Want Kids One Day? A Conversation with Afton Vechery of Modern Fertility
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Afton Vechery is the founder and CEO of Modern Fertility. If you’ve been around for a while, you know we’ve talked about fertility a few times on the podcast. If you’re thinking “I’m not trying to have kids yet,” “I’m focusing on my career right now,” or “I don’t even know if I want to have kids,” you should still care about your reproductive health! And Afton is here to help break it down for you!
Reasons to track your cycle:
If you’re trying to get pregnant
If you have irregular cycles
If you’re getting off of birth control
So you can understand your unique cycle
To get to know + be connected to your body
Knowledge is power!!
The Fertility Information Gap
“It was so empowering… Women were demanding more information about their bodies so they could make the decisions that were right for them.”
Most of the information out there is about preventing pregnancy and is very fear-based— there was a gap in fertility information so Modern Fertility filled that space.
Fertility just isn’t a priority until we start having issues conceiving.
Egg-freezing, IVF, hormonal birth control and kids may not be for everyone, but information is for everyone.
AMH Testing 101
I share my own AMH test level results that were shocking to me.
How often should you test your AMH? 1-2x a year
AMH levels remain consistent throughout the cycle, but FSH (follicle stimulating hormones) + estradiol change throughout your cycle. Because of this, you should use the test on day 3 of your cycle.
“We wanted to take these tests that are largely confined to infertility clinics and make them mainstream.”
3 Ways to jumpstart your fertility journey:
BE OPEN: Be willing to look into this + start talking and researching fertility. “This is an area of our health that’s changing.”
Get up to speed with the basics.
Be proactive vs. reactive.
“Have a conversation about fertility. Fertility is a part of reproductive health and reproductive health is just a part of our general health.”
Resources
Check out Modern Fertility at ModernFertility.com and on IG at @modernfertility.
Check out the really cool timeline feature on their site here.
Learn more about Modern Fertility’s pregnancy and ovulation testing here!
If you have any questions, feel free to email hi@modernfertility.com!
Hear my own fertility journey on Patreon here.
Check out Alice Domar’s articles on stress and fertility here and here.
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