This is a course bundle of the Strengthen Your Sperm mini-course and the Investigate Male Fertility mini-course.
About Strengthen Your Sperm course:
Sperm contributes to 50% of conception, and influences pregnancy and your baby.
The health of your sperm matters, whether you are preparing for pregnancy, currently trying to conceive, or going through IUI or IVF.
The strength of your sperm can impact whether you can conceive, or hold a pregnancy, and it greatly influences the health of a pregnancy and your future child.
Whether you are thinking about trying in a few months or years, are currently trying for a baby, or are going through IUI or IVF, you need to strengthen your sperm before you conceive and become pregnant.
What You Will Learn In This Course:
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What Damages Sperm
Including dietary, lifestyle, and environmental factors. Learn what to do instead to strengthen and improve your swimmers.
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Natural + Integrative Medicine for Sperm
Including specific nutrients, botanical medicine, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, and lifestyle medicine.
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Sample Sperm Strengthening Protocol
Including specific recommendations and Dr. Leah's favorite supplements for improving sperm health.
This course includes:
Module 1: Overview - Sperm & What Impacts It
- Sperm Overview
- Terminology Check In
- What Impacts Sperm
- Sperm References & Research Articles
Module 2: Daily Choices That Damage Sperm - What You Can Do Instead
- Nutrition and Sperm
- Body Fat and Blood Sugar
- Alcohol, Caffeine, Smoking and Drugs
- Exercise, Heat, Stress and Sleep
Module 3: Environmental Factors That Damage Sperm - What To Do About It
- Environmental Toxins
- EMF Thoughts from a Nuclear, Mechanical, and Systems Engineer
- EMFs (Electromagnetic Frequencies)
Module 4: Other Factors That Impact Sperm
Module 5: Targeted Natural Medicine for Sperm
- Natural Medicine: Nutrients/Supplements
- Botanical Medicine + The Microbiome
Module 6: Pharmaceuticals
- Additional Pharmaceuticals
Module 7: Sperm Strengthening Protocol & Action Steps
- Sample Sperm Strengthening Protocol
- Action Steps
About Investigate Male Fertility course:
Male fertility is declining sharply and quickly. In a study, it has been shown that sperm counts have declined by 59% from 1973 to 2011.
Sperm are very fragile and many factors can affect them very easily.
That's is why it is crucial to understand how you can protect you and your partner's infertility by learning about sperm, the different factors that affect them and how to investigate your own fertility status.
What You Will Learn In This Course:
- The prevalence of male-factor infertility
- How sperm are made
- What sperm need
- What can go wrong to affect a male's fertility
- How to investigate your fertility:
Dr. Leah will walk you through the initial workup a man should do including a deep dive into understanding the semen analysis, hormones, and physical and historical markers. She shares the functional medicine workup that can be done to find the root-cause, and support imbalances. She will also guide you step by step through her evaluation decision tree, an incredibly valuable resource while you navigate male-factor infertility.
This course includes:
Module 1: Intro to Male Fertility
- Intro to Male Fertility
- Handouts + Terminology
- A Sperm's Journey
- Issues with Sperm
Module 2: Investigating Male Fertility - The Initial Workup
- The Initial Workup
- The Sperm Analysis
Module 3: The Functional Medicine Workup
- The Functional Medicine Workup
Module 4: Male Fertility Roadmap Guide + Next Steps
- Male Fertility Roadmap Guide
- Wrap Up + Next Steps