Is IVF actually right for you?

Sep 22, 2026 · 24 min

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0:01You know, people think about IVF as this sure thing and it's not a sure thing.
0:05And that kind of topples people over when they're like, well, I was just, you know, I was banking on IVF.
0:10Yeah.
0:10People talk about it as a type of insurance policy, but it's really not a guarantee.
0:17Yeah.
0:17And it's not even necessarily the best choice for everyone trying to start a family.
0:23Just listen to reproductive endocrinologist Dr.
0:26Lucky Secon.
0:27She's who we featured in our first story on how to get pregnant.
0:30There's a whole swath of women in my generation that feel blindsided and that feel they didn't have all of the correct information.
0:38And maybe with the advent of egg freezing and all this chatter and headlines about IVF, they actually had an overconfidence in how much science can overcome.
0:46And I see that every day.
0:50Well, we are going to set the record straight today.
0:52You're listening to LifeKit.
0:54By the way, I'm Marielle Segara, and I am talking to LifeKit reporter Andy Tagel about the things to know when you are considering getting pregnant with the help of reproductive technology like IVF.
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