What podcasts say about Natalie Crawford
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What Natalie Crawford has said on podcasts
39 statements · 18 positive · 18 negative · 3 neutral
Women should obtain AMH testing to assess ovarian reserve.
“Everybody should get an AMH test.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 0:00
Fertility reflects hormonal, cellular, and metabolic health.
“Fertility is a health marker.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 4:03
Infertility is associated with higher risks of several diseases and early death.
“if you have infertility, you have increased rates of metabolic syndrome, cancer, heart attack, stroke, and dying early.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 4:42
Menstrual cycles generally indicate ovulation and theoretical pregnancy capability.
“As long as you're having a menstrual cycle, it is a sign that you're ovulating and you theoretically could get pregnant.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 5:58
Women should not have to wait twelve months without periods before considering hormone therapy.
“I think it's a disservice to women to make them have no period ovarian failure for 12 months, no estrogen, feel terrible before we'll allow them to have hormone replacement therapy.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 8:02
Hormone therapy may protect cardiovascular, cognitive, and bone health.
“for women, we see it be cardio protective. It can help lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Of course it can be protective for your bones.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 10:39
Reducing chronic inflammation may extend ovarian lifespan.
“cultivating a lifestyle that's decreasing inflammation. Right. Avoiding certain toxins, eating anti inflammatory foods, the type of exercise, and how we deal with those lifestyle tenants that that likely has the capability to extend our ovarian lifespan to the degree that it can.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 18:56
Microplastics can accumulate in the ovaries.
“when it comes to microplastics, as you mentioned, we know they can accumulate in the ovary.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 20:23
Plastic endocrine disruptors are associated with poorer IVF and pregnancy outcomes.
“some of the endocrine disrupting chemicals that are in plastics have been associated with worse IVF outcomes, lower live birth rates, longer time to pregnancy.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 20:49
Monthly natural fecundability declines to about 5% at 38 and 3% after 40.
“At age 38, it'll be 5% per month. And at 40 and beyond, it'll be 3% per month.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 24:13
Infertility care should become more proactive rather than requiring patients to fail first.
“we have to switch how we approach infertility.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 26:29
Previous childbirth statistically increases the chance of subsequent conception.
“there is data that having a child previously puts you statistically at a higher chance of getting pregnant again.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 26:58
People should receive evaluation after two pregnancy losses.
“after two pregnancy losses, you need an evaluation.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 34:49
No direct clinical test currently measures egg quality.
“We don't have a direct test for egg quality.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 46:48
Women should obtain AMH testing to understand their reproductive timeline.
“Everybody should get an amh.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 52:05
A luteal phase shorter than eleven days can signal ovulatory dysfunction despite regular cycles.
“Less than 11 days is a short luteal phase, but you'll still have regular cycles.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 54:02
AMH testing costs approximately $79 out of pocket.
“We're withholding a $79 test.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 56:06
IVF and egg freezing do not reduce ovarian reserve.
“doing IVF or egg freezing is not going to decrease your ovarian reserve.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:02:40
Egg freezing involves attrition: roughly 90% survive thaw, 75% fertilize, and 50% reach implantation stage.
“90% of eggs survive the freeze, thaw, 75% will fertilize, 50% will make it to the implantation stage.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:13:20
A genetically normal embryo has approximately a 65% live-birth probability.
“even a genetically normal embryo only has a 65% chance of live birth.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:13:32
Contraceptive use does not increase infertility rates by twelve months after discontinuation.
“No higher rate of infertility, again defined as failure to get pregnant at 12 months.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:22:14
A single Depo-Provera injection can suppress ovulation for up to eighteen months.
“one single dose can prevent ovulation for 18 months.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:27:05
Pregnancy termination does not appear to reduce later fertility.
“No study supports that having a termination is going to negatively impact your fertility later.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:27:28
NSAIDs taken around ovulation can prevent follicular rupture.
“if women take NSAIDs around the time of ovulation, Advil, Ibuprofen, Aleve, they'll prevent the follicle from rupturing.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:30:37
Poor sleep is associated with approximately twice the infertility rate.
“if you say you have poor sleep, you have double the rate of infertility.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:34:46
Low-dose melatonin before bedtime may improve conception odds and egg quality.
“doses of 1-3mg 30 minutes before you go to bed can improve your odds of getting pregnant as well, can influence egg quality.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:36:10
Cold plunges should generally be avoided while trying to conceive.
“I'm not a fan of cold plunges when trying to get pregnant.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:38:24
People trying to conceive should consider CoQ10, omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin D.
“we should take CoQ10. We should take omega 3 fatty acids. We should take vitamin D.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:41:30
Prior-year cannabis use may reduce retrieved eggs and fertilization rates.
“Cannabis use in the prior year can decrease the eggs, you get at egg retrieval by 25% and can decrease fertilization rates by 28%”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:54:36
Nicotine, cannabis, and alcohol use are not beneficial for fertility or health.
“nicotine use, cannabis use, alcohol use, like the data here, none of that is advantageous for your health.”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:57:29
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