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Artificial intelligence is making its way into the fertility lab, including how embryos are evaluated and selected for transfer. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Eduardo Hariton, Harvard-trained OB-GYN and fertility specialist at Reproductive Science Center of the Bay Area, to talk about Embryo Predict, an AI-based technology being used to add another layer of information to embryo assessment. We discuss how embryologists grade embryos today, what AI may add to that process, and where the fertility specialist's clinical judgment still matters. Dr. Hariton also walks us through the IVF process, from your first consultation and ovarian stimulation through egg retrieval and embryo selection. We also talk about decisions many patients face along the way, including genetic testing, how age influences treatment planning, how many IVF cycles may be needed, and the considerations involved in freezing eggs, embryos, or both. This episode may be especially helpful if you are: Going through IVF and have more than one embryo available for transferConsidering whether or not to genetically test your embryosCurious about how AI is being incorporated into fertility careDeciding whether to freeze eggs, embryos, or bothTrying to understand the IVF timeline and what you may encounter along the wayIf IVF is part of your fertility plan, this conversation will help you better understand both the technology entering the fertility lab and the decisions you may be asked to make throughout treatment. Support your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs Learn more about Reproductive Science Center of the Bay Area here: https://rscbayarea.com/ Meet Dr. Eduardo Hariton here: https://rscbayarea.com/doctors/hariton/ Follow RSC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rscbayarea/ Follow RSC on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reproductive-science-center-of-the-san-francisco-bay-area/  💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

When we talk about preparing for pregnancy, most of the attention goes to fertility testing, prenatal vitamins and what happens once you begin trying to conceive. I prefer to start earlier. The months before conception give us time to look at nutrition, sleep, hydration, movement and some of the environmental exposures that are part of everyday life. My guest, Angela Jenkins, is a registered dietitian and detoxification strategist with more than 30 years of clinical experience. Angela takes an even longer view of preconception health, planning for the nine months before pregnancy whenever possible. We talk about some very practical places to begin, including the quality and amount of water you drink, eating real food, getting enough sleep and taking a closer look at products and exposures in your home. Angela also explains why she pays attention to mold, fragrance, personal care products, clothing and bedding, and how she approaches these issues without trying to change everything at once. Our conversation also gets into regenerative farming and food quality, fitting exercise into a busy day, getting natural light, turning screens off before bed and something that is often missing from conversations about health: spending time with other people. This episode may be especially helpful if: you're preparing to conceive naturally or through IVF and want to use the months beforehand to improve your healthyou eat well but still don't feel as well as you think you shouldyou'd like to reduce unnecessary environmental exposures but aren't sure where to beginyou're dealing with fatigue, brain fog or an existing health condition while preparing for pregnancyyou want practical changes that don't require an enormous amount of time or moneyOne of the things I appreciated about this conversation was Angela's emphasis on the basics. Clean water, nutritious food, sleep, movement and reducing exposures where it makes sense may sound simple, but they are also the things we live with every day. Preconception health gives us a reason to pay closer attention to them. Get support before conception with the Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs Learn more about Angela Jenkins: https://www.healthislocal.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Healthislocal/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/health.is.local/ 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

Have you ever been told that your fertility labs are “normal,” yet you’re still wondering why you’re not getting pregnant? Standard fertility testing gives us important information about hormones, ovarian reserve, ovulation, anatomy, and sperm. Sometimes, though, those results leave us with more questions. Nora DeBora, functional fertility coach, holistic nutritionist, and host of the Ultimate Pregnancy Prep podcast, joins me on Health Youniversity to talk about what additional testing may tell us about the health of the body in which eggs and sperm are developing and pregnancy is trying to take hold. We talk about hormone metabolism, the gut and vaginal microbiomes, recurrent BV, UTIs and yeast infections, inflammation, nutrient status, and the role of functional testing. We also discuss something I feel strongly about: testing should give us information we can actually use. More testing and more supplements aren't necessarily better. This episode may be especially helpful if: your fertility testing looks normal, but you're still having difficulty getting or staying pregnantyou've experienced recurrent BV, UTIs, or yeast infectionsyou're taking multiple supplements and aren't sure which ones you actually needyou've experienced pregnancy loss, a failed transfer, or a low AMH result and want to explore your health more broadlyyou're curious about functional testing and want to understand which tests may be useful and whenOur conversation is ultimately about looking at fertility within the health of the whole person and deciding which information can help you make meaningful changes before pregnancy. Register for the free Root Cause Fertility Summit: https://www.naturallynora.ca/registration?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.naturallynora.ca%2Fa%2F2148309419%2FPmHd57bK Support your fertility journey with the Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs Learn more about Nora DeBora and the Ultimate Pregnancy Prep podcast: https://www.naturallynora.ca/ 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

