IVF Prep at HealthYouniversity

Dr. Susan Fox
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Welcome to Health Youniversity, the podcast dedicated to helping you reclaim your health, through fertility, pregnancy & postpartum, and what I call PRE-perimenopause (so you don't have to suffer when it arrives) I'm your host, Dr. Susan Fox, a women's health expert with over 24 years of experience in helping people navigate hormonal health from menses to menopause.  If you or someone you love is struggling with fertility challenges, you've found the right place.  Whether you're just thinking about "maybe" starting a family or are actively trying to conceive, this podcast is here to provide you with the knowledge, tools, and support you need to turn those dreams into reality. At Health Youniversity, we'll marry traditional medicine with modern science to help you achieve optimum reproductive health.  I'll be joined by experts in the field to share comprehensive solutions that you can apply today.  Knowledge is power - that's why education is at the core of Health Youniversity. Tune in to our podcast on iTunes and Spotify, and let's  turn your dreams of family into reality. I can't wait to guide you on this empowering path of self-discovery and wellness. Stay tuned for our newest podcast season, coming soon.  Take the fertility quiz: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/fertility-quizSchedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programsFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.susan.fox/

  1. 4d ago

    Hormone Tracking through Perimenopause with MiraCare

    It’s common to think about hormone tracking as conception tools, but your hormones don't clock out once you’ve had a baby or are entering perimenopause.  Rose MacKenzie, Clinical Manager at MiraCare, returns to Health Youniversity to talk about the benefits of tracking hormones during perimenopause. She explains why one hormone test can miss important patterns and why the standard ”day 21” blood draw can be on the wrong day. She also explains why a high FSH result matters for a lot more than just fertility.  This episode is for you if: you're in your mid 30s to mid 40s and want to know the state of your hormones you've been told your FSH or AMH numbers "aren't great" you've had a blood test come back confusing you're curious how  tracking hormone over a cycle provides better datayou think perimenopause deserves your and your medical team’s attention you're supporting a patient, partner, or friend through this stageSupport your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs Learn more about MIRA Fertility Tracking at miracare.com  💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

  2. Jul 31

    Wanting Children: Family Planning Policies with Dr. Len Lopoo

    While the definition is broader, the term “family planning” has long meant contraception. Dr. Leonard Lopoo wrote Wanting Children, a deep dive into 50 years of U.S. family policy and why it was never built with fertility in mind. He joins Dr. Susan Fox to talk about what pronatalism actually means, and why the goal was never just more births. Dr. Lopoo explains the difference between wanting a policy that increases births and wanting a policy that supports the families already trying to have them. He also busts the myth that IVF is simply too expensive to cover nationally, and talks about the five year rule that quietly runs out the clock on women trying to qualify for help. This episode is for you if: you've ever paid taxes without realizing it shapes your fertility choicesyou're curious what "pronatalism" actually means and why it's suddenly everywhereyou've hit a wall with insurance that won't cover ovulation meds, let alone IVFyou're a policymaker, physician, or med student who wants the 30,000-foot viewyou're weighing genetic testing and want the ethics laid out plainlyyou want to understand why this is so much harder in America than it needs to be Support your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs  Wanting Children by Leonard M. Lopoo: Available through University of Chicago Press, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

  3. Jul 25

    Acupuncture & IVF Research with Dr. Lee Hullender Rubin

    A new Lancet study on IVF add-ons made headlines, and acupuncture was one of the treatments under review.  Dr. Lee Hullender Rubin joins Dr. Susan Fox to discuss what the study actually found, what it got right, and what it missed.  Dr. Lee explains that  studies using one or two sessions on transfer day was an insufficient dose.research was done on fresh embryo transfers, but almost nobody does fresh anymore.“sham acupuncture” isn't placebo..This episode is for you if: you saw the headlines and want the full pictureyou’re planning IVF and considering acupuncture you’re thinking acupuncture on embryo transfer day will helpyou want to understand what "sham" acupuncture is and why it mattersSupport your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs  Want to know more about the latest IVF acupuncture study? Read the full article here: https://www.rosefinchhealth.com/blog/acupuncture-ivf-major-new-study-fuller-story  Website: https://www.rosefinchhealth.com/  💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

  4. Jul 17

    What's in your Glass? The Hidden Tax of Drinking with Paul Lagerstedt

    Ever wonder why one glass of wine leaves you fine and the next one wrecks you? Paul Lagerstedt invented ALKAA® , a patented sachet you drop right in your glass to pull out the compounds in alcohol that makes you feel bad. He joins Dr. Susan Fox to talk about what's behind that post-drink crash, and how it affects you if you're trying to conceive, going through IVF, or dealing with perimenopause.  Paul explains the difference between absorbing and adsorbing. He also busts the myth that vodka and tequila are the "clean" drinks, and talks about the alcohol tax most of us pay with that morning-after “blah” feeling.  If you could treat the glass to remove toxic compounds, would you? This episode is for you if: you've noticed alcohol hits you harder than it used toyou're trying to conceive but want to enjoy your social life at certain times in your cycleyou're in perimenopause and drinks just don't sit right anymoreyou want one simple thing to try tonightSupport your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs  Website: https://alka.com/ 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

