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Fertility supplements: what helps, from a specialist

"Why am I not getting pregnant if everything is normal?" A fertility specialist answers the questions people type into Google at 2am.

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Episode 5

  • 20 min
  • With Dr Marcela Martin, fertility specialist
  • With pharmacists Sally Tadros and Cyndi Khawaja
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"Why am I not getting pregnant if everything is normal?" A fertility specialist answers the questions people type into Google at 2am.

In this episode

  • why to start at least 3 months before trying
  • egg quality and sperm quality: what helps and what doesn't
  • folate doses (500 micrograms vs 5 mg) and why the form matters
  • the baseline tests to do before you start.

Guest: Dr Marcela Martin, fertility specialist, 15+ years in private practice. Hosts: Sally Tadros and Cyndi Khawaja, pharmacists.

Chapters

  • 0:00 The questions people search
  • 5:02 Egg quality
  • 6:27 Sperm quality
  • 10:16 When to start
  • 11:30 Folate
  • 14:40 Stress
  • 16:15 Tests
  • 19:37 Takeaways

General information, not personal medical advice. Always read the label and follow the directions for use.

Sally Tadros and Cyndi Khawaja

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