :)
@@Kaalyn_HOW Yes! Her videos are great!
I almost wish she was my doctor! I bet her patients love her, she seems really kind, and she explains things in a wonderful way that is clear and full of information without sounding condescending
I had a miscarriage at almost 17wks and I still felt pregnant for a while. It was really emotional and weird. I wouldn't wish the pain of a miscarriage on anyone.
Sadly the effects can last many years and often does. I am very sorry for what happened it's devastating.
I'm very sorry for your loss
I'm so sorry to hear about this, and I hope you're doing better. Sending well wishes 💞
I love how she said not to avoid stress, but handle stress in a healthy way/have a healthy mind. People are not infertile because they're "Worried". But having emotional/mental illnesses can affect your whole body. There's a difference. It's not that you just need to "Take a bath" or "Go outside" to improve your fertility. It's more of make sure your mind and body are healthy. Sometimes that means seeing a doctor.
Wired always finds the best people with expertise of different topics. They're the people you wish were your teachers at school
She’s so comforting and insightful. I love her. Wish we could see more of her.
🤨📸📸
like the mortician guy
@@nutblastedcheerios6951 lmfaooooo
I like how she explains it all. It makes sense and I'm not looking everything up like the others. Thank you!
If you haven't already, I recommend the biology questions one with Thor (i forget his last name, sorry, but i don't think it was that long ago), he explains things really well and you can tell he really loves his field!
@@sophiarose7163 Ofc thank you sm!
I'm not a woman, I'm actually a man. Yet I still learned a lot about reproduction, artificial reproductive medicine and its political and societal issues. We need more women like her in the medical area. Experienced, informative, transparent, and analytical.
We do they just aren’t listened to or paid as much as their male counterparts
Aren’t, like, 70% of current med students female identifying? Women are for sure interested in and perusing the medical field. As Mina said, they just aren’t afforded the same opportunities as their male counterparts. There is still very much the myth in the medical field that women are only there to be nurses and that they’re “too emotional” for higher up positions (which is obvious bull crap but it’s what they deal with every day so). I’m not saying you hold these opinions, given how supportive you comment was you don’t seem like the type but hey, it’s the internet, I just wanted to add in my two cents
holy shhhhhhh, the replies made it about sexism out of nowhere.
and...thats the difference between the Dr. Chen in the video and these women.
@@avatr7109 well done lad
@@avatr7109 being a woman means you face sexism and if that is something relevant to the discussion the the original commenter began, why shouldn’t we bring it up? If it wasn’t relevant to what we was saying (and I admit I was stretching it a little bit in my reply) we would bring it up. But nonetheless, why would we just stay silent about real issues we face? Like we aren’t making things up or being over dramatic, this is our lived experience, so why shouldn’t we “make it about sexism”? It’s a part of the system and ignoring it only makes things worse and harder for women to get in equal footing in the field.
I love that she brought up that your doctor should not be dismissing your concerns. My previous OBGYN claimed that I was perfectly healthy despite having some abnormal bloodwork, no period for 3 years, and other clear signs of PCOS. Took my results to another doctor for a 2nd opinion and she said "Yup, PCOS." 🤦🏽♀️
What a freaking joke..
Is your previous OBGYN doc a male doc?
I interned at an infertility clinic and saw most of the processes. It is really an exhaustive and emotional experience for the couple. But when they get positive reports and conceive healthy child, they come back to thank everyone. And I got to learn so much about fertility.
The video is so great and the doctor explains everything in a simple informative way!!!!!
I hope they bring her back for a part 2. I would love to learn more about PCOS .. after watching this I know I have questions I would love to ask
I worked in infertility as a medical assistant, maybe I can help? I can't give advice but I can help guide you to where to get some answers ☺️
Issues with PCOS = lose weight, 99% of the time
@@mariusvanc But I know so many skinny women with PCOS. How do you explain losing weight to solve their symptoms if that would make them anorexic?
@@mariusvanc that's such a dumb thing to say 😭
@@vvsk4918 the meds they're prescribed do affect their weight usually gaining then dropping.
