In 2017, Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh started her weekly Egg Whisperer Show as a way of promoting fertility awareness. Her goal is to give people answers to questions and topics that aren’t easily found elsewhere on the internet. Delivered with a healthy dose of Dr. Aimee’s signature wit and sweet kindness, she manages to simplify the complex. Information is easy and accessible to all with Dr. Aimee’s help.
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Reaching Your Peak Fertile Potential with guest Dr. Lorne Brown
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33:39Today on the Egg Whisperer Show podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Lorne Brown Dr. Brown is the founder of Acubalance Wellness Center in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Once an accountant, he left his career as a CPA to receive a Doctorate of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Dr. TCM) at Vancouver’s International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a…
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Everything You Need to Know about Progesterone with Dr. Amy Beckley of Proov
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20:43Today, we’re talking about “Everything you need to know about progesterone” with the CEO and Founder of Proov test, Dr. Amy Beckley. With a PhD in pharmacology, and a history of infertility, Dr. Beckley created a test to confirm successful ovulation at home by tracking PdG. She founded MFB Fertility, Inc. and invented the Proov test in her own base…
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PCOS stands for polycystic ovary syndrome. Many people interpret it to mean you have big cysts on your ovaries, but that's not true at all. When I hear PCOS I think of it as a call to, &ldquoPlease Confirm this Ovary Syndrome”. So much is misunderstood about PCOS! Women are often told, “oh you don’t need to worry about it until you’re ready to have…
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When is it Time to See a Fertility Expert?
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28:40If you’re eager to get pregnant and are wondering if it’s time to see a fertility specialist, you might be right. There are a number of factors to take into account when deciding whether it’s time to see a fertility specialist. Of course there are a lot more details about each of these items in the podcast episode today, but here is a sneak peek of…
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DOR Decreased NOT Depleted Ovarian Reserve
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25:09There are a lot misunderstandings around what the term DOR means. Often times when people first hear about DOR, they believe that that the "D" of DOR means "depleted" ovarian reserve. This is not true! To set the record straight, DOR means "decreased" ovarian reserve. The other thing that happens when the word "decreased" gets mixed up for "deplete…
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Everything You Need to Know About Your Man's Penis With Dr. Spitz
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49:05I'm speaking with Dr. Aaron Spitz. He's not only a urologist specializing male sexual function, he's also the author of The Penis Book. I’m delighted that he is able to join us to talk about men’s reproductive health. Aaron has an amazing breadth of knowledge about male sexual health and he approaches all of the information with a sense of humor an…
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What to do When Your Frozen Embryo Transfer Fails with Dr. Meivys Garcia
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36:36Dr. Meivys Garcia is joining me on the podcast today! She is an amazing Canadian fertility doctor, and she's guiding us through her approach to fertility care when a frozen embryo transfer doesn’t work. She will describe every step, one at a time. We will also get personal. Knowing the heartbreak of having failed embryo transfers during her own fer…
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Top 5 Fertility Trends and Products for Your Fertility Journey with Sara Jensen of Hugh and Grace
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17:38This interview was originally hosted by Sara Jensen of Hugh & Grace. We are diving into the Top 5 Fertility Trends I’ve seen over the past few years. We are also talking about the importance of being mindful of the products that you use and the role of toxins in our environment on infertility. I love that Sara is so dedicated to promoting holistic …
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New Treatments for Recurrent Implantation Failure with guest Dr. Jenna Turocy
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14:50In this episode of The Egg Whisperer Show, Dr. Jenna Turocy is joining me to talk about new treatment options for recurrent implantation failure. Recurrent implantation failure (RIF) is determined when embryos of good quality fail to implant following several in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment cycles. The good news is that there is treatment fo…
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Everything You Need to Know Before Picking an Egg Donor
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27:27Whether you’re an egg donor now, if you’re considering it, or you know someone that is — I’m glad you’re here. Young women are donating eggs at the time they are most fertile, often times not realizing the implications of what that means. I’ve had patients come to me in their 40s without enough healthy eggs of their own to conceive. When they share…
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When you're pregnant after IVF, you’re likely beaming with joy while at the same time trying to keep negative, worrisome thoughts in check. If you’re like so many of the fertility patients I see, then you may be hyper-aware of your body, emotions and sensitive to the what-ifs of pregnancy after fertility treatment. Now you’re pregnant, and yes, you…
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Vaginal Health and Your Fertility with guest Hana Janebdar
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12:46Read the full show notes: https://www.draimee.org/vaginal-health-and-your-fertility-with-guest-hana-janebdar-of-juno-bio On this episode of the Egg Whisperer Show, we discuss the fascinating world of the vaginal microbiome with Hannah Janda, co-founder and CEO of Juno Bio. Hannah shares her expertise and insights into the importance of vaginal micr…
