The Conception Channel Podcast

How to increase IVF pregnancy rates

Effective ways to increase IVF pregnancy rates


This is a comprehensive review of all the most effective and evidence-based recommendations I have seen help people get pregnant when going through an IVF cycle.
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Spence Pentland

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16 Ways to THICKEN your THIN UTERINE LINING

16 Ways to THICKEN your THIN UTERINE LINING


16 ways to thicken your thin uterine lining. We see this a lot in the clinic over the years, women that have either taken Clomid and it’s made their uterine lining thinner whether they’re in the middle of an IVF or a frozen embryo transfer and their uterine lining isn’t measuring up to what the clinic wants it to be, or they’ve had maybe DNCs in the past that have caused, you know, maybe some scarring and difficulty with the building of the uterine lining, or just simply may be what’s going on dehydration, the person’s constitution, whatever it might be.
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Spence Pentland

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Meditation for Fertility Optimization: 101

Meditation for Fertility Optimization: 101


For anyone facing challenges trying to conceive it doesn’t take long to understand the basic biology behind the mechanism of how stress can negatively impact fertility. In summary, the physiology of any animal in distress results in the same end: the valuable resources intended to nourish and strengthen the reproductive system are allocated to vital organs for survival
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Spence Pentland

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How to get Pregnant, STEP 1: Observation & Testing

How to get Pregnant, STEP 1: Observation & Testing


Observation includes medical testing, self-assessment, technology to track your health, traditional Chinese medicine, and some other assessment tools. This is the first step in your infertility journey. It usually you usually start coming across, well, how do I know what’s going on? And you want to answer specific questions about yourself as to what may be between you and your ability to get pregnant.
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Spence Pentland

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Have you experienced infertility, miscarriage, or infant loss?

Have you experienced infertility, miscarriage, or infant loss?


In this interview, the founder of the Vancouver Butterfly Run shares her story of infant loss and how The Butterfly Run came to be as a result. The Butterfly run is a walk/run event held for those who have experienced infertility, miscarriage, or infant loss. Its fundamental belief is rooted in the idea that a bereaved parent is a path that no one should walk alone.
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Spence Pentland

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THE MAN CAVE: Support for Men Faced with Infertility

THE MAN CAVE: Support for Men Faced with Infertility


DON’T GIVE UP! The under-pinning message from our male fertility podcast guest Kevin Button from The Man Cave. Kevin tells his personal story of profound fertility challenges, and the birth of the support resources he has created as a result. 
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Spence Pentland

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Hormone Hacking: Eat, Move, Work and Play Aligned with your Cycle

Hormone Hacking: eat move work + play aligned with your cycle


There are many ways that you can influence and optimize your menstrual cycle (and therefore your fertility), and a good place to start is gaining a deeper understanding of your cycle and what is happening in each unique phase. Once you understand the characteristics and timing of the different phases of your cycle, you can begin to implement simple concepts and habits into your life that are in alignment with your natural rhythms. The result; optimized hormones, emotions, health, and fertility.
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Spence Pentland

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The Emotional Side of All Things Reproduction: Grief and Fertility

The Emotional Side of All Things Reproduction


This podcast is for anyone facing challenges starting their family. From simply just having difficulty getting pregnant, to IVF, miscarriage, third party reproduction, pelvic pain and PMDD, we cover the emotional component that accompanies the journey through infertility.
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Spence Pentland

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Should you get the COVID-19 vaccine when trying to get pregnant?

Should you get the COVID-19 vaccine if trying to get pregnant?


DISCLAIMER: A non-biased review of a recent debate article published in the medical journal ‘Fertility & Sterility’ of the pros and cons of COVID-19 vaccination when trying to get pregnant, before IVF, or during pregnancy. This podcast is only intended to help deliver the up-to-date conversations in the reproductive medical world so that women and couples can make informed decisions.
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Spence Pentland

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Eat Right For Your PCOS Type

Eat Right For Your PCOS Type


THIS PODCAST IS ALL THINGS PCOS DIET! This interview with Laura Gilstrap is FULL of great information for women with PCOS. I am excited to publish this podcast as I know it will benefit so many with it’s tips, hacks, and habits that help overcome PCOS and restore fertility.
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Spence Pentland

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