She seems like an incredible doctor ! Learned so much in such a short amount of time! Thank you! Can you guys have her back??
Same, ready for Part 2.
Right? I saw that the video was coming to an end and I was thinking, “nooo, this is so interesting and I’m learning so much!” 😆
@@crystala7x182 Agreed! I love her!
When she was explained how a pregnancy test turns positive, she just seemed genuinely happy/excited, as if it really did happen. IT MAKES ME WANNA SHED A TEAR
Surrogacy shouldn’t be taken lightly. Yes, you’re compensated, but, it’s a lot and it’s risky. You really should only consider it if you’re done having your own kids, because you could be left infertile. And the US has a bad maternal mortality rate for a first world country, so take that into account if you’re here. Additionally, there are requirements - like a history of healthy pregnancies, that you’ve raised a child, have a hearth BMI, etc. All that said, and while I know some who’ve had bad experiences as gestational carriers, it’s one of the most amazing things I’ve ever done.
Dr. Chen is my IVF doctor and she's great. I joke with my husband about asking Dr. Chen what the return policy is on our two kids.
I wish she was my OBGYN. I like when she mentioned it is important for your doctor to listen and not dismiss you because you shouldn't be suffering every month 👀
As someone who does not want children or to ever get pregnant, this was still extremely beneficial and educational. As women, why don’t we learn this stuff at a younger age?!
Because one of the governments main goal is to lower population and the smaller amount of knowledge people have the more control they gain
I love how she stayed professional even after reading so many "asking for a friend" tags.
As a woman who definitely don't what a child, I am still impressed by this gentle, patient and sweet doctor! Everything so well explained and easy to understand. Thanks a lot!
I like her. Dr. Chen just screams "professionalism." She explains things in a way that's easy to understand, while not looking down on people. It's very refreshing. Especially, in regards to the general care specialists I've visited.
It feels illegal to watch this for free because I just learned so many things
Oh
Education should be free! You can learn lots of things for free thanks to UA-cam! Glad you learned a lot. Education is so important. :D
@@loverrlee agree!! Education should be freeeeee
@@loverrlee but free education could lower the quality of education/teachers sadly
As a mother of two IVF/ICSI daughters I'm forever grateful for science and fertility specialists!
Also, when I did the retrieval I was NOT put under. Twice (out of the 4 times I went through it) I did it with little to no pain relief at all because my veins are apparently really hard to find when I'm nervous 😬😬😬 100% do not recommend this.
That's just cruel
Yikes!
Ouch!! Brave mumma.
When she said they use a "small needle" to get the eggs, I was like, uhhh you mean the long thing the diameter of a toothbrush?! The doctor showed me that tool right before I got the anesthetic and boy am I glad I got it. I can't even imagine doing it without.
@@missuschainsaw I particularly did not want to see any of the instruments they where going to use, and by the look on my husband's face when she pulled out the needle I'm glad I didn't 😂 I have not felt such pain before or since. I didn't even let them go for my left ovary because it was so painful.
Videos like this can make such a huge difference. My wife and I are in our mid 30s and thinking about starting now to try to have kids, and the whole topic of fertility is now a lot less scary and overwhelming after I watched this video. Thank you, Dr. Chen!
I love Dr. Chen! She’s a great doctor and colleague. Make a series with her!
That explanation regarding covid-19, vaccines and pregnancy was really important. A lot of people unfortunately still need to hear it.
She’s just amazing, man we should have more of her…
One of the best expert videos out there. Organized and straightforward.
I really wish we had a teacher like her in school.
I’m fully vaccinated (and people told me not to for fertility reasons lol) and I still got pregnant! Actually found out I was pregnant after being in the ER with Covid.
I hope they do a second video with her. A lot of the women in my family go through menopause extremely early. I have an Aunt that went through it at 35. My mom went thrit at 40. I'm scared that I will end going through it before I even get the chance to have a baby.
