PCOS Fertility Health

Have you been told that you have PCOS and the only way to get pregnant is through IVF? 

Does that not sit right with you? Would you rather focus on creating a strong foundation of fertility health in your body before (maybe) needing to have the IVF conversation?

It can be hard to figure out how to move forward and what to look for in a fertility plan that will help you with that. 

That’s why in today’s episode I’m outlining 3 steps to take when you want to focus on these fertility foundations and find the root cause of your fertility struggles. 

I mention the episodes that talk about PCOS types, here are the links:

Are you ready for a story of PCOS fertility hope today? I’ve got a really great one for you. Taylor is a special guest on the podcast today who is going to share her story of overcoming PCOS infertility.

Here’s what you will discover in this week’s episode:

• Taylor’s experience with PCOS and irregular cycles since she was in high school

• How she was told at multiple doctor visits that IVF was her only option for getting pregnant

• Her ups and downs of trying to get pregnant for 6 years

• The emotional toll of infertility

• How she was able to get pregnant naturally 

Don’t miss Taylor’s incredible story, listen to the episode now!

Understand the healing-potential that lies within your body. Join me as I interview Michelle Oravitz who is an acupuncturist and author.

She will help you understand how to tap into the healing potential to support your PCOS and fertility from an acupuncture perspective.

Michelle Oravitz, L.Ac, FABORM is an acupuncturist, specializing in Fertility Health. She found her love in Chinese medicine after it helped her through her own menstrual cycle challenges and this inspired her to change her career from architecture to acupuncture. 

Do you want to know how acupuncture can benefit your fertility journey? Today you get a deep-dive into the benefits of acupuncture with Dr. Nam Lee.

In today's episode, you will discover:

• How acupuncture helps with natural fertility
• Hope for fertility if you're in your 40's
• How acupuncture helps with IVF
• The different steps of IVF and how acupuncture can be apart of each step
• An important message about unexplained fertility
• Dr. Nam Lee's "secret sauce" for fertility

Dr. Nam Lee, founder of Lee Acupuncture, is an esteemed acupuncturist and herbalist, renowned for her specialization in fertility support, women's health, and hormone imbalance. Graduating from South Baylo University in 2002, Dr. Lee has dedicated her career to helping individuals and couples navigate the path to parenthood, offering expert acupuncture support for IVF and natural conception.
Certified as a fertility posture instructor, Dr. Lee combines her deep knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine with the latest advancements in reproductive health to optimize fertility outcomes. Her holistic approach not only addresses fertility but also encompasses comprehensive care for women’s health and hormonal balance.
Dr. Lee's practice, based in the heart of Orange County, is closely affiliated with numerous IVF centers, where she collaborates with specialists to provide integrated and personalized care. Her treatments are tailored to meet the unique needs of each patient, focusing on restoring balance and enhancing the body’s natural healing capabilities.
Join us on the podcast as we explore Dr. Nam Lee’s journey in empowering women and transforming fertility experiences through the nurturing power of acupuncture and holistic medicine.

Connect with Dr. Nam Lee here!

Do you want to get pregnant with PCOS? This is the important roadmap to get there that you've been looking for.

Is one (or all) of these misconceptions keeping you from getting pregnant? 

Too often women with PCOS (yourself included?) are pushed down a fertility path that is not specific to the unique PCOS fertility needs.

Over my 10 years of being a doctor, these are the three most common misconceptions about getting pregnant with PCOS that I hear from women.

I want to be sure that you get crystal clear on why these are not fertility-truths and why they are actually moving you further away from getting pregnant.

Is your gut creating fertility struggles that you don’t know about yet? Don’t let this be a barrier between you and your next pregnancy. 

Gut health isn’t talked about at a lot of fertility appointments. In fact, it’s not often thought about when talking about fertility.

That makes sense, right? Fertility should be just about the ovaries and reproductive hormones like estrogen and progesterone, right?

Wrong!

In today’s episode of the PCOS Fertility Health Podcast, you will learn the importance of gut health and fertility. You will discover what symptoms to watch out for, how gut issues affect fertility and what to do about it to help get the best chance at getting pregnant with PCOS.

Are reproductive toxins creating a barrier between you and your next pregnancy? If you don’t know and your fertility doctor isn’t talking to you about this important topic, then this episode is going to be a fertility game-changer.

You will discover:

• How toxins affect fertility levels

• Why this is important even when you feel like you’ve tried everything to support your fertility so far

• How to know if these reproductive toxins are affecting your fertility journey

• Three powerful ways to help get reproductive toxins out of the body

• The single most important step you can take to address this issue and help improve your chances of getting pregnant

Fertility advice like “just lose weight and get back on birth control” is recipe for restrictive dieting that leads even further away from your goal of having a baby.

In today’s episode, you are going to discover:

• Step 4 of the PCOS Fertility Protocol

• The most important fertility step after getting clear lab tests and your PCOS type

• One nutrient that is always low that impacts inflammation, hormone balance and egg quality

• What needs to be the focus instead of weight loss

• The tangible ways I support my clients with simple ways to make nourishing fertility food changes

Have you picked up your copy of the PCOS Fertility Checklist?

