Fertility Q&A: Amenorrhea, BBT, Clomid, AMH, and more!

As a Woman

Natalie Crawford

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Natalie Crawford answers your fertility questions called into the voicemail. Questions Answered: -What happens if you lose your period after stopping birth control? -Is it normal to have low basal body temperatures during the luteal phase? -Should someone with regular cycles but a potentially short luteal phase consider taking Clomid? -How significant is a drop in AMH and increase in FSH between ages 29 and 31? -Can a past chlamydia infection cause long-term fertility difficulties? -Is it safe to have a colonoscopy while starting IVF or during breastfeeding? -Can women with PCOS donate their uterus or become surrogates? - What physical activities are recommended or restricted after an IUI? Want to receive my weekly newsletter? Sign up at ⁠nataliecrawfordmd.com/newsletter⁠ to receive updates, Q&A, special content and my FREE TTC Starter Kit! Don't forget to ask your questions on Instagram for next week’s For Fertility’s Sake segment when you see the question box on Natalie’s page ⁠@nataliecrawfordmd.⁠ You can also ask a question by calling in and leaving a voicemail. Call 657–229–3672 and ask your fertility question today! Thanks to our amazing sponsors! Check out these deals just for you: Quince- Go to ⁠Quince.com/aaw ⁠for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns Ritual-Go to ⁠ritual.com/aaw⁠ to start Ritual or add Essential For Women 18+ to your subscription today. Calm - Go to ⁠calm.com/aaw⁠ for 40% off unlimited access to Calm’s entire library. AquaTru - Go to ⁠aquatru.com⁠ and use code AAW for 20% off! If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Sunday. Plus, be sure to follow along on Instagram ⁠@nataliecrawfordmd,⁠ check out ⁠Natalie's YouTube channel Natalie Crawford MD⁠, and if you're interested in becoming a patient, check out ⁠Fora Fertility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to as a woman, fertility hormones and beyond. I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford,
0:11.8	and I am a board certified OBGYN and fertility physician and also co-founder of Fora fertility in Austin, Texas.
0:19.0	Each week on this podcast, I discuss health and fertility and how they relate to your true
0:23.5	self.
0:24.4	Become a part of the community of collaboration that amplifies others as a woman.
0:29.2	I hope you enjoy the episode.
0:36.3	Welcome to the As a Woman podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford, and today I'm answering
0:41.0	some of your top fertility questions, and these are voicemail rapid fire answers. So this has been
0:47.3	National Infertility Awareness Week, which I know if you've been on social media, maybe you've been
0:51.5	seen some content about it. Infertility can be hard, isolating.
0:55.5	I've been through it myself and I never knew where to go for the answers to the questions that I
1:01.2	truly had when I was going through it myself. And that's why I started educating on social media
1:05.3	almost a decade ago. And I'm so thankful for all of you who trust and tune in and listen to get
1:10.6	answers. These questions are all answers to vo trust and tune in and listen to get answers.
1:11.5	These questions are all answers to voicemail.
1:13.5	So you can call 657-229-3672 and leave your own voicemail question, and we will get to answering it soon.
1:21.4	Again, 657-229-3672.
1:25.7	You can also ask questions on Instagram at Monday at Natalie Crawford-MD. The Instagram
1:30.0	community is fantastic. If you're not over there, at Natalie Crawford-MD, every Monday, you'll see a
1:35.5	question box. Some of those questions go here, and some are answered right on Instagram. Some are
1:40.5	also answered in the weekly newsletter, Natalie Crawford-MD.com slash newsletter.
1:44.6	And there you'll find fertility-friendly recipes, fertility Q&A answers,
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