That's so stressful - are you able to freeze your eggs by chance? I'm sorry you have to deal with that
There are many factors that do play into menopause in terms of diet fat content so if youre under the threshold especially you can actually even stop periods, to being too overweight which is much less common but has happened for some women who wanted to have kids. To genetics as well in the family and it's very likely that is the case for your family where it's genetically pass downed.
Surprisingly, whole human genome studies have showed that SNPs or genes associated with menopause are enriched on chromosomes 13, 19, and 20. Variants located on these chromosomes increase the chance of early menopause and suggest that genetic risk factors are important in determining early onset of menopause.
This is a small bit of infor and there's not a lot of there that gives any solid answer as they're still trying to full understand what and why this can happen.
Omg i love these series! It’s so fresh and fun to hear those professionals responding regular questions with such charisma!
Me a woman who never wants children watching this video because it's interesting.
same here *runs to ask Dr. about uterine transplant*
Same
the darwin awards trusts the experts
Haha same
@@aishwarya5608 😶🌫️
She is so passionate and she feels so kind. Love her!
She seems like a very competent and empathetic Doctor. Great!!
It's too bad freezing your eggs is so expensive. It's out of reach financially for many people.
Dr. Chen seems so awesome, I’d want her to be my fertility doctor with how sweet and intelligent she is.
Honestly have no idea why this recommended but this was a super interesting and educational video. Knew close to nothing about what was talked about but at the end of the video, I now have a much better knowledge of fertility. And she did an amazing job at talking about something that can be complicated but put it in a way that was very easy to understand.
I love this woman! she explained every term and answered the questions in a way that's easy to understand
I really wanna be the first plastic surgeon featured on wired. Let’s go! The reconstructive stuff is so interesting. You feature so many other doctors. There are so many people in your world that have questions for a guy like me 🙏🏻
Write them an email!
Good luck!
Dr. Youn will win😛
With everything happening in the US and laws being made for anyone with a uterus, I happened to see this video and realized how little I actually know about my own body. This helped a lot and I could listen to Dr Serena talk all day.
"Uterine transplants is that really a thing?" I thought for a split second she was actually asking and flashed through so many emotions wow, I kinda want to feel that again ngl
She went so fast but gave so much information. Efficient queen.
smh millienial
@@angelagracegarciacarvajal3614 uh who asked?
@@mr.fishstick_yt9955 LMAOOOOO your pressed cause your deff a millenial smh...
Give this woman a Netflix deal! Great familiar tone and simple answers. Kind and warm and informative! I don't even care about fertility but she's a great watch.
i want this woman to be my doctor she’s so comfortable and seems so easy to talk to
I was told I could never get pregnant by my doctor when I was younger. I'm now 22 and a month along. I'm happy. I never thought I'd be lucky enough to have the chance of being a mother.
A doctor has to be an idiot to tell some one they can "never" get pregnant. Never ever? Nonsense. 22 is very very young, why would he tell you that so young?
Best of luck! I hope its moving forward nicely!
hows it going?
hope everything went and is going well!!!
@@yikesmydude5641 Hey my daughter is 3 months old now and thriving
As someone who was born to a 48 year old parents who conceived naturally, I got lucky and got away with being mostly normal!
U lucky good luck
no you're not normal. you have severe autism and mobility deficit
@@reptile_loki how do you know..? Are you stalking her or something
@@reptile_loki Source?
my great grandmother also has had her last child at 48 and she turned out healthy
I'm 28, married, and want a baby. I'm watching this at almost 3am on my period and almost crying at the miscarriage part. Oh that's got to be hard to lose your baby and still feel like you're carrying them 😭
It is really hard, I’ve had two miscarriages and it stings everytime but it’s worth it I have my two sons now and they are my rainbows and I am so grateful for them
All of these info about fertility and we, men, still will never know how hard and painful it is to carry and deliver a baby. Respect to all mothers out there! Love you mum.
she's the best med explainer I've ever seen. I was in the flow state and that's happened to me only a few times in my whole life.
Dr. Chen makes me feel so informed and reassured. It felt like a one on one consultation and she was my doctor genuinely concerned about my health. Such a lovely person.
the only person that speaks so clearly that i don't need subtitles
My resepect for these experts who take many years of their lives to study all this and can help people. Wow.