Has your doctor told you that your lab tests have come back normal but you still aren't pregnant yet?

This episode is for you

You are going to discover the top 3 functional lab tests that I use to uncover hidden reasons why someone still isn't pregnant.

Are you missing out on this key fertility information?

These tests will tell you about what's affecting implantation, lowering egg quality, and keeping ovulation from happening.

Don't let these be standing in the way between you and your next pregnancy!

Do you have a solid foundation of fertility care? How do you even know?

In today's episode I am going to share with you what simple yet incredibly effective elements need to be apart of your first fertility appointment. These will help you address what is keeping you from getting pregnant and what will help you get even closer to your dreams of having a baby.

And (spoiler alert!) they very well could be missing from your care right now, don't let this be a barrier between you and your next pregnancy!

So tune in and discover:

• Key questions your doctor should be asking you to help unlock fertility
• The missing link that could very well be happening for you right now
• What keeps your chances of getting pregnant low
• A free resource that will help you improve your fertility and get you on track for having the best possible chance at getting pregnant

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Do you want to make someone's day?

If you do, go ahead and SHARE this episode with them! This could be an absolute game-changer for their fertility.

Blessings to you until next week, I'm super glad to have you here in this community.

Let's connect online!

Have you not had a period in a year? Can you only get a bleed if it's a medicated cycle? Well listen up because this episode is for you!

The most common advice given for people with no cycles or irregular cycles is to go back on birth control. If going back on birth control doesn't make sense to you, you'll get a lot out of today's episode.

Tune-in to learn not only why birth control isn't the smartest route and the three most important steps to take in order to get your cycles back in to regular rhythm.

Do you want to make someone's day?

If you do, go ahead and SHARE this episode with them! This could be an absolute game-changer for their fertility.

Blessings to you until next week, I'm super glad to have you here in this community.

Let's connect online!

Welcome to Part 4 of this Exciting 4-Part series covering the 4 PCOS Types!

This week you are going to discover the important fertility details about post-pill PCOS.

• How the pill and hormonal birth control set you up for PCOS
• How hormonal birth control impacts fertility
• Why the once-a-month bleed doesn't mean balanced hormones
• The two important questions to ask yourself to see if you have post-pill PCOS

Do you want to make someone's day?

If you do, go ahead and SHARE this episode with them! This could be an absolute game-changer for their fertility.

Blessings to you until next week, I'm super glad to have you here in this community.

Let's connect online!

Welcome to Part 3 of this Exciting 4-Part series covering the 4 PCOS Types!

This week you are going to discover the important fertility details about Inflammatory PCOS

• How inflammation affects fertility
• How to know if inflammatory PCOS is part of your picture
• The top 3 causes of inflammation
• What tests should be done to find out if you have inflammatory PCOS
• The hope you need to keep moving forward and continuing to search for fertility answers.

Do you want to make someone's day?

If you do, go ahead and SHARE this episode with them! This could be an absolute game-changer for their fertility.

Blessings to you until next week, I'm super glad to have you here in this community.

Let's connect online!

Welcome to Part 2 of this Exciting 4-Part series covering the 4 PCOS Types!

You are in for some fun today! And, of course, you are in for some essential fertility details that you don't want to miss out on.

This week you are going to discover the important fertility details about Adrenal PCOS

• Why the PCOS types are so important
• What frequently gets missed from PCOS fertility plans and why it keeps you from getting pregnant
• What adrenal PCOS looks like
• How cortisol reduces fertility
• How to know if you have adrenal PCOS
• How to move forward getting an individualized plan for improving your fertility.

Oh and don't forget to pick up your PCOS Fertility Checklist!

Super exciting episode for you this week! Why, you ask? Because this is the FIRST of a 4-part series that is going to knock your socks off!

Starting this week, each week you are going to get an in-depth lesson about each of the 4 different PCOS types.

This week is, drumroll please...

Insulin-Resistant PCOS!

And of course because this is the first week of the 4-part series, I dive into WHY the PCOS types are ridiculously important in a fertility journey.

Here's a complete list of what you will discover in this episode:

• The first thing to get clear on if you want to get pregnant with PCOS.
• The second thing you need to get clear on if you want to get pregnant with PCOS ;)
• The third....haha, no, just joking you
• The low-down on how many of the 4 PCOS types you can fall into
• What each of the 4 types of PCOS are
• Why insulin-resistance is such a surprising type
• The labs to know if you have insulin-resistance
• The symptoms you'll be experiencing to know if you have blood sugar issues or insulin-resistance
• A truth-bomb about weight and fertility (hint, it's probably not what you think)
• How to know how to treat you insulin-resistance
• What to do if you aren't getting the type of care that you want from your doctor

You can get extra info about this episode over on my website at www.drangelapotter.com/podcast

Oh and you also get some extra info about the powerful masterclass that I'm teaching tomorrow. So grab your FREE ticket and make sure you have your (virtual!) seat saved! Yes, the recording will be available.

Do you need a fertility doctor? But are you wondering how do you know who's the right doc for your fertility?

Not all doctors are created equal, especially with PCOS.

There are doctors who will tell you "just lose weight and PCOS will take care of itself".

