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To The Root
Welcome to ‘To the Root’, a podcast tailored for skin warriors eager to nerd out on all things root cause care and healing skin from the inside-out.
Join your host, Robyn Spangler, as she becomes your big sister in functional health & skin healing. With over a decade of experience as a functional dietitian, Robyn deeply believes the conventional medicine system is failing us. She is dedicated to empowering skin warriors with knowledge and strategies to get to the root cause of your skin concerns. In her efforts, Robyn has founded The Clear Skin Lab - a program designed to help individuals address the root causes of their skin struggles and make their skin their favorite outfit again.
Disclaimer: this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a replacement for medical treatment.
To The Root
Part 2: Growing Our Family — Recurrent Pregnancy Loss & What We Found
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In this episode of To The Root, Robyn Spangler shares her journey through recurrent pregnancy loss after five pregnancies, including chemical pregnancies, a miscarriage, and an ectopic pregnancy.
She breaks down her medical timeline, the limitations of conventional fertility care, and the deeper testing she pursued to uncover root causes. Robyn highlights key findings that shaped her treatment plan and emphasizes the importance of self-advocacy and personalized care.
This episode offers insight and guidance for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of fertility challenges and potential underlying factors.
Tune in now!
If you haven’t yet listened to Part 1 of this series, we encourage you to go back and tune in to hear the beginning of Robyn’s journey—including the story behind Scottie and the song written for her: https://www.theclearskinlab.com/opt-in/to-the-root-podcast
Highlights:
- A detailed timeline of Robyn’s recurrent pregnancy loss journey
- Clinical distinctions between chemical pregnancies, miscarriage, and ectopic pregnancy
- Overview of standard fertility workups and their limitations
- The role of advanced and self-directed testing in identifying potential root causes
- Insights into uterine health, microbiome imbalances, and chronic endometritis
- Findings from surgical evaluation, including uterine septum identification and repair
- Considerations around sperm quality and DNA fragmentation
- The importance of patient advocacy within the fertility care system
- Emotional considerations when navigating repeated loss and uncertainty
- Key interventions that contributed to a successful pregnancy outcome
Connect with Robyn:
Instagram: @nutritionbyrobyn
Website: https://www.theclearskinlab.com
Testing & Resources Mentioned:
Tests/procedures with did with the fertility doc:
-Full recurrent loss panel
-Progesterone
-All the hormone tests
-immune & inflammation labs
-АМН
-Full thyroid health
-Blood clotting factors
-Genetics (including mthfr & karyotype)
-Laparoscopy procedure to screen for endometriosis
-Hysteroscopy + checking for open tubes
-Uterine lining checks
-Uterine biopsy (with plasma cell testing) during hysteroscopy procedure
-Sperm testing with DNA fragmentation (multiple- via fertility clinic & on our own via Legacy Use code Robyn for a discount.
Testing we did on our own:
-Sperm Analysis with DNA fragmentation - via Legacy Use code Robyn for a discount.
-Mold/mycotoxins - Vibrant Wellness*
-Minerals - HTMA via Trace Elements*
-Heavy metals- via HTMA Trace Elements*
-Stool tests- Via GI MAP*
-Fertilysis- Female microbiome Test (tests vagina and uterus microbiome)
-Fertilysis - Reproductive Immunology Test
-Evvy vaginal microbiome testing
-plasmalogen testing via Prodrome Science*
Any tests with a * are only available via licensed practitioners which I was able to order given my profession.