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Kathy Tuccaro

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746 total appearances

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Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

Dr. Knotman, you have so many women today who are delaying having children.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

A lot of them.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

I mean, what is the average age now where people in this country?

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

And that helps a woman's psyche a whole lot because they have options.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

When they go to a doctor and they have not done that, the amount of insecurity that they experience is tremendous.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

And they feel like, well, and even the terms.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

Over the age of 30, what, you said 36, you're a geriatric pregnancy?

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

Well, yes.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

So is it your genetics that determines the egg quality?

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

Most likely.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

And there's so many misconceptions about infertility, too.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

And that really can mess with a woman's head when they're trying to get information on it.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

So basically, you'd say a lot of the infertility, is it genetic, like you said, or what other things can cause infertility?

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

Now, women will have miscarriages.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

What causes that?

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

Oh, wow.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

So the body's actually purging the egg?

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

Oh, wow.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

I guess I didn't know that.

Women Road Warriors
Why Fertility Isn’t Fair to Women

Did you know that, Kathy?