Love and Science Fertility
At Love and Science, we discuss all things fertility! We empower physicians and other high achieving women to build their families with confidence and self compassion.
Episodes
131 episodes
Planned Fertility Preservation: Everything You Need to Know About Egg & Embryo Freezing
Thinking about freezing your eggs — or counseling patients who are? As female physicians, we're often the last to prioritize our own fertility. This episode is your concise, evidence-based guide to planned fertility preservation, from someone w...
Held Together: Motherhood, Medicine & Authentic Hope with Dr. Rebecca N. Thompson
This Mother's Day, we're sitting with the hard and the hopeful. Dr. Erica Bove welcomes Dr. Rebecca N. Thompson — family medicine and public health physician, and author of Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfe...
Fertility Testing Explained: What to Order, What to Skip, and Why
In this episode of the Love & Science podcast, Dr. Erica Bove walks through her complete framework for evaluating fertility — including which tests she routinely orders, what each one actually tells her, and which expensive panels are often...
Prolactin Levels Explained: How Elevated Levels Disrupt Ovulation and Fertility
If your cycles are irregular, ovulation is inconsistent, or something just feels off — prolactin may be a missing piece.In this episode of the Love & Science podcast, we break down prolactin, a hormone that is often misunderstood, so...
TSH & Thyroid Antibodies Explained: Why “Normal” Labs Can Still Affect Fertility
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Surrogacy Explained: Real Story, Costs, and How to Become a Parent with Dr. Alyssa Small Layne
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Why You’re Not Ovulating: LH Surge Problems in Busy Women (Fertility Explained)
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FSH Explained: What Your Fertility Labs Really Mean (And What They Don’t)
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How to Stay Empowered During Infertility, Miscarriage, and Uncertainty with Dr. Vanessa Calderon
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AMH Levels in Female Physicians: Why Infertility Rates Are Higher Than You Think
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Why Your Embryo Isn’t Implanting: The Truth About Endometrial Thickness & Uterine Lining
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Fertility Supplements Explained: What Helps, What’s Unclear, and What Matters Most
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Preconception Health, Pregnancy Anxiety, and New Parenthood With Integrative Pediatrician Dr. Kirin Palmer
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The Truth About Progesterone Levels in Fertility, IVF, and Early Pregnancy
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Environmental Toxins & Fertility: PFAS, Plastics, and What to Avoid
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Luteal Phase Defect Explained: Progesterone, Short Cycles & Fertility
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Chronic Stress, Inflammation & Egg Quality: How Immune Signaling Affects Fertility
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Circadian Rhythms & Fertility: Sleep, Hormones, and Reproductive Outcomes
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Can Stress Reduce IVF Success Rates? The Science Explained with Dr. Ali Domar
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Interpreting Ovarian Reserve: AMH, AFC, FSH & Clinical Decision-Making
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Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) Explained for Physicians: Ovarian Reserve, IVF Dosing & Clinical Applications
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Ovarian Aging Explained: AMH, Egg Quality, and Actionable Strategies
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From Burnout to Purpose: Nervous System Regulation, Trauma, and Protecting the Asset in Medicine | Dr. Mel Thacker
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