I'm joined by Mary Bruno, Creighton Practitioner, author, and fo-founder of FAbM Base, to discuss restorative reproductive medicine (RRM) in-vitro fertilization (IVF), and IUI from a personal perspective in her own fertility journey and her insights and training as a Creighton Pracitioner to many clients. We discuss various aspects of the process of navigating treatment options for infertility diagnoses and what it looks like to work with a practitioner or instructor to identify the workups and treatments necessary for healing and restoration of the reproductive system. This episode is part of an ongoing series of conversations I'm having with guests to explore varied aspects of IVF and RRM.
GUEST BIO:
Mary Bruno is a Catholic author and speaker, cofounder of the non-profit FAbM Base (fabmbase.org), and Creighton Practitioner who stumbled upon a vaginismus diagnosis nine long years after she was married. As a life-long practicing Catholic and ½ of a marriage prep mentor couple, it shocked her to discover how much she didn’t know about sex and marriage and set off to gain wisdom and knowledge through the Catechism, conversations with other women, her pelvic floor physical therapist who specializes in sexual dysfunction, and her trauma-certified counselor to help prepare herself and you for healthy sexual intimacy throughout marriage. She has been married for 11 years and lives in Louisiana with her amazing husband and adorable daughter who they adopted the day she was born.
SHOWNOTES:

• The Institute for Restorative Reproductive Medicine: https://www.iirrm.org
• A Comparison of Standard (ART) versus Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) – The Institute for Restorative Reproductive Medicine by Dr. Whittaker: https://iirrm.org/grand-rounds-a-comparison-of-standard-art-versus-restorative-reproductive-medicine-rrm/ (Dr. Whittaker says in the course that a survey from the Cleveland Clinic found ~45% said they wanted additional surgical training during their fellowship)
• Processes of IVF, IUI, and more: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22457-ivf
• Selective HSG vs. regular HSG and more restorative surgical techniques: https://naprotechnology.com/surgical/
• Vivify Women's Health & Fertility (licensed in many states to provide telehealth for NaProTechnology): https://vivifyfertilityhealth.com/
• External Resources for Fertility Awareness (scroll down for links to some trusted surgeons): https://fabmbase.org/resources/external-resources/#hfaq-post-703

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