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9 Myths about Fertility You Should Stop Believing

The Egg Whisperer Show

Release Date: 07/27/2026

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I love to help people avoid fertility challenges by sharing my fertility advice, especially when it comes to busting the myths that I hear all day from patients.

I also love to help people avoid fertility challenges by sharing my fertility advice, especially when it comes to busting the myths that I hear all day from patients. So I'm devoted this episode to the nine myths about fertility that you should stop believing. If you hear these myths at social gatherings, now you can be a fertility myth buster too!

Here are the 9 myths I'm busting in this episode:
1. Birth Control Pills Have Ruined My Fertility
2. Previous Paternity Equals Current Fertility
3. Baby Number Two Will be Just As Easy As Baby Number One
4. You Can Control the Gender of Your Baby
5. Unexplained Infertility is Real
6. Getting Pregnant Should Be Easy
7. Your Fertility is a Carbon Copy of Your Mom’s Fertility
8. Egg Freezing is an Insurance Policy
9. You Can’t Have a Healthy Pregnancy without a Regular Menstrual Cycle

Read the full show notes on Dr. Aimee's website

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The next live class call is on Monday, August 17 at 4pm PST, where Dr. Aimee will explain IVF and there will be time to ask her your questions live on Zoom.


Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America’s most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.


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