The preconception conversation that nobody is having — what pregnancy loss actually does to the body before the next pregnancy, and why standard care is missing the layer that matters most. Join my FREE live training Preconception Readiness After Loss, Wednesday 8th July, 9:30am AEST. Register HERE Dr. Marc Sklar — natural fertility specialist, Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Harvard Medical School Mind/Body Medical Institute-trained, Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine, creator of Fertility TV, co-founder of Rejuve Fertility, and founder of Reproductive Wellness Clinics in San Diego. In this episode: Sharna sits down with Dr. Marc Sklar for a conversation about what's actually missing from most fertility care — a whole-body, whole-person view. They dig into why so many couples are told their journey is "unexplained," and why that label often just means no one looked past their own specialty. Topics covered: Why digestive health shows up in an estimated 70–75% of the fertility cases Dr. Sklar sees The "silo problem" in modern medicine — why your gynecologist, endocrinologist, and therapist rarely talk to each other, and what gets missed in the gaps Sharna's own journey through an inflammatory bowel misdiagnosis, a missed miscarriage, and finding an integrative doctor who finally treated her as one connected system Why fear-based medicine keeps couples stuck on the "IVF hamster wheel" The age "light switch" myth — reframing fertility decline as a dimmer switch, not a deadline Nervous system regulation and why the body won't prioritize reproduction in survival mode Trusting intuition and body-based decision-making over purely logical, fear-driven choices Why creating space — not pushing harder — is often the actual path forward after loss A key moment: Dr. Sklar's take on the "birthday deadline" belief many patients carry, and why treating fertility as a light switch instead of a dimmer does real harm. Connect with Dr. Mark Sklar: YOUTUBE - http://bit.ly/thefertilityexpert FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/thefertilityexpert INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/the_fertility_expert/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@the_fertility_expert WEBSITE https://marcsklar.com/

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