# Michael Chapman

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He Kept Blowing Evals Until He Stopped Treating Them Like “Just $97” | Michael C. 📈 MAX 25K

In this funded trader interview, UK-based Michael Chapman explains how nearly two years of trial, loss, and adaptation led to a $25K MAX funded account. Primarily trading volatile small caps, Michael reads market conditions daily and uses 9 EMA and VWAP pullbacks, tape behavior, halt action, and tr…

567. Your Fertility Questions Answered: PMOS Myth and Endometriosis Before IVF

In this episode, Prof Chapman answers two listener questions that cut to the heart of some common fertility confusion. First, does the pill cause PCOS? The short answer is no, but the fuller story is more interesting, including why scientists may soon be renaming the condition PMOS, and how coming …

568. Varicocele Repair or Straight to IVF: What the Evidence Really Says

In this episode, Prof Chapman unpacks one of the more contested questions in male fertility, whether to surgically repair a varicocele or move directly to IVF. He explains why these varicose veins around the testicle may quietly warm it beyond its optimal temperature and dampen sperm production, an…

Longevity, Hormones, and Peptides with Dr. Aleksandra Gajer

Dr. Aleksandra Gajer spent years in emergency medicine then shifted her focus toward helping people get ahead of health problems—not just treat them once they appear. She’s developed a practice that covers all aspects of longevity. Today we chat about metabolic health, hormones, lifestyle, and what…

569. How Many Eggs Do You Really Need? The Science of Your IVF Cycle

In this episode, Prof Chapman unpacks the science behind IVF stimulation protocols and why they sit at the heart of a fertility specialist’s skill. He explains how the short antagonist cycle became the standard for around 95% of Australian cycles, why it has largely replaced the older long protocol…

570. The Truth About Steroids and IVF Add-Ons

In this episode, Prof Chapman unpacks the science behind immune add-ons in IVF, explaining why an embryo behaves almost like a transplant and how a woman’s body has to tolerate a pregnancy that is half foreign. Responding to a listener’s question about steroids, NK cells and CRP, he separates the o…

571. Does Stopping Ozempic Affect Your IVF Cycle

In this episode, Prof Chapman answers a listener question from Mary, who asks whether stopping Ozempic six weeks before an IVF cycle could affect the outcome. He explains that while drug companies remain cautious for now, no abnormalities have been detected in the many pregnancies occurring in wome…

572. Inside the Lab: How Scientists Give Your Eggs the Best Chance

In this episode, Prof Chapman takes you inside the IVF laboratory to follow the journey from egg to embryo. He explains why stimulation aims for multiple eggs, how scientists recognise a mature egg, and why egg quality can decline with age. He also covers the two ways eggs are fertilised, conventio…

573. Endometriosis Before Pregnancy: The Tests You Should Consider

In this episode, Prof Chapman answers a listener’s question about trying for a baby with endometriosis. He explains that while the condition is being diagnosed more often, most women with endometriosis still go on to conceive, though the stage of the disease matters. He walks through the assessment…

574. Embryo Grading Explained: Does an AA Really Beat a BB

In this episode, Prof Chapman explains how embryologists grade a day five blastocyst and what those numbers and letters actually mean for your chances of pregnancy. He walks through the development scale from one to five, the A to D grades for the inner cell mass that becomes the baby and the outer…