IVF Prep at HealthYouniversity
Welcome to Health Youniversity, the podcast dedicated to helping you reclaim your health, through fertility, pregnancy & postpartum, and what I call PRE-perimenopause (so you don't have to suffer when it arrives) I'm your host, Dr. Susan Fox, a women's health expert with over 24 years of experience in helping people navigate hormonal health from menses to menopause.
If you or someone you love is struggling with fertility challenges, you've found the right place. Whether you're just thinking about "maybe" starting a family or are actively trying to conceive, this podcast is here to provide you with the knowledge, tools, and support you need to turn those dreams into reality.
At Health Youniversity, we'll marry traditional medicine with modern science to help you achieve optimum reproductive health. I'll be joined by experts in the field to share comprehensive solutions that you can apply today. Knowledge is power - that's why education is at the core of Health Youniversity. Tune in to our podcast on iTunes and Spotify, and let's turn your dreams of family into reality. I can't wait to guide you on this empowering path of self-discovery and wellness. Stay tuned for our newest podcast season, coming soon.
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Episodes
130 episodes
Hormone Tracking through Perimenopause with MiraCare
It’s common to think about hormone tracking as conception tools, but your hormones don't clock out once you’ve had a baby or are entering perimenopause. Rose MacKenzie, Clinical Manager at MiraCare, returns to Health Youniversity to...
Wanting Children: Family Planning Policies with Dr. Len Lopoo
While the definition is broader, the term “family planning” has long meant contraception.Dr. Leonard Lopoo wrote Wanting Children, a deep dive into 50 years of U.S. family policy and why it was never built with fertilit...
Acupuncture & IVF Research with Dr. Lee Hullender Rubin
A new Lancet study on IVF add-ons made headlines, and acupuncture was one of the treatments under review. Dr. Lee Hullender Rubin joins Dr. Susan Fox to discuss what the study actually found, what it got right, and what it missed. D...
What's in your Glass? The Hidden Tax of Drinking with Paul Lagerstedt
Ever wonder why one glass of wine leaves you fine and the next one wrecks you? Paul Lagerstedt invented ALKAA® , a patented sachet you drop right in your glass to pull out the compounds in alcohol that makes you feel bad. He joins Dr. Susan Fox...
Vitamin G for Fertility with Dr. Gina Nick
Every single cell in our body needs glutathione. Most of us are low without knowing it. Dr. Gina Nick is a naturopathic physician, researcher, and the world's leading expert on glutathione, which she has penned “Vitamin G”.&nb...
It's Not You; It's Endo! with HerAnova
For years, women with endometriosis were told their pain was normal. By the time they try to conceive, the disease can have progressed to be a real problem.Dr. Susan Fox sits down with Dr. Farideh Bischoff, Chief Medical Officer, and Pen...
The Many Paths to Your Family with Leslie Lopez
She spent six years trying to become a mother. Male factor infertility caught too late, a stillbirth, egg freezing, a divorce and then gestational surrogacy in the middle of COVID with a therapist who was not trained in Assisted Reproductive Te...
Healthy Skin for Healthy Hormones with Jodi Scott of Green Goo
Jodi Scott was pregnant when she opened her first aid cabinet and started reading the ingredient labels. What she found surprised her. The products people trusted for cuts, burns, and skin irritation contained ingredients she no longer felt com...
Egg Sharing with Co-Fertility with Lauren Makler
She woke up with pain in her side and went to the doctor expecting an explanation. She walked out having been told she might have late-stage ovarian cancer. What it turned out to be was a rare disease documented in only 154 people o...
Postpartum Hormone Tracking: When? Why? How? with Rose Mackenzie
She had a baby. Then her cycle disappeared — and nobody told her what that actually meant, or when it might come back, or whether she could get pregnant again before it did. Rose McKenzie has spent over a decade helping women understand their h...
Whole Body Fertility Coaching with WOVA and Gabie Peytchev
She went through infertility twice. The first time, she learned the cause was male factor — and nobody talked about what could be done about it. The second time, “unexplained” — which, as Dr. Susan pointed out, is less a non-diagnosis. Both tim...
Reversing PCOS Using Mira + CGM with Rose Mackenzie and Dr. Basma Faris
Three women who've spent years inside the PCOS conversation — one as a clinician, one as a hormone tracking specialist, one as a board-certified OBGYN and culinary medicine physician — and they still said, out loud, that nobody has all the answ...
Air Quality in the IVF Setting with Dr. Kathryn Worrilow
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, Dr. Susan Fox sits down with Dr. Katie Worrilow — founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Life Air Systems, postdoctoral-trained reproductive physiologist, and former scientific director of IVF program...
Movement for Fertility with Marta Han and Zsofia Jamieson
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, Dr. Susan Fox sits down with Zsofia Jamieson and Marta Han — co-founders of The Fertility Class and certified teachers of the Aviva Method — for a conversation about something most fertility conversati...
Fertility Yoga with Ashley Statchon of Metta Mama
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, Dr. Susan Fox sits down with Ashley Statchon — yoga teacher, fertility and prenatal specialist, oncology yoga instructor, and director of Metta Mama — for a conversation that starts with the nervous sy...
Unforgetting: Remembering Your Spirit with Dr. Kelly McCann
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, Dr. Susan Fox sits down with Dr. Kelly McCann — board-certified physician in internal medicine and pediatrics, trained in functional, integrative, and environmental medicine — for a conversation that b...
Reclaim Agency with Doula Erica Paulson
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, Dr. Susan Fox sits down with Erica Paulson — doula, certified clinical hypnotherapist, prenatal bonding specialist, and founder of Nurture — for a conversation that goes far beyond what most p...
Reversing PCOS for Fertility
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, Dr. Susan Fox sits down with Dr. Angela Potter — integrative fertility doctor, nutritionist, and PCOS specialist — for a conversation that challenges much of what conventional medicine overlooks about ...
Health Youniversity Group Public Charity
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, Dr. Susan Fox steps in solo to share something close to her heart — the charitable organization behind the work, and why it exists.As part of the international Podcastathon (March 14–20), podcas...
Certified Fertility Doula - Get the Support You Need with Jess Tims
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, we explore something that doesn't get nearly enough attention on the fertility journey: the kind of support that holds you together while medicine does its work.Dr. Susan sits down with Jess Tim...
What's in Your Water? with Cydian Kauffman
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, we talk about something so fundamental we rarely stop to question it — the water we drink every single day, and what it might actually contain.Dr. Susan sits down with Cydian Kauffman — owner of...
Is Fertility Concierge service right for you? with Ashlee Laroue BSN, RN
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, we explore something that more people need to know exists — a nurse who shows up for you in the gaps that even the best fertility clinics simply can't fill.Dr. Susan sits down with Ashlee La...
Accelerate Fertility with AI + Chinese Medicine with Kirsten Karchmer
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, we explore how ancient Chinese Medicine wisdom meets cutting-edge AI technology to accelerate fertility outcomes—at a fraction of the cost of IVF.Join Dr. Susan as she sits down with Dr. Kirsten...
Fertility Support with IVF Doula with Laura Weppler, BSN, RN
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, we're tackling a critical gap in the fertility treatment journey: the missing emotional and educational support during IVF.Join Dr. Susan as she sits down with Laura Weppler, a certified fertili...
Male Fertility - It Takes 2 to Tango with Dr. Burnett
In today's episode of Health Youniversity, we're diving into the often-overlooked side of the fertility conversation: male factor infertility.Join Dr. Susan as she sits down with Dr. Arthur "Bud" Burnett II, M.D., MBA, FACS, a trailblazi...