Reproductive Hormones 101

As a Woman

Natalie Crawford

Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Natalie Crawford, double board certified OBGYN and REI, breaks down the complex world of reproductive hormones, providing you with a comprehensive guide to understanding their menstrual cycle, hormone function, and reproductive health. Key Topics Covered: 1. Hormone Basics -The HPO (Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Ovary) Axis -How hormones communicate in the body -Roles of key hormones: GnRH, FSH, LH, Estrogen, Progesterone 2. The Menstrual Cycle Explained -Egg development and ovulation process -Hormone fluctuations throughout the cycle -Normal cycle length and characteristics 3. Hormone Health Insights -Identifying normal vs. abnormal cycles -Impact of prolactin and thyroid hormones -Importance of hormone testing 4. Common Misconceptions -Estrogen dominance -Hormone balance -Effects of biotin on hormone testing Want to receive my weekly newsletter? Sign up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠nataliecrawfordmd.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ to receive updates, Q&A, special content and freebies If you haven’t already, please rate, review, and follow the podcast to be notified of new episodes every Tuesday. 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. Join the Learn at Pinnacle app to earn FREE CE Credit for listening to this episode! This episode is brought to you by The Pinnacle Podcast Network! Learn more about Pinnacle at learnatpinnacle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the stuff we should get taught when we're younger.
0:02.2	I like to think about this as air traffic control.
0:04.8	So that is what the brain is doing.
0:06.7	It's getting signals back from different planes.
0:09.0	It's evaluating the weather.
0:10.6	And it's deciding if it's an okay time for the plane to take off and to land.
0:15.1	I think it's really important to understand that your hormones are different messengers.
0:19.9	It's like having your best friend in a
0:21.1	different state. If you don't see them, you don't know what's happening unless they send you a text
0:25.9	message or a video. But it's a lot more complicated of a picture than just that. Because you can't
0:31.2	just check hormone panels and get all the information you want. The brain is constantly interpreting
0:37.4	what is happening,
0:39.4	what signals it gets, and it's responding. But this doesn't mean that your hormones can't be
0:44.6	functioning improperly because they absolutely can. Welcome back to the As a Woman podcast.
0:51.8	I'm your host, Dr. Natalie Crawford, and I'm so excited to introduce you to the new season of the show.
0:57.2	If you've been around for a while, you know that this show started in 2019 in my closet.
1:02.0	And as you can see, we are upgrading to include expert guests, thoughtful discussions, and we are live and in video.
1:09.5	So I'm hoping that you enjoy this podcast.
1:11.6	It's going to keep all of the things that you have always loved about as a woman,
1:15.4	which is real science and facts about your body, your health, and your fertility
1:19.2	because you deserve to be the one making the decisions that control your future.
1:24.3	Today we're talking all about reproductive hormones 101 and understanding your cycle.
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