Unexpected Outcomes After Fertility Treatments - What Next?

As a Woman

Natalie Crawford

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Natalie Crawford discusses the emotional and practical challenges of unexpected outcomes in fertility treatments, emphasizing the importance of preparation and understanding. She highlights the need for clear expectations and the role of various treatments like ovulation induction, IUI, and IVF. Dr. Crawford shares a case study of a 31-year-old woman with low AMH levels who experienced a failed IVF cycle, explaining the potential causes and next steps. She also addresses common questions about fertility treatments, such as estrogen dosing for frozen embryo transfers and the impact of lifestyle changes on sperm count. Dr. Crawford encourages listeners to stay informed, ask questions, and seek support through her podcast, newsletter, and social media. 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. You are listening to the
0:37.2	As a Woman podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford.
0:40.2	Today we are talking about what happens next after an unexpected outcome. I know one of the
0:47.2	hardest things about going through fertility treatments or the infertility journey, in my opinion,
0:52.2	is when something happens that you just do not expect.
0:55.7	I'm a big believer that you can handle anything we throw at you as long as we prepare you for it.
1:01.9	So today, I'm going to walk you through some of the things I think about, and I talk about with my
1:06.4	patient when we have an unexpected outcome after a treatment cycle.
1:13.3	Before we dive in, if you're listening to this in real time, this is the episode release before the presidential election in 2024. Please go and
1:19.8	vote. Voting is what gives you power. It allows you to have a say in our government. And this
1:24.7	election, more than ever, women's rights and women's health care,
1:28.5	they are on the line. And if you want to learn more about that, I have episodes about IVF and how some of
1:35.1	these abortion bans or personhood bills can impact the practice of IVF. I've also just talked
1:40.6	about reproductive rights in general and how these restrictions can impact a pregnancy and pregnancy management. Something to make sure that you're educated on and you educate
1:49.6	your family members, but more than anything, take the time, show up in line, vote, have your voice
1:55.3	heard, strength and power in numbers. We're all counting on each other to get this job done. Every episode, we answer
2:02.6	some of your questions. So these questions might be answered in voicemail. They might be answered
2:07.2	because you ask them on Instagram or in the newsletter. So very quickly, you will hear some of these
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