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The Holistic Fertility Show
Our holistic fertility podcast explores natural and integrative approaches to fertility. Through expert interviews and thoughtful discussions, we aim to empower listeners with knowledge about optimizing reproductive health through lifestyle, nutrition, acupuncture, and other holistic practices.
Episodes
- The Holistic Fertility Show
How acupuncture helps you get pregnant?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Can Acupuncture Increase Your Chances of Getting Pregnant? Acupuncture may help support fertility and improve…
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Fixing Male Fertility Issues
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Male fertility deserves attention, too. Acupuncture and carefully selected Chinese herbal medicine may help…
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Can NAC help you have a baby even with endometriosis?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a supplement that supports the body’s antioxidant defenses, has shown promising…
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Implantation Failure? Help is Available!
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Improving Uterine Health and Supporting Embryo Implantation with Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine A healthy…
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Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine & Advanced Maternal Age
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Can Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Improve Egg Quality and Help Prevent Miscarriage? As women age, egg…
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Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine to Help Improve Your Sperm
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Improving Sperm Quality Naturally with Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Male infertility can result from low…
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The Gut-Testis Axis: SIBO and Male Fertility Health
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) occurs when excessive or abnormal bacteria build up in the small…
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If you have PMOS...
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. For a patient with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), myo-inositol may help improve insulin sensitivity, which…
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How to approach unexplained infertility.
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. At The Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness, unexplained infertility is approached by looking beyond…
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Targeted nutritional supplements to support sperm.
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Targeted nutritional supplements may help support sperm count, motility, morphology, and DNA integrity by…
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Acupuncture, low-level light therapy, & customized herbal medicine can improve egg quality.
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Acupuncture, customized herbal medicine, and low-level light therapy support egg quality and improve the…
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The Propper Fertility Nutrition Plan
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Eating well when trying to conceive helps create the healthiest possible environment for egg and sperm…
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Dad's B12 & Folate Deficiency Can Lead to Birth Defects.
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. A father’s vitamin B12 and folate status may influence the health of a developing baby. Low levels around the…
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When IUI, IVF, or Donor Eggs Are Not Enough: The Potential Role of Acupuncture, Low-Level Light Therapy, and Customized Herbal Medicine
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. When IUI, IVF, or donor-egg treatment does not lead to pregnancy, patients may explore complementary…
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Your Stomach Affects your Fertility
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Gut dysbiosis—an unhealthy imbalance in the microorganisms living in the digestive tract—may contribute to…
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Acupuncture Pre & Post Embryo Transfer: Is it worth it?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. This 2022 study looked back at 2,330 patients who had frozen embryo transfer (FET) at Vios Fertility…
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Male Factor Infertility & How to Overcome It.
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Sperm abnormalities can include low sperm concentration, poor motility, abnormal morphology, and increased…
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The Hidden Male Factor Contributing to Infertility
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Sperm DNA fragmentation occurs when the genetic material inside sperm is damaged or broken. Even when a…
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Customized Herbal Medicine for Enhanced Ovarian and Uterine Health
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Herbal medicine may support people facing fertility challenges by promoting healthy circulation to the…
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Endometriosis & Trying to Conceive?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Acupuncture and individualized herbal medicine may help patients with endometriosis conceive by reducing…
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GLP-1 and Pregnancy
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are generally not recommended during pregnancy…
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Inflammation is reducing your chances of conception.
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Chronic inflammation can impair fertility in both women and men by creating an environment that disrupts…
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The cellular energy crisis in infertile patients
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Many women experiencing infertility may have a cellular energy deficit, particularly within the ovaries. Egg…
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Integrative Mechanisms and Clinical Protocols for Enhanced Reproductive Wellness
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Integrative reproductive wellness combines conventional reproductive medicine with evidence-informed…
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The Berkley Distinction: Mastery in Integrative Reproductive Medicine
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. The expected outcomes can differ substantially between treatment delivered by a practitioner with limited…
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How Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine Enhance Egg and Sperm Quality.
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine help support both egg and sperm quality by improving several aspects…
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How to Enhance Fertility Outcomes
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Acupuncture and herbal medicine have been shown in multiple systematic reviews and meta-analyses of…
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How Chinese Herbs Improve Pregnancy Outcomes.
