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Have you been on a fertility journey and felt like you were all alone?

Today, Nicole talks with Sophie Byfield, a fertility expert and doula, who shares her own vulnerable, 4-year journey to get pregnant. After spending two years at a fertility clinic without knowing how to advocate for herself, Sophie made it her life mission to help women avoid that same experience.

Join Nicole and Sophie as they dive into the surprisingly lonely world of fertility, the impact of stress on reproductive health, the role of healing in conceiving, and the importance of advocating for yourself in order to get the most out of your fertility appointments and treatments. 

So, if you're on a fertility journey or simply interested in learning more about this often-hidden topic, this episode is for you. Listen now to unlock the secrets of infertility, debunk myths, and reclaim agency over our bodies!

TOP learnings in this episode: 

• Possible long-term effects of birth control and the surprising complication it could be masking in your body (7:34)
• How to advocate for yourself by knowing the right questions to ask in order to make informed decisions (9:30) 
• The secret world of secondary infertility that no one is talking about (12:11) 
• The importance of healing to conceive (17:46)
• Why going back to the basics by listening to your body could benefit you (19:20)
• A key test that your fertility doctor/clinic may not be considering but should be (21:33)
• How to stay positive and hopeful during your fertility journey (32:22)
• Sophie’s top 2 tips for couples on their fertility journey (35:15)

Sophie Byfield is a Fertility Expert and Doula who believes in the power of creating the healthiest version of yourself so that you can finally see those two pink lines. With over 20 years of experience as a nutritionist, personal trainer and yoga instructor, Sophie discovered the secret world of infertility when she finally decided she was ready to be a mom. For the last five years, Sophie has observed the five areas of health that impact your fertility and a woman’s ability to conceive. If we take those areas and heal them ONE at a time, we can create miracles beyond our wildest dreams. Her mission is to help as many women as possible bring babies into the world, so they finally become the mama their heart is longing for them to be.

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• Website: https://sophiebyfield.com/application/
• Tiktok: @fertilitycoachsophie
• Instagram: @fertilitycoachsophie
• Coming Soon: Heal to Conceive Podcast 

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SpermQT™ goes beyond standard sperm analysis. This test uses epigenetics, a science
that analyzes the control mechanisms that turn the right genes on and off in sperm. Join Dr. Carrie Bedient from The Fertility Center of Las Vegas, Dr. Abby Eblen from Nashville Fertility Center and Dr. Susan Hudson from Texas Fertility Center for a discussion with Kristin Brogaard, PhD, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Path Fertility. Kristin explains how epigenetic testing determines whether men have the right profile of gene expression in their sperm for fertility success. This information helps determine whether couples who are concerned about male factor infertility should choose IUI or ICSI for a better outcome. Have questions about infertility? Visit FertilityDocsUncensored.com to ask our docs. Selected questions will be answered anonymously in future episodes.

Bonus for our listeners: Get 20% off the SpermQT™ test by using code "FertilityDocs" at checkout: https://pathfertility.com/

Today's episode is brought to you by ALife Health and Path Fertility

Make some popcorn, grab your man and settle in because we’re all about the guys today. Join Dr. Carrie Bedient from The Fertility Center of Las Vegas, Dr. Abby Eblen from Nashville Fertility Center and Dr. Susan Hudson from Texas Fertility Center as they answer listener questions about male infertility. Our docs discuss everything from Klinefelter’s Syndrome, low sperm motility and the new Sperm QT™ test to male hypertension, calcium channel blockers and male fertility vitamins. Have questions about infertility? Visit FertilityDocsUncensored.com to ask our docs. Selected questions will be answered anonymously in future episodes.

Today's episode is brought to you by ALife Health

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Daniel Landau, Founder of the nonprofit organization, Men’s Helpline. Daniel has made it his mission to help all men who are emotionally struggling with miscarriage, infant loss, stillbirth, and infertility. Through his organization, he's accomplishing just that by offering support groups and other resources that help men know they are not alone. 

