Most of us only start thinking about fertility when something suddenly feels urgent; a doctor’s appointment, a breakup, a birthday, or the quiet realisation that time may not feel as endless as we once thought. In this episode, I sit down with Margaret Wang, CEO of GenPrime and Rhea Fertility, for a deeply honest conversation about fertility, womanhood, pressure, timing, and learning to listen to our bodies before life forces us to.
Together, we talk about:
why fertility shouldn’t just be a “women’s issue”
the invisible emotional load many women quietly carry
egg freezing, aging, and the pressure surrounding motherhood and timelines
the questions many of us don’t even know to ask about our own bodies
and why so many women still feel alone in this conversation
Margaret also opens up personally about navigating egg freezing, heartbreak, societal expectations, and the tension between building a career, building a company, and hoping to one day build a family. Whether fertility feels far away, deeply present, or painfully emotional for you right now, this conversation is an invitation to get curious, ask earlier questions, and feel a little less alone.
Chapters
- 00:00:00 Introduction
- 00:01:09 Get to Know Margaret Wang: The Woman Reshaping Fertility Care Across Asia
- 00:04:18 A Holistic Approach to Redefining Fertility Stigma
- 00:06:12 Egg Freezing: Progress, Freedom and the Gaps We Don’t Talk About
- 00:08:52 Why Fertility Conversations Still Feel Taboo
- 00:13:22 Nobody Taught Us How Fertility Actually Works
- 00:15:51 How to Ask the Right Questions About Fertility
- 00:19:01 Numerical Age vs Biological Age: Is It Too Late?
- 00:21:08 Debunking Fertility Myths and Misconceptions
- 00:23:20 The Personal Cost of Working in Fertility Care
- 00:25:53 Margaret Wang’s Message to the World
- 00:27:07 Final Reflections
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Connect with Margaret here: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/margaretmwang
Find out more about Rhea Fertility here: https://www.rheafertility.com/
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