Steve Harvey Show - Frank & megan constantino on infertility

HEARTY OATMEAL, SOFTLY BAKED WITH A DRIZZLE OF CINNAMON. IT'S A SOFT TAKE ON A MORNING CLASSIC. SOFT-BAKED OATMEAL SQUARES FROM NATURE VALLEY. Walmart set out on a mission to find you the best oranges. To do that, we first had to find the best orange growers. We logged the miles, put in the hours, tasted a lot of fruit, and shook a lot of hands. But we did it for a reason. So that here you'll find the best oranges we've ever had. They're even backed by our 100 percent freshness guarantee. Try them for yourself today at a Walmart near you. >> WELL, FOLKS, LISTEN. YOU KNOW, IT'S COLD AND IT'S SO IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU PROBABLY STARTED DREAMING OF SUNSHINE AND BEACHES ALREADY. I KNOW I HAVE. PERFECT, NT THE AFFORDABLE WINTER VACATION SPOT, LOOKS LIKE ERE THAT OUR SET, THEN PAY ATTENTION, FOLKS. SOME TIPS ON TURNING ALL YOUR WINTER BLUES INTO OCEAN HUES IS MY FRIEND, EMILY KAUFMAN. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE. >> WHAT SHOULD WE LOOK FOR IN TERMS OF WINTER TRAVEL DEALS? DEALS OUT ERE ARE THERE AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST NEWS OF ALL. AND HISTORICALLY THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF JANUARY IS THE TIMES YOU'LL FIND THE DEEPEST IT COMES TO AIR FARES AND HOTELS ARE NOT AS BUSY AS THEY'VE BEEN OVER THE THEY'RE NOT PEAK SEASON YET FOR SPRING BREAK SO YOU'LL FIND DEALS WITH HOTELS, VALUE, THINGS ED WE LOVE LIKE FREE BREAKFAST, WI-FI, CREDITS USED FOR SPA R GOLF OR DINING AND ALSO IF YOU'RE NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA YET WHEN IT COMES TO TRAVEL, GET ON IT. OFFERING OTELS ARE DEALS THROUGH TWITTER AND FACEBOOK AND OTHER WEBSITES. >> OKAY. OKAY. PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO TRAVEL THIS TIME OF THE YEAR BECAUSE OF WEATHER. THAT IMPACTING THE TRIP? >> WINTER WEATHER CAN CAUSE HASSLES AND TRAVEL DELAYS AND ARE STRESSED OUT TO BEGIN WITH. DO A COUPLE OF THINGS TO TRY TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO NOT GET INTO A WINTER WEATHER HASSLE AND THE FIRST IS, YOU WANT TO LEAVING AN EARLY MORNING FLIGHTS. THE EARLIER IN THE DAY YOU DEPART, THE BETTER YOUR CHANCES FOR NOT HAVING THAT SNOW BALL EFFECT OF FLIGHT DELAYS, CONSOLATIONS AND STUFF TO YOU. ALSO TRY TO AVOID CONNECTING FLIGHTS IF YOU CAN HELP IT. DRIVING TO ER ANOTHER AIRPORTS. ONCE YOU ARRIVE OR DEPARTING AIRPORT, THEN YOU DON'T GET STUCK SOMEPLACE WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO BE. WHAT'S CALLED T WAVE SEASON. >> WAVE SEASON IS THE WAVE THAT INDUSTRY PUTS THEMSELVES ON SALE. IT TAKES PLACE FROM JANUARY TO INDIVIDUAL CRUISE LINE WILL COME IN AND OFFER YOU THINGS LIKE ADDED VALUE WITH CREDITS TO BE USED ON BOARD THE FOR ONE SAILINGS, KIDS SAIL FREE, ALL TYPES OF DIFFERENT OFFERS. CRUISES ARE A WONDERFUL VACATION. >> THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRUISES, THOUGH, CORRECT? > THE GREAT THING ABOUT CRUISING IS THERE'S REALLY SOMETHING FOR EVERY FAMILY MEMBER THAT YOU COULD DO. ARE ALL IENDLY CRUISES THE RAGE RIGHT NOW. SOME SHIPS ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR FAMILIES IN MIND. THERE ARE FREE