Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals

Today I share a new episode in my Fertility Awareness Reality series! Emma and I breakdown the process of overcoming the very real fear of pregnancy when transitioning to using the fertility awareness method!

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on October 6th! Will you be joining us?Click here to register now!

• Fear around having sex when not on hormonal birth control

• How Emma managed her fertility prior to discovering Fertility Awareness

• Emma's period history, hormonal contraceptive and what lead her to Fertility Awareness charting

• How discovering Fertility Awareness would have changed Emma's relationship with her partner

• Reasons why Emma didn't go on hormonal birth control

You can connect with Lisa on Facebook, Twitter, and on her website.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 309 | Using Fertility Awareness for Birth Control | Lisa & Freya
• FFP 300 | Conceiving with Fertility Awareness | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• [On-Air-Client Session] FFP 293 | Using Fertility Awareness For Birth Control | Kallie & Lisa
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 289 | Taking the Leap from Hormonal Birth Control to Fertility Awareness | Stephanie & Lisa
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 276 | Using Fertility Awareness for Birth Control … Minus the Fear | Lisa & Cherese
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 253 | Does Fertility Awareness Really Work? | Sarrah & Lisa

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by the upcoming Postpartum Edition of Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

Dr. Jess (Dr. Jessica Peatross) is a western trained medical doctor who began her journey into healing in 2009 when she graduated from the University of Louisville internal medicine residency program and began practicing as a hospitalist. She worked in hospitals for 6 years before she felt that patients deserved more than a pill for every ill. So she decided to train in functional medicine with Gerson therapy, ozone, herbalism and regenerative health.

Dr Jess is a well known herbal formulator, lecturer, and praised health educator. She is passionate about teaching people how to be their own best doctor by educating themselves and urging them to listen to their bodies.

In today's episode, we dive into the world of hidden infections, parasites, and pathogens. Discover the unexpected health issues that could be causing fertility challenges!

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! We start on October 6th! Will you be joining us?Click here to register now!

• What drew Dr. Peatross to medicine and prompted her to shift her focus on medicine

• Why Dr. Peatross describes residency as hazing

• How some of these hidden illnesses can present themselves and how they can be missed by our traditional medical system

• Where would someone get mould exposure and how to detect it in your body

• What are the common symptoms of mould and how it can affect your health

• Is there anything that a person can do to minimize the effect of mould

• How to determine if your house is safe of mould

• How individuals think they are immune from hidden pathogens, viruses and infections

• Why some people get sick and some people do not when exposed to the same thing

• How underlying infections and parasites can reap havoc on our health

• How grinding teeth and a full moon are related to parasites

• Where do parasites come from, what are the key signs of having a parasite and what are the treatments

• How did Dr. Peatross develop the knowledge in these health related issues and how does one look for a Dr. who specializes in these issues

You can connect with Dr. Jessica on Facebook, Instagram, and on her Website.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 227 | Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Fibroids, and Epigenetics | Dr. Tiffany Katz, Ph.D.
• FFP 189 | Lyme Disease & Fertility | Robin Shirley
• FFP 154 | Managing Your Toxic Load | Optimizing Digestion and Liver Function | Dr. Joseph Pizzorno | Dr. Joe Klassen
• FFP 070 | Healing, Illness, Fertility & Pregnancy | Getting to the Root Cause | Dr. Thomas Cowan
• FFP 044 | Taking Charge of Your Fertility | Fertility Awareness Method | Toni Weschler

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by the upcoming Postpartum Edition of Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

Today I share a new episode in my Pill Reality Series. Discover how Shannon's junior high sex-education turned out to be an epic fail, and how she ultimately switched from hormonal birth control to fertility awareness to help her manage her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

Listen to The Fifth Vital Sign for free with your free 30 day trial of Audible! Click here to listen now

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Course. The most in-depth and comprehensive online fertility awareness self-study program available. Click here to join now!

