Infertility is a common problem among women with PCOS and a major concern to those who are desperate to start a family. In this episode, Dr. Minni Malhotra talks to listeners about the functional medicine approach to infertility, which includes an understanding of the integrated nature of all bodily systems. These practitioners not only take the physical causes of infertility such as insulin resistance into account but also look at the lifestyle factors—sleep, diet, exercise—that play a role in a woman’s ability to conceive. Overexercising and under-eating, for example, can prevent a woman from falling pregnant, and during times of high stress, conception might prove difficult, and having a healthy pregnancy and baby less likely. Join Dr. Malhotra today as she answers more of your fertility-related questions. 

Key Points From This Episode:

• The prevalence of infertility among women with PCOS. 
• A list of available infertility treatments and the approach of functional medicine. 
• The relevance of hormonal health and foods that support thyroid function. 
• The recommended diet for people who test positive for insulin resistance.
• Learn why detoxification is an important aspect of infertility treatment. 
• The lifestyle factors that need to be addressed: sleep, exercise, stress, and diet. 
• The negative effects of overexercising and eating too little calories. 
• Approaching infertility with the understanding that all the systems in the body are interrelated. 
• The importance of having the best possible health before trying to conceive. 

Tweetables:

“Infertility is a prevalent presenting feature of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome with 75% of these women suffering infertility due to anovulation, or not having any ovulation, or not producing the eggs during menstruation cycles.” — Dr. Minni Malhotra [0:00:54]

“As a functional medicine practitioner, I work to evaluate all of the systems in a person's body when they are dealing with infertility, including a full scope of their hormonal health. This includes thyroid levels, adrenal levels, and sex hormone levels.” — Dr. Minni Malhotra [0:01:47]

“Exercise is a wonderful stress reliever and it's great for your health, but too much exercise can hurt our fertility and actually prevent weight loss in some women.” — Dr. Minni Malhotra [0:06:54] 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Minni Malhotra on LinkedIn

Dr. Minni Malhotra Email

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