EP. 207: Methylation and Fertility: The Missing Piece No One Is Testing

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of methylation in fertility and how it impacts various aspects of reproductive health.

If you’ve been trying to conceive for over a year and want this level of detective work on your case, apply to work with me and my team here: drjanelevesque.com/application . It takes about 5–7 minutes to complete. If we can help, we’ll invite you to a free Fertility Clarity Call with one of my team members. On that call, we’ll go through your story, see what’s been missed, and walk you through our simple 3‑step Clarify → Correct → Conceive process that’s helped over 70% of our clients finally bring home a healthy baby. Episode Summary In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Elissa to unpack one of the most overlooked pieces in fertility: methylation. We break down what methylation actually is, why testing just one marker (like MTHFR or homocysteine) is not enough, and how this process impacts egg quality, sperm health, implantation, and miscarriage risk. If you’ve been told “everything looks normal” or you’re stuck chasing supplements without clear direction, this episode will help you understand why a deeper, more personalized approach is essential and how optimizing your body at the cellular level can completely change your fertility outcomes. In this episode, you’ll learn…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jane Levesque

Guest: Dr. Elissa

Topics covered

• methylation
• fertility
• egg quality
• sperm health
• miscarriage risk
• personalized approach

Keywords

• methylation
• fertility
• egg quality
• sperm health
• miscarriage
• ICSI
• gene variant
• personalized protocol

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: drjanelevesque.com

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