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What to Expect Before and When You Are Expecting with guest Heidi Murkoff
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35:14You likely already know Heidi Murkoff - she is the author of the internationally bestselling What to Expect series of pregnancy and parenting guides, which includes What to Expect When You’re Expecting. (And knowing how beloved this book is, it probably comes as no surprise that this popular book has sold over 40 million copies in 42 languages). It…
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7 Things About the Trigger Shot You Didn't Know
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7:24Get the full show notes: https://www.draimee.org/the-7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-trigger-shot I often tell my patients that we should rename the Trigger Shot, the super unicorn sparkle shot, the egg launcher shot, or the EGG-cellerator shot. Let's be honest, the Trigger Shot is the worst name for something that does so much good on a fertilit…
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Read the full show notes: https://www.draimee.org/10-things-to-avoid-if-youre-trying-to-conceive Last year in the United States a baby was born every 8 seconds. That‘s roughly 3.8 Million babies born last year alone! You don’t have to be a fertility doctor to know what that means. Millions of people just like you were trying to conceive. Research t…
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Optimizing Your Fertility Through Weight Loss with guest Dr. Stephanie Fein
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29:32Read the full show notes: https://www.draimee.org/optimizing-your-fertility-through-weight-loss-with-guest-dr-stephanie-fein In this episode of The Egg Whisperer Show, I’m joined by Dr. Stephanie Fein, MD a board-certified weight loss physician who specializes in helping women improve their fertility through sustainable weight management. Dr. Fein …
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How to Make Sure Your Fertility Journey is Your Doctor's Priority with Dr. Rahi Victory
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16:24Read the full show notes: https://www.draimee.org/how-to-make-sure-your-fertility-journey-is-your-doctors-priority-with-dr-rahi-victory Today on The Egg Whisperer Show, I’m joined by Dr. Rahi Victory. Dr. Victory is an OBGYN in Canada, where he has two clinics. I’m excited to have him on the show today to talk about how to become an advocate for yo…
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When it Comes to Your Fertility: What is Fact vs. Fiction?
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30:28Read the full show notes: https://www.draimee.org/when-it-comes-to-your-fertility-what-is-fact-vs-fiction I know there are a lot of fertility myths out there, and some can be downright perplexing if you’re trying to do everything you can to have a successful pregnancy. And, when you’ve been a fertility doctor for a while, let me tell you, you will …
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Imagine an insemination kit with a syringe specifically designed for the female body that you can use with your partner or sperm donor in the comfort of your own home. I'm delighted to have Maureen Brown, co-founder of Mosie Baby joining me on the this week to talk about the home insemination kit that she and her husband designed after being faced …
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The Real Risks with IVF that Everyone Should Know with Dr. Jie Deng
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22:04I'm honored to have Dr. Jie Deng as a guest on The Egg Whisperer Show podcast today. She is not only an Obgyn and Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist (did extra training studying high risk pregnancies), she is also a fertility doctor at Stanford University finishing up her Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship. We are talking about t…
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What you need to know about Mosaic Embryos with guest Katie Herrero
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29:01Katie Herrero is a fertility patient who wants everyone to be more informed about PGT-A. She has started a petition on change.org. I'm honored to have her join me today to share her journey and her petition with us. In today's show, Katie and I are talking about why she started this petition, what information she wishes doctors would share with …
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I’ve yet to meet someone that dreamed of the day they could become my patient. You may dream of your wedding day. Or maybe you may fantasize about your next vacation destination, or the day you buy a house or seeing your future child graduate from high school. But I’m guessing that when you think of those milestones in life, my bet is that nowhere …
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Behind the Scenes in the IVF Lab with Dr. Carol Lynn Burton Curchoe
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49:34Dr. Carol Lynn Curchoe, a Board Certified High Complexity IVF Lab Director joins Dr. Aimee for today's episode. Dr. Curchoe is a Senior Clinical Embryologist and Founder of ART Compass IVF. We are talking to her about the latest in cutting edge IVF technology. We will also be talking about the ART Compass app, a mobile application she designed for …
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Most fertility treatment hinges on the strategic use of drugs to help the body be as fertile as possible. My goal is to give each of my patients a personalized fertility plan with custom calendars of what to do, which drug to take, and when. Today on the podcast, I’m walking through fertility calendars (keeping things confidential, of course) and t…
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Ten Things Fertility Patients Should Stop Doing
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13:18As a fertility doctor, I help my patients create the family they want, or preserve their fertility for whatever the future may hold. Part of why I love what I do is that I get to understand the whole person that I treat. Not just their body, but their emotional well-being too. We can’t look at humans with tunnel vision. Nor can we look at fertility…
