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What We Wish We Knew When We Were Diagnosed With POI

Published: Aug. 2, 2021, 7 a.m.

Vicki Clifford joins us today as we're digging into what we wish we knew when we were diagnosed with POI/POF.

Typically the conventional approach offers very few solutions for these diagnoses as IVF is often not an option and donor eggs are a standard recommendation.

What we know after working with couples with low AMH/high FSH is that healing opportunities are regularly missed.

When we look at the whole body we can begin to bring the body back into balance so that we can optimize preconception health.

I know firsthand how hard it is to go through infertility. I was diagnosed with POF/POI at 28 and had both my kids with donor eggs.

Years later I discovered the root cause of my infertility was food sensitivities, gut infections, and chronic stress.

I don\u2019t want you to struggle as I did so I\u2019m sharing what I wish I knew when I was diagnosed with POI/POF.

Today I\u2019m welcoming Vicki Clifford to the podcast. Vicki was diagnosed with POI at 32 and had both her children with donors eggs.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) What we wish we knew when we were diagnosed with POI/POF.

2) How we handled the emotional aspects of POI/POF and what we would do differently know

3) What we would tell someone who was diagnosed with POI/POF.

Free download: 6 Things I Wish I'd Known About POI https://bit.ly/POIWarrior.

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TIMESTAMPS:

06:30- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND VICKI CLIFFORD\u2019S BIO

07:13- VICKI CLIFFORD\u2019S PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH INFERTILITY

  • Struggling to get her menstrual cycle back after being taken off the pill.

13:36- FINDING SOLUTIONS & PURPOSE IN PAIN

  • The journey finding support when those around you do not understand what you are going through
  • Sarah\u2019s story of being diagnosed with POI
  • Never getting a second opinion and dealing with grief (Sarah)
  • Going through IVF (Vicki) without understanding the \u201cunderlying condition\u201d

20:27- HOW WAS YOUR HEALTH BEFORE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH POI?

  • Food sensitivities, issues with nuts, alternating your food, and gut healing
  • Reducing inflammation and actually enjoying your food

27:44- THE EMOTIONAL SIDE TO POI

  • Finding support & the trauma that goes with a diagnosis
  • \u201cWomen with POI need to cut themselves some slack. It is a really traumatic situation.\u201d
  • Compound trauma and the importance of dealing with how you feel
  • Triggers in your everyday life and finding peace
  • How trauma manifests in your body (paying attention)
  • Understanding where the systemic inflammation is coming from (cortisol and stress)

36:53- WHAT WE WISH WE KNEW WHEN DIAGNOSED WITH POI

  • Being in flight or flight and dealing with grief and chronic inflammation
  • Autoimmune issues: Did one come up?
  • The root cause of diagnosis and inflammation in gut health (how that impacts the ovaries)
  • The impact of hormonal birth control (and getting other opinions)
  • \u201cOne-size-fits-all is a heartbreaking approach.\u201d\xa0
  • \u201cIt\u2019s important to be your own advocate.\u201d
  • \u201cThere is hope."
  • \u201cIt has to be a holistic approach.\u201d
  • \u201cPreconception is one to two years.\u201d
  • \u201cYour body hasn\u2019t failed you. It\u2019s not your fault.\u201d
  • In times of stress- what do you default to?
  • Not comparing yourself, seeing a bigger picture, and loving yourself
  • \u201cOur bodies are trying to communicate but we are not listening.\u201d

50:20- VICKI\u2019S FAVORITE RESOURCES

51:27- VICKI\u2019S FREEBIE: 6 THINGS

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