Respectful and thoughtful advice for everyone. Thanks Dr Serena
I absolutely love these videos with different professionals, it's truly great.
This is so educational. Thank you for this wired! Hope we get a part two about birth control questions too since there's also this other side of women where we don't wanna get pregnant at all haha
14 year old here. just had "the talk" with my parents. they didn't explain things very well. I now understand after Dr. Chen explains
Watch Mama doctor jones for better inform about everything
@@Bibblesupremacy1992 yeah I know
You seem Indian. How did your parents actually begin?
@@tushargupta4262 idk what you mean. and yes I am indian
@@vaibhavkura7458 I mean how did they actually begin the talk? Was it awkward?
In 1995, I was part of a medical study for ovulation at Georgetown University. I was a nurse at the hospital-why I heard about it-and I had had a baby the previous year. For 10 days out of the month, I had to collect my first morning urine and pop it in the freezer. Once a month, I dropped it off. I also had to not use hormonal birth control and had to have a pelvic exam to make sure all my girly bits were ok. I was told the study to to check the viability of an OTC ovulation test. Made $800, which isn’t 1995, was pretty good!
Oh cool thanks for helping us ladies now
She has such a beaming positive vibe. We need people like her in every domain of life to lift humanity out of the darkness.
"Hopefully in the future we can get better insurance coverage."
Here's the issue doc. Insurance is the problem, not the solution. #MedicareForAll
Yup. Of course a doctor would push for more insurance coverage instead of less profit
"Peoples sperms counts are declining" - those words were chosen carefully and shows what a respectful person she is.
omg true! i didn't even catch that it just sounded so normal. nice
The sentences right after that kinda undid that, but it was a good effort.
huh
@@magix33 Andrew was denoting the gender-inclusive language used here in recognizing that men aren't the only ones with sperm. She said "people", to account for trans and nonbinary patients. (Unfortunately, on the same question, she did then revert back to discussing men's biological clocks and sperm quality.)
@@Kaalyn_HOW lol based
In case anyone is worried, I hope this helps your nerves:
I know everyone is different, but if it helps, my mom started having kids at 32 and had her last child at 39, almost 40. She's currently 61 and is a proud grandma now. All of her children (this includes me of course) are very healthy. My sister in law decided to have her first baby very early on for a few reasons, a few good reasons (I will not discuss her medical reasons) but one of the non-medical reasons was because she was worried about not having enough energy later on in life, which I see a lot of women worry about but the truth is that's a personal thing. It's understandable to worry about, but my mom was never like that during her 30s, 40s, and even 50s. She only truly started slowing down at about 59 and even if so, she's still kicking and all around like crazy. She babysits her grandbaby all the time and is running around after her, playing, tossing her in the air, etc.
100% agree with the geriatric thing (writing this while it's being discussed). My sis had her first at age 36, she's fine, the little lady is fine, everyone did good :)
I had my first at 39 and my second at 44!
The fact this type of video gets extremely less views than lots of videos with such least effort out there is outrageous.
I agree! My guess would be that it’s because not many people are interested in the topic until they’re personally affected (pregnancy, having children or trying to get pregnant).
I believe in reproductive rights; however, the choice to not have a child or to never have one should also be respected. Employers have an obligation to include birthcontrol, surgery, etc. in their insurance coverage if they also are covering reproduction services.
Definitely. Here in my country, any male that's older than 18 years can have a vasectomy with no problems, but females need to be older than 35 and have at least 2 kids already. That's horrible.
100%. It seems like doctors assume that people don't know their own minds that they want to have kids or not. Then trying to help him and have kids is so prohibitively expensive at the same time.
She seems great. Super professional, informative and great attitude
Cost of IVF has nothing to do with lack of insurance or getting “better insurance”.
Costs needs to come down. The fact is that the US has made too many people rich by inflating the cost of healthcare. Doctors in other countries don’t get paid nearly as much as they do in the US and certainly healthcare networks, hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical device manufacturers, etc charge way over what they should.
