As a Woman

Fertility Q&A - FET

31 Dec 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford answers your questions about the frozen embryo transfer. Questions Answered: Our FET is scheduled at the end of this year and we...

Fertility Q&A - IVF

24 Dec 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford answers your voicemail questions about IVF. Questions Answered: 1. How many egg freezing cycles are safe? Can multiple rounds le...

Fertility Q&A- Uterus and Fallopian Tubes

17 Dec 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford answers your voicemail questions specifically about the uterus and fallopian tubes. Questions answered: Given my history with D&...

Fertility Q&A- Ovulation

10 Dec 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford answers your voicemail questions all about ovulation. Questions Answered: How do you determine when to trigger someone who is t...

Fertility Q&A- Ovarian Reserve

03 Dec 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford answers voicemails called in specifically about ovarian reserve and AMH. Questions answered: Does having a light (2-3 days) peri...

Navigating Infertility During the Holidays

26 Nov 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses how to navigate infertility during the holidays. She also gives advice on how to give support to a friend or family mem...

Ovulation and Cycle Tracking

19 Nov 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses ovulation and the cycle tracking methods including the calendar method, cervical mucus monitoring, basal body temperatu...

Genetic Testing and IVF

12 Nov 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford explains all of the genetic testing options including pre-conception, pre-implantation, and post-conception testing. She answers ...

Preparing For Embryo Transfer

05 Nov 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses what you should know before your embryo transfer. She explains the differences between fresh and frozen transfers inclu...

Fertility Q&A- Uterine Septum, Short Cycles, Polyps, and more!

29 Oct 2023

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Dr. Crawford answers the voicemails you called in.  Questions answered: Is there an important difference between a septate and sub-septate uterus? Wh...

ERA-Endometrial Receptivity Analysis Test

22 Oct 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses the fertility treatment add on called the ERA test or Endometrial Receptivity Analysis test. This test is used to look ...

Preparing For Hysteroscopy

15 Oct 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford explains what you need to know about the hysteroscopy procedure including why it is used, how to prepare, and questions you shoul...

Reproductive Hormones and Your Fertility

08 Oct 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses your reproductive hormones including how they are checked, warning signs, what it could mean if numbers are abnormal. I...

What Is Unexplained Infertility?

01 Oct 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses unexplained infertility including what it is, what you should know, and the treatment options. An unexplained infertili...

Fertility Q&A- Letrozole, Ovarian Cysts, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, and more!

24 Sep 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford answers the voicemails you called in. 1. My husband is a long time smoker who gave cigarettes up for vaping. His sperm parameter...

Preparing For An IUI

17 Sep 2023

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Dr. Crawford discusses how to prepare for an IUI or intrauterine insemination. IUI can be used for different situations. In this podcast, she discusse...

Understanding and Managing PCOS

10 Sep 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses PCOS, management, treatment, what to know if you have or think you might have PCOS. PCOS is chronic illness, but it ca...

Frozen Embryo Transfer Protocols

03 Sep 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses embryo transfer protocols and when they should be used. She goes over questions you should ask and how you can advocate...

Fertility Q&A- Methotrexate, PCOS Treatment, FET, and more!

27 Aug 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford answers the voicemails you called in. Questions answered: I had an ectopic requiring methotrexate. Is it okay to TTC 2 weeks bef...

Diet and Miscarriage Risk

20 Aug 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses a new article that evaluates diet types and the risk of miscarriage. As someone who has experienced miscarriage herself...

Understanding Different IVF Protocols

13 Aug 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses the different IVF protocols, what you need to know about them, and questions you should be asking your doctor. The prot...

Uterine Polyps, Fibroids, and Fertility

06 Aug 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford talks all about uterine polyps and fibroids including how they are found and how they are treated. When do you need intervention ...

Preparing For Your Egg Retrieval

30 Jul 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford explains everything you need to know to prepare for your egg retrieval. She goes over what to expect during and after the procedu...

Endometriosis and Fertility

23 Jul 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses endometriosis and the best fertility treatments if you have endo. Endometriosis is relatively common in the infertility...

Fertility Q&A - Egg Storage, ICSI, Blocked Fallopian Tube, and More!

