Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! Today we are talking about Jannette's infertility journey and how she came to discover the Fertility Awareness Method and how to use it to become empowered about her fertility and reproductive health. She also shares her best coping strategies and how used NaPro technologies to receive answers about her diagnosis of unexplained infertility. 

Jannette is a Registered Nurse with a critical care background. She felt that her medical education did not prepare her for a diagnosis of unexplained infertility from the conventional medicine point of view. At the time she felt relatively healthy and knew there had to be a root cause for my inability to get pregnant. Her quest for answers led her to the wonderful world of body literacy and fertility awareness in a way that was never described in her nursing textbooks. The deeper she dove, the more she realized that this information was not just useful for women trying to avoid pregnancy or trying to achieve pregnancy, but as a way to connect with your body and have a diagnostic tool to use to advocate for yourself with your doctors!

In this episode:

• Introduction and Jannette’s story
• Jannette’s experience with infertility
• Discussing misinformation and the lack of proper sex education
• How Jannette discovered the FAM method and why this was beneficial in her health and fertility journey
• The benefits of FAM and how it can help women become more knowledgeable and empowered when it comes to their reproductive health
• Addressing how some medical professional lack FAM knowledge and training
• What is NaPro technology?
• The history of NaPro - how was it created?
• How NaPro changes the way we view women’s health care
• NaPro and finding the root cause of hormonal imbalances
• Who can benefit from using NaPro?
• How NaPro and can help answer why an individual is experiencing unexplained infertility or miscarriages
• NaPro technology and fertility
• What sets NaPro doctors and technology apart from traditional medical treatment?
• Jannette talks about her endometriosis diagnosis and how this impacted her view on IVF
• Top pieces of wisdom every women or couple should think about when considering using NaPro
• The benefits of using NaPro technology as a teenager
• The spiritual side of the fertility journey
• The idea of “life tanks”
• How Jannette’s childhood experiences impacted her mental, physical, and spiritual health as an adult
• Exploring the idea of spirit babies that exist before conception
• How surrendering is strength
• Relationships and the fertility journey
• Remembering what we have control over in the fertility journey
• Pieces of advice for women who are just beginning their fertility journey

Connect with guest: Jannette Carlos 

Instagram: @balanced.fertility.with.jayjay  | TikTok: Balanced.fertility  | Youtube: Jannette Carlos 

Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND

Download your copy of Antoinette's Post-pill Guidebook. Website: www.antoinettefalco.com.  Instagram: @drantoinettefalco

Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to thehormoneheartbeatpodcast@gmail.com, If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!