And it’s because it has snowballed to where they have to do that to sustain the salaries of their employees because everyone gets paid so much.
17:13 I wasn't thinking about my fertility so much as what sort of mom I'd be, but when I first started planning to have a baby, I started regularly practicing mindfulness meditation in order to improve my ability to regulate my emotions and cope with stress. I highly recommend that approach!
I never heard of older sperms causing disabilities. I thought only the sperm count was decreased with age. Good to learn.
I have noticed that a lot more children with autism seem to have older Dads
@@Helga-fe5xlcan second that. My father was 42 when I was born, and I have since been diagnosed with autism 😂
This would explain me. My dad would've been like 50-60 when I was conceived and I'm prettyyy sure I have a few issues 💀
I actually recently discovered that my friend's mom is the first testtube baby in the Netherlands, funny thing is he didn't even know that about her
I would've liked to ask, does taking oral birth control for many years have any affect on fertility? What about birth control where you skip periods?
Also, as a 31 year old female, never been pregnant, is there a "cut off" age to getting pregnant? What age are you considered high risk?
No it doesnt affect your fertility. Skipping your periods and being on birth control even increase the chance of getting pregnant since you havent been ovulating so the eggs are ”preserved”. So after you quit birth control and if u would have problems getting pregnant that means you had problem before getting birth control but just that you didnt know
She mentioned 35 and above is considered a "geriatric" pregnancy but not accurate. At the same time, I think those older people i know who got preggers had to go to the doctor every week for monitoring because they were considered "old"
Just like mens biological clock is at 40. The same is for women because some women start menopause at that age but everyone is different
@@elsa2190 This is not true unfortunately. Eggs perish every month, whether or not you ovulate.
@@elisasterkenYeah but u still dont ovulate and get your period which is the reason a lot of people take birth control to not have their period
The video we've all wanted but never asked for 🙌
Fantastic video! I love the videos with professionals talking about their field.
Same
Felt seen and heard when she mentioned PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) 🥺
All the questions in this segment were answered very succinctly; Wish she was my OB/GYN
I cannot find when she mentioned about PCOS can you leave a timestamp please
Love how transparent she is. So informative especially since I don’t know much about this topic
I really appreciate the comments on geriatric pregnancy over 35, it's relieving to me to hear a doctor and expert say this because I'm heading towards 35 and that terrifies me 😅
"We don't know what causes it. You should live a healthier lifestyle"
Yes, because absolutely nothing else changed in our environment between back then and today.
Where do Wired find such kind and understanding professionals?
All the experts on the channel seem so lovely and they explain it so well, you just sneak the knowledge into my brain like that
Thanks for having her, Wired.
This was so entertaining and informational! She seems like such a wonderful person and i hope we get another video soon
She kinda give me Melissa Tolma vibes with her body language and how inviting, warm and like that perfect balance of chill but enthisastic
This is really helpful. I'm preparing for the egg-freezing process and there aren't many good resources out there, since the field is evolving so quickly. Hoping we'll get insurance coverage for egg-freezing soon in Massachusetts.
3:53 having older sperms also creates a higher risk for passing down Achondroplasia (a form of dwarfism), if I remember right.
Please do a part two 😬
This video is so informative! I love the way Dr. Chen explains things. Can we have her for another video, please?
I was a "geriatric" pregnancy even though my mom was only 36 lol. I've heard they call it something different now
Advanced maternal age which I don’t think is much better lol
@@bncain not much better lol at least with geriatric you get to laugh at how unfitting the term is, advanced maternal age is just a bummer 😂
@@livewiiiiire Exactly. At least with geriatric pregnancy we all laugh about how silly it sounds. I tell them advanced maternal age and they ask me to sit down right away and if I’m doing alright with a sad look on their face.
We just say “maternal age” as a risk factor
yeah makes no sense. prime age is 30.
It’s sad just how much women do not know about our own bodies . This should be basic knowledge , love videos like this
the entire ivf process costs about 10$ here in the public system (without choosing your doctor specifically) and 300$ in the private sector.. its insane to me how expensive Healthcare in the US is