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Fertility Mindset Hacks: How Hypnosis and Visualization Support IVF with guest Naomi Woolfson
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42:11On the latest episode of The Egg Whisperer Show, I’m joined by the incredibly compassionate Naomi Woolfson, founder of Embrace Fertility and a trauma-trained hypnotherapist who specializes in helping women feel emotionally supported through fertility treatment. Naomi shares her own four-year journey through IUI, IVF, miscarriage, and anxiety and ho…
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How to Approach IVF Challenges with guest Dr John Norian
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38:32I’m excited to have one of my favorite fertility docs, Dr. John Norian from HRC joining me today on the Egg Whisperer Show podcast to talk about IVF Challenges. We will talk about the IVF challenges of having no eggs at retrieval, no blasts, sensitivity to pelvic exams and injections and so much more. Dr. Norian does a great job of answering so man…
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Navigating Stress, Trauma, and Loss in Fertility Treatment with Dr. Loree Johnson
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22:44When seeing patients, I always recommend people to gather their Fertility TEAM, and the T is for therapist. I'm so excited to have Dr. Loree Johnson share her valuable info with all of you today. In this conversation, we’re going to be talking about some of the mental health impacts of being a fertility patient. I’ll be asking Dr. Johnson about the…
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Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing: The Latest Tests for Abnormal Sperm with guest Dr Ramy Ghayda
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24:46I’m delighted to have Dr. Ramy Ghayda join me today to talk about sperm, and the importance of sperm DNA Fragmentation testing and how to improve sperm health. When trying to conceive it takes both an egg and sperm cell. And, as you'll hear Dr. Ghayda explain, we now have access to more tests for male factor infertility, and they are more affordabl…
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The Effect of the Environment on your Fertility with Dr. Jenna Hua
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15:54One of the most common questions I get is, "Dr. Aimee, how can I improve egg, sperm and embryo quality?” We know that age, genetics and environment influence egg, sperm, and embryo quality. I've been searching for a diagnostic tool that monitors environmental exposures for my patients, and I'm so excited to have found that one exists. Dr. Jenna H…
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Surrogacy Unfiltered: Alysia Lyons Shares the Highs, Lows, and Life-Changing Lessons
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29:18In this episode of The Egg Whisperer Show, I’m joined by the inspiring Alysia Lyons—life coach, certified Master Neurotransformational Results Coach, Reiki master, and four-time surrogate. Alysia is also the author of Creating Little Miracles: A Guide to Surrogacy, a heartfelt and informative guide for anyone exploring the surrogacy journey. I had …
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Sperm Health, Aging, and Male Infertility with guest Dr. Kristin Brogaard
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18:11Today, Dr. Kristin Brogaard is joining me today to talk about the Path Fertility SpermQT test. I’m so excited to have her share about the test, because as you’ll hear her say “lots of infertility goes undiagnosed because men go undiagnosed, and when men go undiagnosed, women go through procedures that will not work.” (Who else wants to see this on …
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Secondary infertility affects so many of my patients. In today’s podcast episode, I’m talking about what happens when someone has no trouble getting pregnant for baby number one and then struggles to conceive another child. People in this situation often don’t know what to do because this is so new to them. I’m sharing everything you need to know a…
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How Acupuncture Can Support Your Fertility Journey with guest Mary Wong
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18:53Today, we're going to talk about how acupuncture and Eastern medicine can help you thrive on your pathway to pregnancy. Mary Wong is the best selling author of "Pathways to Pregnancy," and has practiced acupuncture since 1993. She is also a health and life coach who's dedicated to helping individuals thrive in mind, body, and soul. In our discussio…
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From Infertility to Miracles: Inspiring Stores from Reproductive Medicine with guests Dr. Sanfilippo and Dr. Andrew-Jaja
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38:53In this heartwarming episode of The Egg Whisperer Show, I’m honored to welcome Dr. Joseph Sanfilippo and Dr. Carey Andrew-Jaja, two distinguished experts in obstetrics and gynecology who have dedicated their careers to women's health. Over the years, they've developed a friendship and recently decided to write a book together: Everyday Medical Mira…
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Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a procedure commonly done in fertility clinics around the world. We place the sperm inside the uterus, close to the fallopian tubes. If you’re going to do IUI treatment, you want it to work. Tune in as I break down the steps to give you the best chance of success at IUI. I’ll take you through what I typically do w…
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Let’s go through all the do’s and don’ts of fertility treatment. I thought it would be fun to address this topic by taking you through the questions that I get asked the most, every day. Chances are someone out there is wondering the exact same thing. Tune in on Dr. Aimee's Website. Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America’s most well known fertility…
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The Environmental Factors That Could Lead to Miscarriage with Dr. Dana Mcqueen and Dr. Audrey Gaskins
