In our latest episode, Tania sits down with Hertility founder and CEO Dr Helen O’Neill to delve into the details of fertility, hormones and genetics and why we should give a sh*t.🦏🎧

Trigger warning: Fertility, miscarriage

Topics:
Genetics and women’s health
Impact of lifestyle factors vs. previous generations
Importance of knowing your hormonal ‘norms’
The danger of being prescribed hormonal contraceptives as a catch-all cure
Environmental impacts on hormones
How hormones affect more than our fertility
Culturally typical for women to dismiss symptoms
Lack of investment into female health
Which hormones to test for if hoping to conceive
Gender-biased language in medical textbooks
Fertility pressure on women
Rise in male fertility issues
‘Forever chemical’ effect on our health
Egg freezing
How hormones and cycle affect day-to-day wellbeing
The benefits of having more data in the field