KIDS' PROGRAMS TO BE ON. YOU CAN N OPTIONS THAT DO ALL TOGETHER AND THE SHIP THEMSELVES ARE WOW BOATS RIGHT NOW. CRUISE RECENTLY WHERE I DID CLIMB ON A ROCK WALL. I GOT TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP AND DING THE BELL UP THERE. I ALSO DID A ROPES COURSE ON THERE'S WALK AND THE PLANK WHERE YOU SHIMMY OUT 17 DECKS TTLE BEAM ABOVE THE OCEAN. >> AIN'T NOBODY DOING THAT. WALKING ONY GOING -- THOSE DAMN PLANKS. WALK OUT THERE. >> I'M WITH YOU A LOT AND WHEN I TALK ABOUT VACATION IS THE TIME TO STEP OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONE. HAVE A NEW EXPERIENCE. EMPOWERING THAT WAS TO GO AND SHIMMY OUT ON THAT DECKS BALANCE BEAM 17 ABOVE THE OCEAN? >> SHIMMY OUT ON THAT LITTLE BALANCE BEAM. EMPOWERING? >> YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SO CAPABLE OF ACCOMPLISHING ANYTHING. 'M ALL ABOUT HAVING NEW ADVENTURES, NEW EXPERIENCES. MAYBE THE NEW THING YOU WANT TO DO IS NOT SHIMMY OUT ON THE WALK BUT YOU WANT TO TRY A NEW FOOD, YOU WANT TO EXPERIMENT TAKING A NEW EXERCISE CLASS. TO VISIT A NEW PLACE. ACTION AND ADVENTURE DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN YOU HAVE TO GO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> OKAY. I AGREE. AUDIENCE, LET ME ASK YOU THIS. READY TO GET THEIR CRUISE ON? [APPLAUSE] BEFORE THE SHOW, WE GAVE EVERYONE IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE A NUMBER. LIBERTY TRAVEL, AMERICA'S TRAVEL EXPERTS AND ORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE, THE AUDIENCE MEMBER WITH THE WINNING UMBER IS WALKING OUT OF HERE WITH A SEVEN NIGHT ULTIMATE FAMILY VACATION. [APPLAUSE] >> ABOARD ONE OF THE NEWEST NORWEGIAN THE BREAKAWAY. THE SHIP THAT BRINGS THE BEST OF NEW YORK CITY TO THE SEA. YOU GET TO ENJOY BROADWAY SHOWS, DOZENS OF RESTAURANTS AND FIREWORKS. WE'RE GOING THE WAY TO PICK THE NUMBER. THE COMPUTER IS GOING TO ROLL A SCREEN.NUMBER ON THE WHEREVER IT STOPS, THAT'S WHO WINS THE TRIP. OKAY? HERE WE GO. LOOKING FOR THIS NUMBER RIGHT HERE. 107. COME ON UP. [APPLAUSE] >> HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> GOOD. GOOD. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? >> TAMMY >> ARE YOU EXCITE SND >> I'M VERY EXCITED. >> THAT'S GOOD. CONGRATULATIONS. NICE. PRETTY YOU'RE GOING TO BE GOING. YOU LIKE CRUISES? >> I LOVE CRUISES. ONE, THOUGH. >> THAT CRUISE SHIP I SHOWED YOU ITH THE SHIMMYING OUT ON WALK THE PLANK? >> WELL, I AIN'T DOING THAT. >> THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE HEADED. >> THERE WILL BE NO SHIMMYING. [APPLAUSE] >> ENJOY YOUR TRIP. CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE ONE MORE CRUISE GIVEAWAY. WE'VE GOT ONE MORE. LIBERTY TRAVEL IS GOING TO SEND NIGHT ADVENTURE CRUISE GREAT FOR ADRENALINE JUNKIES. IS ABOARD ONE OF NORWEGIAN'S CRUISE LINES NEWEST LIKE THEEXCITING SHIPS NORWEGIAN GETAWAY. THIS IS MIAMI'S ULTIMATE SHIP HERE. YOU CAN EXPLORE MULTI STORY COURSE, FEEL THE THRILL OF FIVE WATER SLIDES. >> OH, YEAH. >> OH, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ET'S SEE WHO THE COMPUTER PICKED THIS TIME. 120. COME ON UP. COME ON UP. HOW ARE YOU DOING? CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> WHAT'S YOUR NAME? >> DAHLIA. SEXY