Rosie O'Donnell
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I just want to tell you this is one of the best interviews I've ever had.
And I'm Dr. Mariam, a GP, a mother, and someone who has lived the full spectrum of the fertility journey from the heartbreak of my firstborn, Samuel, who was a stillbirth, to three miscarriages and two years of infertility.
My path has been anything but easy, but it led me to my greatest blessings, my beautiful rainbow twin boys, Zach and Jacob.
I want to know where this conversation is going.
Let's go to med school.
Welcome to med school.
Mariam, do you get butt lightning on your period?
Butt lightning, yeah.
So Proctalgia Fulgax.
It sounds like a Harry Potter spell but it feels more like a curse.
Yes, I've had that surprise zap and it's usually like.
It's exactly what that is.
It's usually in the Coles freezer aisle.
That's what I've got in it.
That's where your butt always decides to betray you.
It's either that or a fart.
Triggered by the cold.
So when you conceive, your body immediately kicks into pregnancy gear, right?