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Fighting for Fertility Preview

Meet people struggling with infertility and the challenges of assisted reproduction.

Aired 05/12/2021

NOVA

Fighting for Fertility Preview

Preview: Season 48 Episode 5 | 28sVideo has Closed Captions

Meet people struggling with infertility and the challenges of assisted reproduction.

What causes infertility, and how can assisted reproductive technologies help? Follow the journeys of people navigating fertility challenges from structural inequalities and racism to falling sperm counts, egg freezing, and IVF.

Aired 05/12/2021

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