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Evaluating Hormonal Dysfunction and Infertility

Dr. Kara Fitzgerald | New Frontiers in Functional Medicine, Longevity, Epigenetics

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The Effects of Biochemical Aging on Fertility

Fertility is a whole person medicine because so many things have to be right in order for couples to conceive. The cells with the most mitochondria in the body are reproductive cells, not cardiovascular. It's oxidative stress, omega three status and gut health and microbiome. Gut microbiome impacts fertility. So all the things that you think about for like whole person health apply in a really specific way for fertility patients too. And then of course, hormonal health is a big piece of it.

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