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27:42In today's Egg Whisperer Show podcast, Dr. Aimee is joined by Dr. Dana McQueen and Dr. Audrey Gaskins. They are going to talk about the environmental factors that can play a role in miscarriage or recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). These three fertility doctors are all talking about evidence based information on pesticides, organic food, pollution, an…
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Five Things to Know if Your Sperm Count is Low (The BALLS Method for Male Infertility)
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12:14Today on The Egg Whisperer Show podcast, I’m sharing The BALLS Method. We’ve got the TUSHY Method for the gals, and the BALLS Method is a super easy mnemonic that makes it easy to remember the five things you need to know if your sperm count is low. So, tune in to hear me talk more about these important considerations for the guys: B = Background g…
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How to Have a Great Sex Life as a Fertility Patient with guest Dr. Renée Hilliard
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25:36In this episode of The Egg Whisperer Show, I’m joined by Dr. Renée Hilliard, an expert in sexual health, mindfulness, and integrative wellness. We discuss how mental and emotional well-being intersect with fertility, the role of mindfulness in reproductive health, and the importance of cultivating a healthy relationship with intimacy and self-care …
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How to Feel Mentally Well During Fertility Treatment with guest Marc Sherman
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19:12Today, I'm delighted to be joined on The Egg Whisperer Show by Marc Sherman of Organic Conceptions, a company he founded after a 20-year career in corporate America. The idea came after he and his wife Erin struggled with infertility, decided to adopt, and then unexpectedly found themselves pregnant. Realizing that this phenomenon occurs regularly,…
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Best Ovarian Stimulation Protocols for IVF with guest Dr. Geoffrey Sher
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29:33Today on the Egg Whisperer Show podcast, Dr. Geoffrey Sher joins me again to talk about his approach to care when it comes to IVF. We are discussing how he individualizes IVF protocols to optimize egg and embryo quality, giving his patients the best chance of IVF pregnancy. As he shares, there is no "one size fits all" approach to choosing the best…
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Read the full show notes: https://www.draimee.org/mysteries-of-the-ivf-lab-revealed Do you know what happens behind the scenes in an IVF lab? What happens after your eggs are retrieved? How are eggs prepared for fertilization? How do they perform assisted hatching? How are eggs and embryos frozen? This is a must see show that will reveal all the be…
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Boost Your Fertility Naturally: Peptides, Probiotics and More with Ayla Barmmer of FullWell
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33:26In this episode of The Egg Whisperer Show, I’m joined by Ayla Barmmer, a leading expert in fertility nutrition and the Founder and CEO of FullWell, a brand dedicated to high-quality reproductive health supplements. With over 20 years of experience blending nutritional science and functional medicine, Ayla shares her journey into fertility nutrition…
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Everything You've Ever Wanted to Ask an Embryologist with Lucy Lines
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19:45Lucy Lines began her career as an embryologist, starting at Monash IVF in Melbourne in 2001. She worked in fertility clinics around the world, and consulted in clinics throughout Europe, the UK, and Australia. She realized that in addition to creating babies, she also loves learning and helping people. Having faced infertility and IVF herself, she …
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Seed Cycling, Balancing Your Hormones and Your Cycle with Kate Morton of Funk It Wellness
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20:16After college, Kate left the States and moved to New Zealand where she worked at Lululemon and then at Wellness Beverage before starting Funk It. During that time, she went off birth control and struggled to get her period back; and when it returned she had cramps, moodiness, bloating, and hormonal acne. I can't wait to have her talk to us about be…
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Best Diet, Exercise and Health Tips for Fertility with Dr. Meredith Provost
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17:34The most common questions I’m asked are about exercise, food and weight. I am so excited to have all your questions answered by THE expert, Dr. Meredith Provost of Indiana Fertility. She is going to review: the science behind how weight impacts fertility, which diets support fertility and exercises patients should do after IUI, egg retrieval, froze…
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The Big Freeze: Everything You Need to Know About Egg Freezing with Natalie Lampert
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32:04In this episode of The Egg Whisperer Show, Dr. Aimee interviews Natalie Lampert, award-winning journalist and author of ‘The Big Freeze: A Reporter’s Personal Journey Into The World of Egg Freezing and The Quest to Control Our Fertility.’ Natalie shares her personal journey and professional insights into egg freezing, highlighting the psychological…
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Read the full shownotes on Dr. Aimee's website: click here. Do you think you can put botox in your ovaries? You know, plump up those older eggs to regain their youthfulness? Nope, sorry. Not possible. Or have you thought that because you can take a youthful looking selfie, and feel great, that your fertility must be picture perfect too? Nope, sorry…
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New Technology in Egg and Embryo Freezing with guest Dr. Angie Beltsos
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18:09Today on The Egg Whisperer Show, I’m excited to have Dr. Angie Beltsos joining me to talk about new technology in egg and embryo freezing. She is the Chief Executive Physician of Kindbody, and formerly the CEO of Vios Fertility Institute. This year, her practice announced that they would be the first to use new technology to freeze and store both e…
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