Chronic inflammation may be an important and often overlooked piece of the fertility puzzle, particularly when infertility or pregnancy loss remains unexplained. Dr. Jan Rydfors, Stanford-trained OB-GYN and founder of the Freyja Early Pregnancy Loss Clinic, joins me on Health Youniversity to explore the connection between inflammation, reproductive health, implantation, and early pregnancy. We talk about some of the factors that can drive chronic inflammation, including insulin resistance, stress, gut health, endometriosis, and adenomyosis, and why addressing these issues before conception may help create a healthier foundation for pregnancy. This episode may be especially helpful if: your labs look normal, yet you're still having difficulty getting or staying pregnantyou've experienced more than one pregnancy loss without a clear explanationyou're wondering what insulin resistance, gut health, or endometriosis may have to do with fertilityyou're preparing for IVF or a frozen embryo transfer and want to support your health beforehandyou want practical steps you can take now to improve your preconception healthWe also discuss AMH, progesterone support, reproductive immunology, and some of the emerging ways inflammation may be measured. Support your fertility journey with the Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs Learn more about the Freyja Early Pregnancy Loss Clinic: https://freyjaclinic.com/ 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

If Somatics, Transformational NLP, and Internal Family Systems all sound like alphabet soup for psychology, read on..  Dr. Emily Fox, clinical psychologist, healer, and guide joins Health University to break down three modalities that address the root cause of an imbalanced emotional pattern. If you’re interested to learn how healing old patterns can reshape your relationship, your future baby and your family's legacy, this episode is for you.   Especially  if: you being told  "just relax" and feeling dismissed for your experiencesyou want to understand why you keep squaring off with the the same triggers you're curious what are Somatic Therapy, Transformational NLP, and Internal Family Systems you're navigating fertility, IVF, pregnancy, or postpartum and feel disconnected from  your own bodyyou want practical modalities that work faster than years of talk therapySupport your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs Learn more about Dr. Emily Fox's practice, Reveal and Remember, by clicking here.  Schedule a Free Consultation call with Emily here 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

Skincare is much more than a beauty routine. What you put on your skin affects your system, hormones included. Michelle Doan, founder of Emani Vegan Cosmetics, joins Health Youniversity to talk about clean skincare and why it belongs in your fertility toolkit. The conversation covers what your skin microbiome does, why fragrance is one of the most overlooked hormone disruptors, and how fermentation makes skincare ingredients easier for your skin to absorb.  This episode is for you if: you're trying to reduce your toxic load you want to know what's actually in your skincareyou're curious how fermentation helps your skin absorb ingredients betteryou're in perimenopause and your skincare routine doesn’t work anymoreyou're rebuilding your relationship with your body Support your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs  Learn more about Emani Vegan Cosmetics by clicking here. Use Coupon Code HealthYou for 10% discount 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

Fertility and perimenopause conversations usually get technical fast. This one takes a different approach. Katrina Valente is a feminine embodiment mentor and tantra and relationship coach with nearly three decades of experience helping high achieving women step out of burnout and back into their bodies. This conversation with Dr. Susan Fox explores what happens when women spend years living in pure masculine drive. The conversation covers her own burnout story, the years spent working instead of building a family, and the five habits that keep her youthful and radiant now. It also gets into why the program runs 12 weeks, and why boundaries might be the most underrated tool a woman has.  This episode is for you if:  you've wonder if you're drive is driving you to burnout you're heading into perimenopause and want to prepare you’re fatigued, have brain fog, or feel like something's offyou're curious what "divine feminine" meansyou want everyday habits that work you've had a burnout moment and are trying to make sense of it Learn more about the Valente Method here: https://www.katrinavalente.com/the-valente-method-course Check out Secrets to Eternal Youth here: https://www.katrinavalente.com/secrets-to-eternal-youth  Support your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

