Dr. Mary Claire Haver

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In part one of my conversation with Dr. Natalie Crawford, a double board certified OBGYN and reproductive endocrinologist, she helped us rethink fertility entirely as a window into a woman's overall health.

We talked about ovarian aging, egg quality, PMOS, miscarriage, and why the fertility story and the menopause story are often the very same story viewed through different stages of life.

In this episode, we move from understanding fertility to protecting it.

Dr. Crawford, author of The Fertility Formula, explains what chronic stress actually does inside the body, how inflammation, insulin resistance, and hormone function are connected, and why sleep, strength training, nutrition, and even environmental toxins may play a larger role in reproductive health than many women realize.

We discuss why muscle may be one of the most powerful tools we have for metabolic and reproductive health and the lifestyle habits that support healthier hormone signaling throughout a woman's life.

We also get specific about why women deserve information about their bodies before they experience a crisis and how they can advocate for themselves from the start.

I'm Dr. Mary Claire Haver, a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist and certified menopause practitioner.

I'm also an adjunct professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch.

Welcome to Unpaused, the podcast where we cut through the silence and talk about what it really takes for women to thrive in the second half of life.

What does the research actually show about chronic stress and fertility?

Right.

And our body can't tell the difference between a bear or a bad evaluation at work.

A breakup.

Move.

Yeah, move.

Lock the door.

Talk to me about the life study in reference to inflammation and the ability to get pregnant and how it affects fertility.

It also binds back, you know, to suppress ovulation.