Fast Talk with Boy Abunda: Jesi Corcuera sa kanyang pregnancy journey! (Episode 441)

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Aired (October 8, 2024): Ipinaliwanag ni Jesi Corcuera ang buong proseso ng kanyang pagdadalang tao sa pamamagitan ng IVF at artificial insemination.

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00:00And then, in 2018, if my memory serves me right, you and Kamz got back together.

00:11Yes.

00:12Because this had a big effect on your decision, right?

00:14Yes.

00:15You got back together. First love.

00:16Actually, before we got together again, I planned to have a baby first.

00:24Oh, that was the first?

00:26Yes. When Kamil came in, I stopped taking hormones.

00:32I was already planning to go to the hospital.

00:35But at that time, my plan was IVF.

00:41But here in the Philippines, our case is not yet allowed.

00:46In vitro fertilization?

00:48Yes, in the LGBT community.

00:50So it was not pushed through.

00:52So when Kamil came in, it was like a sign because he already had kids at that time.

00:58So it was like...

00:59Reinforced?

01:00Yes, it was like that. Maybe not yet.

01:02Okay. And you said in your narrative that IVF is a bit expensive.

01:07Yes.

01:08Yes, it's expensive. That's why you still couldn't afford the budget at that time.

01:13But even before Kamil came back, you already had a plan.

01:17So that's what happened. And then in 2022, I think you stopped taking hormones, testosterone.

01:24Because that's the question I'll ask first.

01:26Is it safe for a child after taking hormonal injections?

01:31Actually, when I tried to have a baby again,

01:35I researched all of that.

01:38Even my endocrinologist, the one who guides me in HRT, hormone replacement therapy,

01:46I relied on all of that from my doctor.

01:48How I plan to have a baby, how the baby will be safe when it's about to be born.

01:53Ideally, it only takes six months for the normal menstruation to return.

01:59But I did it for one year to be more certain.

02:04But it almost reached almost one and a half.

02:08Okay.

02:09Because there were a lot of ups and downs before starting again.

02:15Medically? Physically? Emotionally?

02:18Almost everything.

02:19All of that.

02:20That's why it took almost three years to make a baby.

02:24Because in terms of decision-making, it was very difficult for me.

02:28Right.

02:29Because I had a lot to consider.

02:31For example? Aside from the health angle?

02:34Yes.

02:35Of course, because I was planning to have a baby,

02:38even if I don't have a baby yet, it's the first thing I think about.

02:42Is it safe?

02:44Because I've been on hormones for a long time, since 2012.

02:47Okay, so that's one.

02:48For 11 years.

02:49I was thinking that maybe it won't work.

02:53Then, of course, people's reactions, especially those who know me as a trans,

03:00how they will understand.

03:03For my family,

03:06it's been a long time since I got pregnant.

03:08But your mom has always been supportive, right?

03:10Yes.

03:11She really wanted to do it before, but I was just letting her do it.

03:15But deep inside, I really wanted to do it.

03:18But I was thinking, how am I going to do it?

03:21Because I was thinking that I can't do it in a natural way,

03:26or I can't use a budget because I can't afford it.

03:31From IVF, you went to artificial insemination.

03:37That's what worked.

03:39But when you did that, did you pray for a month?

03:44What are the chances that you will get pregnant?

03:47I still considered IVF because a lot of people say that there is one here in the Philippines,

03:54under the table.

03:56But it's not un-targeted.

04:04Because you only have one shot.

04:07Because it's expensive.

04:09So if you run out of savings, what will you do if you get pregnant?

04:12There are limitations.

04:13Yes.

04:14That's when I learned about AI, artificial insemination.

04:18It became my last option.

04:20AI is like a donor.

04:28It's not like IVF where you have the option of surrogacy.

04:31But what are the chances?

04:32Because you could have gone for surrogacy.

04:34My first plan was for my partner to carry the baby.

04:38Because by that time, I didn't consider myself pregnant.

04:42I couldn't see myself pregnant.

04:47But because I'm getting older, there's a pressure.

04:52Because there's an expiration date for women compared to men.

05:00So that's my last option.

05:03I'll leave it to Batman.

05:17I'll leave it to Batman.

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