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Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals

Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals

Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, FAE, HRHP 300 Episodes Aug 21, 2026

Fertility Friday is a podcast for women's health professionals who want to master fertility awareness. Host Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, FAE, HRHP, covers menstrual cycle chart interpretation, hormone balancing, and fertility challenges through evidence-based discussions and expert interviews. With over 20 years of experience, she aims to help practitioners use the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. The podcast also draws from her books, including "The Fifth Vital Sign" and "Real Food for Fertility."

Episodes

FFP 640 | Pregnant at 40 and Again at 42 | FAMM Practitioner Series | Rachael-Beth Moss
FFP 640 | Pregnant at 40 and Again at 42 | FAMM Practitioner Series | Rachael-Beth Moss Aug 21, 2026 47:05 Fertility educator Rachael-Beth Moss shares her journey from painful, unexplained periods to charting her cycle, addressing pregnancy loss, and conceiving naturally at 40 and 42. Follow this link to view the full show notes page! This episode is sponsored by Lisa's new book, Real Food for Fertility, co-authored with Lily Nichols! Grab your copy here! 🎧 Would you prefer to listen to the audiobook
FFP 639 | Blindsided by Depo | FAMM Practitioner Series | Carla Lagunas
FFP 639 | Blindsided by Depo | FAMM Practitioner Series | Carla Lagunas Aug 14, 2026 41:46 Carla Lagunas shares her personal journey through hormonal birth control, including her experience with Depo-Provera and prolonged amenorrhea, and how it led her to fertility awareness education. She discusses language barriers in accessing fertility awareness resources and her path toward opening a practice in Costa Rica. Follow this link to view the full show notes page! This episode is sponsore
FFP 638 | Sperm DNA Damage and Recurrent Miscarriage
FFP 638 | Sperm DNA Damage and Recurrent Miscarriage Aug 7, 2026 24:52 Lisa breaks down a research paper on sperm DNA fragmentation and its link to recurrent first-trimester miscarriage. The study found that most men classified as "normal" under the WHO 2021 semen analysis criteria still had elevated DNA fragmentation, and that double-stranded DNA damage specifically was tied to miscarriage risk. Lisa explains why standard semen analysis may miss this issue, why ICSI
FFP 637 | Time To Discuss The New WHO Sperm Guidelines
FFP 637 | Time To Discuss The New WHO Sperm Guidelines Jul 31, 2026 33:36 Lisa breaks down the WHO's 2021 update to its semen analysis guidelines — the first revision since 2010. She explains how these reference values are calculated, why the new numbers changed only marginally from 2010, and what this means for interpreting a semen analysis. Lisa also contrasts the WHO's "normal" thresholds with research on optimal ranges for natural conception. Follow this link to vi
FFP 636 | The New PCOS/PMOS Guidelines | What Changed and What's Missing
FFP 636 | The New PCOS/PMOS Guidelines | What Changed and What's Missing Jul 24, 2026 20:55 Lisa reviews the 2023 international PCOS guidelines that preceded the recent PCOS-to-PMOS name change. She covers key updates including AMH testing as an ultrasound alternative, revised hyperandrogenism criteria, mental health screening recommendations, and a shift toward weight-inclusive care. Lisa also highlights a notable gap in the guidelines: the lack of attention to lean PCOS and its impact
FFP 635 | New Research: Persistent Organic Pollutants and Ovarian Reserve
FFP 635 | New Research: Persistent Organic Pollutants and Ovarian Reserve Jul 17, 2026 25:08 New research links persistent organic pollutants to lower ovarian reserve — even when AMH looks normal. Lisa breaks down the study's findings on legacy chemicals, the "cocktail effect," and what this may mean across generations. Follow this link to view the full show notes page! This episode is sponsored by Lisa's new book Real Food for Fertility, co-authored with Lily Nichols! Grab your copy h
FFP 634 | Are Everyday Chemicals Disrupting Your Menstrual Cycle?
FFP 634 | Are Everyday Chemicals Disrupting Your Menstrual Cycle? Jul 10, 2026 28:59 In this episode, Lisa breaks down findings from a recent review paper on how endocrine disrupting chemicals like BPA, phthalates, PFAS, and PCBs may be linked to menstrual cycle changes, hormone levels, and fertility outcomes. She explores why female fertility remains understudied compared to male fertility, what the research shows about chemical exposure and subfertility, and why swapping to "BPA
FFP 633 | Is Your Period Draining Your Iron Stores?
FFP 633 | Is Your Period Draining Your Iron Stores? Jul 3, 2026 25:52 Lisa examines a recent review paper on iron deficiency in women, covering the role of heavy menstrual bleeding, updated ferritin reference ranges, and why non-anemic iron deficiency still carries meaningful health risks. She also addresses iron deficiency in pregnancy, the case for preconception nutrition focused on iron-rich foods, and racial disparities in iron deficiency anemia prevalence among
FFP 632 |  Can Your Period Predict Heart Disease?
FFP 632 | Can Your Period Predict Heart Disease? Jun 26, 2026 22:46 In this episode, Lisa reviews a landmark 2023 study that followed over 700,000 women across 26 years to examine the association between menstrual cycle characteristics and cardiometabolic outcomes. Lisa highlights how different types of menstrual cycle irregularity appear to be associated with distinct cardiometabolic risk factors, reinforcing the case for treating the menstrual cycle as a vital s
FFP 631 | Are You Really Ovulating? | Luteinized Unruptured Follicle Syndrome (LUFS)
FFP 631 | Are You Really Ovulating? | Luteinized Unruptured Follicle Syndrome (LUFS) Jun 19, 2026 19:25 In episode 631, Lisa explores luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome (LUFS) — a lesser-known ovulatory dysfunction in which the dominant follicle fails to rupture and release the egg despite a normal-appearing LH surge and progesterone rise. Because LUFS can mimic a textbook ovulatory cycle on a fertility awareness chart, it represents one of the more challenging silent contributors to unexplaine
FFP 630 | Does The Pill Impact Fertility?
FFP 630 | Does The Pill Impact Fertility? Jun 12, 2026 23:45 In this solo episode, Lisa takes a critical look at two recent studies examining the return of fertility after stopping hormonal contraception, one published in 2020 and one published in the BMJ in 2023. Rather than accepting their conclusions at face value, Lisa walks through the methodology of each study and identifies significant design flaws that call their findings into question. Lisa discuss
FFP 629 | Is Eating Liver More Effective Than Supplementation?
FFP 629 | Is Eating Liver More Effective Than Supplementation? Jun 5, 2026 23:34 Lisa examines a peer-reviewed study that tracked liver consumption and vitamin A status in young children from an impoverished South African community — and what the findings reveal about food as a nutrient delivery system. Lisa unpacks a striking paradox at the heart of the research: the poorest households consumed the most liver not for health reasons, but out of economic necessity and were cons

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