yourIVFbaby
Your reproductive biologist big sister here to break down women's health and reproductive biology clearly, visually, and honestly ✨🔬.
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The luteal phase explained: you literally build a temporary endocrine gland every month after ovulation. (opens the original)
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Welcome back to my series: Reproductive Biology Deep Dives. Drawing on my background as a PhD-trained reproductive biologist, this series uses fun visuals I make myself to explain what’s going on in your body.It’s like the magic school bus but for the female reproductive system🚌!Hop on, seatbelts everyone!!<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!swoh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpu
What happens to your eggs the second after a retrieval? (opens the original)
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Introducing a new series: A Former Embryologist Explains 🔬Welcome to a brand new series on yourIVFbaby! While most fertility education focuses on what happens in the exam room, I’m taking you behind the incubator doors of the IVF lab.Drawing on my background as a clinical embryologist, A Former Embryologist Explains is your backstage pass to what actually happens to your cells behind the glass! Demystifying procedures, lab protocols, and the day to day of an embryologist.
Why is there still no test to tell me how fertile I am? (opens the original)
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What gets sexualized vs. what is considered medical jargon when it comes to female biology (opens the original)
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One month ago I did a deep dive into the secret code that women’s health educators and creators use in order to evade algorithmic shadowbans. This secret code is called ‘algospeak’ and if you’re in the field you see it pop up everywhere from spellings like v@g!na and cl!toris to stories of credentialed creators getting their accounts taken down because of medical information that was deemed ‘adult content’. I also highlighted a campaign run by the UK company Bodyform that posted 40 anatomically
The Banned Biology Challenge (opens the original)
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Welcome to the Banned Biology Challenge! This challenge ran from 8/3/2026 - 8/21/2026. Check out all of the anatomically correct, women’s health terms and visuals below! ✨<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="381.0989010989011" src="https://
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