Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap- a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months. 

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In this episode of the Love and Science Podcast, we explore the often-unspoken energetic and subconscious blocks that can show up on the fertility journey—especially for high-achieving women who are used to being in control.

We discuss how limiting beliefs, attachment to outcomes, fear of change, and self-judgment can quietly keep the nervous system in survival mode, making it difficult to feel grounded, safe, and receptive.

This conversation introduces Human Design as a framework for self-understanding and decision-making, and Infinity Healing as a gentle modality for shifting subconscious beliefs that no longer serve you. The episode also includes a guided Infinity Healing meditation focused on releasing fear, restoring self-trust, and reconnecting with a sense of inner safety and empowerment.

This episode is for anyone who:

• Feels stuck or overwhelmed on the fertility journey
• Struggles with control, timing anxiety, or attachment to outcomes
• Feels disconnected from their body or intuition
• Wants a compassionate, whole-person approach to healing

In this episode, we cover:

• Why infertility and loss often create subconscious survival patterns
• Common fertility-related limiting beliefs (control, lack, fear, worthiness)
• The difference between desire vs attachment
• How Human Design can help guide next steps when you feel uncertain
• Releasing fear around change, support, identity, and timing
• A full guided Infinity Healing meditation (best listened to in a safe, quiet space)
  
  

Listener note: Please do not listen to the meditation while driving or operating machinery.

About Dr. Stacy Cisneros -Frausto

Dr. Stacy Cisneros -Frausto is a practicing Wound Care Physician in Skokie, IL and is a certified Human Design Coach, and Infinity Healing Practitioner and Trainer.  She uses these modalities to bring precise transformation to her clients by shifting long-standing subconscious beliefs quickly, gently, and permanently.  She helps professionals break through their limiting beliefs to up level to their desires.

www.infinitelevelhealings.com

www.facebook.com/InfiniteLevelHealings

www.instagram.com/InfiniteLevelHealings

www.youtube.com/@infinitelevelhealings8141

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As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

https://www.loveandsciencefertility.com/private-fertility-consult

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap- a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months. 

https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap

PCOS is one of the most common causes of infertility—and also one of the most misunderstood. In this episode, we break down how PCOS is diagnosed, why ovulation can shut down even when “labs look normal,” and why many women are pushed into a cookie-cutter fertility plan too early.

We explore a root-cause lens: insulin resistance, inflammation, gut health, nutrient depletion, and lifestyle factors that can either support or suppress ovulation. This is a practical conversation for anyone trying to get pregnant with PCOS—especially if you want a more individualized, whole-body approach.

What You’ll Learn

• How PCOS is diagnosed (and why you don’t need cysts to have PCOS)
• The 3 diagnostic criteria and what “2 out of 3” actually means
• How to think about PCOS as a spectrum (not just a checkbox diagnosis)
• Why “normal labs” can still coexist with irregular ovulation
• The role of insulin resistance, inflammation, and gut health in fertility
• What nutrition strategies support ovulation, hormones, and egg quality
• Why restrictive dieting can worsen symptoms for some women
• When exercise helps… and when it can push hormones further off track
• Why supplements can help, but often aren’t the full answer
• The #1 key to better outcomes: an individualized fertility plan
  
  

Guest Details

Dr. Angela Potter is an integrative fertility doctor, nutritionist and leading expert in PCOS. She is the creator of the PCOS Fertility Protocol. This proven protocol helps women with an individualized approach to get regular periods, consistent ovulation and the best chance at getting pregnant.

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As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

https://www.loveandsciencefertility.com/private-fertility-consult

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap- a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months. 

https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap

In this episode of the Love and Science podcast, we sit down with Dr. Tina Segocio, an OBGYN and menopause specialist with over 20 years of experience, to talk about the menopausal transition especially when it shows up in the years women are still trying to build their families.

Dr. Tina shares her personal perimenopause experience, including brain fog, memory changes, joint pain, and the moment she realized she needed to “save herself first” in order to care for her patients at the highest level. Together, we unpack why perimenopause is often missed in women in their 30s and 40s, how diminished ovarian reserve can show up earlier than expected, and why “normal” labs don’t always tell the full story.

