Office Hours: Preparing Your Body for Pregnancy — Fertility, Nutrition & Hormones

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Medicine, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.5 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

What’s Really Driving Infertility—and What You Can Do About It Fertility struggles are far more common than most people realize—and far more complex than we’re often told. Today I answer listener-submitted questions on fertility, hormone balance, and preparing your body for conception. Here’s what I cover: • Why infertility is rising and what’s really driving it • The hidden role of blood sugar, inflammation, and toxins in hormone balance • What to do if labs are “normal” but fertility struggles persist • How lifestyle and nutrition improve egg and sperm quality • Simple, practical steps to support fertility now and long-term Fertility challenges are complex and often influenced by underlying imbalances. Addressing root causes can help support your body’s natural resilience over time. Visit ⁠functionhealth.com⁠ for 160+ lab tests at just $365 a year. Helpful Resources: Grab Our FREE Fertility Blueprint: 7 Daily Practices That Support Conception https://drhyman.com/products/fertility-blueprint?_pos=1&_psq=fertility&_ss=e&_v=1.0 What to Eat (and Avoid) When You’re Trying to Conceive Guide: https://drhyman.com/pages/what-to-eat-when-ttc-guide Join the 10-Day Detox to Reset Your Metabolic Health https://drhyman.com/pages/10-day-detox Register for The Ultra Learning Series: Functional Fertility on Thursday, February 12 at 12PM ET here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D-Tzh9z8QmyQdZpBOgohKQ#/registration Have a question you’d love answered on Office Hours? Submit it here 👉https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNF2y4lFWEOMLlzVNlFDpJ4xl7oOpH9NlImMoHr5mHggL_Ww/viewform?usp=header

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0:00.0	Welcome to office hours. This is our dedicated one-on-one space to go deeper, get clear, and explore what truly moves the needle for your health.
0:19.4	I'm Dr. Mark Hyman, and each week we're going to pull back the curtain and share the insights, the research, the lessons that
0:24.3	don't always make it into our conversations with guests. Because at the end of the day,
0:28.7	you are the CEO of your own health. And for many of you, your family's health too. And you
0:33.3	might not feel it all the time, but you have far more power in agency than you realize. I'm glad
0:38.0	you're here. This episode is brought to you by Function Health, empowering you to live 100
0:44.4	healthy years with over 160 lab tests at just $365 a year. Sign up today at functionhealth.com
0:51.0	slash mark and use code Mark 2026 to get $50 towards your membership.
0:55.9	Today we're diving into one of the most personal and the most emotionally charged topics I get
1:01.1	asked about, fertility. Now so many of you have written in with questions about unexplained
1:06.4	fertility, irregular or missing menstrual cycles, hormone imbalances, PCOS, endometriosis, miscarriages,
1:14.2	and what you can actually do to prepare your body for conception. Now, these questions are deeply
1:19.3	real, and they often come with frustration, confusion, and heartbreak, especially when the answers
1:25.5	feel limited or incomplete.
1:30.1	And yet, what I want you to know is this.
1:35.1	You have far more influence over your fertility than you've likely been led to believe. So today, we're walking through your listener submitted questions and breaking down what's really driving in fertility and what the challenges are today.
1:44.5	For metabolic health issues, to inflammation, to nutrient status, to stress, to environmental
1:48.7	toxins, my hope is that this conversation is going to give you clarity and hope and also
1:54.4	practical steps you can start using right now, whether you're actively trying to conceive
1:58.9	or whether you're simply planning to have a baby in the
2:02.1	future. Let's start at the beginning here. Having babies really important. This is where I see the most
2:07.4	confusion, the most fear, and sadly the most misinformation. The question is what's actually
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