The Truth About Your Biological Clock: Egg Quality, AMH and Fertility with Dr. Natalie Crawford
6/9/20261 hr 8 min
In this episode of unPAUSED, Dr. Mary Claire Haver sits down with Dr. Natalie Crawford, a double board certified obstetrician, gynecologist, and reproductive endocrinologist, and author of the new book The Fertility Formula. Both physicians open by sharing their own fertility journeys, including pregnancy losses and dismissal from the medical system, before turning to the science that most women are never given access to. Dr. Crawford challenges one of the most persistent myths in women's health: that the biological clock is about running out of eggs. It is not. It is about egg quality, and those are completely different problems with completely different solutions. She explains how inflammation damages the chromosomes and mitochondria inside eggs, how chronic inflammation can actually deplete the ovarian reserve by penetrating the ovarian vault, and why the standard message to women, hurry up or give up, is not supported by the science. Guest links Natalie Crawford, MD Natalie Crawford, MD (Instagram) Natalie Crawford, MD (TikTok) Natalie Crawford, MD (Threads) Natalie Crawford, MD (Facebook) Natalie Crawford, MD (YouTube) Natalie Crawford, MD (LinkedIn) Books “The New Perimenopause,” by Dr. Mary Claire Haver “The New Menopause,” by Dr. Mary Claire Haver“The Fertility Formula,” by Dr. Natalie Crawford To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsNatalie Crawford· Guest0:00
Because there was so much to cover with Dr. Natalie Crawford, we've broken down this episode into two parts. This is part one, and we will publish part two later this week. Fertility is a health marker. An entire issue of fertility and sterility was talking about how women who have infertility have higher risks later in life: cardiovascular disease, cancer, metabolic syndrome, stroke, earlier death. Does infertility cause any of those? Absolutely not. But it is the predisposing state that puts you at risk for infertility. So chronic inflammation can cause infertility and puts you at risk for these other things. So I think it's really important because women specifically are brilliant, educated, and we can tolerate really hard news, but we have to know it. To just dismiss it and say, "That's too scary. I'm not gonna tell Mary Claire that her infertility is gonna cause her to be at risk for these diseases later because there's nothing she can do about it." Yeah, we can't rewind the clock and change the infertility, but we can change our entire health starting today.
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Natalie Crawford· Guest0:58
[upbeat music] The views and opinions expressed on Unpaused are those of the talent and guests alone, and are provided for informational and entertainment purposes only. No part of this podcast or any related materials are intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Today's guest is one of my favorite humans in medicine,