Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about the COVID vaccine and the latest updates. She is discussing the false claim that the COVID vaccine will cause infertility or sterilization and breaking down where that rumor came from. She reviews the ASRM guidelines regarding vaccination in pregnancy, trying to conceive or undergoing fertility treatments. Learn more so you can make the best decision for you.

Double board-certified OBGYN and fertility doctor, Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD, reviews the latest guidelines from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) to help guide recommendations for those people trying to conceive, undergoing fertility treatments, or pregnant.

How does the COVID vaccine work?

Should you get the COVID vaccine if you are pregnant or trying to conceive?

Should you delay your fertility treatments like IVF or embryo transfers?

What about the risk of fever and miscarriage or birth defects?

Who should get the vaccine?

Does the COVID vaccine cause infertility, birth defects, or miscarriage?

What if you are breastfeeding?

Board-certified fertility doctor, Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD, busts myths surrounding the current Pfizer COVID vaccine and female infertility.

Does the COVID vaccine cause infertility?

Is it female sterilization?

What is syncytin-1 and why does it matter?

How does the spike protein impact a placenta?

What about male fertility?

Does COVID cause miscarriage?

Does the COVID vaccine cause implantation failure?

Is the COVID vaccine safe in pregnancy?

Who should get the vaccine?

This is a decision that should happen between patients and doctors, and scare tactics, medical misinformation, and conspiracy theories are harmful to us all.

Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she interviews Dr. Shari Marchbein, board certified dermatologist and expert in adult female acne, about PCOS and acne. Listen as they discuss hormones, mediations, topics, and more. PCOS and acne are both diseases with significant associated stigmas, and sharing your story can help provide more attention to these medical diseases which impact women.

Board-certified OBGYN and REI, Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD, reviews unexplained infertility. Unexplained infertility is when couples do not have a known reason for their infertility. After testing sperm, ovarian reserve, ovulation, and uterus, tubes - and everything come back normal, many couples are frustrated! Learn about the research guiding us in making infertility treatment decisions.

Reviewed in this video:

What is unexplained infertility?

How is unexplained infertility diagnosed?

Can you still get pregnant with unexplained infertility?

What are your treatment options with unexplained infertility?

Clomid Injectable hormones (gonadotropins) Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) In vitro fertilization (IVF) In this episode discussed:

Fritz and Speroff, Clinical Gynecology Endocrinology and Infertility, 8th edition, 2011

Reindollar, Richard H. et al. A randomized clinical trial to evaluate optimal treatment for unexplained infertility: the fast track and standard treatment (FASTT) trial. Fertility and Sterility, Volume 94, Issue 3, 888 - 899. https://www.fertstert.org/action/show...

Goldman, Marlene B. et al. A randomized clinical trial to determine optimal infertility treatment in older couples: the Forty and Over Treatment Trial (FORT-T). Fertility and Sterility, Volume 101, Issue 6, 1574 - 1581.e2 https://www.fertstert.org/action/show...

Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about resilience. In this episode, she talks about the infertility community and the inspiration which can be found after surviving loss and tragedy. She shares her own story of finding her way back after loss. Resilience is the capacity to recover or toughness, and she believes we are all more resilient than we believe. One step ahead.

Infertility is not something to joke about, but sometimes laughter is the best medicine. Having infertility at the holidays is hard. Fertility specialist Dr. Natalie Crawford reacts to some of the funniest fertility memes from the Instagram account Hilariously Infertile. If you are trying to conceive, trying to get pregnant, undergoing fertility treatments or more - give yourself a minute to laugh at the unique experience infertility brings to those TTC.

Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she is joined by Brittany Velebil to tell the story of Yates who was born at 24 wks and 3 days old, weighing just over 16 oz and 9 inches long. Prematurity is personal to me, but even more so to my family. Yates is my nephew and I remember clearly the day he was born and all the uncertainty and fear. I can’t thank my sis Brittany enough for coming on the podcast and sharing their story with all of us in support of Prematurity Awareness Month.

Fertility physician Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD reviews options for lesbian couples who want to grow their family. Learn about choosing donor sperm, ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilization (IVF). reciprocal IVF, and INVOcell. TTC as a lesbian couple? How do queer people have kids? How do you get pregnant as a lesbian? What do you need to know before using donor sperm? Can same-sex female couples have infertility? What does it look like if you go to the fertility doctor as a lesbian couple wanting a baby? **must know information before you start your fertility journey.

Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about failed IVF cycles. Success is a complicated idea in the fertility world - IVF cycles have many different metrics for success: eggs retrieved, mature eggs, fertilization, embryo formation, genetically normal embryos, and transfer success. Learn about breaking down the process in order to optimize success. What to do when it doesn't work - what does it mean and how to approach your doctor.

IVF (in vitro fertilization) is expensive, complicated, and confusing - but Dr. Natalie Crawford MD, board-certified fertility doctor, gives you the top tips that you need to know to have IVF success. From choosing a doctor to IVF protocols, frozen embryo transfers, and more - this is exactly what you need to know before starting IVF.

For an explanation about IVF in detail watch here: https://youtu.be/hYtr6UfRFCk

Dr. Natalie Crawford reacts to her FIRST time watching these gynecology TikTok videos. Watch and share in the laughs and sadness - some good, some bad, some cringy, all with opportunities for education.

We review what is normal:

Are your boobs normal?

Are your periods bad?

Does birth control help you?

What if your IUD gets lost?

Your Vagina's owner's manual.

Bleaching.

WAP.

More.

Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about oncofertility - the intersection of cancer and fertility. Listen as she shares Savanah's story of being 24 and diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Learn about options for emergent egg freezing, cancer prevention an screening, and why you need to advocate for fertility preservation.

Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD - board certified OBGYN and REI talks about breast cancer in young women and shares the story of Savanah Ponce. Savanah was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 24 and underwent emergent egg freezing in order to have the opportunity to have her own genetic children in the future. Listen to Savanah tell her story and learn more about breast cancer, options to preserve fertility, barriers that exist, and how to best support someone with a cancer diagnosis. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, learn more about what it is like to be diagnosed with cancer in your 20s.

Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks with Dr. Erin Issac, board certified pediatric dentist and founder of Winning Smiles Pediatric Dental Care, a boutique dental practice. Erin has a unique journey in dentistry, breaking stereotypes and crushing her goals. You won't want to miss her story and advice. Also sharing dental tips to know!

What would you ask a fertility doctor? Join Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD as she answers your questions (submitted through Instagram). New series answering your questions - anything! Fertility, motherhood, medicine, and more.

***NEXT Q&A will come from YouTube so ASK ANYTHING NOW***

Covered in this episode:

- Pain with ovulation

- Sperm morphology and male factor

- Advice to a high school student

- What to do after stopping birth control pills

- Ovarian reserve

- What else would I do?

- Thoughts on becoming a mom

- How to build confidence

- Diminished ovarian reserve AND MORE!

Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she talks about reproductive rights. As a fertility doctor, she is discussed the intersection of law, politics, science and reproduction. Your rights are up for election this year - understand abortion access, late term abortion, contraception, personhood, IVF and more. GO VOTE.

Join Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD - board certified fertility doctor, as she talks about miscarriage and pregnancy loss. Listen as she tells her own story, describes the top causes of miscarriage, and gives her take Chrissy Teigen and her very public loss and the criticism that followed. Today, on Pregnancy and Infant Loss and Awareness Day (October 15th), I'm sending love to you all. Please send hugs to anyone you know who has lost before.

In this video: My miscarriage story

Prevalence of miscarriage

Causes of miscarriage

My thoughts on Chrissy Teigen's pregnancy loss.

Join host Dr. Natalie Crawford as she discusses the current state of gender bias and misogyny as a professional woman. How do you handle the outright disrespect, how do we change the game, and how do we demand more? We must start by not apologizing for our success and not backing down. We must support other women. We must vote. Vote out the misogyny. Science is now political, get ready. VOTE.

Trying to conceive naturally?

Looking to get pregnant faster?

Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD - board certified OBGYN and REI reviews one of the top questions she gets asks as a fertility doctor about getting pregnant: what about sex? This is the information you need if you are trying to get pregnant and want to optimize your chances of getting pregnant naturally each month.

Topics covered include:

1. When should you have sex to get pregnant?

2. How do you detect ovulation?

3. How often should you have sex?

4. Does position matter when trying to get pregnant?

5. Does lube help or hurt when you are trying to get pregnant?

6. Do you need to put your legs up after sex?

7. Is it ok to pee after sex if you are trying to get pregnant?

*DISCLAIMER: I am a doctor but not YOUR doctor. Infertility is trying to conceive for 1 year or more without pregnancy (if under age 35) and trying for 6 months or more if you are over the age of 35. If your periods are not regular, you should seek a medical evaluation with your gynecologist or fertility doctor regardless of how long you have been trying to conceive.