Restoring Fertility Naturally
Welcome to the Restoring Fertility Naturally podcast, your source for all things infertility-related through the lens of restorative reproductive medicine! Join host, Malori Mayor, BSN, RN and infertility warrior, for weekly episodes packed with information about fertility medicine that helps restore and cooperate with the natural fertility cycle, instead of suppressing or circumventing it. Malori will be interviewing both professionals in their field and fellow infertility warriors who have walked this difficult path. Thank you for listening and subscribing!
Restoring Fertility Naturally
Episode 4: Guest Interview - Annie Ortiz, FCPI - Bio-Identical Progesterone & NaProTECHNOLOGY
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Malori Mayor, BSN, RN & Annie Ortiz, FCPI
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Episode 4
I'm pleased to present the first guest interview of the Restoring Fertility Naturally podcast! Annie Ortiz, a FertilityCare Practitioner Intern, joins me to talk about bio-identical progesterone.
Your host,
Malori Mayor, BSN, RN
SHOW NOTES
- To read Annie's personal infertility and miscarriage story, visit the Warriors in the Wait project: Part 1 and Part 2
- What is NaProTECHNOLOGY?
- What is the difference between natural (bio-identical) hormones made in the body and artificial hormones found in contraceptives like the birth control pill, and why is this differentiation important?
- NaPro approach to hormones: always bio-identical and cooperative with the woman's cycle
- Pope Paul VI Institute - research arm of NaPro
- Fun fact: only about 13% of women ovulate on day 14 of the menstrual cycle!
- Why is progesterone important for trying to conceive and pregnancy?
- Why would a woman have low progesterone?
- What are some issues that can arise from low progesterone?
- What does an FCP look for in a woman's Creighton fertility chart with regards to possible low progesterone?
- If a woman has biomarkers for low progesterone, what are the next steps for diagnosis and treatment?
- What are some other bio-identical hormones that NaPro uses?
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