S2E12 Global IVF policy, Irish Twins, and Guinness!
Irish eyes are smiling this St. Patrick’s Day as the Green Docs share a pint with Dr. Edgar Mocanu, a Dublin-based fertility specialist and president of the International Federation of Fertility Societies.
Irish eyes are smiling this St. Patrick’s Day as the Green Docs share a pint with Dr. Edgar Mocanu, a Dublin-based fertility specialist and president of the International Federation of Fertility Societies. He brings his unique global perspective to the fertility question on everyone’s mind: what on earth is going on in Alabama? The answer might surprise you. Dr. Mocanu also weighs in on the latest trends: how diet can improve fertility, why we worry about jacuzzis and getting pregnant, and how to avoid hormone-disrupting chemicals. There’s a reason they say geniuses pick green.
Nate and Bruce unpack the latest news: what you haven’t heard about the Alabama decision on embryos and personhood; how three parents can sometimes be better than two; and the shocking reunion of twins separated at birth and then reconnected nineteen years later via a TikTok video. All worthy of an Irish blessing! You’ll also learn about Nate’s recent undercover mission in Washington DC, and see if Bruce can pass the tests of a true Irishman? Slainte!
Show Links:
Alabama rules frozen embryos are children
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/health/ivf-alabama-abortion.html
Three’s company two: UK delivered its first child conceived from … 3 parents
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65538866#
Twins separated (actually stolen) at birth are reunited by a TikTok video
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68055420
Pesticides and sperm quality
More Joy campaign
https://www.iffsreproduction.org/morejoycampaign/
Microplastics in placentas
Mocktail:
Zero-Proof Guinness
https://www.guinness.com/en-us/beers/guinness-0
How to pour a Guinness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKbVwv6yMOs
Edgar Mocanu
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Edgar is an RCOG certified Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, a Fellow of the RCOG and RCPI. A Consultant at the Rotunda Hospital and Honorary Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, he engages in providing clinical care, academic education at under and postgraduate level and contributes to the activities of international organizations such as ESHRE, FIGO, IFFS and the WHO. Edgar holds a Doctor in Medicine degree from Trinity College Dublin. He is currently serving as the President of the International Federation of Fertility Societies.
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