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Your doctor throws acronyms at you like you’re in a spelling bee — AMH, FSH, HSG — and somehow you’re supposed to know if you’re still fertile?
In this brutally honest episode, Dr. Linnea Goodman joins IVF Daddies to decode the fertility alphabet soup: what those numbers actually mean, how to read your labs without crying, and why male fertility tests deserve equal airtime.
Chapters
00:00 Understanding Fertility Testing Acronyms
10:21 The Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Interactions
15:18 Male Fertility Testing: Semen Analysis
20:09 Evaluating the Uterus and Fallopian Tubes
👀 We talk about:
• AMH vs FSH — egg quantity isn’t the same as quality
• Why semen analysis should be foreplay, not an afterthought
• The “HSG” test no one warns you about
• How PCOS, hormones, and stress tag-team your fertility score
This is the episode your OB-GYN wishes they had time to record — zero fluff, all facts, and a little laughter because, honestly, fertility is weird AF.
🩸 Listen now and tell us: What fertility test result made you Google at 2 a.m.?
💌 DM or tag @IVFDaddies on Instagram with your story — you might hear it on our next episode.
💡 Subscribe to IVF Daddies on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube for more unfiltered family-building stories. https://ivfdaddies-newsletter.beehiiv.com/
By JULIO GAGGIA AND RICHARD WESTOBY5
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Your doctor throws acronyms at you like you’re in a spelling bee — AMH, FSH, HSG — and somehow you’re supposed to know if you’re still fertile?
In this brutally honest episode, Dr. Linnea Goodman joins IVF Daddies to decode the fertility alphabet soup: what those numbers actually mean, how to read your labs without crying, and why male fertility tests deserve equal airtime.
Chapters
00:00 Understanding Fertility Testing Acronyms
10:21 The Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Interactions
15:18 Male Fertility Testing: Semen Analysis
20:09 Evaluating the Uterus and Fallopian Tubes
👀 We talk about:
• AMH vs FSH — egg quantity isn’t the same as quality
• Why semen analysis should be foreplay, not an afterthought
• The “HSG” test no one warns you about
• How PCOS, hormones, and stress tag-team your fertility score
This is the episode your OB-GYN wishes they had time to record — zero fluff, all facts, and a little laughter because, honestly, fertility is weird AF.
🩸 Listen now and tell us: What fertility test result made you Google at 2 a.m.?
💌 DM or tag @IVFDaddies on Instagram with your story — you might hear it on our next episode.
💡 Subscribe to IVF Daddies on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube for more unfiltered family-building stories. https://ivfdaddies-newsletter.beehiiv.com/