Internal Medicine, Obesity, Menopause Doctor, Infertility and 2 Boys with Dr Sara Trigero - S7 E98

Becoming Parents Podcast · Sep 9, 2026 · 38m

Raised my nephew for much of my teens (my sister, 10 years older, lived at home). I was a surrogate parent before I was even an adult myself.

That early taste of "parenthood" left me terrified to have my own kids until I met my husband and knew it would be different.

I came off birth control to start trying, and irregular periods confirmed what I'd long suspected: PCOS.

I worked with my OB and a fertility team for both pregnancies in awe of how precisely they manage the endocrine system.

That struggle inspired additional learning: became Obesity Medicine certified to understand the…