The Conception Channel Podcast

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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From Zero Sperm to Baby

From Zero Sperm to Baby


In this episode, Adam tell’s his fertility story, sharing all the details of how he went from zero sperm, to baby! If you are a man faced with male factor infertility, or a woman with a partner that has been diagnosed with male factor infertility, then this is a must listen. He dives into the importance of committing deeply to health and wellness,  testosterone, CBD and much much more…
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Spence Pentland

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REGULATE – Yinstill’s custom PCOS supplement

REGULATE – Yinstill custom PCOS supplement


Interview with Dr Katie Jones about the supplements used to manage PCOS. The purpose of the Yinstill Regulate supplement was to create a simple, yet effective, all-in-one formula for our PCOS patients. Its key ingredients work synergistically to increase insulin sensitivity, decrease androgen activity, improve egg maturation, and encourage more regular ovulation…
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Spence Pentland

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PCOS & Fertility with Dr Jon Havelock

PCOS & Fertility: interview with Dr Jon Havelock

PCOS, its characteristics, proper diagnosis, and effective treatment with letrozole, metformin, IVF, diet, exercise, supplements & acupuncture. We also spend time discussing the larger metabolic/diabetic and cancer risks associated with PCOS. 
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Spence Pentland

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Acupuncture Improves Fertility Treatment and IVF Success Rates

Acupuncture Improves Fertility Treatment Success Rates & Patient Experience


Acupuncture mechanisms influencing fertility, & review of most current quality research on acupuncture & IVF and other fertility treatments. 32% increase in pregnancy rate (12 trials, 2230 women), 30% increase in live births (9 trials, 1980 women), 43% reduction of miscarriage (10 trials, 2042 women). Women that received acupuncture reported reduced anxiety after embryo transfer when compared to sham control…
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Spence Pentland

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Glutathione Can Improve Fertility

Glutathione Can Improve Fertility


IF…high degrees of oxidative stress (inflammation) and low antioxidant status are implicated in conditions contributing to infertility, AND, deficiencies of glutathione have been shown to negatively impact both sperm and egg quality, the fertilization process, and embryo development, AND, glutathione is the body’s most powerful antioxidant which also helps in preserving and recycling other antioxidants, THEN… glutathione injection treatment strategies to boost the exhausted antioxidant pools the reproductive microenvironment is intuitive…
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Spence Pentland

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