There are doctors who can't, won't or know what to do and you leave their office in tears.

There are doctors who are compassionate and can help with the whole-body fertility approach that PCOS responds to.

In today's episode you are going to learn important ways to figure out if your doctor is the right one for your PCOS fertility journey. You will discover questions to ask and red flags to watch out for so you are clear on if they are the right doctor to help you optimize your fertility.

Get more resources and links at www.drangelapotter.com/podcast

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Here are the exciting updates for the New Year that you don't want to miss out on to help improve your fertility!

Get the transcript for today's episode here: https://www.drangelapotter.com/episode-15

In episode 14 you are going to discover:

• What a Fertile Cycle looks like and why that's important for fertility
• Understanding what your hormones are doing throughout the cycle
• The top important reasons why you need to know when you ovulate
• Why some at-home ovulation tests don't work and what to do about it
• What to do if you have irregular cycles and how to move forward to get a fertile cycle.

Get the transcript for today's episode here: https://www.drangelapotter.com/episode-14

In episode 13 you are going to discover:

• Why birth control is so commonly recommended for PCOS
• The problem with the pill that impacts your fertility
• How your body responds to the pill that actually turns you away from optimal fertility
• The top nutrients that the pill depletes in your body
• What you need to be doing instead of the pill to help balance your cycles and improve fertility.

Here's the link to the Egg Quality Podcast Episode that I mention today:

In episode 12 you are going to discover:

• What to focus on when creating your helpful fertility breakfast
• A common shortfall of fertility food plans and how to avoid that
• 7 delicious breakfast ideas that will help balance hormones and help improve fertility

Here's the link to the free PCOS Fertility Checklist that I mention in today's episode: https://www.drangelapotter.com/checklist

Get the transcript here: https://www.drangelapotter.com/episode-12

Here’s what you are going to learn in Episode 10:

• Common PCOS fertility struggles

• What many doctors will commonly say or do that is keeping you from getting an effective fertility plan.

• The connection between fertility medications and ovulation and the missing link about the most common fertility meds.

• What ovulation is and why it’s so important for fertility

• Four issues in the body that are keeping you from ovulating naturally with PCOS

• 3 ways to help improve natural ovulation to start happening

• What to do if you still feel lost and don’t know what to do next to help your fertility

These are the 2 other episodes that I mention in today's podcast, give them a listen next!

Blood sugar balancing episode: https://www.drangelapotter.com/episode-08

Egg Quality episode: https://www.drangelapotter.com/episode-10

In episode 10 you are going to discover: -The biggest misconception about egg quality and why that is keeping you from getting pregnant. -The important difference between egg quality and egg reserve -The details about age and egg quality -If you can do anything about improving egg quality or if you're stuck with poor egg quality forever.

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In episode 09 you are going to discover:

-The 3 tools that most doctors use with fertility and how they are not helpful in order to help you get pregnant.

-This top fertility tip if you're trying to get pregnant in the cold months

-My top 4 recommendations when trying to get pregnant in winter

-How to take a deep breath that not only helps with fertility but also helps lower stress

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In episode 08 you are going to discover: -My favorite vacation spot and how that connects with blood sugar -The importance of blood sugar for fertility -The spectrum of blood sugar issues -My top 5 tips about blood sugar balance -Intermittent fasting and fertility - is it helpful or not?

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In Episode 07 of the PCOS Fertility Health Podcast you get a special treat!

Today Megan shares her story of going from 20 years of having hormone imbalance, 7 years of struggling with infertility to now being pregnant with a healthy baby boy. It was such a joy to meet with Megan and help her get her story into the world. Listen to this special episode and you will discover: -What Megan was struggling with most when it came to her infertility diagnosis. -How she felt pushed aside when she was told she had PCOS -The one test that she took with me that was a game-changer with her fertility yet she had never heard of it after years of doing her own research. -The turning point in her fertility journey

-What she's excited for in her pregnancy and looking forward to postpartum.

These 5 powerful conversations are ones that I have with every person I work with. Is your doctor asking you the same? If not, you could be missing out on key pieces to helping improve your fertility.

Here's what you will discover in Episode 06 of the PCOS Fertility Health Podcast:

-The top 5 conversations to have with your fertility doctor to help improve fertility -What sleep, stress, and mood have to do with fertility -Why these conversations need to happen in order to help improve fertility

These top 7 lab tests are a game-changer for PCOS fertility. Grab a notebook, a pen and a cup of tea and settle in for this powerful episode.

You will discover:

-The benefits of getting specific PCOS fertility lab work done -What type of labs are available -What most other fertility doctors are missing when it comes to PCOS fertility labs -7 of the most important labs not to miss out on for PCOS fertility -What to do if you still need more information after these 7 labs -How each of these labs is an important marker for fertility

Do you want to know the #1 mistake women are making when it comes to PCOS fertility? You don't want to make this same mistake.

Listen in and you will discover:

• What cars have to do with fertility (seriously, you don't want to miss this part!)
• The #1 mistake women are making when it comes to PCOS fertility
• What to do to avoid the #1 mistake
• What elements are essential to have in a fertility plan