Dr. Lucky Sekhon

And there's all sorts of things that we look at.

And then for the eggs, we care about if you're able to ovulate.

There's no direct way to test egg quality.

We're making a guess based on your age, but the data is pretty good.

It's just not ideal that we can't do an individualized assessment.

And we can do an egg count, but your egg count only matters if you're going through treatment.

Because remember, we're all on an even playing field and ovulating one egg per cycle.

interesting that was a lot but i needed to get it out no no no it's really good it's really good to lay the groundwork what's the biggest fertility myth you wish people would stop believing i mean there's so many and i kind of touched on some of them i think a huge one is the idea that it's a woman's problem it's a woman's issue i don't see it as much now maybe it's because people are just raising more awareness of it and it's 2025 but there was a time in my career where sometimes the partner the male partner would say

I'm not getting tested because it's her.

And I'm like, I don't even know how to unpack that.

50% of cases have a male factor, and there is a male biological clock.

It ticks differently.

For women, as we get older, it's harder to get pregnant and harder to stay pregnant.

For men, it's more related to the health of the child.

And even certain pregnancy complications can become more prevalent in the partner because the male genes make a significant contribution to the way the placenta forms.

Now, you've been pregnant before, right?

So you know about placentas, but a lot of people listening may not.

It's like a magical organ that forms only for the purpose of connecting mom to baby and providing nutrients and oxygen.

And when things go awry with the placenta, that's when you can get issues like preeclampsia, growth issues, needing to be delivered early.

Even problems like morning sickness, some of it can arise from the placenta.