Welcome to another episode of The Hormone Heartbeat Podcast! 

Today’s episode in the fertility series is all about integrative and collaborative fertility management. My guest and I discuss how you can optimize your fertility outcomes by working with fertility focused practitioners to support your work with a reproductive endocrinologist at a fertility clinic!

My guest today Dr. Kelsey Duncan is a Naturopathic Doctor with a special focus in fertility and women's hormonal health. Kelsey is the Founder and CEO of The Fertility Confidence Method™ - her proven 12-week method to balancing hormones, boosting fertility and improve your chances of conceiving

In today’s episode:

• Dr. Kelsey Duncan’s personal story and what lead her to do the work that she does
• Why Dr. Kelsey got into women’s health
• What does integrative and collaborative fertility care mean
• Various stages of the fertility journey
• Timeline to impact egg quality
• Standard of practice for a referral to a fertility clinic
• Importance of getting a semen analysis right away
• How to know if you are ready for the fertility clinic
• Pros and cons of working with a fertility clinic
• What is cycle monitoring
• Fertility Foundations™ blood test panel
• What needs to be ruled in and out for fertility patients
• Importance of timing intercourse
• Fertility testing
• What is optimal semen analysis numbers
• The decline in fertility over the years
• How long should men abstain to produce the best sperm during the fertile window?
• Is daily intercourse too much for fertility?
• Importance of cervical mucus
• The optimal frequency of intercourse during the fertile window
• Timeline of birth control and fertility
• Advice for couples going through the fertility journey
• Importance of not being alone in your journey
• Fertility grief

Connect with Guest: Dr. Kelsey Duncan, ND

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/integrativefertilitypractitioner/ | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.kelseyduncan.nd/

Website: www.kelseyduncan.com

Book a Fertility Confidence Method Discovery Call

Connect with host: Dr. Antoinette Falco, ND

Download your copy of Post-pill Guidebook . Website: www.antoinettefalco.com .  Instagram: @drantoinettefalco

Please send all inquiries and suggestions, including topics you'd like to see covered on the podcast to thehormoneheartbeatpodcast@gmail.com

If you'd like to be a guest on the show and you think you'd be a good fit, please reach out!