  5. Jul 10

    Vitamin G for Fertility with Dr. Gina Nick

    Every single cell in our body needs glutathione.  Most of us are low without knowing it.  Dr. Gina Nick is a naturopathic physician, researcher, and the world's leading expert on glutathione, which she has penned “Vitamin G”.  She joins Dr. Susan Fox to talk about why this master antioxidant keeps showing up at the center of unexplained infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, and autoimmune dysfunction that standard labs keep missing. She explains that glutathione lives inside the mitochondria of every cell, what happens when environmental toxins and aging deplete it, and why the form you take matters as much as the amount. More is not always better with this one.  They also get into perimenopause, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, what Tylenol does to your glutathione levels, and why this conversation matters for male factor fertility too.  This episode is for you if  you've been told your infertility is unexplained and something still doesn't feel resolved you've had recurrent losses or failed transfers and want to know what else to look at you have a known or suspected autoimmune condition you're preparing for an IVF cycle and want to know what you can do before, during, and after you're in your late thirties or early forties and starting to notice perimenopause symptoms you want one simple, practical thing you can start today.Support your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here:  https://healthyouniversity.co/programs  Website: https://drgina.com/ 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

  6. Jul 4

    It's Not You; It's Endo! with HerAnova

    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 40% of infertility cases are linked to endometriosis. Retrograde menstruation happens in every woman, so why do only some develop endo? Dr. Bischoff gets into what we still don't understand about this disease. A big takeaway is to realize that pain is not normal. We talk about what happens when it gets dismissed and what that costs women later on. We also get into what the HerResolve test looks for in your blood and why a 97% accuracy rate is a big deal. And why catching this early, even in your teens, can change everything about a woman's reproductive future. This episode is for you if: you've had painful periods and been told it’s normalyou've had failed IVF transfers with no clear explanation whyyou've been bounced between specialists and still don't have a diagnosisyou're heading into a frozen embryo transfer and wondering if your body is readyyou're a provider who wants to offer your patients something more you know someone who is suffering Support your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs  HerAnova: https://heranova.com/ 💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

  7. Jun 29

    The Many Paths to Your Family with Leslie Lopez

    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 Arms podcast, whose mission is to address the emotional side of the reproductive journey. Today she joins Dr. Susan Fox to talk about what the fertility world gets right and what it gets wrong.  Learn why male factor infertility is still being caught too late (at home tests can fall short) and what "test, don't guess" really means when morphology and DNA fragmentation are the issue.  The words “childless” and “child-free” are not the same.  Hear from Leslie why that difference matters.  Understand the importance of having a therapist trained in ART.  Discover the importance of sharing with your donor-conceived children the right information at the right time. This episode is for you if: you're navigating infertility and feeling aloneyou're considering surrogacy or donor conception and don't know where to startyou've been through ART and felt like the emotional side was an afterthoughtyou're an “independent” parent or thinking about becoming oneyou're wondering when and how much to tell your donor-conceived child their storyyou're in the fourth trimester and seeking mental health supportSupport your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs   Mother in Arms Podcast : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mothers-in-arms/id1768849257 Donor Conceived Community: https://www.donorconceivedcommunity.org/  US Donor Conceived Council: https://www.usdcc.org/  IVF and Surrogacy Calculator (Tsong Law): https://www.tsonglaw.com/ivf-calculator Gift of Surrogacy Foundation: https://www.giftofsurrogacyfoundation.org/  Carrot Fertility: https://www.get-carrot.com/  Embrya Health: https://embrahealth.com/  Resolve Support Groups: https://resolve.org/get-help/support-groups/  💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

  8. Jun 12

    Healthy Skin for Healthy Hormones with Jodi Scott of Green Goo

    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 first aid and herbal wellness company built from family remedies, herbal medicine, and a belief that what we put on our bodies matters as much as what we put in our bodies..  Today she joins Dr. Susan Fox for a conversation about skin, hormones, inflammation, and why the products sitting in your bathroom may be affecting your whole health and fertility. You'll learn: Ingredients like parabens, phthalates, petroleum, and synthetic fragrances are still found in many skincare and first aid products.These chemicals are now being found in follicular fluid, amniotic fluid, and placental tissue.How the skin and nervous system are connected.Why chronic inflammation and high cortisol can affect fertility.Three to four months before conception to reduce toxic exposures to eggs, embryos and fetus.How your skin sends signals that prioritizes survival or reproduction If you've cleaned up your diet and supplements but never thought much about your lotion, this episode will make you look at your medicine cabinet a little differently. Support your fertility journey with Preconception Plan at Health Youniversity. Learn more here: https://healthyouniversity.co/programs   💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/ Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me: 🎧 iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-youniversity-with-dr-susan-fox/id1592763186  🔊 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/08U9QJf... 📸 Instagram: @dr.susan.fox 💗 Facebook: ...

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Welcome to Health Youniversity, the podcast dedicated to helping you reclaim your health, through fertility, pregnancy & postpartum, and what I call PRE-perimenopause (so you don't have to suffer when it arrives) I'm your host, Dr. Susan Fox, a women's health expert with over 24 years of experience in helping people navigate hormonal health from menses to menopause.  If you or someone you love is struggling with fertility challenges, you've found the right place.  Whether you're just thinking about "maybe" starting a family or are actively trying to conceive, this podcast is here to provide you with the knowledge, tools, and support you need to turn those dreams into reality. At Health Youniversity, we'll marry traditional medicine with modern science to help you achieve optimum reproductive health.  I'll be joined by experts in the field to share comprehensive solutions that you can apply today.  Knowledge is power - that's why education is at the core of Health Youniversity. Tune in to our podcast on iTunes and Spotify, and let's  turn your dreams of family into reality. I can't wait to guide you on this empowering path of self-discovery and wellness. Stay tuned for our newest podcast season, coming soon.  Take the fertility quiz: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/fertility-quizSchedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programsFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.susan.fox/

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  • Creator
    Dr. Susan Fox
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    130
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 IVF Prep at HealthYouniversity
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    IVF Prep at HealthYouniversity