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Is It Age or Inflammation? The Truth About Fertility & Egg Quality with Dr. Natalie Crawford
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- The Egg Whisperer Show
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- Jul 22, 2026
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- 780
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Summary
Is it just your age, or is inflammation really affecting your fertility? In this episode, I'm breaking down the real relationship between hormones, inflammation, and egg quality — why age isn't the whole story, how chronic inflammation impacts your fertility, what your cycle is really trying to tell you, and how to balance lifestyle changes with treatment like IVF for the best possible outcome. Joining me is one of my favorite fellow fertility doctors, Dr. Natalie Crawford @NatalieCrawfordMD a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, co-founder of Fora Fertility in Austin, Texas, host of the As a Woman Podcast, and author of The Fertility Formula. ✅️In this episode, we cover: - Why simplifying fertility decline to "just age" does a disservice to patients - How chronic inflammation affects egg quality, mitochondrial function, and chromosome alignment - Why your menstrual cycle is a vital sign and how most tracking apps get ovulation wrong - The best tools and methods for accurately tracking ovulation (BBT, LH tracking, cervical mucus, wearables) - Why baseline cycle knowledge matters, especially after stopping contraception - How to balance lifestyle changes with moving efficiently toward treatment like IVF - Why IVF success starts with preparation, not just the procedure itself 🎯Resources Read: https://www.draimee.org/the-fertility-formula-hormones-inflammation-and-the-truth-about-optimizing-fertility-with-guest-dr-natalie-crawford The Fertility Formula by Dr. Natalie Crawford - https://amzn.to/3Q6xP5k Dr. Natalie Crawford online: @NatalieCrawfordMD (Instagram/social media): https://www.instagram.com/nataliecrawfordmd As a Woman Podcast, hosted by Dr. Natalie Crawford: https://www.nataliecrawfordmd.com/podcast Fora Fertility: Dr. Crawford's practice in Austin, Tex…