Gut Issues & Subfertility- A Functional Medicine Approach
Gut health isn't where your brain would normally go when trying to solve the problem of fertility challenges, but it is thought to be one of the root causes of subfertility. Did you know that low microbe diversity in your intestines can lead to issues like endometriosis, pcos, metabolic syndrome and even obesity? Functional medicine specialist Dr. Jen Horton and I talk all things poo and how and why it should be a part of your fertility workup.
Links or Mentions to take leader further
Research mentioned
Estrogen-gut microbiome axis: Physiological and clinical implications- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28778332/
study on isolation-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3890922/
study on placenta- https://academic.oup.com/ajcp/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcp/aqaa089/5842018
studies on COVID & microbiome- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7217790/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7237927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7197973/