Men's Helpline Website: https://menshelpline.org/

Men’s Helpline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mens_helpline/

MenTalk Podcast: https://menshelpline.org/podcasts/

MenTalk: Support for Miscarriage, Infant Loss, Stillbirth & Infertility Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/273753198154791/?ref=share

Join A Men’s Helpline Support Group: https://menshelpline.org/support-groups/

The Easy Bit - The Male Perspective of Fertility Treatment - Full Documentary: https://youtu.be/U5KDy9ip8gg

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Joe Apgar is the president of Pelotonia and a cancer survivor. In this episode, he opens up for the first time about his male factor infertility that resulted from having testicular cancer, and how he and his wife have created their beautiful fam through open adoption.

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Today's interview was led by Neesha Tambe, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield editor who’s also largely responsible for the hundreds of startups pitching and exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt. But she’s here today because of her personal experience with I-V-F. 
Neesha spoke with Oma Robotics o-founder Kiran Joshi and Root Ventures Partner Chrissy Meyer. Unlike many other fertility providers, Oma focuses on male infertility, and today we’re going to hear about a few things: 

• Oma Fertility's experience building a company in healthcare during a global pandemic
• How Root made the jump to virtual-first investments, which is now the new norm
• And how founders can craft their story and stand out in a crowded market

As always, Matt Burns closed out the show with a round of Pitch Practice and audience questions. If you want to check out the full video of today's conversation, head to our YouTube channel and stay tuned for more TechCrunch Live!

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In this episode Jo talks about how she became the first woman to paddleboard from Liverpool to Goole, picking up litter and fundraising and how that film was made into a critically acclaimed film called Brave Enough - A Journey Home to Joy. She also tells us about writing her book about beautiful places to paddleboard in the UK - the first guide devoted to SUP (stand up paddleboarding) and the SUP community. Jo’s perimenopause was a difficult time, which left her with a lack of sleep and feeling broken, whilst her Mum and Dad were both undergoing chemotherapy. In December 2013 her Mum then died. A friend had suggested she should do some exercise, and she decided to start indoor rowing, which led to paddleboarding. With her recent inclusion in a list of the 10 most influential women in the SUP, in this motivational podcast, Jo gives fantastic advice to help women and explains how she now feels like a warrior. She reveals that she is one of many postmenopausal women who are shouting from the rooftops that we can feel fantastic and lead the best lives ever.

For more information and to access the transcript: www.joyceharper.com/podcasts  

Date of episode recording: 2023-03-05
Duration: 48.21
Language of episode: English
Presenter: Joyce Harper
Guests: Jo Moseley
Producer: Joyce Harper

Functional Therapist Erica Wheeler joins us again, since the pandemic, to discuss some interesting things that not everyone may be aware or will not accept. We also discuss the plastics that we are subject to and how they affect testosterone in men. We also delve into hormones in our tap water, pesticides in food, prescribing a drug versus going after the root cause of most medical issues, and oh yes, the male "taint."

Erica Wheeler: www.evolvewithinnow.com

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Dr. Ryan Cole
Dr. Shanna Swan
www.everydayhealth.com  "The Dirty Dozen" (pesticides in vegetables)

Having a good sperm count isn’t always enough to make pregnancy possible. A man also needs normal sperm morphology (shape) and motility (movement). So what happens when a man has low-quality swimmers? Join Dr. Carrie Bedient from The Fertility Center of Las Vegas, Dr. Abby Eblen from Nashville Fertility Center and Dr. Susan Hudson from Texas Fertility Center as they talk about issues with sperm morphology and motility and how they work around them. Have questions about infertility? Visit FertilityDocsUncensored.com to ask our docs. Selected questions will be answered anonymously in future episodes.

Today’s episode is brought to you by Cicero Diagnostics and Fertility Pharmacy of America

Jon and Laura Summers learned through experience that infertility affects all areas of life. 

Just like women, men can experience a fertility diagnosis. And just like women, that diagnosis brings it uncertainty, fear, guilt and all sorts of emotional turbulence. Many men feel negative emotions as they watch their partners suffer, both with the burden of fertility treatment and also the pain that they may feel for their missing baby.

After surviving testicular cancer, Jon and his partner Laura went through 15 IVF cycles, 2 sperm retrieval surgeries and thousands of injections. They discovered that infertility is a marathon that requires strength and resilience.

