We're joined by licensed acupuncturist John Schmieder of Community Acupuncture of St. Louis. Acupuncture can be utilized to assist in improving one’s fertility or may be utilized in combination with other assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments such as IUI or IVF. John explains how acupuncture works and how it can be beneficial.

In this inaugural episode of Focus on Fertility, Dr. Peter Ahlering of MCRM Fertility joins us to review male factor fertility potential, the largest diagnose associated with assisted reproductive technology (ART) per the most recent 2015 CDC National ART Summary Report. He discusses the use of semen analysis to evaluate the male factor and the importance of DNA Fragmentation screening in order to assess properly the true qualitative potential of one's sperm.