The Egg Whisperer Show

In today’s Ask The Egg Whisperer podcast episode, Fernanda asks a question about endometriosis: “Can surgery help determine if I have endometriosis? We have been trying to conceive for over 5 years now. Everything seems to be fine with us both, the only thing left for us to do is for me to have surgery to check for endometriosis.  Is this something that you would recommend? Thank you so much!” I love Fernanda’s question. Yes! Patients with endometriosis may benefit from surgery. But first, go back and double check that she’s taken a look at everything I cover in a TUSHY check. She says she’s been trying for over five years, so here’s what I’d recommend before surgery: Check your tubes and do an ultrasound of the uterus and find out your follicle count.  Make sure that there's no anatomic abnormalities: polyps, fibroids, or septum. Look at the sperm quality again, maybe do a sperm DNA fragmentation test.  Look at all your preconception labs, including hormones, not just the FSH, estradiol, and  AMH, but also  thyroid vitamin D and prolactin.  Last but not least, make sure you've done enough genetic screening: chromosome analysis and carrier screens.. If you want to hear my full answer to Fernanda’s question, you can tune into episode 292 on the podcast, and go to the 10 minute mark. And, you’ll also hear my answer to 20 more questions, all sent in by listeners. To submit your own question to Dr. Aimee for a future episode of Ask The Egg Whisperer, click here.  Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Join Egg Whisperer School

Ask the Egg Whisperer is one of my favorite shows to do. I love hearing from you! In a recent episode, Nina wrote in to ask about low sperm morphology and how to improve it. Here’s what I had to say: Do another semen analysis first. You can go to meetfellow.com/eggwhisperer to do one from the comfort of your home. If the morphology is still low, do a sperm DNA fragmentation test. I would suggest getting to a urologist to check “under the hood” and see if there's a varicocele. Check his testosterone and look at his lifestyle and supplement list. Easy way to get his testosterone checked? http://trylgc.com/ballsmethod. And a cool test to assess sperm vs chronological age is: pathfertility.com/eggwhisperer Taking sperm friendly supplements like CoQ10, vitamin D and ConceptionXR from Theralogix. Use PRC code TUSHY for all their products.  You can hear her question, and my answer, around the 16 minute mark from episode 291.  To submit your own question to Dr. Aimee for a future episode of Ask The Egg Whisperer, click here.  Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Join Egg Whisperer School

I’m excited to be joined by Nora DeBora from Naturally Nora in today’s interview. She has over six years of coaching experience in education and holistic nutrition, movement and mindfulness. She has created a holistic approach and practice around preconception planning and that she is going to share that with us today on the podcast in this fertility expert Q&A series episode. As a holistic nutritionist, Nora recommends she shares that you are what you eat, and you're also what you assimilate, and what you digest. To reach optimal health she recommends that you: Remove inflammatory foods from your daily diets Replace those foods with nutrient dense fertility foods that nourish the body Repair the gut so that you can absorb nutrients and digest nutrients  Rebalance your hormones by eating in support of your menstrual cycle  Read the full show notes on Dr. Aimee's website Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Join Egg Whisperer School Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America’s most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.

Today, I’m delighted to be joined by Nora DeBora of Naturally Nora on The Egg Whisperer Show. With over 6 years of coaching experience and education in holistic nutrition, movement and mindfulness, she has created a holistic practice around Preconception Planning that she's going to share with us. Tune in as we talk about how you can get into the best mindset for pregnancy, holistic nutrition strategies to prepare for pregnancy, and how to set up your environment to be as healthy and toxic free as possible. Some of her great tips include: Develop a daily meditation practice to help reduce stress. Stress feeds cortisol, which can impact fertility. Get in shape and reduce BMI when trying to conceive to lessen the possibility of hypertension, gestational diabetes, or blood clots. Getting in tune with your menstrual cycle, and nourishing yourself through the full cycle, and noticing energy levels each week. Limiting exposure to to Xenoestrogens which are endocrine disruptors and can be found in makeup, personal products, plastics, food, building supplies, and insecticides. Read the full show notes on Dr. Aimee's website Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Join Egg Whisperer School Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America’s most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.

On today's Egg Whisperer Show podcast episode, I'm sharing the four things you need to know about PCOS. Too many doctors tell patients that they don't need to worry about managing their PCOS until they are starting a pregnancy (not fertility docs!) This just isn't true. There are tried and true steps that you can take now to bring HOPE back to your health and your fertility. I want to start a PCOS revolution, and to start that, I've started calling it HOPE syndrome instead. H: High Testosterone (or signs and symptoms of high androgens) O: Ovaries with many follicles (typically over 12 per ovary) P: Periods that are irregular E: Exercise and Eating healthy habits are important to have Read the full show notes on Dr. Aimee's website Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Join Egg Whisperer School Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America’s most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.

Recurrent pregnancy loss is heartbreaking and is the reason why I went to fertility medicine. Lauren shared her journey with us by asking this question at AskTheEggWhisperer.com: “Can antibiotics for endometritis help with recurrent miscarriage? I’ve been going through recurrent pregnancy loss, and have been going through testing to figure out a cause. We came up with a diagnosis of endometritis and I went through a round of antibiotics. Are there essential lifestyle changes I should also be making to lower my risk of yet another miscarriage? Could it really be as simple as a few weeks of antibiotics?” Tune in to hear my answer, and the answers to over 20 other questions (all from listeners and followers!).

Emily submitted a great question to AskTheEggWhisperer.com: “What can I do to thicken my uterine lining? (I’m 37 and we’ve been TTC for over 6 months. Obgyn wanted me to try progesterone before going to specialist. My issue is a thin lining of 5mm. What can help my lining?” My answer to her was: Let’s start by asking your doctor if Asherman’s syndrome has been ruled out. An HSG, saline sonogram and hysteroscopy can all help make this diagnosis and ultimately may help treat it too. You can also add medications and supplements  like: estrogen, aspirin, l-arginine and vitamin E that may help. And get your TUSHY checked as well! #TUSHYMethod includes the 5 fertility tests you should do.  To hear the answer to 20+ other questions, tune in! To submit your own question to Dr. Aimee for a future episode of Ask The Egg Whisperer, click here.  Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Join Egg Whisperer School

I’m excited to be joined by Dr. Nidhee Sachdev from OC Fertility. We are going to talk about fertility support for the South Asian community. In this conversation, we’re talking about PCOS and diabetes, cultural views about sex, reproduction, and sexual dysfunction. We also talk about how to talk about fertility and fertility treatment with family members when cultural bias is present. Read the full show notes on Dr. Aimee's website Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Join Egg Whisperer School Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America’s most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.

Most fertility treatment hinges on the strategic use of drugs to help the body be as fertile as possible. My goal is to give each of my patients a personalized fertility plan with custom calendars of what to do, which drug to take, and when. Today on the podcast, I’m walking through fertility calendars (keeping things confidential, of course) and talking about the drugs I commonly use to give my patients the best chance at fertility success. Read the full show notes on Dr. Aimee's website Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Join Egg Whisperer School Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America’s most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.

Today on the Egg Whisperer Show, I’m excited to be joined by Dr. Nabil Arrach, the Scientific Director at Progenesis, Inc. He has 20 years of research experience in molecular genetics, both in preclinical and clinical settings. He was the first scientist to optimize and validate next generation sequencing for PGT-A and PGT-M and he continues to work on new emerging fields in IVF. We will be talking about who should be testing their embryos, the difference between chromosomes and genes, mosaicism, and the importance and limitations of genetic testing. Read the full show notes on Dr. Aimee's website Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Join Egg Whisperer School Checkout the podcast Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America’s most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.