Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals
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Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals
Are you ready to uplevel your women's health practice? Welcome to the Fertility Friday Podcast! A podcast designed to empower you to use fertility awareness both personally and professionally. If you are a woman's health professional — and you're not fully utilizing the menstrual cycle as a vital si...
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339 episodis
FFP 630 | Does The Pill Impact Fertility?
In this solo episode, Lisa takes a critical look at two recent studies examining the return of fertility after stopping hormonal contraception, one pu...
FFP 629 | Is Eating Liver More Effective Than Supplementation?
Lisa examines a peer-reviewed study that tracked liver consumption and vitamin A status in young children from an impoverished South African community...
FFP 628 | The Nutrient Gaps Behind Female Infertility
In this solo episode, Lisa breaks down the findings of a large cross-sectional study analyzing nutrient intake data from just under 4,000 women aged 1...
FFP 627 | New Research: Women With PCOS Don't Actually Have More "Cysts"
In this episode, Lisa continues her PCOS series by reviewing a newly published research letter titled "Ovarian Cysts in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome", a...
FFP 626 | What is Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome? | The New Name for PCOS
In this episode of the Fertility Friday Podcast, Lisa down the landmark renaming of PCOS to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), published...
FFP 625 | The Case for Progesterone in Perimenopause | Dr. Jerilynn Prior
In this episode, Lisa welcomes back Dr. Jerilynn Prior, endocrinologist, UBC Professor Emerita, and founder of the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovul...
FFP 624 | Is Hospital Birth Really Safer? | Dr. Stuart Fischbein, MD
In this episode, Lisa sits down with Stuart James Fischbein, MD — obstetrician, homebirth physician, and host of the Birthing Instincts Podcast — to...
FFP 623 | Cycle Charting as Primary Care: A Midwife's Perspective | FAMM Practitioner Series | Harriet Thorn
In Episode 623 of the Fertility Friday Podcast, Lisa sits down with Harriet Thorn, a Switzerland-based midwife and recent graduate of the Fertility Aw...
FFP 622 | Healing Your Cycle From the Inside Out with | FAMM Practitioner Series | Carol da Selva
In this episode of the Fertility Friday Podcast, Lisa sits down with Carol da Selva — founder of Sacred Womb Rites and a practitioner completing her F...
FFP 621 | 30+ Years: Taking Charge of Your Fertility with Toni Weschler
In this episode of the Fertility Friday Podcast, Lisa welcomes back Toni Weschler, MPH, author of the landmark book Taking Charge of Your Fertility, a...
FFP 620 | Is It Really Your Eggs? Rethinking Unexplained Infertility with Aimee Raupp
In this episode of the Fertility Friday Podcast, Lisa welcomes back Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc, to celebrate the newly updated and expanded edition of Yes,...
FFP 619 | New Research: Does Omega 3 Improve Your Chances of Getting Pregnant?
In Episode 619, Lisa dives into a compelling meta-analysis examining the effect of omega-3 supplements and dietary intake on fertility outcomes in wom...
FFP 618 | Is Sperm DNA Damage the Missing Piece in Early Pregnancy Loss?
Miscarriage affects somewhere between 10 to 15 out of every 100 pregnancies, yet the male contribution to early pregnancy loss is rarely part of the c...
FFP 617 | Is Sperm Quality A Vital Sign For Men?
In this episode, Lisa explores a landmark Danish study — the largest of its kind — examining the relationship between sperm quality and life expectanc...
FFP 616 | Is Your Menstrual Cycle Making Your ADHD Worse?
In this episode of the FAMM Research Series, Lisa examines peer-reviewed research on the relationship between ADHD symptoms and the menstrual cycle, e...
FFP 615 | NaproTechnology Surgery for Endometriosis, PCOS, and Fibroids | Dr. Kyle Beiter
Lisa Hendrickson-Jack speaks with Dr. Kyle Beiter, MD, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and trained NaproTechnology surgeon. Dr. Beiter wal...
FFP 614 | How to Choose the Right Endometriosis Surgeon | Dr. Ken Sinervo
In this episode, Dr. Ken Sinervo of the Center for Endometriosis Care joins Lisa to discuss what patients need to know before pursuing endometriosis s...
FFP 613 | Atypical Endometriosis Symptoms You Shouldn't Ignore | Jenneh Rishe
In this episode, Lisa sits down with registered nurse and endometriosis advocate Jenneh Rishe to explore her experience with diaphragmatic endometrios...
FFP 612 | Why Does Endometriosis Take So Long to Diagnose?
In this episode of the Fertility Friday Podcast, Lisa Hendrickson-Jack explores a qualitative research study that examines why so many women experienc...