Jon’s pragmatic yet jovial approach to the challenge of infertility helps to ease a bit of the burden, especially for men.

They share stories and information for people who are experiencing infertility through videos and social media and their book, ‘The Man’s Guide to Infertility’ helps people navigate this very challenging time in their lives.

Jon and Laura Summers chat on The Simone Feiler Podcast about their journey through infertility, how they decided to write their book and how being considerate to each other's needs was paramount to surviving both journeys.

Find out more about Jon and Laura Summers here
Get 'A Man's Guide to Infertility' here
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The incredibly honest, playful and devoted woman behind Angea shares stories to incite tears and laughter. Over 20 years ago her own health crisis brought her to study TCM and to this day she is as devoted as ever to her cause - sharing the medicine of the cosmos with the community of powerful women that she has nurtured along her path. She empowers women to embrace all stages of their life as an opportunity to re-birth into the next so this conversation is truly one not to be missed.

Other topics discussed in this podcast:

• Conscious conception
• Conceiving at a later age
• Fertility issues leading many women to cycle awareness
• Environmental stressors and the W’om’b
• The Pill and the (lack of) science to support it, and why education is key!
• The egg and the sperm and the cosmic intelligence to grow a human
• Male infertility

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Another episode of TTC Diaries, the weekly show for women trying to conceive with new uploads every week.

In this episode we discuss reasons why your partner may not be able to get you pregnant.

Data has shown the prevalence of infertility has increased over the last decades. In this episode, Dr. Paolo Capogrosso explores if this is also the case in males. Dr. Capogrosso discusses:

• Any novel tests to better investigate male fertility
• What treatment to suggest if the patient has evidence of increased DNA fragmentation and normal semen parameter
• Updates on varicocele treatment, and more

Guest: Dr Paolo Capogrosso, an associate of the EAU Guidelines panel for Sexual and Reproductive Health 

Is human fertility declining? What is the cause and what can we do about it. Our guest is Dr. Shanna Swan, an award-winning scientist based at Mount Sinai Medical Center and one of the world’s leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists. She is the author of Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race.

In this episode, we cover:

•  Is sperm count in human males declining? 
•  Is this decline seen worldwide or just in developed countries?
• Is sperm count the only measure of sperm health that is declining? Are we seeing a change in sperm motility or morphology also?
• Do we see a change in the average testosterone level in men worldwide?
• Do we know what is causing the decline in sperm count? 
• Do we see a similar impact on women’s reproductive health?  And if so, how do we know?
• Could the decline in the fertility rate be, at least in part, the result of a general trend toward delayed childbearing, access to birth control, move from an agrarian society where large numbers of children were valued, etc.? Certainly, so in the western world but also so in developing countries where girls have the opportunity for education and employment.
• Has there been a reduction in the age of puberty in girls in the US. Worldwide?
• If we are comparing current sperm count of men on a country wide basis to past sperm count how do we know we are comparing apples to apples? Couldn’t differences in studies techniques and who they studied account for the difference?
• Has there been an increase in gender fluidity?
• Has there been an increase in disorders of sexual development?
• Can exposures to environmental toxins impact human sexuality and gender identity?
• Can exposures in utero or childhood or adulthood that can impact sexuality and gender identity?
• What lifestyle factors negatively influence fertility?
• What environmental exposures affect fertility for both men and women and how do we avoid exposure? 

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Every woman knows about the biological clock but do men? We take a look at male infertility, the role of age and sperm health and how IVF technology is trying to help.

What are the causes and treatment for male infertility? What lifestyle factors impact fertility in men? We talk with Dr. Natan Bar Chama, Director of the Center of Male Reproductive Health at RMA of New York and a board-certified Urologist and Male Infertility Specialist; and Dr. Eleanor Stevenson, a Professor and Chair of Division of Women, Children and Families at the Duke University School of Nursing where she focuses her scholarship on improving the emotional and informational needs of men experiencing infertility. She is the co-founder of All about Fertility, a website providing resources on male infertility.

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Everything you ever needed to know (but where afraid to ask) about female fertility. We talk with Dr. Julie Lamb, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at Pacific NW Fertility in Seattle who also serves as a clinical faculty at the University of Washington.

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