• The history of Shannon's menstrual cycle and hormonal birth control

• Shannon's experience with High School sex education class

• How sex education classes teach are focused on fear and guilt

• Differences in how sex education is taught to adolescents

• How Shannon's lack of sex education filtered into her choices of preventing pregnancy and birth control

• How birth control can affect your relationship

• Shannon's diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and the cognitive changes

• Shannon's experience and side effects with the IUD

• Why Shannon made the switch from hormonal birth control to fertility awareness
• How Multiple Sclerosis forced Shannon to look at her health, body and symptoms

You can connect with Lisa on Facebook, Twitter, and on her Website.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 312 | Fertility Awareness for Teenagers? | Chloe Skerlak
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 309 | Using Fertility Awareness for Birth Control | Lisa & Freya
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 289 | Taking the Leap from Hormonal Birth Control to Fertility Awareness | Stephanie & Lisa
• FFP 244 | The Truth About Using FAM for Birth Control | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 208 | From Birth Control To Fertility Awareness | Lisa & Michelle
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 169 | The Menstrual Cycle as a Diagnostic Tool | Sarah & Lisa
• FFP 140 | Transitioning From Hormonal Birth Control After Long Term Pill Use | Lisa | Fertility Friday

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by the upcoming Postpartum Edition of Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

Michelle Oravitz L.Ac, FABORM is an acupuncturist, ayurvedic practitioner, and certified hypnotherapist specializing in fertility health. Michelle was inspired to change her career from architecture to acupuncture after having her own reproductive imbalances resolved by her acupuncturist. Her method of treatment encompasses not only herbs and acupuncture, but also incorporates diet, supplements, essential oils, and most importantly the mind and how it influences conception. She helps women and couples both online and in person, and is the host of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast.

In today's episode Michelle shares how the phases of the menstrual cycle are broken down in Chinese Medicine, and why your period has always been considered a vital sign in Eastern Medicine.

Listen to The Fifth Vital Sign for free with your free 30 day trial of Audible! Click here to listen now.

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Course. The most in-depth and comprehensive online fertility awareness self-study program available. Click here to join now!

• Why Michelle switched careers

• How Chinese Medicine looks at the menstrual cycle

• How Chinese Medicine compares to Western Medicine

• What Michelle looks for in a woman's menstrual cycle

• Michelle's suggestions to support women's liver health

• Michelle's recommendations for women with heavy bleeding

• How specific diets are not suitable for every woman and how they affect the menstrual cycle

• Rule of acupuncture and addressing pain in reference to cramping

You can connect with Michelle Oravitz on her Website, Facebook, and Instagram.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 245 | Essential Oils and Your Hormones | Dr Mariza Snyder
• FFP 195 | Ayurvedic Medicine | Managing The Postpartum Period | Stacy Claxton
• FFP 192 | Chinese Medicine for Menstrual Cycle Health | Eric Karchmer
• FFP 081 | Miscarriage, Pregnancy & Mindset | Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) | Heidi Brockmyre
• FFP 062 | Acupuncture for Fertility and Menstrual Cycle Health | Jani White
• FFP 032 | Acupuncture for Fertility | Male Factor Infertility | Marc Sklar

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by the upcoming Postpartum Edition of Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

Originally from South Africa, Deborah graduated from Naropa University with a Masters in Somatic Psychotherapy in 2005. She is a licensed clinical mental health counsellor. Her therapy practice is a multidisciplinary approach to health and wellness, using flower essences and somatic awareness in supporting each client's unique process. She is a doula, a women's wisdom circle leader, online educator and yoga teacher. She and her wife own Juniper, a yoga and healing arts center in Brooklyn. She co-owns Spirit Shop, a store specializing in women's menstrual, sexual and emotional health. Spirit Shop specializes in Vaginal Steaming, that make custom blends and steam saunas. She is a mama to her nearly 3 year old boy, Skye.

In today's episode Deborah shares her experience of conceiving within a same-sex relationship. From the challenges of finding a sperm donor, to the process of home insemination, this conversation will open your eyes to the challenges gender & sexual minorities face when building their families.

Listen to The Fifth Vital Sign for free with your free 30 day trial of Audible! Click here to listen now.

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook. The first fully customizable paper charting workbook of its kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here to grab your copy today!