RIGHT THERE. YOU LIKE CRUISES? >> I'VE GONE ON ONE. I LOVED IT. LOVED IT. YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT AGAIN. ARE YOU AN ADRENALINE JUNKY? TO BE.GOING >> YOU'RE GOING TO WALK THE PLANK? >> I'M GOING TO WALK THE PLANK, YES. NO, YOU'RE NOT. NO, YOU'RE NOT. THAT WAS A LIE. I'M GOING TO WALK IT. YEAH. ENJOY YOUR TRIP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> OKAY. WE HAVE ONE ME, MORE CRUISE ADVENTURE TO GIVE AWAY. HEAD OVER TO steveharveytv.com TO ENTER TO WIN. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, FOLKS. [APPLAUSE] UP NEXT, IT'S AN OBSTACLE AFFECTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. 37.I'M YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO GET ON THE CHILD BEARING THING RIGHT AWAY. SHE WOULD I BELIEVE MAKE A GREAT MOTHER. IT'S KIND OF TOUGH. WE BOTH WANT TO BE PARENTS BUT OF RUN INTO KIND THIS BRICK WALL. [ LAUGHING ] WANT TO PLAY HIDE AND SEEK? YEAH! 1... 2... 6... 10! [ Female Announcer ] PIÑA COLADA YOPLAIT. IT IS SO GOOD WHEN YOU NEED A LITTLE ESCAPE. [ mom ] STILL COUNTING. [ M IT BRINGS TOGETHERT'S EVERYONE'S FAVORITE FLAVORS, NEW TABLE FOR TWO. LIKE SAVORY GARLIC HERB SHRIMP OVER WOOD-FIRE GRILLED CHICKEN AND CHILI GINGER SALMON TOPPED WITH TANGY PINEAPPLE SALSA. NOTHING BRINGS YOU TOGETHER LIKE TABLE FOR TWO. TWO SALADS...TWO ENTREES... PLUS AN APPETIZER OR DESSERT TO SHARE, ALL FOR JUST $29.99. TABLE FOR TWO IS TOO GOOD TO MISS! SO COME SEA QUALITY, SEA VARIETY, SEA FOOD DIFFERENTLY AT RED LOBSTER. FOLK, YOU KNOW, I'M BLESSED TO HAVE SEVEN AMAZING I, BUT N, MARGIE AND MILLIONS OF COUPLES STRUGGLE WITH INFERTILITY IN THIS COUNTRY HERE WITH HELPFUL INSIGHT IS HE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE INFERTILITY CENTERS OF CHICAGO, ANGIE BOLTSOS. >> SOME IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT INFERTILITY, IF YOU'VE FOR A YEAR AND YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN PREGNANT, THAT WOULD DEFINE INFERTILITY. AGE.T'S BASED ON SO IF YOU'VE BEEN TRYING FOR SIX THAT AND YOU'RE OVER 35, WOULD CONSTITUTE INFERTILITY. IT HAPPENS AT ABOUT ONE IN SIX INFERTILITY R FROM SO IT'S REALLY COMMON. ABOUT SIX MILLION PEOPLE. NEWS IS THAT WITH FERTILITY TREATMENT, THERE HAVE BEEN OVER FIVE MILLION BABIES SO THERE'S A F. LOT OF HOPE FOR THOSE COUPLES. FR STR TO CONCEIVE. TELL US ABOUT YOUR STORY. >> WELL, WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER A VERY LONG TIME. WE CONNECTED BECAUSE WE'RE BOTH CHURCH FOR YEARS. OUR LOVE IS MUSIC AND FAITH AND FTER OUR FIRST DATE, I WENT HOME AND I JUST KIND OF KNEW THAT HE WAS THE ONE. FOR W WE'VE BEEN MARRIED SO I TWO YEARS AND I'M 37 WANTED TO GET ON THE CHILD BEARING THING RIGHT AWAY. DIRECTLY AFTER THE ALTAR, WE WENT STRAIGHT IN. YES, SIR. >> PRAISE THE LORD. >> ALLELUIA. >> WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY LUCK SO FAR. >> I THINK FOR US, STEVE, BOTH A LOT OF TIME INDIVIDUALLY WORKING ON OURSELVES, MAKING SURE THINGS ARE RIGHT. WE WANTED TO DO THINGS IN THE ORDER, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF FAMILY AND KIDS, YOU KNOW. WIFE, I BELIEVE SHE WOULD MAKE A GREAT MOTHER AS WELL I'VE WANTING TO BE A FATHER. I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE STORIES ABOUT MY LIFE AND THE STUFF THAT THROUGH WITH MY KIDS BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE JUST KIND OF RUN INTO THIS BRICK WALL AND SO THIS IS -- IT'S KIND OF TOUGH. WE BOTH WANT TO BE PARENTS AND I DID SOME RESEARCH. A LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD DRUG STORE AND DISCOVERED THAT THEY HAD A FERTILITY TEST FOR MEN. FERTILITY TEST FOR MEN AND, YOU KNOW, LUCKILY, YOU KNOW, THE RESULTS WERE COOL CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I WAS LIKE, MAN, WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING. I DIDN'T WANT TO -- I WANTED TO THROUGHE THEY DIDN'T GO THAT. >> THEY HAVE THAT? >> YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, IT'S AT THE DRUG STORE. >> WHEN A MAN KNOW THE PRICE ABOUT SOMETHING, IT'S TRUE. $40. >> IT'S $40. YES, SIR. >> DOCTOR, WHAT ARE THE FIRST ASSESSING THEIR ABILITY TO CONCEIVE? >> WELL, THERE ARE BASICALLY IMPORTANT THINGS WE WANT TO CONSIDER. ONE IS THE STRENGTH OF THE EGG AND THE OVARY. TWO IS THE UTERUS AND THE THELLOPIAN TUBES AND THEN ***. WE KIND OF GIVE YOU THE GAUGE OF TANK, HOW MUCH GAS IS LEFT, WHAT THE QUALITY OF THE EGG IS. NEXT, LOOK AT THE UTERUS. SEE IT ON THE ULTRA A SPECIAL X-RAY, THAT TELLS YOU ABOUT THE SEMENPIAN TUBES AND THEN A ANALYSIS TO CHECK THE ***. I'M CURIOUS ABOUT YOU GUYS. YOU?S ALL THIS GOING FOR >> AFTER SIX MONTHS OF TRYING, I UTOMATICALLY BECAME AWARE BECAUSE I KNEW MY AGE FACTOR SO WENT TO SEE MY GYNECOLOGIST AND FOUND OUT AFTER THEY RAN SOME TESTS THAT I ACTUALLY HAVE RUPTURED CYST SO WE WENT IN AND HAD SURGERY RIGHT KNOW, THEY EY -- YOU CLEARED OUT ALL THE DEBRIS. HEY FLUSHED THE BLUE DYE THROUGH MY FALLOPIAN TUBES TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE CLEAR AND EGG COUNT AND MY EGG COUNT IS FINE SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF SEEING MY DOCTOR MY SURGERY HAS BEEN COMPLETED. E'RE GOING BACK FOR THEM TO STIMULATE MY OVARIES. THAT'S THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS. >> THAT'S GOT ME NERVOUS. OVARIES, TIMULATE HER THAT'S -- WHO WANTS SIX KIDS? WHO IS GOING TO FEED ALL THEM KIDS? >> I GOT SEVEN. BUT NOT ALL AT ONE TIME. >> COMING UP NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO MEET ANOTHER COUPLE CONCEIVE ALSO. STAY WITH US, FOLKS. >> I'M BACK, EVERYBODY, WITH BELTSOS WHO IS HELPING STRUGGLING WITH INFERTILITY. AT 30 AND 32, THEY'RE PRETTY HAVING TROUBLES. PLEASE WELCOME MEGAN AND FRANK. [APPLAUSE] US, GAN AND FRANK, TELL WHAT TROUBLES HAVE YOU BEEN HAVING WHILE TRYING TO GET PREGNANT? STEVE, FRANK AND I, WE STARTED DATING IN HIGH SCHOOL SO E ARE HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS AND WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER -- WE'VE EEN MARRIED 10 YEARS NOW, I THINK. WE WENT AHEAD AND GOT OUR DEGREES AND SCHOOL AND THEN WE OT OUR BEARINGS AND OUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE SO FAST FORWARD A FEW YEARS LATER, WE BEGAN TRYING TO HAVE CHILDREN AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW AND ON WE'VE WENT THROUGH TREATMENTS. WE HAVE TAKEN BREAKS, THOUGH, BECAUSE HONESTLY, IT'S EXHAUSTING. JUST PHYSICALLY BUT MENTALLY EXHAUSTING. >> AND I