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.

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.

The Collab Way is a first-of-its-kind integrative approach to fertility care that combines evidence-based medicine, personalized nutrition, and lifestyle support to help boost fertility, reduce toxic chemical exposure, and prepare your body for a healthy pregnancy. Now welcoming in-house nutritionist Mimi Huang, RD.

Worried about the cost of IVF? Finance Manager Mary Bennett shares how we help patients navigate insurance, financing, and support programs with clarity and compassion.