Collab Fertility’s dietitian, Mimi Huang, RD, answers your top questions about fertility supplements—from folic acid to CoQ10—explaining which support egg and sperm health, what to avoid, and why timing matters

A conversation with the Bay Area’s premier endocrinologist, Dr. Chhaya Makhija‍. How do weight loss meds like Ozempic fit into your IVF plan? With the rise of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, many people trying to conceive have questions about how these drugs affect fertility, pregnancy, and treatment planning. To help break it all down, we spoke with Dr. Chhaya Makhija, founder of Unified Endocrine & Diabetes Care, a triple board-certified endocrinologist, lifestyle medicine specialist, and educator, about how medications like semaglutide work, what the science says, and what patients should know as they plan for pregnancy and fertility treatments.

California’s landmark infertility insurance law, California Senate Bill 729 (SB 729), was set to take effect July 1, 2025, expanding coverage for millions. But in a last-minute development, Governor Newsom has requested a delay, which will push implementation to January 1, 2026.

Did you know that sperm counts have dropped by more than 50% in the past fifty years, and that male infertility plays a role in over 30% of fertility challenges?

With approximately 12% of couples in the United States experiencing infertility, third-party reproduction offers new and meaningful paths to parenthood. Whether through the use of donor eggs, donor sperm, or a gestational carrier, individuals and couples facing recurrent IVF failure, miscarriage, congenital conditions, or health concerns that make pregnancy unsafe now have more options than ever before.

At Collab Fertility in Walnut Creek, we believe in the power of integrative care to enhance IVF success.