• Deborah's journey getting pregnant in a same-sex marriage

• Challenges in getting information for gender & sexual minorities

• The process of getting pregnant when you have a sperm donor

• Deborah's experience with at home IUI

• What options are available to get pregnant for LBGQ couples

• How much sperm is taken by the sperm donor and the restrictions on ejaculation

• Do all midwives do at home IUI's

• What is the sperm storage process and Deborah's experience with the clinic

• Challenges that can arise once you have a sperm donor

• The difference working with a known sperm donor versus a randomly chosen donor

You can connect with Deborah Bagg on her Website, Facebook, and Instagram.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 263 | Surrogacy and Egg Donation | Eloise Drane
• FFP 160 | Clomid, Letrozole & IUI | How Effective Are Infertility Treatments? | IVF | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 196 | Egg Donation | Infertility | The World Egg Bank | Diana Thomas
• FFP 183 | Reproductive Scenarios for Gender & Sexual Minorities | Fertility Awareness in the LGBTQAI Community | Rose Yewchuk
• FFP 088 | IVF Using Donor Eggs | Egg Donation | Infertility | Donor Egg Bank USA | Heidi Hayes
• FFP 011 | Age Related Fertility Decline | Using Reproductive Technologies | IVF IUI & IVM | Dr Melanie McDowall

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by the upcoming Postpartum Edition of Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

Christine McAlister is an entrepreneur, business coach and the author of the #1 bestseller The Income Replacement Formula: Seven Simple Steps To Doing What You Love And Making Six Figures From Anywhere. An expert on turning tragedy into triumph, she founded her company, Life With Passion, after the full-term stillbirth of her first daughter, Maeve. Christine helps high-achievers all over the world to quit their jobs, replace their incomes, and scale to 6 figures, doing what they are uniquely gifted to do. Christine, her husband and "rainbow babies," live with their 2 rescue dogs, near their Arabian horses, in Louisville, Kentucky.

"No matter what you've been through it's possible to survive and thrive …You get to make your own meaning."

— Christine McAlister

In today's episode Christine shares her compelling story of fertility challenges, loss, and how she transformed a terrible situation into a beautiful one. Join us for a powerful and inspiring conversation, delving into rarely discussed topics from motherhood to life after miscarriage and stillbirth.

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE Postpartum Edition! We start on August 12th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now!

• Christine's fertility journey
• How Christine was able to get through her miscarriages, pregnancy loss and stillbirth
• Christine's experience delivering a stillbirth baby
• How Christine found her midwife and how their relationship grew and the importance of their relationship
• How Christine put fear and her previous trauma behind her and got thru her next two pregnancies
• The similarity between Christine's pregnancies
• How common miscarriage is and why women don't talk about it openly and more frequently
• How Christine's experiences transformed her and would she change her experience

You can connect with Christine McAlister on her Website, Facebook, and Instagram.

• The Income Replacement Formula: Seven Simple Steps To Doing What You Love And Making Six Figures From Anywhere
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 153 | Maintaining Hope After Miscarriage | Fertility Awareness and Pregnancy | Lisa & Maria
• FFP 120 | Fertility Yoga | Healing Pregnancy Loss, Miscarriage and Failed IVF Treatments | Connecting With Your Divine Feminine Energy | Zahra Haji
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 112 | Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Low Progesterone, Miscarriage, Stress & The Menstrual Cycle | Overcoming Fertility Challenges | Amelia & Lisa
• FFP 102 | Abortion, Menstrual Extraction | Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, Still Birth | Molly Dutton-Kenny
• FFP 081 | Miscarriage, Pregnancy & Mindset | Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) | Heidi Brockmyre
• FFP 074 | Resurrection Year | Maintaining Hope Through Infertility | Sheridan Voysey
• FFP 054 | The MTHFR Gene Mutation and Fertility | Recurrent Miscarriage, Nutrient Deficiencies, and Folic Acid | Diane Keddy

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by the upcoming Postpartum Edition of Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

Dr. Jessica Drummond is the CEO of The Integrative Women's Health Institute and author of Outsmart Endometriosis. She holds licenses in physical therapy and clinical nutrition and is a board certified health coach. She has 20 years of experience working with women with chronic pelvic pain, facilitates educational programs for women's health professionals in more than 60 countries globally, and leads virtual wellness programs for people with endometriosis. Dr. Drummond lives and works with her husband and daughters between Houston, Texas, and Fairfield, Connecticut.

In today's episode we delve into endometriosis. What it is, what causes it, and how you can treat it naturally. Discover why period pain, though common, is not considered "normal" — and what you can do to reduce and/or eliminate your pain!

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE Postpartum Edition! We start on August 12th! Will you be joining us? Click here to register now!

