Exploring fertility, reproductive technology, and human dignity in the modern age. Hosted by Emma Waters.

Los Angeles
Joined May 2025
Our fertility isn’t just about health or having kids. How we approach this topic is integral to what it means to be human.  🎙️ Rethinking Fertility launches today with its official trailer. The first full episode drops this Tuesday. Stay tuned.
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The evidence for RRM is striking: in one study of 1,200+ couples, 53% had a live birth within two years. For women over 40, IVF’s per-cycle success rate drops below 10%. With RRM, it’s 27% There’s a better way. Watch our latest episode to learn more!.
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Click the link to the full episode as Emma discusses the success rates behind RRM and IVF 👀👉youtu.be/0aQbXfAgrWQ Or listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🔗 linktr.ee/rethinkingfertilit…
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What if adoption was never meant to be the “fix” for infertility? Infertility is a loss that deserves to be grieved. Adoption is a calling to meet a child’s needs; it's for them. Treating it as the cure for infertility risks making a child the answer to an adult’s problem.
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Read the full article on Substack 👀👉 "Adoption is NOT a Treatment for Infertility"  rethinkingfertility.substack…  Follow all things Rethinking Fertility 🔗linktr.ee/rethinkingfertilit…
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RRM ≠ a nutritionist or an integrative doctor. Restorative Reproductive Medicine treats the root causes of infertility rather than bypassing them, and it takes specialized training.  Some couples who “tried the root cause path” never saw an RRM doctor.
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Join Emma as she explains in our special highlight video from the latest episode what RRM really is and how it helps in America’s infertility crisis 👀👉 youtu.be/0aQbXfAgrWQ Or listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🔗 linktr.ee/rethinkingfertilit…
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So what can couples do amidst our rising infertility crisis? While the problem looms, Emma introduces the solution–restorative reproductive medicine (RRM), an approach that treats the root causes of infertility instead of bypassing them.
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‼️ We are in a 50-year fertility crisis. Per Dr. Casey Means (@CaseyMeansMD), since the 1970s: miscarriage rates up 1% per year, sperm count and total fertility down 1% per year. One study found a healthy 25-year-old man’s testosterone today matches a 70-year-old in the 1970s.
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Watch the full episode as Emma examines 50 years of declining fertility and what’s actually causing it 👀👉 youtu.be/Fq9TeYKYqxA Or listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🔗 linktr.ee/rethinkingfertilit…
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What if infertility isn't a disease, but a symptom? Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) addresses underlying health causes rather than simply bypassing them. Moreover, success rates can rival IVF at a fraction of the cost.
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Read the full article on Substack  👀👉 "The Way We Treat Infertility Is Broken (And What Works)" rethinkingfertility.substack…
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Explore these free resources on all things RRM!  🎓 Check out the ✨ FREE ✨ @RRM_Academy to learn how to address the root causes of infertility: rrmacademy.org 🎁 See their ✨ FREE ✨ guides to NaProTechnology, FEMM, and NeoFertility: rrmacademy.org/guides
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Political agendas are redefining infertility. Under ASRM’s definition, which includes needing donor eggs, sperm, or embryos, yes.  Several states have redefined infertility the same way to include gay couples and singles.
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Join Emma as she unpacks how infertility is being redefined to justify state-sponsored IVF coverage in the latest episode 👀👉 youtu.be/Fq9TeYKYqxA Or listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🔗 linktr.ee/rethinkingfertilit…
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What can men do to improve their chances of fatherhood? A lot. Infertility is a 50-50 issue, and sperm resets about every 3 months. With targeted changes to diet, exercise, and lifestyle, he can start improving his fertility in the next 90 days.
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