You’ll hear practical, physician-level insight on:

• Perimenopause symptoms that often start 10–15 years before menopause
• Fertility in perimenopause and what makes these cycles harder to predict
• Key labs and timing considerations when ovarian function is changing
• Why both partners must be evaluated (and why semen analysis matters early)
• When generalists should refer sooner to avoid losing critical time
• The role of sleep, stress, and physician burnout in fertility outcomes
• Preventive care that shouldn’t be missed during fertility treatment (Pap, mammogram, colonoscopy)
• Donor egg and donor embryo options—and why menopause doesn’t have to be the end of family building
• Reframing menopause as an awakening, not an ending
  
  

This conversation is for anyone navigating perimenopause, infertility, diminished ovarian reserve, or menopause and especially for high-achieving women and female physicians who need evidence-based guidance and a more honest roadmap.

About Dr. Tina Sogocio

Dr. Tina Sogocio is an OB/GYN with a special focus on menopause and midlife women’s health. She’s known for making complex topics feel approachable, honest, and even a little fun. 

Dr. Tina is passionate about helping women understand what’s happening in their bodies without fear or shame, so they can feel informed, supported, and confident through fertility challenges, perimenopause, menopause, and the years beyond.

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As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

https://www.loveandsciencefertility.com/private-fertility-consult

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap- a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months. 

https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap

In this episode of the Love and Science Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Carolyn Moyers, a board-certified OBGYN, Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, and International Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health.

This is a deep, honest conversation about fertility, sexual health, intimacy, and personalized care especially during high-stress seasons like fertility treatment, perimenopause, and midlife transitions.

We explore:

• How fertility treatments impact sexual desire, intimacy, and relationships
• Why sex often becomes medicalized — and how to reconnect with pleasure
• Vaginal estrogen, vulvar care, lubricants, and what’s actually safe during fertility treatment
• Painful sex, endometriosis, pelvic floor dysfunction, and how to truly identify the source
• The role of pelvic floor physical therapy in healing sexual pain
• Emotional, relational, and body-image factors that affect intimacy
• Why women’s sexual health is often overlooked — and how to close the care gap
• Masculine vs. feminine energy, receiving vs. controlling, and how this shows up in fertility and relationships
• Why time, listening, and holistic care change everything
  
  

Dr. Moyers also shares how her osteopathic training and women-centered practice allow her to provide deeply individualized, compassionate care — something many women never experience in traditional medical settings.

Whether you’re navigating fertility, struggling with painful sex, entering perimenopause, or simply craving more connected, evidence-based women’s healthcare, this episode offers clarity, validation, and a new way forward.

About Dr. Carolyn Moyers

Dr. Carolyn Moyers is a board-certified OB/GYN, Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, and International Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health. 

She is the founder of Sky Women’s Health in Fort Worth, Texas, where she provides expert, compassionate care with a focus on menopause, sexual health, and genitopelvic pain disorders. Through her Menopause Masterclass for clinicians and the Sky Women’s Health Podcast, Dr. Moyers is on a mission to close the care gap and empower women in midlife with evidence-based solutions.

Support the show

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

https://www.loveandsciencefertility.com/private-fertility-consult

Follow us on social media:

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap- a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months. 

https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap

Hello, my Loves — today’s episode is one so many physicians and high-achieving caregivers will feel in their bones.

I’m joined by Dr. Dympna Weil, a board-certified OBGYN, master coach, speaker, and host of the Prescribing Possibility Platform. With over 20 years in medicine, Dr. Weil understands firsthand how burnout, chronic stress, and professional pressure can disconnect us from our humanity — especially when life gets hard.

In this conversation, we talk about the way forward when you’re carrying:

• physician burnout and survival mode
• infertility and IVF trauma
• shame, secrecy, and feeling alone
• pregnancy anxiety after infertility
• hypervigilance, compartmentalization, and “turning emotions off”
• how to safely “turn them back on” without falling apart
  
  

Dr. Weil shares her personal fertility journey — including TTC at 32, workups, Clomid, IUIs, IVF, pregnancy with twins, loss at 11 weeks, and a complicated pregnancy — while navigating the daily triggers of practicing OB/GYN and caring for patients.

We also explore trauma in medical training, how it shapes our nervous systems, and tools that help physicians regulate and heal — including tapping (EFT), coaching, and creating emotionally safe spaces where shame can finally dissolve.

If you’re a physician, caregiver, or high-achieving woman who feels like you’ve been in survival mode for too long… this episode will make you feel seen — and give you language for what you’ve lived.

About Dr. Dympna Weil

With over 20 years in medicine as a board certified OBGYN, I know firsthand the toll that burnout, stress, and professional pressures can take on a person’s well-being. As a Master Coach, physician wellness advocate, speaker and podcaster, I empower physicians and others who identify as caregivers, to move from burnout to brilliance—and beyond—to a life of fulfillment, joy, and harmony.