It’s common to think about hormone tracking as conception tools, but your hormones don't clock out once you’ve had a baby or are entering perimenopause.  Rose MacKenzie, Clinical Manager at MiraCare, returns to Health Youniversity to talk about the benefits of tracking hormones during perimenopause. She explains why one hormone test can miss important patterns and why the standard ”day 21” blood draw can be on the wrong day. She also explains why a high FSH result matters for a lot more than just fertility.  This episode is for you if: you're in your mid 30s to mid 40s and want to know the state of your hormones you've been told your FSH or AMH numbers "aren't great" you've had a blood test come back confusing you're curious how  tracking hormone over a cycle provides better datayou think perimenopause deserves your and your medical team’s attention you're supporting a patient, partner, or friend through this stageSupport your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs Learn more about MIRA Fertility Tracking at miracare.com  💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

While the definition is broader, the term “family planning” has long meant contraception. Dr. Leonard Lopoo wrote Wanting Children, a deep dive into 50 years of U.S. family policy and why it was never built with fertility in mind. He joins Dr. Susan Fox to talk about what pronatalism actually means, and why the goal was never just more births. Dr. Lopoo explains the difference between wanting a policy that increases births and wanting a policy that supports the families already trying to have them. He also busts the myth that IVF is simply too expensive to cover nationally, and talks about the five year rule that quietly runs out the clock on women trying to qualify for help. This episode is for you if: you've ever paid taxes without realizing it shapes your fertility choicesyou're curious what "pronatalism" actually means and why it's suddenly everywhereyou've hit a wall with insurance that won't cover ovulation meds, let alone IVFyou're a policymaker, physician, or med student who wants the 30,000-foot viewyou're weighing genetic testing and want the ethics laid out plainlyyou want to understand why this is so much harder in America than it needs to be Support your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs  Wanting Children by Leonard M. Lopoo: Available through University of Chicago Press, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

A new Lancet study on IVF add-ons made headlines, and acupuncture was one of the treatments under review.  Dr. Lee Hullender Rubin joins Dr. Susan Fox to discuss what the study actually found, what it got right, and what it missed.  Dr. Lee explains that  studies using one or two sessions on transfer day was an insufficient dose.research was done on fresh embryo transfers, but almost nobody does fresh anymore.“sham acupuncture” isn't placebo..This episode is for you if: you saw the headlines and want the full pictureyou’re planning IVF and considering acupuncture you’re thinking acupuncture on embryo transfer day will helpyou want to understand what "sham" acupuncture is and why it mattersSupport your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs  Want to know more about the latest IVF acupuncture study? Read the full article here: https://www.rosefinchhealth.com/blog/acupuncture-ivf-major-new-study-fuller-story  Website: https://www.rosefinchhealth.com/  💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

Ever wonder why one glass of wine leaves you fine and the next one wrecks you? Paul Lagerstedt invented ALKAA® , a patented sachet you drop right in your glass to pull out the compounds in alcohol that makes you feel bad. He joins Dr. Susan Fox to talk about what's behind that post-drink crash, and how it affects you if you're trying to conceive, going through IVF, or dealing with perimenopause.  Paul explains the difference between absorbing and adsorbing. He also busts the myth that vodka and tequila are the "clean" drinks, and talks about the alcohol tax most of us pay with that morning-after “blah” feeling.  If you could treat the glass to remove toxic compounds, would you? This episode is for you if: you've noticed alcohol hits you harder than it used toyou're trying to conceive but want to enjoy your social life at certain times in your cycleyou're in perimenopause and drinks just don't sit right anymoreyou want one simple thing to try tonightSupport your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs  Website: https://alka.com/ 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

Every single cell in our body needs glutathione.  Most of us are low without knowing it.  Dr. Gina Nick is a naturopathic physician, researcher, and the world's leading expert on glutathione, which she has penned “Vitamin G”.  She joins Dr. Susan Fox to talk about why this master antioxidant keeps showing up at the center of unexplained infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and autoimmune dysfunction that standard labs keep missing. She explains that glutathione lives inside the mitochondria of every cell, what happens when environmental toxins and aging deplete it, and why the form you take matters as much as the amount. More is not always better with this one.  They also get into perimenopause, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, what Tylenol does to your glutathione levels, and why this conversation matters for male factor fertility too.  This episode is for you if  you've been told your infertility is unexplained and something still doesn't feel resolved you've had recurrent losses or failed transfers and want to know what else to look at you have a known or suspected autoimmune condition you're preparing for an IVF cycle and want to know what you can do before, during, and after you're in your late thirties or early forties and starting to notice perimenopause symptoms you want one simple, practical thing you can start today.Support your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here:  https://healthyouniversity.co/programs  Website: https://drgina.com/ 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