GUESS THE HARDEST PART INFERTILITY FOR ME, I WANT A BABY AS BAD AS MEGAN DOES BUT ME HAS BEENPART FOR WATCHING HER SUFFER AND THE PAIN IT'S CAUSED HER. > WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST CONCERNS HERE? >> WELL, FOR ME, I HAVE WHAT'S -- YSTIC SINDZ YNDROME AND I DON'T OV LATE REGULARLY. BUT WE WANT TO INSPIRE AND ENCOURAGE LIKE THE COUPLE ON HERE PREVIOUSLY. YOU KNOW, TO GET HELP AND TO NOT GIVE UP. >> DOCTOR, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON MEGAN AND FRANK'S SITUATION? THINK THAT YOU HAVE A POLYCYSTICAL THE SYNDROME WHICH GIVES ME HOPE. YOUR CHANCE OF GETTING PREGNANT IS OVER 75%. UP TO 90% WITH YOUNG WOMEN. OTHER OPTIONS LIKE IN-VITRO ARE GREAT OPTION FOR YOU TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS AND FIND SUCCESS QUICKLY. >> AWESOME. WHAT SHOULD COUPLES KEEP IN MIND WHILE THEY'RE ON THIS WHAT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY EMOTIONAL JOURNEY? >> I THINK THAT THIS CAN BE EXPENSIVE. PHYSICALLY, ENSIVE WITH YOUR TIME AND YOUR EMOTION. IT'S EXHAUSTING. SPENT WITH THIS BEFORE YOU FIND SUCCESS. I THINK YOU FIND COUNSEL. YOURSELF, AS A COUPLE, WITH YOUR FAMILY, WITH YOUR FRIENDS, WITH YOUR FAITH THERE ARE ALSO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS THAT PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT. HE SECOND THING TO THINK ABOUT IS TIME. TIME TOGETHER. HAVE FUN. LIFE IS TOO SHORT. SO EVEN WHILE YOU'RE GOING THIS, IT'S FUN TO HAVE TIME TOGETHER, A DATE NIGHT AND THIS ISN'T GOING TO LAST FOREVER. IT WILL PASS. >> WELL, GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU. BEST AND I LL THE THINK WE DID SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO SHED LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT HAPPENING TO SO MANY COUPLES OUT THERE. FINE.L BE YOU LOOK GOOD AND THE WORLD USE GOOD LOOKING PARENTS LIKE YOU. THANK YOU TO DR. BELTSOS AND JOINING US.R WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK, FOLKS. >> COMING UP NEXT, THE NAMES OF SAY IT ALL. >> NOW, DOWN IN NICARAGUA, WATERWAY AND IT'S CALLED THE PISSPISS RIVER. >> WELCOME BACK. JUST ONE MORE R THING. YEAH. IN THE SHOW WE TALKED ABOUT SOME GREAT DESTINATIONS BE YOUR NEXT VACATION SPOT. NOW I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU PLACES THAT YOU PROBABLY NEVER THOUGHT OF GOING BASED ON CITIES S OF THESE REAL AROUND THE WORLD. ALL RIGHT. JUST ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, YOU CONSIDERED ER WILLIE ENGLAND. UNCOMFORTABLE, DON'T IT? AND BROWN WILLIE IS JUST A SHORT THE VILLAGE OF LICKY INN ENGLAND. LET YOU WRITE YOUR OWN JOKES ON THESE. THERE'S A WATERWAY AND IT'S CALLED THE PIS PIS RIVER. THAT'S GREAT. BE GO DOWN THERE AND SWIMMING. WHAT IS THIS RIVER CALLED? PIS PIS. HERE IN THE U.S., WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO GO TO THIS HERE?RIGHT IT'S IN INTERCOURSE, PENNSYLVANIA, FOLKS. [APPLAUSE] RIGHT AFTER YOU GO TO INTERCOURSE, PENNSYLVANIA, HOW SPOT RIGHT HERE? CLIMAX, COLORADO. THANKS FOR WATCHING, EVERYBODY. ON'T FORGET, FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER AT I AM STEVE HARVEY AND N INSTAGRAM FOR GREAT BEHIND-THE-SCENES STUFF AT I AM STEVE HARVEY TV. WE'LL SEE YOU SOON, FOLKS.