Presented by Heather Hydzik, ND | December 2, 2026 at 12 PM Pacific

Infertility affects up to 1 in 7 couples worldwide. One-third of cases are due to Polycystic Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS); male factor contributes in roughly half of couples; while 15 to 30% of cases are idiopathic. Beyond a standard workup, functional lab testing offers valuable complementary insight for couples struggling with infertility - leading to therapeutics to address contributing factors and health risks associated with infertility. This talk will cover well-known as well as emerging contributors to male and female infertility including oxidative stress, impaired methylation, insulin resistance, toxic burden, vaginal microbiome dysbiosis, and gut health. This type of workup can be especially beneficial for patients with PMOS, unexplained infertility, and as complementary care for patients utilizing Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART).

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how a functional lab workup for fertility patients can add to the conventional testing already completed and which patients would be great candidates for this approach.
• Customize individualized assessment and testing protocols to provide actionable insights for each case, with options including vaginal dysbiosis testing, gut microbiome profiling, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) assessment, toxic and essential element analysis, metabolomic evaluation, oxidative stress assessment, and functional methylation evaluation.
• Interpret functional testing results to identify and address contributing factors to PMOS, poor sperm motility, recurrent miscarriage, and failed embryo transfer.