Podcast Episodes

How a New Cell Atlas Could Transform Our Understanding of Preeclampsia, Miscarriage and Preterm Birth: Conversation with Dr. Susan Fisher, Part II

 IWhat if we could actually watch the conversation between a fetus and its mother? Not metaphorically—the individual cells, where they are, what gene…

2 hours ago

Pregnancy’s Hidden Frontier: The Most Detailed Atlas of the Maternal-Fetal Interface, Conversation with Dr. Susan Fisher, PhD, part I

 I don't think I can oversell today's episode. 

We'll discuss the most detailed atlas of the maternal fetal interface-- that meeting and intermingling…

1 week ago

Can your Menstrual Cycle affect your chances of Miscarriage?: Conversation with Dr. Jans Brosens, re-edited and rereleased

 Since women have been having babies, they've experienced miscarriage.

For nearly as long, we have not had a useful way to address miscarriage. 

Often …

2 weeks ago

Inside Human Embryo Implantation: Watching for the first time, Conversation with Dr. Amelie Godeau, Part II

 Embryos speak multiple languages. 

They can communicate through chemistry, which has been known for a long time, and as today's guest will describe, …

3 weeks ago

How a Human Embryo Implants-- New Insights From a 3D Model: Conversation with Dr. Amelie Godeau, Part I

 If you're on the internet even a little bit, you likely saw the viral video first released last August That showed for the first time what a human e…

4 weeks ago

Your Menstrual Cycle is a Vital Sign: Conversation with Dr. Mahalingaiah, Part II

 Your menstrual cycle requires the coordination of a number of different systems in the body. We've all heard of the hypothalamic pituitary ovarian a…

1 month ago

What can the Menstrual Cycle Tell us about our health: Conversation with Dr. Shruthi Mahalingaiah

 The menstrual cycle plays an enormous part in the lives of half the population of the world. People tend to focus on it as a conduit to pregnancy, a…

1 month, 1 week ago

What Wearables can tell us about Pregnancy & Pregnancy Loss: Conversation with Dr. Benjamin Smarr (encore)

 In the olden days, and in some circle even today, women measure(d) something called basal body temperature, which is a core temperature that can be …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sleep and Your Menstrual Cycle: Why Your Period May Become Less Predictable, Conversation with Dr. Sarah Johnson, Part II

 Historically, one of the reasons for excluding women from clinical trials has been the idea that women's menstrual cycles have made their data too v…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Using wearable technology to understand the menstrual cycle: Conversation with Dr. Sarah Johnson, Part I

 Wearables are everywhere, and they're tracking all manner of physiological signals continuously, including our heart rate, temperature, respiration …

2 months ago