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Estrogen vs Progesterone: How They Affect Your Mood, Sleep & Health
Estrogen vs progesterone: Dr. Natalie Crawford explains how these hormones affect mood, sleep, your menstrual cycle, and health beyond fertility.
Alzheimer’s Risk in Women: How to Protect Your Brain with Neurophysiologist Louisa Nicola
Nearly two thirds of people living with Alzheimer’s disease are women, and changes in the brain can begin a decade or more before symptoms appear. What does that mean for the choices you make in your 30s, 40s and 50s, and how can you support your brain health now?
Iron Deficiency in Women: Symptoms, Ferritin Testing and Treatment
Learn about iron deficiency symptoms in women, ferritin testing, possible causes, and treatment topics to discuss with your physician.
How to Get Better Sleep and Support Your Hormonal Health with Dr. Andrea Matsumura
How can you sleep better and support hormonal health? Dr. Natalie Crawford and Dr. Andrea Matsumura explore sleep routines, supplements, and when to seek help.
Hysteroscopy: What to Expect, How to Prepare, and Recovery
Getting a hysteroscopy? A fertility doctor explains what to expect, anesthesia options, recovery, and what to ask before your procedure.
The Menopause Gut: Why Bloating, Digestion, and Metabolism Change in Midlife with Cynthia Thurlow
Menopause gut health: Natalie Crawford and Cynthia Thurlow explain midlife bloating, digestion, and hormonal changes, plus practical ways to support your gut.
Ovarian Cysts: Types, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
Ovarian cysts on ultrasound? Dr. Natalie Crawford explains types, symptoms, and treatment options so you can understand the finding and what happens next.
What PMOS & Endometriosis Reveal About Your Health with Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi & Mary Alice Haney
What do PMOS, formerly PCOS, and endometriosis reveal about your health? Explore overlooked symptoms, metabolic risks, diagnosis, and treatment.
GLP-1s and Women’s Health: Fertility, Hormones & Menopause | SXSW Panel
Learn how GLP-1s may affect women’s health, including fertility, PMOS, menopause, inflammation, muscle, pregnancy timing, and long term use.
Fertility Q&A: IVF Add-Ons, Sperm DNA Testing, and More
What should you know about IVF add-ons, sperm DNA testing, and ICSI? Fertility doctor Natalie Crawford answers questions on embryo transfer and recurrent loss.
Short Luteal Phase? What It Means for Ovulation and Fertility
Dr. Natalie Crawford explains short luteal phase symptoms, luteal phase defect, fertility testing, and treatment options for cycle health.
Food Toxins & Fertility: What Actually Matters with Nutritionist Courtney Swan
Dr. Natalie Crawford and Courtney Swan discuss food toxins, ultra processed foods, inflammation, fertility, and preparing both partners for pregnancy.
7 Things to Do Before Trying to Get Pregnant: Preconception Checklist
Trying to get pregnant? Dr. Natalie Crawford shares 7 preconception tips, from tracking ovulation and fertility testing to prenatal vitamins and lifestyle changes.
How to Get Pregnant After Age 35
Trying to get pregnant after 35? Dr. Natalie Crawford explains fertility testing, ovulation timing, egg quality, and when to seek help early.
Fertility Diet: What to Eat When Trying to Get Pregnant
Learn what to eat when trying to get pregnant with Dr. Natalie Crawford’s guide to fertility foods, inflammation, protein, fats, and carbohydrates.
Endometriosis Is More Than Period Pain: Symptoms, Treatment & Fertility with Dr. Mallory Stuparich
Could your symptoms be endometriosis? Dr. Mallory Stuparich explains diagnosis, treatment options, excision surgery, and fertility planning.
IUI Cycle Explained: Success Rates, Sperm Counts and What to Expect
IUI cycle explained by Dr. Natalie Crawford: learn success rates, sperm-count thresholds, who IUI helps, what happens, and when to reassess.
Hypothalamic Amenorrhea: Why Your Period Disappears and How to Get It Back
Missing your period? Learn how hypothalamic amenorrhea, stress, underfueling, and low estrogen affect ovulation and what recovery may require.
Trying to Conceive: 5 Common TTC Mistakes and What to Do Instead
Trying to conceive? Dr. Natalie Crawford explains 5 TTC mistakes that you should avoid if you’re trying to get pregnant.
Fertility Q&A: Failed IVF Transfers, IUI, Embryo Banking, and More
Dr. Natalie Crawford answers fertility questions about failed IVF transfers, IUI, embryo banking, low AMH, progesterone, and treatment protocols.