Until It's Fixed

One Thing Today: Your Health & Having Kids

EPISODE SUMMARY:Fertility is something you may not think about until you’re ready to have children. But, like all areas of your health, issues that impact your fertility may start years before that time arrives. Dr. Lisa Saul from UnitedHealthcare joins us to explain why thinking about your reproductive health now can make a difference later as well as what steps you can take today.HIGHLIGHT:[1:15] Dr. Lisa Saul shares what’s being done to improve education around fertility and health support.RESOURCES:<a href="https://www.optum.com/health-articles/article/healthy-living/how-maximize-your-fertility-steps-men-and-women-can-take/">How to protect and maximize your fertility (optum.com)</a>GUEST:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-saul/">Dr. Lisa Saul</a>, MD, MBA, National Medical Director – Maternal Health, UnitedHealthcareFor more on fertility, check out the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/figuring-out-fertility/id1531518492?i=1000618436327" target="_blank">full episode</a> with guests Gabriela Marmolejos from Advisory Board and Nikki Battiste, CBS National News correspondent.The views, opinions, endorsements and content expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions or policies of Optum.Visit optum.com for more information about how Optum is helping to create a healthier world.

Health care in the United States is complex, hard to navigate and doesn’t always work the way it should. The good news: So much has changed over the last few years. Leaders inside and outside of the health industry are rethinking how to deliver care and support to meet all people where they’re at.

When it comes to your health, everything is connected. So, taking better care of it needs to go beyond the physical to include mental, emotional, social and spiritual health. And to look at the full picture, health care needs to give more consideration to where you are born, live, learn and work, too.  

In Season 3 of “Until It’s Fixed,” we’ll talk with thought leaders and advocates working to solve the health industry’s biggest challenges — as well as personal stories from people who live with these issues every day.

We’ll have deep conversations about opportunities to make the current system work better for everyone, including talking more openly about the role that gender, sexual orientation, race, income and other areas of your life play in accessing and receiving health care.  

This is where change starts. Join us on the inspiring journey to create a healthier world — and make health care simpler and more effective for everyone.