Love and Science Fertility

When IVF hasn't worked — and especially when it "should have" by now — it can feel like the ground is shifting beneath you. Dr. Erica breaks down exactly how she thinks through unsuccessful IVF, what questions haven't been asked yet, and why the answer is almost never "just keep doing more of the same." This episode is for anyone who has had high-quality embryos not t...

This week Dr. Erica is joined by Dr. Annahieta Kalantari ("Dr. AK"), a double board-certified emergency medicine and lifestyle medicine physician and founder of Whole Human Health and Well-Being. After years of climbing the academic ladder — vice chair of education, a near-offer as DIO — Dr. AK had a wake-up call that led her to walk away from the path she'd spent her career buildin...

Choosing the next step in your fertility journey can feel overwhelming — IUI or IVF? Wait or escalate? Dr. Erica breaks down the exact framework she uses with her patients and clients to cut through analysis paralysis and make evidence-based, values-aligned decisions about treatment. In this episode: Why every treatment plan has to start with your desired family size — and why this question gets s...

Father's Day can hit differently when you're in the middle of a fertility journey. Whether you're navigating it as a couple, as a male partner who is secretly dreading the weekend, or as someone supporting a loved one through it — this episode is for you. Dr. Erica covers why these "softer holidays" can feel like salt in the wound, why men in particular are often left with...

In this insightful interview, Dr. Laura Salyer and Dr. Erica Bove explore the intersection of creativity, nervous system regulation, and healing in healthcare professionals, especially women physicians on the fertility journey. They discuss practical strategies to reduce stress, foster joy, and enhance fertility through flow science and trauma-informed approaches. Key Topics: The role of creativit...

In this deeply personal and practical episode, Dr. Erica welcomes child psychiatrist and founder of Do Better MD, Dr. Shivana Naidoo, for a conversation that goes far beyond the clinical. Dr. Naidoo is the host of Thinking It Through with Dr. Naidoo and a fellow speaker from the Women Physicians Wellness Retreat in Grand Cayman — and this episode is exactly the kind of conversation that retreat wa...

In this episode, Dr. Erica sits down with Dr. Nirali Dubal — board-certified pediatrician, ICF-certified life coach, and certified mindfulness meditation teacher — to explore how mindfulness and meditation can support high-achieving women on the fertility journey. What we cover: What the research says about meditation and the brain (functional MRI studies, prefrontal cortex changes) How meditation...

In this inspiring episode, I sit down with my mentor, Dr. Unachukwu, founder of the EntreMD Business School, to talk about what happens when physicians stop playing small and start building businesses around their gifts. Dr. Una shares how a single anticlimactic moment after seeing her first patient as an attending sparked a decade-long journey of reinvention — from socially awkward introvert to t...

Thinking about freezing your eggs — or counseling patients who are? As female physicians, we're often the last to prioritize our own fertility. This episode is your concise, evidence-based guide to planned fertility preservation, from someone who's been through it personally and professionally. 🔬 History — how vitrification revolutionized egg freezing and why it's no longer experim...

This Mother's Day, we're sitting with the hard and the hopeful. Dr. Erica Bove welcomes Dr. Rebecca N. Thompson — family medicine and public health physician, and author of Held Together: A Shared Memoir of Motherhood, Medicine, and Imperfect Love — for a conversation that is equal parts raw, wise, and deeply affirming. Dr. Thompson shares the deeply personal journey behind her collabora...

In this episode of the Love & Science podcast, Dr. Erica Bove walks through her complete framework for evaluating fertility — including which tests she routinely orders, what each one actually tells her, and which expensive panels are often unnecessary. From AMH and hormone testing to semen analysis, uterine cavity evaluation, and fallopian tube testing, this episode explains how reproductive...

If your cycles are irregular, ovulation is inconsistent, or something just feels off — prolactin may be a missing piece. In this episode of the Love & Science podcast, we break down prolactin, a hormone that is often misunderstood, sometimes overtested, and sometimes completely overlooked in fertility care. While prolactin plays an important role in pregnancy and lactation, elevated levels can...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap If your thyroid labs have been labeled “normal,” but you’re still struggling to conceive — this episode is for you. In this episode of the Love & Science podcast, we break down the real relati...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap If you’ve ever wondered whether surrogacy could be part of your fertility journey—this episode will open your eyes. Today, I’m joined by Dr. Alyssa Small Layne, a board-certified OBGYN and minimal...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap If your period is late… your ovulation feels unpredictable… or your fertility treatments aren’t going as planned—this episode is for you. Today, we’re breaking down LH surges and ovulation dynamic...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap If you’ve ever looked at your fertility labs and felt confused by your FSH level, this episode is for you. Today, we’re breaking down what FSH actually means, why timing is everything, and how est...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap In this episode of the Love & Science podcast, Dr. Erica Bove is joined by Dr. Vanessa Calderon for a deeply honest conversation about infertility, miscarriage, secondary infertility, surrende...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap In today’s episode, we’re diving into a deeply important and often overlooked topic: AMH levels, diminished ovarian reserve, and infertility in female physicians. While infertility affects about o...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap Today we’re diving into one of the most important and often confusing topics in fertility care: endometrial thickness and uterine lining quality. As embryo selection continues to improve, many pat...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap In this episode, we take a clear, evidence-based look at fertility supplements — what may support reproductive outcomes, what remains uncertain, and where it’s important to proceed thoughtfully. W...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap In this thoughtful and deeply human conversation, Dr. Erica Bove is joined by integrative pediatrician Dr. Kirin Palmer to explore how we can prepare for parenthood emotionally, physically, and me...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap Progesterone is one of the most talked-about — and most misunderstood — hormones in fertility care. Patients are often told to “check their progesterone,” but what do these numbers actually mean?...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap In this episode of the Love & Science Fertility Framework, Dr. Erica Bove explores how environmental exposures may affect fertility, egg quality, sperm development, hormone production, and lon...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap In this episode of the Love & Science Fertility Framework, Dr. Erica Bove explores luteal phase defect and its impact on fertility and early pregnancy. The luteal phase begins after ovulation...

Download The Physician Fertility Roadmap - a 6-step, evidence-based plan to optimize your fertility over the next 6-12 months.  https://support.loveandsciencefertility.com/The-Physician-Fertility-Roadmap In this episode of the Love & Science Fertility Framework, Dr. Erica Bove explores the relationship between chronic inflammation and oocyte quality. Chronic inflammation affects folliculogenes...