IVF Preparation and Timing

As a Woman

Natalie Crawford

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Natalie Crawford breaks down the essential steps to take while waiting to begin your IVF journey and the timing of the process. She guides you through what you can do right now to boost your chances of success as well as understanding your insurance coverage. Dr. Crawford dives deep into the IVF process—unpacking protocols, timing, and embryo development. She also answers listener questions with personalized tips, highlighting the importance of tailoring every IVF plan. 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 and how they relate to your true
0:23.5	self.
0:24.4	Become a part of the community of collaboration that amplifies others as a woman.
0:29.2	I hope you enjoy the episode.
0:41.8	Hello and welcome back to the As a Woman podcast.
0:43.7	I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford.
0:52.1	Today we are talking all about preparing for IVF, what to do before a cycle or in between cycles,
0:55.9	what questions you should ask, and essentially just getting you ready for the process. I know that IVF is not something that anybody really wants to do.
1:02.3	IVF is a marathon. Everybody's journey is going to be unique. And my hope for you is that you control
1:09.8	what you can, which is what you know, the questions
1:14.0	you ask and how you set yourself up for success, and then how you treat your body and how you
1:20.1	prepare yourself for the process. So that's what we're going to go over today. I'm so thankful
1:24.8	for all your support on the As a Woman podcast as this podcast has grown
1:28.6	and really become so incredibly special to me. I am just thankful to all of you. If you have your
1:35.5	own questions, you can ask questions on the As a Woman voicemail at 657-229-3672. You can also leave questions on Instagram on Monday at Natalie Crawford-MD.
1:48.1	Some of those questions will be answered here on the podcast at the end of the episodes or
1:51.9	included within will be answered in the weekly newsletter. So don't forget to sign up at
1:56.9	Natalie Crawford-MD.com slash newsletter or over on the YouTube channel.
2:01.7	So don't forget to check out the YouTube.
2:03.6	Natalie Crawford-MD., we have over 200,000 subscribers.
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