Before Fertility Treatments

As a Woman

Natalie Crawford

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses what you need to know if you are considering or in the midst of fertility treatment. She walks through the key steps in the fertility evaluation process, including testing ovarian reserve, assessing reproductive anatomy, and analyzing semen quality. She explains the treatment options available for those with unexplained infertility, outlining the pros and cons of approaches like intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Additionally, Dr. Crawford emphasizes the role of lifestyle factors in improving fertility, such as diet, exercise, and stress management. The episode aims to equip listeners with the knowledge and preparation needed to navigate the journey of fertility treatment. Want to receive my weekly newsletter? Sign up at nataliecrawfordmd.com/newsletter to receive updates, Q&A, special content and my FREE TTC Starter Kit and Vegan Starter Guide! Don't forget to ask your questions on Instagram for next week’s For Fertility’s Sake segment when you see the question box on Natalie’s page @nataliecrawfordmd. You can also ask a question by calling in and leaving a voicemail. Call 657–229–3672 and ask your fertility question today! Thanks to our amazing sponsors! Check out these deals just for you: Quince- Go to Quince.com/aaw for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Ritual-Go to ritual.com/aaw to start Ritual or add Essential For Women 18+ to your subscription today. Air Doctor - Go to AirDoctorPro.com and use promo code AAW to get UP TO $300 off today! If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Sunday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram @nataliecrawfordmd, check out Natalie's YouTube channel Natalie Crawford MD, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out Fora Fertility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to as a woman, fertility hormones and beyond. I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford,
0:11.8	and I am a board certified OBGYN and fertility physician and also co-founder of Fora fertility in Austin, Texas.
0:19.0	Each week on this podcast, I discuss health and fertility
0:21.7	and how they relate to your true self. Become a part of the community of collaboration
0:26.4	that amplifies others as a woman. I hope you enjoy the episode.
0:36.1	Hello and welcome back to the As a Woman podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford, and today I am talking all about what I want you to know before doing fertility treatment. If you are considering doing treatment, even if you're in the middle of it, or if you're just trying to make that decision,
0:55.4	this is the episode that is going to help and going to prepare you.
0:59.6	The As a Woman podcast exists so that you can learn more about your body, fertility, health,
1:03.4	and hormones.
1:04.4	And today, we are talking about that jump into treatment.
1:08.2	I'm so honored to have you all here and all your love and support for the
1:11.8	podcast. So thank you so much for all of it. I'm working on the next version of the podcast. So
1:18.4	looking towards what the next chapter is going to be. And more than anything, I want to make sure
1:23.7	the podcast is growing as we all are and as the audiences and the podcast still fills the need
1:30.0	that you have. So please head over to Instagram at Natalie Crawford, MD. You will find information
1:35.8	so that you can submit your thoughts, what you love, what you hate, what you would like to see next
1:40.6	as we take this podcast to the next version. You can find that over on Instagram,
1:45.7	the link in my bio. Easy peasy little form that you can fill out. And just huge support for all
1:51.7	of the questions, everything that you have called in. A lot of the episodes are based on the
1:56.2	questions that you have and the questions you leave. So where do you send questions? You can send them on
2:02.4	Instagram on Monday at Natalie Crawford-MD. You also can send questions to the voicemail. And this is very easy.
2:08.8	You can call 657-229-3672. And you can just leave your voicemail question. And this helps us decide what content we should cover. And you'll hear a lot leave your voicemail question and this helps us decide what content we should
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