March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Endometriosis is a common condition that is often extremely painful, hard to diagnose, and can affect a woman’s fertility. In honor of this month, we’re rolling out a four-part series to bring awareness to this disease.
This is the second episode in our four-part series on endometriosis and we’ve broken this episode into two parts. In this episode, we continue hearing Amanda’s story about how she came to discover she had endometriosis, and how that impacted her infertility journey.
After paying out of pocket for four unsuccessful rounds of IVF, Amanda Lesesne had an exploratory laparoscopy which revealed stage three endometriosis. After having the endometriosis tissue removed, she decided to try IVF for the fifth time. This time she entered the process with renewed hope, a new financial situation (she now has Progyny Fertility Benefits), and an audio recorder. In part two, we follow Amanda in real time as she experiences her fifth cycle of IVF.
Guest: Amanda Lesesne, Sales Director at Progyny
Host: Taylor Burbach, Patient Care Supervisor at Progyny
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