For years, women with endometriosis were told their pain was normal. By the time they try to conceive, the disease can have progressed to be a real problem. Dr. Susan Fox sits down with Dr. Farideh Bischoff, Chief Medical Officer, and Penny Wan, co-founder and chairwoman of HerAnova, to talk about their new innovative blood test that can detect endometriosis without surgery. You'll learn why 40% of infertility cases are linked to endometriosis. Retrograde menstruation happens in every woman, so why do only some develop endo? Dr. Bischoff gets into what we still don't understand about this disease. A big takeaway is to realize that pain is not normal. We talk about what happens when it gets dismissed and what that costs women later on. We also get into what the HerResolve test looks for in your blood and why a 97% accuracy rate is a big deal. And why catching this early, even in your teens, can change everything about a woman's reproductive future. This episode is for you if: you've had painful periods and been told it’s normalyou've had failed IVF transfers with no clear explanation whyyou've been bounced between specialists and still don't have a diagnosisyou're heading into a frozen embryo transfer and wondering if your body is readyyou're a provider who wants to offer your patients something more you know someone who is suffering Support your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs  HerAnova: https://heranova.com/ 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

She spent six years trying to become a mother. Male factor infertility caught too late, a stillbirth, egg freezing, a divorce and then gestational surrogacy in the middle of COVID with a therapist who was not trained in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART).  What Leslie Lopez found on the other side was her daughter - and her calling. Leslie is an independent mother and host of the Mothers in Arms podcast, whose mission is to address the emotional side of the reproductive journey. Today she joins Dr. Susan Fox to talk about what the fertility world gets right and what it gets wrong.  Learn why male factor infertility is still being caught too late (at home tests can fall short) and what "test, don't guess" really means when morphology and DNA fragmentation are the issue.  The words “childless” and “child-free” are not the same.  Hear from Leslie why that difference matters.  Understand the importance of having a therapist trained in ART.  Discover the importance of sharing with your donor-conceived children the right information at the right time. This episode is for you if: you're navigating infertility and feeling aloneyou're considering surrogacy or donor conception and don't know where to startyou've been through ART and felt like the emotional side was an afterthoughtyou're an “independent” parent or thinking about becoming oneyou're wondering when and how much to tell your donor-conceived child their storyyou're in the fourth trimester and seeking mental health supportSupport your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs   Mother in Arms Podcast : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mothers-in-arms/id1768849257 Donor Conceived Community: https://www.donorconceivedcommunity.org/  US Donor Conceived Council: https://www.usdcc.org/  IVF and Surrogacy Calculator (Tsong Law): https://www.tsonglaw.com/ivf-calculator Gift of Surrogacy Foundation: https://www.giftofsurrogacyfoundation.org/  Carrot Fertility: https://www.get-carrot.com/  Embrya Health: https://embrahealth.com/  Resolve Support Groups: https://resolve.org/get-help/support-groups/  💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

Jodi Scott was pregnant when she opened her first aid cabinet and started reading the ingredient labels. What she found surprised her. The products people trusted for cuts, burns, and skin irritation contained ingredients she no longer felt comfortable putting on herself or her family. So she built Green Goo to prove that plant based first aid works. Jodi is the founder of Green Goo, a plant based first aid and herbal wellness company built from family remedies, herbal medicine, and a belief that what we put on our bodies matters as much as what we put in our bodies..  Today she joins Dr. Susan Fox for a conversation about skin, hormones, inflammation, and why the products sitting in your bathroom may be affecting your whole health and fertility. You'll learn: Ingredients like parabens, phthalates, petroleum, and synthetic fragrances are still found in many skincare and first aid products.These chemicals are now being found in follicular fluid, amniotic fluid, and placental tissue.How the skin and nervous system are connected.Why chronic inflammation and high cortisol can affect fertility.Three to four months before conception to reduce toxic exposures to eggs, embryos and fetus.How your skin sends signals that prioritizes survival or reproduction If you've cleaned up your diet and supplements but never thought much about your lotion, this episode will make you look at your medicine cabinet a little differently. Support your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs   💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...