The Egg Whisperer Show

In this episode, Dr. Aimee talks to Dr. Renée Hilliard , an OBGYN and sex, love, and relationship expert. Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates Join the Egg Whisperer School Read the whole article on my blog Here's Dr. Renée describing her work, in her own words: "I've been practicing gynecology for over 20 years. I've had so many patients that have had challenges around sex like not having the pleasure that they want during sex or experiencing pain during sex and not being able to communicate well with their partners. For some, this results in not being able to achieve orgasms. There are also challenges many experiences after menopause like vaginal dryness or pain that affects the quality of sex. Statistics show that over 20 percent of people are in sexless relationships, but I think the figure is probably closer to 30 percent. Many people have sex less than once a month and I'm sure you recognize that as well in your practice. I find that during fertility care many people start having issues around intimacy. When a couple is going through fertility treatment sex can start to feel more like a chore and doesn't have the pleasure that it once had. (That's if they ever had a lot of pleasure from sex). I've been able to develop tools that can help patients communicate better with their partners and tune into their bodies. Many are then able to experience pleasure in a more profound way. I'm really proud of couples and individuals that make that kind of progress."

I have patients that come to me from all over the world. There's one question I always ask when reviewing their IVF cycle history. What was your embryo quality? I hear time and time again from patients that they don't know it because their doctor told them embryo quality doesn't matter with IVF. That's simply not true! Just like diamonds in a jewelry store. Quality matters. Just like there is a grading system for diamonds, there is also a grading system for embryos. It's important for you to know that this exists and to ask for your embryo grade. When it comes to getting pregnant and IVF, the implantation rate is determined by the embryo quality and rating. Read the full article on my website. Sign up to get my newsletter. Tune in to The Egg Whisperer Show on YouTube.

Whether you're doing an endometrial receptivity analysis (ERA) or a frozen embryo transfer, this episode is for you. Doing an ERA test is like doing everything you would normally do for a frozen embryo transfer cycle except instead of showing up at the lab for a transfer, we remove cells from the uterine lining (the endometrium) to analyze first in Dr. Aimee's office. Find the full show notes on my website. Click here. Subscribe to my YouTube channel for more fertility tips! Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates.

On the journey to growing a family, more and more people are choosing donor eggs or sperm as an option. As a community, it's time to further the conversation about how to embrace donor conception as an option because the fact is: every woman will run out of eggs at some point in her life, and it doesn't change the fact that she may still want to grow her family. I'm delighted to have author, and therapist, Jana Rupnow on the podcast this week to talk about donor conception. Find the full show notes on my website. Click here. Subscribe to my channel for more fertility tips! 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 do this with my patients all of the time. There's a lot of truth-telling that goes on in my office, and often myth-busting is necessary to get to the truth. Perhaps you can relate — there are so many headlines and hearsay stories about fertility. Do you struggle to disseminate between what is evidence-based science and what is not? I don't care where you live or who your doctor is. My goal is to share what I know in the event that it's even the tiniest bit helpful to you and your fertility journey. Read more about this episode in my show notes: https://draimee.org/this-is-fertility-mythbusting Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates: https://draimee.org/blog Watch these episodes as a video with Dr. Aimee on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4w20dXVKYd9A81PTNkyzXQ

Let's go through all the do's and don'ts of fertility treatment. I thought it would be fun to address this topic by taking you through the questions that I get asked the most, every day. Chances are someone out there is wondering the exact same thing. Read more about this episode in my show notes: https://draimee.org/dos-and-donts-of-fertility-treatment Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates: https://draimee.org/blog Watch these episodes as a video with Dr. Aimee on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4w20dXVKYd9A81PTNkyzXQ

"I believe it's important for all women — not just those trying to get pregnant — to understand their menstrual cycle." — Lindsey Meisel As a fertility doctor, I agree with her as I've seen the complexities and confusion that can arise with menstrual cycles. In this episode, Dr. Aimee and Lindsey talk about: - Ovulation Tracking - Late Ovulation - Mistakes people make when trying to conceive - What the Ava Bracelet tracks - How Lindsey used the bracelet in her own fertility journey Read the whole article here: https://draimee.org/ovulation-tracking-with-the-ava-bracelet Subscribe to the newsletter to get updates: https://draimee.org/blog Please note: I am not paid by Ava to write this post or have this discussion. I just love talking with people that are as passionate as I am about fertility. Any tool that helps women be more informed about their bodies and fertility is a big win in my book!

With people waiting until later in life to start growing their families, I see a lot of patients who are over 40. While everyone's body is different, IVF is a great option to consider for many women over the age of 40. I've had many over 40 IVF success stories. I want you to know that pregnancy is definitely possible and that's why I'm going to share my best IVF tips with you this week. 1. Know Your Levels. Track and trend them over time. 2. Getting your levels checked doesn't mean you have a problem. It simply means you want to understand your body. 3. So often, women over 40 don't realize they need help until after they've miscarried. 4. Recognize that you're not alone in wanting to get pregnant naturally. 5. Ovaries are ready for other options, but you may not be. 6. Know what's okay to say and feel. 7. Know that sperm matters as much as eggs. 8. Think about other things to improve your chances of a successful IVF cycle: Egg Whisperer DIET, Considering PGT, and Implantation Testing. 9. Think about working with a surrogate. 10. Assemble your fertility TEAM. 11. Preserve your fertility & consider embryo banking. 12. Know what you may be more likely to experience with IVF over 40. 13. If you're 45 and you've just had a baby. The one thing you want to do is try and live forever, as healthy as you can be. I want to close with one important message. As a fertility doctor, one of the most important parts of my job is helping women close to menopause grow their families. Helping them with IVF cycles until they are successful sometimes means also using an egg donor. Women over 40 who are doing IVF should hear that. Knowing that sometimes your success may involve an egg donor is something that's important to hear at the beginning. Part of my role as your doctor is to make you feel healthy, fertile, young, and as normal as possible. This is very important. Read the whole article here on my website. Sign up to get on the newsletter by clicking here.

I'm pleased to have Dr. Felice Gersh joining me from Irvine, CA for a discussion about PCOS, and her book: PCOS SOS. The topic of tonight's show is PCOS. Lucky for us, Dr. Gersh is a world expert on the subject. Here are the books Dr. Gersh has written, PCOS SOS and PCOS Fertility Fast Track. To read the full article, click over to my website.To subscribe to Dr. Aimee's newsletter, tap or click here.

One of the most common questions I get asked is "Why didn't my IUI work?" It's a great question because there are many factors that come into play with intrauterine insemination. If you're my patient, we'd start by checking the fallopian tubes, uterus, and sperm quality first. But let's say you've done the #TUSHYcheck, the tubes are clear and everything else looks good. So why doesn't IUI work? The answer I share with my patients is: because you're human. Yes, it's really as simple as that. To put IUI into perspective, 90% of the time it doesn't work. So if your IUI didn't work, I want you to know that there's nothing wrong with you, and you're normal, and human. It's that simple. I'm going to be sharing more about the details about IUI in this episode. To read the full article, click over to my website. To subscribe to Dr. Aimee's newsletter, tap or click here.