dear Natalie, hello from Australia. I am currently trying to get pregnant and your videos are so helpful and amazing to watch. I am 37 now have already one two years old boy and would love one or possibly two more kids. I know I am healthy and fertile but due to my age and past experience I will seek an advice from MD in april or i’ll be pregnant by then. thank you again. And wishing all ladies who are TTC to hold their positive pregnancy test one day soon ❤ love Sara
Never knew second hand smoke could affect fertility! I’m 27 and super low AMH for my age. I wonder now the things my parents did how did it affect my fertility and hormone systems.
Hopefully you can answer this question, in either your podcast or on this channel. If having a perfect diet, not eating out of plastics and all these other tiny details are so important why is it that severely malnourished people across the world, drug addicts, people with disease ect, all manage to keep getting pregnant? Perhaps there is so much more to fertility than this? I fear that, to those who are having fertility issues, this kind of information, such as never eating from plastic or not using a teflon pan could possibly just cause intense stress or OCD around these things, instead of vastly helping. It seems to be suggesting that fertility is only available to the privileged.
You’re right that there’s more to fertility than avoiding plastics, and the doc never says that using plastic water bottles will cause infertility; she says that it can AFFECT fertility. I take this to mean that if the average 20-something has a 20% chance of falling pregnant in any given cycle, then with negative lifestyle factors such as smoking or eating processed foods or using teflon pans, that percentage might drop to 15-18%. The lifestyle factors have negatively affected fertility but they haven’t caused infertility outright, so it’s still possible to fall pregnant.
She’s so cute blue really makes something pop maybe the eyes or the hair. Anyway, I’m here to self educating after fet loss . Devastated and dying inside.
I know this video was meant to educate, and I’m grateful for it… the truth hurts BUT things like plastic, teflon, and just everyday items I can’t possibly change all of them…. Every time I dive too deep into this health stuff all it does is end up stressing me out because it’s impossible to live that clean.
Funny thing, the foods my body reacts to is some vegetables, soy (products as well as whole beans), whole grains, lentils and beans, fruit… all the things we should consume. And I do consume them, I never eat fast food or sugars, I try to keep my body as healthy as possible. But it makes me wonder if all these foods are making my body inflamed instead 🤔.
I haven’t seen a video on period length. My cycle is the same and predictable but I only have full flow for 2 days and then spot for a day after that and that’s it. Is that normal?
I have a question that you might have already answered in a previous video. I'm wanting to start fertility treatments but they said my BMI has to be 40 or lower. Is there a reason behind that?
“Weight modulation - Women who are far above or below ideal body weight are prone to ovulatory dysfunction and subfertility. Weight modulation in these women can enhance fertility. High body weight - Women with elevated baseline weight or body mass index (BMI) greater than 27 kg/m2 and anovulatory infertility are advised to lose weight. For obese women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), the loss of just 5 to 10 percent of body weight is sufficient to restore ovulation in 55 to 100 percent of these women within six months. Weight loss is an inexpensive, low-intervention modality with no side effects and with other health benefits and thus should be a first-line treatment for obese anovulatory women. A large, multicenter trial of obese (BMI ≥29 kg/m2) and infertile women reported no difference in rates of vaginally delivered term singletons at 24 months among women who received a six-month structured weight-loss intervention prior to infertility treatment and control women who went directly to infertility treatment. In the trial, women who underwent a six-month lifestyle intervention to lose weight prior to fertility treatment were more likely to conceive spontaneously compared with control women (26 versus 16 percent). The women in the intervention groups also underwent fewer fertility treatment cycles compared with the control women (679 versus 1067 treatment cycles). However, weight reduction was not associated with increased fecundability, as the overall term singleton vaginal birth rates and live birth rates were the same between groups. In addition, there were no differences in the obstetric outcomes of gestational diabetes or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy between intervention and control groups. Study limitations include that target weight loss was reached by only 38 percent of women in the intervention group and the intervention discontinuation rate was 22 percent. It is not known if greater weight reduction per person, increased proportion of women reaching target weight loss, or increased patient continuation rates would increase fecundability. However, we continue to advise weight loss for infertile women with an elevated BMI because weight reduction appears to aid spontaneous conception and reduce the need for fertility treatment, in addition to providing long-term benefits for overall health.”
I just quit smoking weed like 2 months ago an I am turning 44yrs old on September 29th, 2022. My boyfriend is 46yrs old an he wants us to have kids before he turns 50 yrs old or not at all. I have a 21yr son that I gave birth to on May 31st, 2001. Are we to old to conceive naturally through regular sex only? As my boyfriend is Christian ✝️ an feels any other means of doing so would be like playing God or doubting in our lord.
I am a “newish” nurse midwife. I have done very little fertility counseling yet in my work. Would your course be helpful for me in addition to the scholarly literature I am reviewing?
dear Natalie, hello from Australia. I am currently trying to get pregnant and your videos are so helpful and amazing to watch. I am 37 now have already one two years old boy and would love one or possibly two more kids. I know I am healthy and fertile but due to my age and past experience I will seek an advice from MD in april or i’ll be pregnant by then. thank you again. And wishing all ladies who are TTC to hold their positive pregnancy test one day soon ❤ love Sara
Never knew second hand smoke could affect fertility! I’m 27 and super low AMH for my age. I wonder now the things my parents did how did it affect my fertility and hormone systems.
Hopefully you can answer this question, in either your podcast or on this channel. If having a perfect diet, not eating out of plastics and all these other tiny details are so important why is it that severely malnourished people across the world, drug addicts, people with disease ect, all manage to keep getting pregnant? Perhaps there is so much more to fertility than this?
I fear that, to those who are having fertility issues, this kind of information, such as never eating from plastic or not using a teflon pan could possibly just cause intense stress or OCD around these things, instead of vastly helping. It seems to be suggesting that fertility is only available to the privileged.
You’re right that there’s more to fertility than avoiding plastics, and the doc never says that using plastic water bottles will cause infertility; she says that it can AFFECT fertility. I take this to mean that if the average 20-something has a 20% chance of falling pregnant in any given cycle, then with negative lifestyle factors such as smoking or eating processed foods or using teflon pans, that percentage might drop to 15-18%. The lifestyle factors have negatively affected fertility but they haven’t caused infertility outright, so it’s still possible to fall pregnant.
She’s so cute blue really makes something pop maybe the eyes or the hair. Anyway, I’m here to self educating after fet loss . Devastated and dying inside.
I’m sorry you’ve had to go through infertility and pregnancy loss. I really appreciate your content , just subscribed.
Thank you so much!
Great video!
Thank a lot Dr.
Your tips are very on point.
Glad this was helpful!!
I know this video was meant to educate, and I’m grateful for it… the truth hurts BUT things like plastic, teflon, and just everyday items I can’t possibly change all of them…. Every time I dive too deep into this health stuff all it does is end up stressing me out because it’s impossible to live that clean.
Start with one. Daily water cup or bottle?
Funny thing, the foods my body reacts to is some vegetables, soy (products as well as whole beans), whole grains, lentils and beans, fruit… all the things we should consume. And I do consume them, I never eat fast food or sugars, I try to keep my body as healthy as possible. But it makes me wonder if all these foods are making my body inflamed instead 🤔.
Even BPA free plastics? My kids’ water bottles have stainless steel cups but BPA free plastic lids/silicone straws. Should I toss them?
Good question, I want to know this too!
I like bamboo straws 💕
Can working long hours, 6 days week affect your fertility?
Most likely. You putting your body through stress but if you have to at least try to relax when you get home
In another video the doc says that a lack of sleep can negatively affect egg quality.
Love your content
Hello mam I m patient of azoospermia any tablet or medicine 😢😢??
Ma'am please explain anovulatory cycles.
I haven’t seen a video on period length. My cycle is the same and predictable but I only have full flow for 2 days and then spot for a day after that and that’s it. Is that normal?
I have a question that you might have already answered in a previous video. I'm wanting to start fertility treatments but they said my BMI has to be 40 or lower. Is there a reason behind that?
“Weight modulation - Women who are far above or below ideal body weight are prone to ovulatory dysfunction and subfertility. Weight modulation in these women can enhance fertility.
High body weight - Women with elevated baseline weight or body mass index (BMI) greater than 27 kg/m2 and anovulatory infertility are advised to lose weight. For obese women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), the loss of just 5 to 10 percent of body weight is sufficient to restore ovulation in 55 to 100 percent of these women within six months. Weight loss is an inexpensive, low-intervention modality with no side effects and with other health benefits and thus should be a first-line treatment for obese anovulatory women.
A large, multicenter trial of obese (BMI ≥29 kg/m2) and infertile women reported no difference in rates of vaginally delivered term singletons at 24 months among women who received a six-month structured weight-loss intervention prior to infertility treatment and control women who went directly to infertility treatment. In the trial, women who underwent a six-month lifestyle intervention to lose weight prior to fertility treatment were more likely to conceive spontaneously compared with control women (26 versus 16 percent). The women in the intervention groups also underwent fewer fertility treatment cycles compared with the control women (679 versus 1067 treatment cycles). However, weight reduction was not associated with increased fecundability, as the overall term singleton vaginal birth rates and live birth rates were the same between groups. In addition, there were no differences in the obstetric outcomes of gestational diabetes or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy between intervention and control groups. Study limitations include that target weight loss was reached by only 38 percent of women in the intervention group and the intervention discontinuation rate was 22 percent. It is not known if greater weight reduction per person, increased proportion of women reaching target weight loss, or increased patient continuation rates would increase fecundability. However, we continue to advise weight loss for infertile women with an elevated BMI because weight reduction appears to aid spontaneous conception and reduce the need for fertility treatment, in addition to providing long-term benefits for overall health.”
Can you do a video on ulcerative colitis and periods?
My doctor says the inflammation pushes on everything and makes it really bad, very painful
I just quit smoking weed like 2 months ago an I am turning 44yrs old on September 29th, 2022. My boyfriend is 46yrs old an he wants us to have kids before he turns 50 yrs old or not at all. I have a 21yr son that I gave birth to on May 31st, 2001.
Are we to old to conceive naturally through regular sex only?
As my boyfriend is Christian ✝️ an feels any other means of doing so would be like playing God or doubting in our lord.
I have a video on getting pregnant at 40+
What about silicone in the kitchen? :)
I am a “newish” nurse midwife. I have done very little fertility counseling yet in my work. Would your course be helpful for me in addition to the scholarly literature I am reviewing?
Absolutely, we have several people taking it to gain knowledge for their patients etc.
Is BPA free plastic (and tupperware bottles ect.) harmful too?
Thx awesome video
Glad you liked it
We don’t need a man to think either I’m 35 and freezing my eggs when I’m 36 before I’m 37 my eggs will be frozen