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Herbal medicine may help support oocyte (egg) quality by improving the environment in which eggs develop…
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Can Your Immune System be Responsible for Fertility Challenges or Recurrent Miscarriage?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. The immune system normally helps protect the body from infection while also adapting during pregnancy so that…
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Failed IVF Cycles?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. For patients whose previous IVF cycles failed due to poor egg quality, sperm quality, or a thin/unreceptive…
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Acupuncture pre & post embryo transfer. Why?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Welcome back to the show. Today we're diving into a question so many people navigating IVF ask: can…
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Nurturing Early Pregnancy with Purposeful Integrative Care
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. The first weeks of pregnancy can bring tremendous joy, but for those who have experienced infertility, they…
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You can improve sperm motility.
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Acupuncture may help improve sperm motility—the ability of sperm to swim efficiently toward an egg—by…
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Acupuncture reduces miscarriage.
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Acupuncture may support early pregnancy by improving hemodynamics—the movement of blood through the uterine…
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Can customized herbal medicine increase your odds of conception?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Customized herbal medicine may support fertility by addressing each patient’s individual menstrual, hormonal…
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Why Did Your IVF Cycle Fail?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Reactive oxygen species, or ROS, are unstable molecules naturally produced by the body. In small amounts…
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Can nutritional changes improve your fertility outcome?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Eating the right foods improves fertility outcomes by reducing inflammation, balancing hormones, and…
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Egg quality is one of the most important components of fertility success. What can be done to improve it?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Egg quality is one of the most important components of fertility success because the egg provides much of the…
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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) - Does it work?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. In reproductive medicine, platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, is an emerging treatment that uses a patient’s own…
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Can Acupuncture Help the PCOS Patient Conceive?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Acupuncture offers promising support for women with PCOS who are trying to conceive. By helping to regulate…
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Your egg quality can be improved and you can get and stay pregnant. DON'T LOSE HOPE!
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. A Truth No One Wants to Hear If you are a woman in your mid-to-late thirties or forties who is trying to…
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Can acupuncture improve IVF outcomes?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Acupuncture may help improve IVF outcomes by supporting healthy blood flow to the uterus and ovaries…
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Do you have PCOS? Trying to conceive? Listen to this!
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. For women with PCOS trying to conceive, N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC) offers meaningful supportive benefits as part…
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How Many Fertility Patients are Using Acupuncture as Part of Their Protocol?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. In the United States, acupuncture is one of the most commonly used complementary therapies among infertility…
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Can egg/embryo quality be improved?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Research suggests that acupuncture may play a meaningful role in supporting egg and embryo quality…
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Male Infertility: Varicoceles, Sperm DNA fragmentation, Poor Sperm Parameters...What can be done?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Male factor infertility contributes to approximately 40-50% of all conception challenges and frequently…
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Having an Embryo Transfer? Worried about an ectopic pregnancy? You should be.
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Ectopic pregnancy occurs when an embryo implants outside the uterus, most commonly in the fallopian tube. In…
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Why miscarriage often comes down to oxygen!
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Today, we're diving into a topic that might surprise you but could be a game-changer for many: oxygen…
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Supporting the Energy and Quality of Your Eggs/Embryos
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. As women age, the tiny energy centers inside the eggs—called mitochondria—begin to function less efficiently…
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Phone Consults Now Available
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. The Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness is a New York City–based complementary medicine fertility clinic…
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The new reproductive medicine paradigm: Acupuncture, herbs and IVF
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Welcome to the Fertility Hope Podcast, where we explore real solutions for building the family of your…
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You Only Have Three Months to Improve Egg or Sperm Quality
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. The quality of your eggs and sperm is not fixed — it can be significantly improved, but the biological…
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Is Inflammation Causing Your Fertility Challenge?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Welcome to The Holistic Fertility Show. Today we’re talking about inflammation—one of the hidden factors that…
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Sperm problems?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Male factor infertility is more common than many couples realize, and it can involve sperm count, motility…
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Can Herbal Medicine Really Improve Fertility Outcomes?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Welcome to today’s episode, where we explore how customized herbal medicine may support IVF outcomes by…
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Can Low-Level light therapy improve egg/embryo quality?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Welcome to today’s episode, where we explore Low-Level Light Therapy, also known as LLLT, and its potential…
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Can sperm be Improved , or must you use donor sperm?
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Welcome to today’s episode. We’re talking about how acupuncture and customized herbal medicine may support…
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Are your egg cells running out of power? This occurs with aging and diminished ovarian reserve.
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Imagine your body’s trillions of cells running on tiny internal power plants. These power plants are called…
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Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine Shown to Assist IVF in Successful Outcomes
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Welcome to today’s episode, where we explore how acupuncture and customized herbal medicine may support…
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The Four Pillars of Fertility Enhancement. What You Can do Today!
We’re happy to respond to your emailed questions. Trying to conceive can feel like every door is a different specialist, a different supplement, a different…