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      <title><![CDATA[RRM Physician Spotlight: Kristina Pakiz, MD]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For women battling chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, and infertility, Dr. Kristina Pakiz, FACOG, CFCMC, offers hope through advanced minimally invasive surgery and the restorative principles of NaProTechnology.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Luteal Phase Progesterone: Why Day 21 Testing Misses the Mark]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Progesterone swings roughly 130-fold across a single cycle. That is why luteal phase timing, not a random day 21 draw, determines what a hormone panel actually measures.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[The RRM Glossary: A Patient's Guide to Decoding Fertility Medicine]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A patient's guide to 159 restorative reproductive medicine terms. Walk into your next appointment with the same vocabulary your doctor uses.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[The NeoFertility Medical Training Cohort Is How We Grow This Field]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Phil Boyle's Spring 2026 NeoFertility cohort opens April 20: 11 weeks, 20+ CME, direct mentorship. Why I endorse it for RRM-ready clinicians.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ten Years Is Too Long: Why I Built the RRM Endo Symptom Survey]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The average time from first symptoms to an endometriosis diagnosis is ten years. I built a free, weighted symptom survey to close that gap, one woman at a time.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Does Endometriosis Happen?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Endometriosis affects roughly 190 million women worldwide, yet science still cannot explain exactly why it develops. Here is what we do know, what the leading theories get right, and what they miss.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[When Women Question the Pill, the Right Response Isn't "Misinformation"]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A wave of articles has labeled young women who reject hormonal birth control as victims of misinformation. As a surgeon who treats the downstream consequences every day, I see it differently. Women are not misinformed. They are demanding medicine that listens.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[The RRM Research Library Just Got Better]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Since launching last year, we have enriched every record in the library with complete metadata, added 191 new papers from core RRM researchers, and shipped search, saved articles, citation export, and open access indicators. Here is where things stand and what is coming next.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Whittaker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uterine Isthmocele: The Overlooked C-Section Scar and Restorative Care]]></title>
      <link>https://rrmacademy.org/commentary/uterine-isthmocele-c-section-scar-restorative-solutions/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Delivery by cesarean section (C-section) can be life-saving, but it sometimes leaves an unexpected legacy: a uterine isthmocele.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Take Action: Protect Women’s Healthcare Choices]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Congress is considering bills that could permanently restrict options for women’s health by backing IVF as the only answer for infertility—while shutting out evidence-based Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM) approaches. Groups like ASRM, ACOG, and SMFM have promoted misinformation to cement their monopoly, redefining infertility and erasing critical surgical techniques like endometriosis excision and tubal repair.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[RRM Academy]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[RRM Physician Spotlight: Phil Boyle, MD]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[From his clinic in Dublin, Ireland, Dr. Boyle’s holistic, patient-centered approach has facng hope to countless families facing infertility.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Endometriosis and Medical Trauma: Resources for Recovery for the Whole Family]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Trauma is the inability for an individual to process emotional events, settling into a feeling of overwhelm. The individual can experience a threat to bodily integrity or threat to life and sanity.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorraine Truman]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Secondary Infertility After C-Section: Fertility Case Study #1]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report presents a case of fallopian tube destruction secondary to uterine perforation, which was managed via laparoscopic surgery and ultimately resolved natural fertility and spontaneous conception on the first try.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexa Di Giovanni PA-S]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[RRM Explained: Answers and True Healing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Women carry silent trauma in the current reproductive healthcare model, a journey often marked by years of feeling dismissed, their pain downplayed, their deepest concerns unmet.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Understanding PCOS: A Personal Journey of Healing Through RRM and Lifestyle]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“I always had irregular periods—four times a year, like clockwork. At 18, they became less predictable. By 20, they were less frequent, heavy, and painful. At 25, despite an active lifestyle and healthy diet, they disappeared entirely—along with any clear signs of cycling. That’s when I began the long road to a PCOS diagnosis.”]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Understanding Endometriosis: Why Early Diagnosis and Restorative Care Matter]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Image by RRM Academy Endometriosis is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or minimized. Despite affecting 1 in 10 women globally, it can...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Glossary of Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM)]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[What is Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM)? Understand the key terms behind this health-focused approach that seeks root causes, not just symptom relief.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[RRM Academy]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[RRM Physician Spotlight: Dr. Patrick Yeung, MD]]></title>
      <link>https://rrmacademy.org/commentary/rrm-spotlight-patrick-p-yeung-jr-md/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[For millions of women battling endometriosis, Patrick P. Yeung Jr., MD, FMIGS, offers hope through groundbreaking surgery and fertility care]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[RRM Academy]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Healing Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Naturally: A Restorative Approach]]></title>
      <link>https://rrmacademy.org/commentary/postpartum-depression-anxiety-natural-recovery/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you're a new mom feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or deeply sad after childbirth, you're not alone. Let's shed some much-needed light on the]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Introducing RRM Academy Research Library]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We just shipped Research Library - the first step in an easy to access hub for all RRM related research on the internet.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Whittaker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[NaProTechnology Surgery: A Restorative Approach to Fertility and Gynecologic Health]]></title>
      <link>https://rrmacademy.org/commentary/naprotechnology-surgery-a-restorative-approach-to-fertility-and-gynecologic-health/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[NaProTechnology Surgery is a specialized form of gynecologic surgery focused on diagnosing and treating underlying reproductive disorders to restore normal anatomy and function of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[RRM Physician Spotlight: Dr. Naomi Whittaker, MD]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Naomi Whittaker is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) with specialized training in restorative reproductive medicine.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[RRM Academy]]></dc:creator>
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