The Egg Whisperer Show

I am talking to the incredible Victoria Nino, author of Our Hearts Match, donor conception advocate, and mom of two about one of the most vulnerable moments in a fertility journey: what happens after IVF fails.
Victoria has lived through multiple failed IVF cycles, stage three endometriosis, years of heartbreak, and ultimately became a mother twice over through donor egg conception via two very different paths. Her story is raw, honest, and full of the kind of hard-won wisdom that only comes from truly living it.

We dive deep into the emotional rollercoaster of failed IVF cycles, the grief that so often goes unacknowledged, and what it really takes to open the door to donor eggs, not out of defeat, but out of empowerment. Victoria shares how education, community, and even a spiritual trip to Thailand helped her find her footing, and why she believes you don't have to be 100% emotionally ready, you just have to be willing to take a peek.

In this episode, we cover:

The grief of failed IVF cycles and why it deserves to be treated like any other profound loss
The emotional tipping point between exhaustion and openness when considering donor eggs
The difference between fresh and frozen donor eggs including cost, timeline, and access
What an open donor relationship looks like and why Victoria wishes she'd had it from the start
How epigenetics and bonding science can help shift your perspective on the mother-child relationship
Overcoming shame, fear of judgment, and the "am I the real mom?" question
Why Victoria's one regret is that she didn't do it sooner and what she'd tell anyone in the "what now" moment right now

Resources:

Victoria Nino on Instagram: @expectinganything
Victoria's website: expectinganything.com
Victoria's support groups & classes: Infertility Unfiltered | @infertilityunfiltered
Donor Nexus (frozen & fresh egg donation with open relationship options): https://www.instagram.com/donor.nexus/
Book: Our Hearts Match by Victoria Nino
Book: What Makes a Baby by Cory Silverberg
The Egg Whisperer Show on YouTube and Spotify
 
My Book, The Egg Whisperer Way comes out in Summer of 2026. Click here to order your copy.


Do you have questions about IVF?
Click here to join Dr. Aimee for The IVF Class.
The next live class call is on Monday, May 18, 2026 at 4pm PST, where Dr. Aimee will explain IVF and there will be time to ask her your questions live on Zoom.

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Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America's most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.

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Do you think you can put botox in your ovaries? You know, plump up those older eggs to regain their youthfulness?


Nope, sorry. Not possible.


Or have you thought that because you can take a youthful looking selfie, and feel great, that your fertility must be picture perfect too?


Nope, sorry. Good selfies don't equal good fertility.


But you're not dumb. You know that. But there may be some tricky information out there that you're not entirely sure if it's true.


Fertility isn't surface level. It's not skin-deep. It's biology. It's what's deep inside, and yet impacted by what's outside of you too. Suffice to say, it can be complex.


Which is why I'm here. I'm certainly a fertility doctor with over a decade of training and advanced degrees that have gotten me to the point where I finally know how to make a baby. And I want to share what I know with all of you.

My Book, The Egg Whisperer Way comes out in Summer of 2026. Click here to order your copy.


Do you have questions about IVF?
Click here to join Dr. Aimee for The IVF Class.
The next live class call is on Monday, May 18, 2026 at 4pm PST, where Dr. Aimee will explain IVF and there will be time to ask her your questions live on Zoom.

Click to find The Egg Whisperer Show podcast on your favorite podcasting app.
 
Watch videos of Dr. Aimee answer Ask the Egg Whisperer Questions on YouTube.
 
Sign up for The Egg Whisperer newsletter to get updates
 
Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America's most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.

Lucy Lines began her career as an embryologist, starting at Monash IVF in Melbourne in 2001. She worked in fertility clinics around the world, and consulted in clinics throughout Europe, the UK, and Australia. She realized that in addition to creating babies, she also loves learning and helping people. Having faced infertility and IVF herself, she now works as an educator and coach for fertility patients. Her Instagram account is refreshing and informative, and I love that she says she will, "happily answer all the questions you've saved for the day you got to meet an embryologist."

I've met a few embryologists myself, and I love Lucy's great energy. Join us today on the Egg Whisperer Show Podcast as I ask Lucy all about being an embryologist and we talk all about embryos and bust a few myths together.

Read the full show notes on the website.

Do you have questions about IVF?
Click here to join Dr. Aimee for The IVF Class.
The next live class call is on Monday, April 20, 2026 at 4pm PST, where Dr. Aimee will explain IVF and there will be time to ask her your questions live on Zoom.

My Book, The Egg Whisperer Way comes out in Summer of 2026. Click here to order yours on Amazon.

Click to find The Egg Whisperer Show podcast on your favorite podcasting app.
 
Watch videos of Dr. Aimee answer Ask the Egg Whisperer Questions on YouTube.
 
Sign up for The Egg Whisperer newsletter to get updates
 
Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America's most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.

The "Egg Whisperer D.I.E.T." covers the four things you need to know about IVF, and you can apply them to whatever your situation may be.


D: Diagnosis (get your TUSHY checked: Tubes, Ultrasound of Uterus, Sperm, Hormones, and Your genetic profile)
I: IVF
E: Endometrial Receptivity
T: Transfer


Read the full show notes on Dr. Aimee's website

Do you have questions about IVF, and what to expect?
Click here to join Dr. Aimee for The IVF Class.
The next live class call is on Monday, April 20, 2026 at 4pm PST, where Dr. Aimee will explain IVF and there will be time to ask her your questions live on Zoom.
 
My Book, The Egg Whisperer Way comes out in Summer of 2026. Click here to order yours on Amazon.

Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips!

Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates

Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America's most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.

It seems like everyone is doing IVF. You hear about it in the news. You hear about it in different articles. You hear about it from your neighbors, your friends, so many different people are doing IVF. Everyone is giving different bits of information, but what are you supposed to believe? Today I want to share about the risks of IVF so you know what you're getting yourself into. IVF allows you to preserve embryos for the future, genetically test embryos, and it does offer the highest pregnancy rate of current fertility treatments. 

In this episode, I'm sharing:
- The basics of IVF: fertility preservation and genetic testing
- Managing the stress and emotional side of IVF treatment
- The physical impact of IVF on your body
- OHSS
- The chances of pregnancy with IVF (it's not 100%)
- IVF and chance of multiples (twins, triplets)
- Myths about IVF

Do you have questions about IVF, and what to expect?
Join The IVF Class (where you can ask Dr. Aimee questions, live, on the class call.)


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Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America's most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.