• What lead Jessica to study and delve into Women's Health and period pain

• What is endometriosis and the difference between paradigms

• Period Pain is not always endometriosis

• Challenges with surgery in response to endometriosis

• Surgery is not always a requirement for endometriosis

• Other options for those who are experiencing fertility issues or period pain who don't want to go straight to surgery

• Risks of birth control and using it as the cure for period pain

• What causes endometriosis

You can connect with Jessica Drummond on his Website, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 318 | Overcoming Period Pain + Natural Birth Control | Lisa & Lauren
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 304 | Overcoming Period Pain and an Infertility Diagnosis | Lisa & Angie
• FFP 283 | Overcoming Period Pain | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 220 | Managing Intense Period Pain | Maria & Lisa
• [On Air Client Session] FFP 151 | Overcoming Period Pain | The Link Between Digestion & The Menstrual Cycle | Lisa & Stacey
• FFP 145 | Overcoming Endometriosis Naturally | Endoempowered | Melissa Turner
• FFP 142 | Endometriosis, PCOS, Acne & Infertility | Getting to the Root Cause | Dr. Pamela Frank
• FFP 136 | Endometriosis, PCOS & Fibroids | Surgical Techniques That Preserve Fertility | NaPro Technology | Dr. Kyle Beiter
• FFP 017 | Natural Treatment for Unexplained Infertility | Treating Endometriosis and Fibroids | Dr Shawna Darou, ND

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by the upcoming Postpartum Edition of Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

Today I'm sharing a special bonus episode all about postpartum charting! This episode is a replay of episode 291 (in case you missed it!) where I shared a whole episode on the most common questions I've received about postpartum charting — a topic I've had more and more questions about over the years.

Today's episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE Postpartum Edition! We start on August 12th! Will you be joining us?Click here to register now!

• Why postpartum charting is so different than charting your normal cycle
• How cervical mucus is so crucial for postpartum charting
• How breastfeeding affects the return of your menstrual cycle
• The role of basal body temperature postpartum
• Factors to be mindful of when wanting get your period back postpartum to being trying to conceive again
• When to consult with your doctor if you don't see signs of your period returning postpartum
• Benefits of the Tempdrop if you want to monitor your temperature when charting postpartum
• Why it can be so helpful to work with an instructor when postpartum charting
• How the Marquette method or other methods of charting may be a better option when you cannot fully rely on your cervical mucus or basal body temperature
• When you start charting postpartum
• Why it is so important to understand your mucus pattern and be consistent with charting if you plan to chart postpartum
• What to expect when your period return

You can connect with Lisa on her Facebook, Twitter, and on her website.

• FFP 119 | The Truth About Using Fertility Awareness Postpartum | Is Fertility Awareness Effective When You're Breastfeeding? | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 118 | All About Breastfeeding | Why it Might Not Be As Easy As You Think To Breastfeed Your Baby After Birth | Myths and Facts About Breastfeeding | Lori J Isenstadt, IBCLC
• FFP 126 | Does Your Diet Impact Your Breastmilk? | Eating for Two: How to Produce the Most Nutritious Breastmilk | Managing the Postpartum Period | What Breastfeeding is Really Like | Lily Nichols
• FFP 158 | How Effective is Fertility Awareness? | The Marquette Method | Dr. Mary Lee Barron, PhD
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 289 | Taking the Leap from Hormonal Birth Control to Fertility Awareness | Stephanie & Lisa
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 291 | Postpartum Charting | Your Questions Answered! | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 268 | Postpartum Planning | What Really Happens After Birth | Adriana Lozada
• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 251 | Postpartum Charting & Using FAM for Birth Control | Tara & Lisa
• FFP 243 | The Fourth Trimester | Postpartum Care with Maga Mama | Kimberly Ann Johnson
• FFP 119 | The Truth About Using Fertility Awareness Postpartum | Is Fertility Awareness Effective When You're Breastfeeding? | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 087 | Managing the Postpartum Period | Creating a Support System for New Moms | How to Transition Back to Work After Baby | Arianna Taboada

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

Fertility Awareness Mastery Live: Postpartum Edition

This episode is sponsored by the upcoming Postpartum Edition of Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

For more than 18 years, Dr. Marc Sklar (aka The Fertility Expert) has been helping couples struggling to conceive empower their fertility naturally with his online fertility programs and virtual consultations. He's the creator of FertilityTV, a youtube channel dedicated to natural fertility with over 100,000 subscribers, the founder of the Reproductive Wellness Clinic in San Diego California and the clinical director of MarcSklar.com helping couples via online programs and virtual coaching.

