The Egg Whisperer Show

I’m joined by Dr. Rahi Victory @rahivictory.md. Dr. Victory is an OBGYN in Canada, where he has two clinics. I’m excited to have him on the show today to talk about how to become an advocate for yourself, and how to make sure that your care is your doctor’s priority.⁠ ⁠ Dr. Victory and I are both very like-minded in the way that we approach patient care: we want you to be an active part of your care and we want you to be a part of our decision making when it comes to deciding on a treatment plan. It’s a joy to talk to Dr. Victory about transparency and honesty and how patients can become their own advocates and make sure they get the kind of care they deserve on their journey.⁠ 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.

Today on The Egg Whisperer Show, I’m joined by Dr. Rahi Victory. Dr. Victory is an OBGYN in Canada, where he has two clinics. I’m excited to have him on the show today to talk about how to become an advocate for yourself, and how to make sure that your care is your doctor’s priority.⁠ ⁠ Dr. Victory and I are both very like-minded in the way that we approach patient care: we want you to be an active part of your care and we want you to be a part of our decision making when it comes to deciding on a treatment plan. It’s a joy to talk to Dr. Victory about transparency and honesty and how patients can become their own advocates and make sure they get the kind of care they deserve on their journey.⁠ 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.

Dr. Mira Aubuchon  joins The Egg Whisperer Show to talk about PCOS. The facts: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome could make it more difficult for women to get pregnant. Contrary to its name, having PCOS doesn’t mean your ovaries have cysts. It means your ovaries have a high number of follicles (tiny “cysts”) containing eggs that are often unable to mature due to a hormone imbalance.⠀⁠ ⠀⁠ Symptoms of the condition include irregular or absent periods, high testosterone, excessive hair growth (hirsutism), and acne. I call it HOPE Syndrome. H is for High testosterone. O is for Ovaries with a lot of follicles. P is for Periods that are irregular. E is for eating + exercise habits that you need to develop early on. ⁠ PCOS definitely has its challenges, but, having it does not mean you’ll never have children or that your eggs cannot produce a healthy, beautiful baby. Plus, if you have it, you're not alone. Up to 10% of women have PCOS.⁠ 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.

Ask the Egg Whisperer is one of my favorite times each week! I love getting to answer your questions. In this episode, Maria writes in to ask about the sperm DNA fragmentation test. “When should we ask for a sperm DNA fragmentation test?  We had our first (failed) IUI in September and during it, my husband’s semen analysis was significantly lower than the analysis we had done pre-treatment (which was done at a different lab).  He is now undergoing more testing with a urologist including an ultrasound, a physical exam, and a repeat semen analysis. The outcome of current testing would either mean we try more IUIs or move on to IVF.”  Tune in to hear what I have to say about when you should ask for a sperm DNA fragmentation test (along with the answers to 19 other great questions)! 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 Checkout the podcast Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates.

You all submit the best questions for Ask The Egg Whisperer, and I love answering them! In this episode, we hear from Julia who shares, “I am 44 years old. I was told I have a slim chance to conceive. I’m extremely healthy and  now starting the IVF process. The doctor is not very hopeful. Feeling lost. Should I at least try?” Tune in to hear my answers to Julia’s question, and 19 others. 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 Checkout the podcast Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates.

Stress and pregnancy go hand in hand. Heck, stress and living life go hand in hand! While some stress is healthy, and actually a helpful motivator to us, too much can send us into a mental (and sometimes physical) tailspin. Dr. Coleman Allen joins Dr. Aimee on today's podcast episode Before I get into my top 10 list of things you need to know from the show, I wanted to touch on two of my favorite parts. I particularly liked her perspective on something I hear from patients time and again. “I want to get pregnant naturally”. Dr. Allen’s response was more perfect than any I’ve heard, and one I hope will bring you peace of mind should this be something you desire too: “It still takes all of the natural miracles to become pregnant. With fertility treatment, and all it entails you’re simply facilitating a natural process to happen. Nobody can force an egg to fertilize or make an embryo grow and divide. Only nature can make an embryo attach.” 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.

I’m so excited to be interviewing Dr. Shweta Nayak today about the Dos and Don’ts of how to get pregnant naturally. We get questioned all the time about when to have sex, how often to have sex, is caffeine safe, how much is too much alcohol. Dr. Nayak is here to answer these questions. She is a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist with The Reproductive Medicine Institute, in Chicago, Illinois. 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.

I'm so excited to have Dr. Bruce Lessey @receptivadx join me on the podcast. Dr. Lessey has dedicated his research life to studying the lining of the uterus and more specifically, how to help embryos stick better. His research led to the discovery of the role of BCL-6 in the lining of the uterus as a diagnostic test patients can have done by their doctors to guide them toward the best protocol for transfer success. The test isn’t for women just going through IVF either. This test can also be done to help women get an endometriosis diagnosis without going through a laparoscopy surgery. ⁠ ⠀ ⠀⁠ In addition to being a Fertility Doctor at The Fertility Center of the Carolinas, in Greenville SC, Dr. Lessey is also the scientific advisor for Cicero DX. His work on identifying BLC6 became the key component of the Receptivadx test. ⁠ ⠀ ⠀⁠ I’m delighted to have him on the show! Many IVF patients have benefited greatly from the Receptivadx test, and I’m looking forward to asking him a lot of questions about his work. ⁠ 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.

I'm delighted to be joined by Dr. Sneha Kishore for this episode of Ask The Egg Whisperers. In this episode, Sneha talks about lifestyle medicine, and how improving your lifestyle can impact your fertility. 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 Checkout the podcast Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates.

In this episode, I answer 20 different questions, and the last one is from Leah, where she asks, “Can you do ERA and Receptiva tests in the same cycle? My doctor says, ‘no,’ but I've heard others had it done together. What would be the reasons for spreading them out?” Tune in to hear my answer to Leah’s questions (and 20 others). 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 Checkout the podcast Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates.