Of course there is a perfect way to do things if you have all the money, time, and resources to throw at it, but what about what actually happens in real life? Because let's face it, we're all dealing with medicine IRL. This week we'll talk ab

This week we're talking about "advanced maternal age" which is the medical term for women having babies over the age of 35. The real problem here comes down to oocyte aging, or aging eggs, which is related to poor ovarian reserve. We'll

Iron deficiency anemia can be a significant problem when you're trying to conceive or going into a pregnancy, but even without overt iron deficiency anemia, your iron levels can still have an effect. We'll discuss: Why it's important to test both red bl

Overtly low or overtly high thyroid levels are a well known risk factor for infertility, but today we're going to talk about something a little bit less well known, which is subclinical hypothyroid and fertility. Subclinical hypothyroid is when the thyroi

MTHFR is involved in so many processes, but it is especially tangled up with fertility for both male and female partners, as well as pregnancy for female partners. This episode we'll talk about: Male factor infertility, sperm count, and sperm morphology

The infertility journey can be a difficult path and is often an endurance race with sprints mixed in.  This episode is less about mental health expertise, we will defer to therapists, counselors, and mental health professionals for that, and more abo

PCOS is one of the more common causes of female-factor infertility because it creates a situation in which ovulation is unpredictable or not occurring and babies can't be made if no good eggs are released. Dr. Kate and Dr. Amy will talk about The diet t

Last week we talked about how endometriosis affects fertility and pregnancy outcomes. This week, let's dive deeper into what is really going on with endometriosis and why it has such far reaching effects for women. We'll discuss Gene SNPs associated wit

Endometriosis is one of the leading causes of female factor infertility and it's responsible for incredibly painful menses, heavy bleeding, and often pain with intercourse as well.  This week we'll talk about the links between endometriosis and ferti

Lots of people come to NDs to help them on their fertility journey, but what does an ND actually do?In short, your ND can support your fertility journey in a lot of ways, no matter where you are in the process. We can Balance your hormones and help you