Lately, TikTok and Instagram have been flooded with content about something called “Trimester Zero”. It’s the idea that pregnancy preparation should start months (or even years) before conception. And while some of the advice is genuinely sensible, a lot of it veers into expensive, anxiety-inducing territory: detoxes, organ meat diets, “non-toxic everything,” DNA panels that cost thousands, and the suggestion that if you’re not doing all of this, you’re somehow failing before you’ve even conceived.

Today we’re joined by Dr Devini Ameratunga, a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist, gynaecologist and co-host of the Fertility Untamed podcast.
We speak about:

How common infertility is and whether it’s increasing
Is trimester zero marketing preying on vulnerabilities?
How common unexplained infertility is
Why we are finally speaking about how men’s health can affect fertility
Does men’s sperm quality affect miscarriage risk or nausea during pregnancy
Myth busting yes or no; folic acid, choline consumption, detox teas, organ meats, cutting out caffeine completely, giving up alcohol, expensive supplements, creatine and stress alone causing infertility
Dr Dev’s personal experience of Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) and how much it impacted her life

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Trimester Zero & What You Actually Need To Know Pre Pregnancy - Uncut with Dr Dev