IVF Prep at HealthYouniversity

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 Penny Wan, co-founder and chairwoman of HerAnova, to talk about their new innovative blood test that can detect endometriosis without surgery. You'll learn why...

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 Technology (ART).  What Leslie Lopez found on the other side was her daughter - and her calling. Leslie is an independent mother and host of the Mothers in Ar...

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 comfortable putting on herself or her family. So she built Green Goo to prove that plant based first aid works. Jodi is the founder of Green Goo, a plant based...

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 on the planet.  The next question Lauren Makler asked her doctor was, "Can I freeze my eggs?" The answer was no. They didn't know what caused her diseas...

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 hormones in the moments when they feel most invisible: irregular cycles, postpartum, perimenopause. And she'll tell you plainly — the postpartum body is...

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 times, Gabie Peytchev found herself piecing together support from different corners, not knowing who to trust, spending money on the wrong things, and making d...

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 answers. That alone makes this episode worth your time. Today Dr. Susan Fox is joined by Rose McKenzie, clinical manager at Mira, and Dr. Basma Faris, foun...

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 programs for over 20 years — for a conversation that will change how you think about your IVF cycle. Dr. Katie spent twenty years noticing something. That whe...

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 conversations completely skip: movement. Zsofia was diagnosed with severe PCOS as a teenager and told she might never conceive. She healed naturally through move...

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 system and ends somewhere most fertility conversations never go. Ashley came to yoga as a competitive gymnast looking for a physical challenge. What she...

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 begins in the body and ends somewhere much deeper. Dr. Kelly is known for her expertise in mold illness, chronic infections, mast cell activation syndro...

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 people think birth support looks like. Erica is a hypno-birthing educator, a childbirth advocate, and — perhaps less expectedly — an award-winning poet. Today, s...

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 this condition. Dr. Angela addresses root causes behind why women with PCOS aren't getting pregnant. She's spoken alongside thought leaders f...

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), podcasters worldwide are spotlighting the causes they champion. For Health Youniversity, that means shining a light on the Health Youniversity Group — a 509(a)(2)...

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 Tims — certified fertility doula, Reiki master, and founder of Her Fertility Support — whose path to this work came through her own two-year experience wit...

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 Pure Water Northwest and a water quality specialist on a mission to cut through the hype and give people real, science-backed answers. From forever chemical...

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 Laroue — registered nurse, clinical nurse educator, fertility education specialist, and founder of Fertile Ease — whose 12+ years across women's health,...

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 Karchmer, founder and CEO of Conceivable Technologies.. With 20 years of clinical experience helping thousands of women, Kirsten has done something revoluti...

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 fertility nurse, infertility doula, and IVF mom of two. With 12 years of clinical experience working with thousands of patients and her own personal journey th...

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 trailblazing urologist and globally recognized expert at Johns Hopkins University with over 40 years of experience. Dr. Burnett is a pioneer in male sex...

In today's episode of Health Youniversity, we're exploring one of the most empowering decisions women can make for their reproductive future: fertility preservation through egg freezing. Join Dr. Susan as she sits down with Dr. Jamie Knopman, board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and co-author of the upcoming book "Own Your Fertility: From Egg Freezing to Surrogacy, How to Ta...

In today's episode of Health Youniversity, we're tackling one of the most concerning threats to fertility and health in our modern world: microplastics. Join Dr. Susan as she sits down with Dr. Matthew Dunn, molecular biologist and CEO of Clean Body Biotics, who's developed a groundbreaking solution to help our bodies clear microplastics through the gut. With microplastics now found...

In today's episode of Health Youniversity, we're crossing the bridge from fertility into the next phase of womanhood—preparing for perimenopause while you still have time to make a difference. Join Dr. Susan as she sits down with Lauren Tetenbaum, author of "Millennial Menopause: Preparing for Perimenopause, Menopause, and Life's Next Period." Lauren is a lawyer, turned li...

In today's episode of Health Youniversity, we're exploring the critical connection between women's health and wealth—and why your worthiness matters in both. Join Dr. Susan as she sits down with Nancy Griffin, a private client wealth advisor and creator of Women, Worth and Wellness. Nancy shares her deeply personal journey through infertility while climbing the corporate ladder at P...

Today at Health Youniversity we're exploring the critical connection between hormonal health and mental well-being. Join Dr. Susan as she sits down with Dr. Lauren LaRose, a board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist who practices integrative psychiatry in the New Orleans area. Dr. LaRose shares her deeply personal journey with hormonal imbalances that began at age 11 and profo...