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MTM- What's the Problem with IVF?

MTM- What's the Problem with IVF?29 Aug19 min

Send us Fan Mail IVF is sold as a miracle, but the fine print often lives in a lab, not a brochure. We sit down with Dr. Robert Jackson, physician and storyteller, as he opens his “rusty, dusty scrapbook” and recounts a tense exam-room moment with a couple who wants a referral for in vitro fertilization. The question isn’t only “Can we get pregnant?” It’s also “What will IVF ask us to accept, fund, and live with afterward?” We break down what assisted reproductive technology looks like in re...