FFP 611 | Why Are Migraines Worse Around Your Period? | Dr. Meg Mill
In this episode, Lisa speaks with Dr. Meg Mill, functional medicine practitioner and author, about the connection between hormonal shifts and migraine...
FFP 610 | Iodine Deficiency and Fertility
In this solo episode, Lisa reviews a peer-reviewed study exploring the connection between iodine deficiency and time to conception. The research follo...
FFP 609 | Are Sperm Tests Setting the Bar Too Low?
Houston we have a problem! The current sperm guidelines don't provide us with optimal values for natural conception. Instead, they provide a low bar b...
FFP 608 | Does Skipping Breakfast Affect Your Hormones?
Intermittent fasting is a trending nutrition strategy—but many women unknowingly compromise their hormonal health by skipping breakfast. In this episo...
FFP 607 | Nutritional Strategies to Optimize Fertility | Real Food for Fertility | Lily Nichols, RDN
Discover research-backed nutritional strategies to optimize fertility with Lily Nichols, RDN. Explore protein intake, blood sugar balance, and how to...
FFP 606 | Do We Really Need Fat To Balance Hormones?
Do we really need fat to balance hormones? In this episode, Lisa reviews a long‑term dietary intervention study that unintentionally revealed just how...
FFP 605 | Top Fertility Insights of 2025
Discover the top 10 fertility awareness takeaways of 2025, including new research, the critical role of cycle literacy in women's healthcare, and why...
FFP 604 | Does The Pill Shrink Vulvar Tissues? | FAMM Research Series
Can hormonal birth control shrink vulvar tissues and impair sexual function? In this FAMM Research Series episode, Lisa Hendrickson-Jack reviews one o...
FFP 603 | Does Ovulation Affect How "Sexy" You Feel? | FAMM Research Series
How does ovulation impact a woman's self-perception and sexual behavior? In this episode, Lisa explores a fascinating new study that reveals the cycli...
FFP 602 | What Every Woman Should Know About Painful Sex | Dr. Janelle Fredrick
Pelvic pain and vaginismus are more common than you think. In this episode, Dr. Janelle Frederick breaks down the myths, stigma, and real solutions fo...
FFP 601 | Why You're Still Bloated — Even on the "Perfect" Diet | Hannah Aylward
Even if you're eating a "perfect" diet, chronic bloating and digestive symptoms can persist — and for many of your clients, they do. In this eye-openi...
FFP 601 | Why You're Still Bloated — Even on the "Perfect" Diet | Hannah Aylward
Even if you're eating a "perfect" diet, chronic bloating and digestive symptoms can persist — and for many of your clients, they do. In this eye-openi...
FFP 600 | Is Fertility Awareness Too Complicated For Your Clients? | FAMM Research Series
Is fertility awareness too complex for clients to use effectively? In this special FAMM Research Series episode, Lisa explores the nuances of user beh...
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FFP 599 | [FAMM Practitioner Series] | Bringing Fertility Awareness To Midwifery | Kate Chantry
Fertility awareness methods (FAM) offer midwives a powerful, evidence-based framework to support cycle literacy, natural family planning, and postpart...
FFP 598 | Does Organ Meat Boost Male Fertility? | FAMM Research Series
Are organ meats the missing link in male fertility? In this episode of the FAMM Research Series, Lisa breaks down a surprising study on red meat intak...
FFP 597 | Are Women Ditching Birth Control For Fertility Awareness?
In this FAMM Research Series episode, Lisa examines a new UK-based study suggesting an increase in unintended pregnancies linked to fertility awarenes...
FFP 596 | Is Science Leaving Women Behind?
What happens when science is designed for men? Lisa explores the entrenched sex bias in biomedical research and its impact on women's health in this s...
FFP 595 | AMH, Egg Quality, and Infertility | FAMM Research Series
Discover what AMH really tells us about fertility, ovarian reserve, and egg quality. Lisa breaks down the latest research and debunks persistent AMH m...
FFP 594 | Is Vitamin A The “On/Off” Switch For Sperm Production?
In this FAMM Research Series episode, Lisa explores groundbreaking research on the role of retinoic acid—the active form of vitamin A—in spermatogenes...
FFP 593 | The Period Brain | Sarah Hill, PhD
In this groundbreaking episode, Dr. Sarah Hill explores the misunderstood "dark half" of the menstrual cycle, revealing how progesterone shapes mood,...
FFP 592 | Birth Control “Misinformation” On TikTok
What happens when hormonal birth control criticism on TikTok is labeled "misinformation"? Lisa explores the rise of social media health narratives and...