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Right now the world population is 7.8 billion, and growing fast. We have doubled our population over just the past 50 years!

Even though the population is growing, fertility rates, overall, are dropping. So, more people are here, but we’re having fewer babies. There’s a lot of reasons for that, and one of them is infertility. The CDC estimates that nearly one out of eight couples struggles to conceive, but because of assisted reproductive technology, we’re upping the population numbers in the United States. The CDC reports that almost 2 percent of all U.S. births annually - or about 4 million babies - are here as a result of things like in-vitro-fertilization (IVF), surrogacy, and egg donation.

Today, you'll meet a fertility doctor, a woman who’s donated eggs five times, one who’s been a surrogate, and one who - through a pandemic - has finally become pregnant using IVF. 

GUESTS:
Dr. Spencer Richlin is a board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist with Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut, where he is a partner and Surgical Director
Sue Cope from-old Lyme, Connecticut, donated her eggs five times
Heather Manojlovic from Fort Wayne Indiana was a two-time surrogate
Heather Bower of Wilton, Connecticut, is currently pregnant after using IVF

Image credit: National Human Genome Research Institute / Flickr Creative Commons 

Right now the world population is 7.8 billion, and growing fast. We have doubled our population over just the past 50 years!
Even though the population is growing, <a href="https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/07/estimated-seven-point-five-eight-billion-people-world-population-day-2019.html" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/07/estimated-seven-point-five-eight-billion-people-world-population-day-2019.html">fertility rates, overall, are dropping</a>. So, more people are here, but we’re having fewer babies. There’s a lot of reasons for that, and one of them is infertility. The CDC estimates that nearly one out of eight couples struggles to conceive, but because of assisted reproductive technology, we’re upping the population numbers in the United States. <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/art/artdata/index.html" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.cdc.gov/art/artdata/index.html">The CDC reports that almost 2 percent of all U.S. births annually</a> - or about 4 million babies - are here as a result of things like in-vitro-fertilization (IVF), surrogacy, and egg donation.
Today, you'll meet a fertility doctor, a woman who’s donated eggs five times, one who’s been a surrogate, and one who - through a pandemic - has finally become pregnant using IVF. 
GUESTS:
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<li><a href="https://www.rmact.com/our-fertility-doctors/dr-spencer-richlin">Dr. Spencer Richlin</a> is a board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist with <a href="https://www.rmact.com/">Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut</a>, where he is a partner and Surgical Director</li>
<li>Sue Cope from-old Lyme, Connecticut, donated her eggs five times</li>
<li>Heather Manojlovic from Fort Wayne Indiana was a two-time surrogate</li>
<li>Heather Bower of Wilton, Connecticut, is currently pregnant after using IVF</li>
</ul>
Image credit: National Human Genome Research Institute / Flickr Creative Commons

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.

Find out more at https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.
Find out more at https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.

Find out more at ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.
Find out more at <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/about">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>

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