Ep.211: Progress, Not Perfection: A Smarter Path Through Infertility with Dr. Marc Sklar

About this episode

Dr. Jane Levesque interviews Dr. Marc Sklar about advancements in fertility treatments and the importance of a holistic approach to infertility.

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. Marc Sklar, a fertility expert with over 20 years of clinical experience, to talk about what has actually changed in the fertility world. We unpack why most “fertility clinics” are really IVF clinics, what a true root‑cause workup should include (stool testing, vaginal and seminal microbiomes, DNA fragmentation), and why male factor can no longer be an afterthought. You’ll also hear their take on PRP, peptides, and biohacking vs. basics. In this episode, you’ll learn: IVF is not a first-line treatment, it bypasses the problem, it doesn't fix it The test is only as good as the interpreter, ChatGPT can't replace…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jane Levesque

Guest: Dr. Marc Sklar

Topics covered

• infertility
• fertility treatments
• male factor infertility
• IVF
• lifestyle changes
• gut health

Keywords

• infertility
• IVF
• fertility clinics
• male factor
• lifestyle changes
• gut health
• sperm quality
• biohacking

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Organizations: drjanelevesque.com

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