16 Jul 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford answers the voicemails you called in. Questions Answered: When to remove IUD? How to choose a long term storage facility for f...

Fertility and Hormones- Fact or Fiction?

09 Jul 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford goes over different myths when it comes to your fertility and hormones. When you are in the process of learning more about fertil...

Getting Pregnant At An Older Age

02 Jul 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford reviews what you need to know if you are starting or growing your family at an older age. Although getting pregnant may be harder...

Preparing For Your First Fertility Visit

25 Jun 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford gives you tips on how to prepare and what to expect at your first visit with a fertility doctor. She goes over what you need to s...

Understanding Male Fertility and Improving Sperm Quality

18 Jun 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses the male fertility including the semen analysis, treatment for male factor infertility, and lifestyle changes to improv...

Low Progesterone

11 Jun 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses progesterone, a short luteal phase, and miscarriage due to low progesterone. She also explains when it makes sense to t...

Fertility Q&A- PCOS, Ovulation Tracking, Failed Cycles, and More!

04 Jun 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford answers the voicemails you called in. Questions Answered: Is it just as difficult to get pregnant the first time as it is the se...

Thin Endometrial Lining

28 May 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses what it means to have a thin endometrial lining. A thin lining typically is something noticed in IVF or embryo transfer...

Lessons From Pinnacle- Comparison and Judgement

21 May 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford shares lessons from Pinnacle, the conference for women in medicine she co-founded. She also shares stories from her journey to be...

Mother's Day and Infertility

14 May 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford shares her thoughts on mother's day and how difficult it can be when you are struggling with infertility. She also shares her inf...

Case Study- Amenorrhea

07 May 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford does a case study on amenorrhea. This is the first episode of this series. These case studies will either be cases approved by pa...

Marijuana and Fertility

30 Apr 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses marijuana and how it can impact male and female fertility. She also discusses how marijuana can affect pregnancy includ...

The Two Week Wait

23 Apr 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford explains what happens during the two week wait. She includes how to use ovulation prediction kits, implantation, pregnancy dating...

Fertility Q&A: Semen Analysis, Embryo Grading, Inflammation, and More!

16 Apr 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford gathered the best fertility questions you left on her voicemail in this special Q&A episode! There are often so many fertility qu...

What To Do With Your Embryos

09 Apr 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford answers what you should do with your embryos if you no longer need them. She goes over embryo storage, your options, and how abor...

Mini Stim IVF

02 Apr 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford explains minimal stimulation IVF also known as mini stim IVF or “natural” IVF. When does it make sense to do minimal stimula...

Cycle Tracking and Hormone Imbalance

26 Mar 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford breaks down cycle tracking methods and what is normal when it comes to your cycle. This episode is for you if you are trying to c...

Contraception and Future Fertility

19 Mar 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford explains different types of contraception, how they work, and what you should know if you are planning to get pregnant in the nea...

Premature Ovarian Insufficiency

12 Mar 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses POI and what you should know about this medical condition. POI is also sometimes called premature ovarian failure or ea...

Fertility Q&A

05 Mar 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford gathered the best fertility questions you left on her voicemail in this special Q&A episode! There are often so many fertility qu...

Religion and IVF

26 Feb 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses IVF and religion and explains the IVF process, options for modifications, and some things to think about. Many people h...

Miscarriage Management

19 Feb 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses miscarriage management including what you need to know, what happens next, and your options when your ultrasound doesn'...

OHSS-Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

12 Feb 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford MD discusses OHSS or ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome including risks, warning signs, and how it’s treated. OHSS is a complic...

Do You Have PCOS

05 Feb 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses PCOS, how you know if you have it, and ways to manage it. Often providers have given patients’ birth control or proge...

Uterine Birth Defects

29 Jan 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford explains how the uterus is formed and the different types of uterine birth defects including a transverse vaginal septum, bicornu...

Advanced Maternal Age

22 Jan 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses advance maternal age, what you should know, what it means for your fertility, and what should you do if you are waiting...

Cancelled Cycles

15 Jan 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses cancelled cycles, why they happen, and why it shouldn’t always be a bad thing if your cycle gets cancelled. Often cyc...

