129: Lifestyle and Fertility, with Dr. Ashley Eskew
As a Woman
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she discusses lifestyle and fertility with Dr. Ashley Eskew co-founder of . As fertilty doctors, they know what is important on how your life can influence your fertility. Listen as they review diet, supplements, exercise, stress, and more if you are trying to conceive, undergoing fertility treatments, or struggling with infertility.
info_outline
128: Doctors and Friends, with Dr. Kimmery Martin
As a Woman
Kimmery Martin is an emergency medicine doctor-turned novelist whose works of medical fiction have been praised by The Harvard Crimson, Southern Living, The New York Times, and People magazine, among others. A lifelong literary nerd, she promotes reading, interviews authors, and teaches writing seminars, speaking frequently at conferences, bookstores, and medical schools around the United States. Kimmery completed her medical training at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Raised in the mountains outside Berea, Ky, she now lives...
info_outline
127: Fertility Fraud, with Eve Wiley
As a Woman
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 thrust her into an advocacy role for donor conceived rights and women’s reproductive rights. She has successfully lobbied to change the laws in many states to protect those using artificial reproductive technologies, and continues to advocate for more accountability within the industry. You want to hear this discussion of fertility, the law, and donor conception.
info_outline
126. Optimizing IVF, with Dr. Anate Brauer
As a Woman
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks with board certified fertility doctor, Anate Brauer MD about IVF, fertility, and life as a fertility doctor. Listen to her talk about what to know when you are choosing a fertility doctor, how to optimize your IVF cycle, and what you should be doing. Dr. Brauer practices at Shady Grove Fertility in NYC as the IVF Director.
info_outline
124: Ovulation
As a Woman
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about the menstrual cycle, ovulation, and fertility awareness methods. Learn more about calendar tracking, ovulation predictor kits (opks), basal body temperature (BBT), and luteal progesterone measurements. Listen as she answers your top ovulation questions to help you get pregnant naturally!
info_outline
123: COVID, The VAX, and Your Period
As a Woman
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about the latest research on both the COVID Vaccine and a COVID infection on your period. 19% of people after a COVID infection have a cycle change in length. People who received the vaccine had on average a cycle length of 1 day longer than prior to vaccination. If you received both vaccines in one cycle, 10.6% of people had a clinically significant cycle change of 8 days or more as compared to the baseline rate of 4.3% in the unvaccinated.
info_outline
122: Goals and Growth
As a Woman
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, understanding your why, making a plan, giving yourself grace, forgetting bad behaviors and setting yourself up fro success. Learn to allow yourself space to grow by cultivating at atmosphere of self acceptance and challenging the norm. You are enough, you deserve to be happy. Happy New Year!
info_outline
121: Supporting Your Mental Health, with Dr. Nichelle Haynes
As a Woman
Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she discussed the importance of addressing and taking care of your mental health with Dr. Nichelle Haynes. Nichelle is a reproductive psychiatrist and CEO of Reproductive Psychiatry Clinic in Austin. Throughout the past 2 years, many have suffered from an increase in anxiety, depression and chronic stress. For those struggling with infertility - this has been even worse. Listen as Nichelle talks about coping strategies for you to prioritize your own mental health.
info_outline
120: The Practice of Medicine, with Rhoda Couvaras
As a Woman
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 background in public relations and she has been the practice administrator at IVF Phoenix for almost 12 years. She has been a huge supporter of all women and has so much insight for everyone and anyone who cares for patients.
info_outline
119: Exercise and Fertility, with Dr. Sasha Hakman
As a Woman
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 passionate about lifestyle and fertility. Listen to her talk about her own journey with PCOS and IVF, learn about the recommendations for exercise and nutrition while trying to conceive, in fertility treatments and while pregnant - and think about your body in a new way.
info_outlineJoin host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about prioritizing you. In this episode, hear her talk about 4 principles to think about when talking care of yourself. Take self care into action but understanding that when you take care of yourself, you are a better person. Learn about you resources: time, physical health, emotional and mental health, and money, and understand if you are using them to the best of your ability.