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As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

https://www.loveandsciencefertility.com/private-fertility-consult

Follow us on social media:

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

 Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap- a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months. 

https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap

In this episode of the Love and Science Fertility Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Kerry Reller, owner of Clearwater Family Medicine and Allergy, for a deep, practical conversation on allergies, asthma, and pregnancy.

If you’re trying to conceive, going through IVF, or newly pregnant and struggling with seasonal allergies, asthma, chronic congestion, or medication questions — this episode is for you.

We cover:

• What allergy and asthma medications are safe during preconception and pregnancy
• Why asthma control is critical for maternal and fetal health
• The truth about antihistamines, nasal steroids, inhalers, and decongestants
• HEPA filters, dust mites, pets, and environmental changes that actually help
• Allergy shots (immunotherapy): when they’re safe — and when to avoid them
• Progesterone reactions, fertility medications, and allergic-type responses
• What to avoid during pregnancy (including common OTC products)
• How allergies, asthma, and inflammation can impact sleep, energy, and overall fertility health

Whether you’re early in your fertility journey or already expecting, this episode provides reassurance, safety guidance, and practical next steps.

Today we also celebrate our 100th episode of Love and Science Fertility! With so much gratitude, we are so honored to be doing this work. As always I love you! 

Guest Details:

Dr. Kerry Reller is a board-certified Family and Obesity Medicine physician and the owner of Clearwater Family Medicine and Allergy in Florida. A former electrical engineer turned doctor, she blends primary care, allergy, and obesity medicine to help patients prevent disease and build sustainable habits for healthier living. 

Support the show

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

https://www.loveandsciencefertility.com/private-fertility-consult

Follow us on social media:

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

In this episode of the Love and Science Podcast, Dr. Erica Bove sits down with Dr. Yemi Famuyiwa, board-certified reproductive endocrinologist and founder of Montgomery Fertility Center in Rockville, Maryland, for a powerful conversation on personalized fertility care.

Dr. Yemi shares her journey into reproductive endocrinology, from her early love of medicine to her research years at the NIH and her decision to build a private practice centered on patient connection, innovation, and individualized treatment.

Together, they explore how fertility care has evolved, the limitations of one-size-fits-all IVF approaches, and why truly personalized medicine is essential for better patient outcomes. Dr. Yemi discusses innovative tools such as PRP therapy in select fertility patients, advances in uterine and endometrial treatments, and the importance of careful patient selection, realistic expectations, and ethical practice.

The conversation also highlights Dr. Yemi’s donor egg program and why culturally aligned, ethically sourced donor options are critical for diverse patient populations. She explains how fertility treatment extends beyond lab results and protocols, touching on emotional healing, trauma, and the mind-body connection in reproductive health.

Dr. Yemi also shares insights from her forthcoming book, The Quest for Fertility, which uses real patient stories to explain reproductive science and offer hope to individuals navigating complex fertility journeys.

This episode is a must-listen for patients, physicians, and anyone interested in the future of fertility care, precision medicine, and compassionate, science-based healing

Guest Details:

Oluyemisi Famuyiwa, MD

-Board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and the Founder and Medical Director of Montgomery Fertility Center in Rockville, Maryland. 

-She completed her fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the National Institutes of Health and serves as an Associate Clinical Professor at George Washington University School of Medicine. 

-Dr. Famuyiwa is the author of the forthcoming book The Quest for Fertility and the host of the Fertile Talks podcast, where she bridges clinical insights with empowering fertility education. 

Support the show

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

https://www.loveandsciencefertility.com/private-fertility-consult

Follow us on social media:

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

In this powerful episode of the Love and Science Podcast, Dr. Erica Bove sits down with Dr. Esra Shermadou, a board-certified family medicine physician, to explore premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) through both a medical and deeply personal lens.

Diagnosed with cancer at just 21 years old, Dr. Shermadou shares how chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant led to POI, shaping her understanding of hormone health, fertility, and long-term wellbeing. Together, Erica and Esra unpack why POI is often misunderstood, how outdated hormone narratives have left many women under-treated, and what women truly need to protect their overall health.