He has extensive experience and expertise in treating and resolving the causes of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss with classical Acupuncture and Chinese Medicines. A Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, Board Certified Herbalist and Oriental Medicine Practitioner, and President of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine (ABORM), Sklar approaches his patients with an open mind, compassion and a medically integrative perspective.

In today's episode we delve into male factor infertility! Learn how to interpret your partner's semen analysis, when you should be asking for one, how to get your partner on board with testing, and so much more!

Join us for an upcoming Masterclass all about Postpartum Cycle Charting on Wednesday July 22nd! Click here to register now! You'll want to register to gain access to the replay even if you aren't able to join live!

• Shift in the way the public look at Male Factor Infertility but not a shift in mainstream medicine

• Why the responsibility for infertility issues is typically put on the female versus the male

• Difference between what the lab results say and what's optimal for natural conception

• All men can improve their health and sperm and it may not be in their diet

• What can the female partner do whether or not their partner has had a sperm an analysis

• Things that can impair and improve sperm production

• How to address habit attachments with couples where one partners habits could be affecting fertility

• What the parameters are like on the female side

• How the numbers in the tests and labs relate to your health

• Both males and females need to be open to improving ourselves to assist in fertility
• How fear forces us into making decisions

You can connect with Marc Sklar on his website, Facebook and Instagram.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 320 | Male Factor Infertility | The Significance of Morphology | Prof. Thinus Kruger
• FFP 305 | Varicocele Diagnosis & Treatment | Male Factor Infertility | Dr. Mary Samplaski
• FFP 134 | Optimizing Sperm Health | Motility, Morphology & Sperm Count | Why He Needs To Get Tested ASAP | Marc Sklar
• FFP 080 | Can Your Relationship Survive Fertility Challenges? | Save The Marriage | Dr. Lee Baucom
• FFP 032 | Acupuncture for Fertility | Male Factor Infertility | Marc Sklar
• FFP 023 | Can Fertility Awareness Bring you and your Partner Closer Together? | Kindara Charting App | Will Sacks

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

Professor Kruger, the founder of the first IVF clinic in South Africa (Tygerberg Fertility Clinic, Stellenbosch University), is also the proud co-founder and partner of Aevitas Fertility Clinic, established in 2003. Prof Kruger acted as leader of the team at Tygerberg Fertility Clinic, which lead to

• The first test tube baby in South Africa (1984);
• The first frozen embryo pregnancy in South Africa, (1988);
• The first baby born from ICSI (intra cytoplasmic sperm injection) in South Africa (1995)
• Standardisation of international sperm morphology guidelines, by the World Health Organisation (WHO), from research conducted by the team.

From a personal and clinical perspective, Professor Kruger believes in a holistic approach towards infertility and always tries to assist his patients by solving problems in the simplest and most cost effect way possible.

In today's episode we talk about male factor infertility, and the important role sperm morphology plays in natural conception.

Join us for an upcoming Masterclass all about Postpartum Cycle Charting on Wednesday July 22nd! Click here to register now! You'll want to register to gain access to the replay even if you aren't able to join live!

• What brought Professor Kruger to focus on fertility challenges and more specifically, challenges in sperm morphology

• Professor Kruger's analyzation of sperm and that certain sperm shapes have a connection with pregnancy rates

• What is morphology?

• If morphology effects fertilization?

• What the impact of male infertility can have on a couple trying to conceive naturally

• What a female should know about morphology

• What are things men can focus on when they are identified to have low morphology

• The time frame a couple can expect it to take for the changes to take effect

• Professor Kruger's perspective on the decline in male sperm count and quality

• Whether there is a link between morphology and quality of the sperm in terms of integrity of the DNA.

• There are practical things to improve the quality of the males sperm if problems are detected in the males sperm

You can connect with Professor Kruger on his website.

• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook
• Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program

• FFP 305 | Varicocele Diagnosis & Treatment | Male Factor Infertility | Dr. Mary Samplaski
• FFP 262 | Should Men Be Equally Responsible For Birth Control? | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 134 | Optimizing Sperm Health | Motility, Morphology & Sperm Count | Why He Needs To Get Tested ASAP | Marc Sklar
• FFP 080 | Can Your Relationship Survive Fertility Challenges? | Save The Marriage | Dr. Lee Baucom
• FFP 032 | Acupuncture for Fertility | Male Factor Infertility | Marc Sklar
• FFP 023 | Can Fertility Awareness Bring you and your Partner Closer Together? | Kindara Charting App | Will Sacks

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!