When To Have Kids

08 Jan 2023

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses planning your family and when to have kids. She tells you her story of becoming a parent and what that looked like in m...

Fertility Q&A

18 Dec 2022

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It’s the last episode of 2022! And to end the year off, Dr. Natalie Crawford gathered the best questions you left on her voicemail in this special Q...

Frozen embryo transfers

11 Dec 2022

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In this week’s episode, Dr. Natalie Crawford offers an overview of the frozen embryo transfer. She discusses different protocols, why the timing is ...

Getting a fertility second opinion

04 Dec 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses when to get a second opinion and how to go about it. The relationship between you and your fertility doctor is importan...

Improving your egg quality

27 Nov 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses egg quality improvement, including what it is, what you should know, and what you should do. There’s a lot we can do ...

Fertility preservation

20 Nov 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses fertility preservation, including egg vs. embryo freezing, lifestyle interventions, and what to avoid. Often people thi...

Vitamin D and fertility

13 Nov 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford chats about vitamin D and its relation to fertility, including why it matters, when you should get your levels checked, and how m...

Adenomyosis and fertility

06 Nov 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses adenomyosis including, what it is, how it differs from endometriosis, why it occurs, and what having adenomyosis means ...

Politics and reproductive rights ft. Rochelle Garza

30 Oct 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford chats reproductive rights with civil rights advocate and Attorney General of Texas candidate Rochelle Garza. They discuss bodily ...

Genetic testing and conception

23 Oct 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford chats about genetic testing while trying to conceive, including why it’s important, when you should get carrier testing, abnorm...

What you need to know before you get pregnant

16 Oct 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford chats about what you need to know before you get pregnant or try to conceive, including why you should go to your OBGYN for a pre...

Fertility Q&A

09 Oct 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford gathered the best fertility questions you left on her voicemail in this special Q&A episode! There are often so many fertility qu...

Semen Analysis and Male Fertility

02 Oct 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses semen analysis and male fertility—what it is, who should get an analysis done, and what factors doctors look for in s...

Abortion is Healthcare

25 Sep 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses abortion—why it is and should be considered healthcare, the complications that fall under abortions and why that make...

Plant-Based Eating

18 Sep 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford chats all about plant-based eating, including the benefits and how it relates to fertility. There’s no debate that eating plant...

The Endometrium

11 Sep 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford explains the endometrium—what it is, what it is hormonally responsive to, things that change it, and possible abnormalities. Sh...

Understanding Your Hormones

04 Sep 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford explains your hormones—what they do, what it really means when your hormones are “unbalanced”, and how to get to homeostas...

Post Birth Control Syndrome

28 Aug 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses Chrissy Teigen and her vulnerability in sharing her fertility journey. Later, she explains the birth control pill and p...

Low Ovarian Reserve

21 Aug 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses the recent CNN article about how a single Chinese woman lost a court case against a hospital that refused to freeze h...

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

14 Aug 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses Olympian Lolo Jones sharing her vulnerable IVF story. Later she explains recurrent pregnancy losses—what it means, w...

Irregular Periods

07 Aug 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses the recent Bloomberg article about how LGBTQ+ hospital workers in Illinois are being denied fertility treatments. Lat...

Fertility Myths

31 Jul 2022

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Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses the recent POPSUGAR article about how “viably fertile” patients are being denied essential autoimmune medication ...

Preparing for IVF

24 Jul 2022

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This week, Dr. Natalie Crawford dives into her segment Fertility in the News and reflects on the Newsweek article that discusses the European study ab...

Emergency Contraception

17 Jul 2022

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This week, Dr. Natalie Crawford dives into her segment Fertility in the News and discusses the recent New York Times article about why deleting your ...

Ovarian Cysts

10 Jul 2022

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This week, Dr. Natalie Crawford dives into her segment Fertility in the News and discusses the Netflix documentary Our Father and the disturbing issue...

Living in a Post-Roe World

03 Jul 2022

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Our fertility in the news segment could not be timelier than it is now, as the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. What does it mean to be livin...

