Dr. Natalie Crawford is board certified in both Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility as well as Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is the co-founder of Fora Fertility, a boutique fertility clinic in Austin, Texas and hosts the As a Woman: Fertility Hormones and Beyond Podcast with over 4 million downloads. In this episode, she explains exactly how our fertility changes from our 20s to our 40s and what to consider depending on your goals. Dr. Crawford shares specific evidence based lifestyle and diet changes that optimize both success with natural conception and fertility treatments. Whether you are currently trying to conceive, planing for the future or just wanting to optimize your hormone health at any age, this episode is packed with so many actionable take-aways.

We discuss:

-Red flags in your cycle to indicate inflammation and the connection to hormone health and fertility

-When you need a full workup done considering your age group

-The controversy around when to check your egg count and what it means for fertility decisions

-How and why egg quality decreases with age and the impact on fertility, IVF and pregnancy loss

-Dr. Crawford’s top lifestyle recs that have the biggest impact on fertility

-Hidden sources of endocrine disrupting toxins and how to avoid them

-Dietary changes for for decreasing inflammation to improve hormone health

-The truth about sugar and sugar alternatives that nobody talks about

-Supplement recommendations and warnings for trying to get pregnant including Folate vs. Folic Acid, CoQ10 and more

-Dr Crawford’s journey of recurrent miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and conceiving her children after reducing inflammation with lifestyle changes

-The connection between Celiacs Disease, Infertility and Recurrent Miscarriage

If you want to learn more about hormone health, fertility and lifestyle changes for reducing inflammation, Dr. Natalie Crawford breaks it all down in this incredibly detailed and informative episode!

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