To Fly or Not to Fly and Other Travel Tips for Fertility

Written By Lora Shahine, MD

Have you ever wondered if flying could impact your fertility? Worried about what happens if you need to travel after an egg retrieval? Curious whether that long-awaited vacation might interfere with success with embryo transfer? 

In this episode of Brave & Curious, Dr. Shahine answers the most common questions about fertility, flying, travel and IVF. She includes practical tips for travel days and leaves you informed to make the right decisions for you with your own doctor’s guidelines. 

In this episode you’ll hear:

  • [1:18] Flying & fertility treatments

  • [2:20] Traveling & fertility care: what the evidence shows

  • [4:55] Egg retrieval & travel tips

  • [8:02] Embryo transfer & flying

  • [10:19] Advice from a doctor

  • [12:43] Essential travel tips for IVF patients

  • [15:04] A few final tips

Resources mentioned: 

Article on circadian rhythms, international travel, and reproductive health https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21872642/

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Lora Shahine, MD

Dr. Lora Shahine, reproductive endocrinologist at Pacific NW Fertility and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, completed her residency in OBGYN at the University of California in San Francisco and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Stanford University. She is dedicated to educating and advocating for increased awareness of infertility, miscarriage, and the impact on environmental toxins on health through an active social media presence, teaching, clinical research, and authoring multiple blogs and books including best selling, ‘Not Broken: An Approachable Guide to Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.’

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