356: The Science of Getting Pregnant: What Every Woman Should Know | Sasha Hakman
Be Well by Kelly Leveque
Kelly Leveque
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🗓️ 15 October 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
On this episode, I sit down with Dr. Sasha Hakman, a double board-certified OB-GYN and reproductive endocrinologist at HRC Fertility in Beverly Hills. Dr. Hakman is one of the few specialists in the world offering needle-free IVF, and she brings both expertise and empathy to the conversation around fertility, conception, and women’s health.
We cover the science and lifestyle factors that impact fertility, including nutrition, exercise, hormone balance, and stress. Dr. Hakman breaks down common myths about fertility, explains what genetic testing can reveal, and shares practical ways to optimize your natural fertility before turning to assisted reproductive technologies. She also gives insight into how metabolic and genetic aging influence egg quality and pregnancy outcomes, and what every couple should know when trying to conceive.
Topics Discussed:
→ How can I naturally improve my fertility?
→ What are the red flags for infertility?
→ Does stress affect your ability to conceive?
→ What is needle-free IVF and how does it work?
→ How does age impact egg quality and conception?
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Timestamps:
→ 00:00:00 - Introduction
→ 00:04:38 - Becoming A Reproductive Specialist
→ 00:06:01 - Subspecialty board exams
→ 00:07:57 - Reproductive endocrinology
→ 00:09:55 - Know your medical history
→ 00:12:58 - Genetic testing
→ 00:14:15 - Fertility Red flags
→ 00:17:09 - the pituitary gland
→ 00:21:24 - Hormone dysregulation
→ 00:27:22 - Every motherhood journey is different
→ 00:34:51 - DNA fragmentation
→ 00:38:41 - insemination options
→ 00:43:40 - Metabolic vs genetic aging
→ 00:47:34 - Chromosomes & pregnancy loss
→ 00:49:09 - The IVF process
→ 00:54:37 - IVF & exercise
→ 00:59:12 - Egg retrieval & embryo creation
→ 01:05:05 - Needle free IVF
→ 01:07:11 - Wellness & lifestyle advice
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| 0:00.0 | women are not supposed to experience pain. |
| 0:03.1 | I think that we've been hardwired to believe that... |
| 0:06.0 | Like, we're just tough, we normalize it, keep going, multitask, get it done. |
| 0:09.5 | You're a woman. |
| 0:10.8 | No pain, no gain. |
| 0:12.4 | You're supposed to have pain. |
| 0:14.0 | If your period's hurt, that's just a normal part of being a woman. |
| 0:17.4 | But the reality is, it's not. |
| 0:20.0 | You're listening to Be Well by Kelly Leveck. |
| 0:25.2 | Dr. Sasha Hackman is a double board certified OBGYN and reproductive endocrinologist and |
| 0:30.7 | infertility specialist at HRC fertility in Beverly Hills, affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine |
| 0:37.2 | at USC. She's among a select |
| 0:39.1 | group of physicians serving as a subject matter expert for the American Board of OBGYN, |
| 0:44.8 | helping shape the board exam for future fertility specialists and is one of the few globally |
| 0:49.9 | offering needle-free IVF. In today's episode, we'll talk about lifestyle fertility, the science |
| 0:55.4 | behind optimizing conception, optimizing natural fertility, and assisted reproductive technologies. |
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