What Every Woman Needs to Know about Endometriosis, Infertility & IVF | Dr. Naomi Whittaker

<p>As a Creighton-trained OBGYN and surgeon, Dr. Naomi Whittaker didn’t enter this field because she liked what she saw — she wanted to change it. Her personal story runs very deep: her grandmother died after a C-section in communist Poland, and decades later, Dr. Whittaker found herself confronted with the same unnecessary major abdominal surgery. </p><p><br /></p><p>We discuss the <strong>epigenetic roots of endometriosis</strong>, the rebranding of infertility as a “disease,” and the urgent need to prioritize <em>safe</em> over merely “effective” interventions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dr. Whittaker also reveals the <strong>hidden economics of fertility care</strong>, everything from insurance reimbursement loopholes to the industry’s total lack of accountability for both maternal and infant mobility and mortality. </p><p><br /></p><p>She shares how women suffering from endometriosis can vet their surgeon, what <strong>dignified reproductive care</strong> should look like, and offers a compassionate message for women who regret freezing their eggs. </p><p><br /></p><p>For those struggling to conceive, she reminds us that the female drive to nurture and create extends far beyond procreation. This is an episode for anyone ready to rethink what real women’s healthcare could look like, when it’s grounded in <strong>truth, ethics, and humanity.</strong></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://whosebodyisit.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠<strong>⁠p.s. The things I want to say but don't say live on my substack. Subscribe for $6/month and unlock all premium content →⁠</strong>⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.whosebodyisit.com/ethicsofivfandsurrogacy" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Know in 4hrs: Decide whether or not to freeze your eggs, do IVF or surrogacy</a></p><p><a href="https://bio.site/napro_fertility_surgeon" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Dr. Whittaker's Resources</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rrmacademy.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Explore the Restorative Reproductive Medicine Academy</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/napro_fertility_surgeon/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Follow Dr. Whittaker on Instagram</a></p><p><br /></p><p>✦✦✦</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/whosebodyisit/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Follow Whose Body Is It on Instagram →⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.whosebodyisit.com/shop" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop Activist Stickers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ →⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.whosebodyisit.com/favorites" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠The BEST grass-fed beef sticks, skin care and more →⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Music //<a href="https://soundcloud.com/grandakt" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<em>Time by ASHUTOSH</em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><em></em><a href="https://www.free-stock-music.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<em>Music promoted by Free Stock Music</em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><em></em><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<em>Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License</em></a></p>