How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie Crawford

Huberman Lab

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Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Science

4.8 • 30.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 157 minutes

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Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD, is a double board-certified OB-GYN and reproductive endocrinologist. We discuss how to improve hormone health at any age and the importance of fertility markers not just for pregnancy, but as a powerful window into overall health, vitality and longevity. We discuss hormone replacement therapy, egg freezing, IVF, and what biomarkers like AMH really indicate. Plus, how anti-inflammatory diets and specific supplements can be beneficial and the impact of microplastics and certain fragrances on hormones. We also discuss lesser-known factors that deplete male and female fertility, vitality and health. This conversation highlights how better understanding of hormones and your reproductive markers can empower better informed choices at every stage of life. Read the show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman David: https://davidprotein.com/huberman BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Natalie Crawford (00:02:26) Fertility as a Health Marker, Infertility (00:05:34) Perimenopause, Menopause, Hormone Replacement Theory (00:11:01) Sponsors: David & BetterHelp (00:13:35) Hormone Therapy, Extending Ovarian Lifespan (00:19:11) Plastics, Toxins & Fertility (00:22:02) Does Prior Pregnancy Make Conception Easier?, Secondary Infertility (00:29:02) Testing Sperm; Pregnancy Loss & Conceiving Again, Fertility Testing (00:38:17) Sponsor: AG1 (00:39:40) Menstrual Cycle, Egg Number & Quality, AMH Test (00:48:17) Tool: AMH Test; Fertility Education & Patient Choices (00:53:13) Tool: Tracking Ovulation; Ovulation Disorders (00:55:11) AMH Test Cost; Genetic Testing & Patient Choice (01:01:13) Does Egg Freezing Cause Early Menopause?, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) (01:05:29) Egg Freezing, IVF, Ethical Concerns; Embryo Banking (01:15:21) Sponsor: Eight Sleep (01:16:39) Egg Freezing, Cost & Patient Choices (01:21:22) Concieving After Hormonal Birth Control, IUD or Depo-Provera (01:27:17) Pregnancy Termination & Concieving Again (01:29:28) Support Egg Quality, Tools: Ovulation & Avoiding NSAIDs; 5 Lifestyle Non-Negotiables (01:34:03) Sleep, Melatonin; Cold Plunge (01:38:41) Curcumin, NAD/NR, CoQ10, Supplements for Prenatal Care & Sperm Health (01:42:05) Sponsor: Function (01:43:16) Fertility Research into Supplements & Lifestyle Factors (01:48:21) Inflammation, Red Light (01:53:12) Cannabis & Detriments to Egg & Sperm Health (01:58:57) Nicotine, Smoking, Egg Health & Sperm Count; Healthy Lifestyle Practices (02:02:21) GLP-1s, PCOS, Endometriosis; Human Growth Hormone (02:10:58) Platelet-Rich Plasma; Paternal Age & Sperm Quality; Biotin (02:17:27) Endocrine Disruptors, Fragrances, Receipts, Tool: Fragrance-Free (02:22:48) Patient Education & Empowerment; Inflammation, Celiac Disease (02:25:40) Anti-Inflammatory Diet, Protein, Fiber, Red Meat (02:33:25) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer & Disclosures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everybody should get an AMH test. I think it's a very important marker. If you are listening to this and you want kids one day, ask your doctor for this test. It is not a test of egg quality. And we talked about what egg quality is, right? Genetics and egg competency. But it is a check of how many eggs you have. And that knowledge can be really impactful for how you view your future and your plan.
0:22.2	Welcome to the Huberman Lab podcast, where we discuss science and science-based tools for everyday life.
0:30.9	I'm Andrew Huberman, and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of
0:36.4	Medicine. My guest today is Dr. Natalie Crawford.
0:39.5	Dr. Natalie Crawford is a double board certified physician specializing in obstetrics
0:43.8	and gynecology, fertility, and reproductive health.
0:47.2	Today we discuss the actionable steps that all women can take to improve their reproductive
0:51.9	and hormone health, both to enhance probability of successful
0:55.2	pregnancy, but also because fertility and hormone health are strong correlates of general health
1:00.6	and longevity. Dr. Crawford shares what all women, regardless of age or reproductive goals,
1:05.4	can do to enhance their health, using lifestyle, nutrition, supplementation, and prescription medical tools
1:12.1	that she indeed uses in her practice.
1:14.3	We also have a very honest discussion about biological versus chronological age and fertility,
1:19.8	why age is not just a number, but also why it is that many women do successfully conceive
1:25.5	in their 40s.
1:26.5	Of course, there's a lot of information online nowadays
1:29.1	about women's hormones, fertility, and health.
1:31.6	Today, thanks to Dr. Crawford,
1:33.4	you'll learn what is known and documented
1:35.5	and what she has herself consistently observed
1:38.0	clinically in her practice about women's health and fertility.
1:41.7	Few, if any, people have Dr. Crawford's training, clinical acumen,
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