What I Wish I Would Have Known Before Trying To Get Pregnant

Our medical system recommends pap smears as preventative screenings but when a woman wants to have a baby, the medical approach is "Give it a whirl. We'll see what happens."Fertility testing usually isn't done proactively or preventatively. Too often testing is only done once a woman has had multiple miscarriages or prolonged infertility.But what if we took proactive steps to advocate for our health and did some simple tests before getting pregnant or experiencing fertility issues?In this episode, Jordan shares what she wishes she had known before trying to conceive and what tests she would have done before getting pregnant.Tune in to learn:Why testing often isn't done until a woman has experienced multiple miscarriages or infertilityThe value of taking a proactive approach towards fertilityWhat basic tests you can do before starting your fertility journeyThe importance of testing hormones over the course of a cycleHow to request your own labs onlineThe importance of finding the right providerWant to dig deeper into this topic? Check out these resources mentioned in the episode:Jordan's Holistic Home HandbookThyroid Disease and Pregnancy Facebook GroupEp #307 Finding Root Causes of InfertilityEp #278 Fertility, Reproductive Immunology, and What I Did Differently In My Successful PregnancyEp #310 The Hardest Lesson I Learned On My Fertility Journey Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.