Dr. Mark Hyman
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Now, age is another thing.
For some reason, you know, we used to have babies as teenagers in our 20s throughout human history.
Now, our women are pushing it up to their 30s, late 30s, often 40s, and they're wondering why there's so much infertility.
Well, in medical school, I learned if you're 35 and over, we call that a geriatric pregnancy.
It's a terrible term, I know, but it actually speaks to the idea that if you're 35, it's kind of late.
So,
You got to be careful.
That doesn't mean you can't have babies after that.
My sister had a baby at 42.
Another good friend of mine had another baby at 42.
Naturally, it's possible to do.
So I think if you keep yourself healthy and young, you can do it.
All right.
So what are the real drivers of infertility?
It's a lot of things that we've talked about.
It's metabolic health.
It's inflammation.
It's environmental toxins.
These are the massive drivers.
Now, what if you have normal labs?