Ep.252: Common Reasons You’re Struggling to Conceive in Your 20s

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: https://drjanelevesque.com/application/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=podcast_audio_captivate

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

If you’re in your 20s and struggling to conceive, if you’ve been told IVF is your only option, or if you’ve been told you have lots of time and to just keep trying, this episode is for you. I walk you through how we take a full history using two real patient cases, one with endometriosis and one with PCOS. We cover why struggling in your 20s deserves a deeper look, how childhood antibiotics, gut health, blood sugar, infections like ureaplasma, mold and major life events can all play a role, why both partners need to be assessed, and how we retest before deciding on IVF. You’ll leave this episode knowing how to build your own timeline from zero to now and where to start finding your reasons.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Struggling to conceive in your 20s deserves a deeper look, not just “keep trying” or IVF.
• Build a timeline from zero to now, and ask your parents about your pregnancy and feeding.
• Antibiotics, infections, toxic exposure, gut health, blood sugar and life events can all play a role.
• A high AMH or a lot of eggs doesn’t always mean good egg quality.
• Both partners need deeper testing, because standard sperm ranges are thresholds for IVF, not natural conception.
• Retest at 3 to 6 months and track data before deciding on IVF, so you have options.

About Dr. Jane’s Practice

I’m a Naturopathic Doctor and Natural Fertility Expert. My team and I work 1:1 with couples who’ve been struggling with infertility for 1+ years to get to the root cause of their fertility issues so they can conceive and bring a healthy baby home, using advanced lab testing and personalized protocols.

Our mission is to make science-backed, natural fertility care the standard so more couples can build healthy, thriving families.

If you want this level of support on your own case, apply here: https://drjanelevesque.com/application/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=podcast_audio_captivate