Soy and Fertility

26 Jun 2022

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This week Dr. Natalie Crawford dives into her segment Fertility in the News and discusses Oklahoma’s pro-life legislature and what it means for repr...

Bleeding in Early Pregnancy

19 Jun 2022

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This week Dr. Natalie Crawford dives into her segment Fertility in the News and discusses the James MacDougall family court case in the UK and the ris...

Implantation

12 Jun 2022

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This week Dr. Natalie Crawford dives into her segment Fertility in the News and talks about the myths and inaccuracies about Kourtney Kardashian’s I...

Testing Your Fertility

05 Jun 2022

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Welcome to Season 2 of As a Woman: Fertility, Hormones, and Beyond. While the podcast you know and love has been around since 2019, this week Natalie ...

134: IVF and Abortion

15 May 2022

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about reproductive rights and what my happen to IVF is abortion laws become state driven. Why are abortion...

133: Negotiation, with Elizabeth Lemoine

09 May 2022

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about negotiations and contracts with Elizabeth Lemoine. JD. Many physicians are not ready to enter the wo...

132: Should You Freeze Your Eggs? with Dr. Julie Lamb

01 May 2022

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford, board certified OBGYN and REI as she interviews Dr. Julie Lamb about egg freezing and fertility evaluation. Dr. Lamb i...

131: Who Is Your Fertility Doctor?

27 Apr 2022

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about what it means to be a "fertility doctor" and things you should look at when deciding who to see. The...

130: Clomid vs Letrozole

24 Apr 2022

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she reviews the basics of commonly used fertility medications to treat infertility - clomid and letrozole. These med...

129: Lifestyle and Fertility, with Dr. Ashley Eskew

10 Apr 2022

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she discusses lifestyle and fertility with Dr. Ashley Eskew co-founder of OvulifeMD. As fertilty doctors, they know...

128: Doctors and Friends, with Dr. Kimmery Martin

03 Apr 2022

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Kimmery Martin is an emergency medicine doctor-turned novelist whose works of medical fiction have been praised by The Harvard Crimson, Southern Livin...

127: Fertility Fraud, with Eve Wiley

27 Mar 2022

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks with Eve Wiley. Eve uncovered a life changing family secret about her genetic identity. Eve’s story t...

126. Optimizing IVF, with Dr. Anate Brauer

13 Mar 2022

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks with board certified fertility doctor, Anate Brauer MD about IVF, fertility, and life as a fertility docto...

124: Ovulation

14 Feb 2022

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about the menstrual cycle, ovulation, and fertility awareness methods. Learn more about calendar tracking,...

123: COVID, The VAX, and Your Period

17 Jan 2022

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about the latest research on both the COVID Vaccine and a COVID infection on your period. Your period is a...

122: Goals and Growth

02 Jan 2022

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Join host Natalie Crawford, MD as she talks about setting goals for the new year to foster growth and change. Listen to her talk about goal setting, u...

121: Supporting Your Mental Health, with Dr. Nichelle Haynes

12 Dec 2021

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she discussed the importance of addressing and taking care of your mental health with Dr. Nichelle Haynes. Nichelle ...

120: The Practice of Medicine, with Rhoda Couvaras

24 Oct 2021

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about women supporting women and behind the scenes of a medical practice with Rhoda Couvaras. Rhoda has a ...

119: Exercise and Fertility, with Dr. Sasha Hakman

17 Oct 2021

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about exercise and reproduction with Dr. Sasha Hakman. Dr. Hakman is and OBGYN and REI and is very passion...

118: Luteal Phase Deficiency

11 Oct 2021

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about luteal phase deficiency. Learn more about your menstrual cycle, why cycle tracking is important and ...

117: Fighting Infertility, with Samantha Busch

19 Sep 2021

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about fertility with Samantha Busch. Listen as Samantha reviews her fertility journey and the heartbreak a...

116: Stress, Hormones, and Fertility

13 Sep 2021

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about stress and how it impacts your hormones and your fertility. Our bodies are made to respond to acute ...

115: Pelvic Pain, with Dr. Sonia Bahlani

05 Sep 2021

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Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks with pelvic pain specialist and expert Dr. Sonia Bahlani. Dr. Bahlani is OBGYN trained with a fellowship i...