This conversation goes beyond fertility and speaks to the emotional, physical, and identity-shaping impact of a POI diagnosis.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

• What premature ovarian insufficiency really is

• POI after chemotherapy and cancer treatment

• Hormone therapy myths and what women actually need

• Long-term health risks of untreated POI

• Strength training, lifestyle medicine, and longevity

• Reclaiming agency and confidence after diagnosis

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with POI or feels confused about hormone care, this episode offers clarity, validation, and hope.

Guest Details: Dr. Esra Shermadou

Dr. Esra Shermadou is a board-certified family medicine physician and a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. After navigating her own journey with premature ovarian insufficiency, she became deeply passionate about women’s health, hormone therapy, and sustainable lifestyle change.

She is the founder of Sakinah Health, a direct primary care clinic in Dayton, Ohio (opening mid-November 2025), offering personalized, root-cause care to help women and men feel like themselves again.

Connect with Dr. Esra Shermadou

Website: https://SakinahHealth.com

Instagram: @dresra_shermadou_do and @dresrasgottheiron

Support the show

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

https://www.loveandsciencefertility.com/private-fertility-consult

Follow us on social media:

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap- a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months. 

https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap

In this episode of the Love and Science Podcast, Dr. Erica Bove sits down with Dr. Robyn Tiger, a double board-certified physician in diagnostic radiology and lifestyle medicine, trauma-informed mind-body expert, and founder of Stress-Free MD.

Dr. Robyn shares her powerful personal journey through chronic, unexplained physical symptoms that ultimately stemmed from severe chronic stress — and how discovering yoga, meditation, and lifestyle medicine quite literally saved her health and her life.

Together, Dr. Erica and Dr. Robyn explore what it truly means to integrate science, medicine, and whole-person care, especially for women navigating high-stress medical careers, fertility journeys, and life transitions.

This conversation is grounded, compassionate, and deeply practical, offering both hope and actionable tools for healing.

How Dr. Robyn reclaimed her health and life after years of unexplained symptoms, beginning with yoga and nervous system regulation.

We discuss: 

• Her unexpected pregnancy complicated by a fetal anomaly, the grief that followed, and how she found the courage to move forward
• Why chronic stress is often the missing diagnosis in modern medicine
• Evidence-based stress reduction techniques that actually work
• How lifestyle medicine, trauma-informed care, and coaching can be integrated for true whole-person healing

Guest Details:

Robyn Tiger, MD, DipABLM is a double board-certified physician in
Diagnostic Radiology and Lifestyle Medicine and a trauma informed
mind-body expert. As founder of StressFreeMD, she uniquely
combines her trainings in medicine, yoga therapy, meditation & life
coaching to teach physicians a whole person approach to relieve stress
while increasing both lifespan and healthspan. Her innovative
coaching, courses, presentations, retreats, podcast and book focus on
creating effective behavior changes in the key topics of stress relief,
nutrition, exercise, sleep, social connection and nature while
cultivating physical, mental, and emotional well-being and resilience.

stressfreemd.net

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As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

https://www.loveandsciencefertility.com/private-fertility-consult

Follow us on social media:

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap- a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months. 

https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap

High achieving women are often told to try harder.

But in infertility, striving can quietly keep the body stuck.

In this episode of the Love and Science Podcast, Dr. Erica introduces Starting To Thrive, a 12 module course created from over a decade of clinical experience in reproductive endocrinology.

She shares why infertility so often overwhelms the nervous system, why information alone is not enough when the body is in survival mode, and how real transformation begins when the mind and body return to safety.

In this conversation, Dr. Erica explores:

• Why chronic striving increases stress and blocks healing
• How calming the nervous system supports fertility
• The role of authentic hope grounded in science
• Making empowered, values based decisions
• Navigating triggers, bad news, and waiting
• Building support and community in an isolating journey

This episode marks the official launch of the Starting To Thrive Course, which includes a structured 12 week program, practical tools for meaningful change, and 18 CME credits for physicians and other health aligned professionals.

If you have been doing everything right but still feel exhausted, anxious, or stuck, this conversation offers a grounded and compassionate path forward.

You do not need to push harder.

There is another way, and it starts with learning how to thrive.

www.loveandsciencefertility.com/starting-to-thrive-course

Support the show

As always, please keep in mind that this is my perspective and nothing in this podcast is medical advice.

If you found this conversation valuable, book a consult call with me using this link:

https://www.loveandsciencefertility.com/private-fertility-consult

Follow us on social media:

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Please don’t let infertility have the final word. We are here to take the burden from you so that you can achieve your goal of building your family with confidence and compassion. I’m rooting for you always.

In Gratitude,

Dr. Erica Bove