Ep.211: Progress, Not Perfection: A Smarter Path Through Infertility with Dr. Marc Sklar

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: drjanelevesque.com/application. 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 In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Marc Sklar, a fertility expert with over 20 years of clinical experience, to talk about what has actually changed in the fertility world. We unpack why most “fertility clinics” are really IVF clinics, what a true root‑cause workup should include (stool testing, vaginal and seminal microbiomes, DNA fragmentation), and why male factor can no longer be an afterthought. You’ll also hear their take on PRP, peptides, and biohacking vs. basics. In this episode, you’ll learn: 00:00 - Introduction: Meet Dr. Mark Clark 00:40 - The IVF Clinic Boom: Progress or Problem? 03:52 - Men Are Finally Showing Up 08:00 - Testing Beyond the Basics: Gut, Microbiome & More 17:00 - Lifestyle Changes Can Transform Sperm by 100x 28:00 - How Practice Has Evolved: Supplements, Peptides & PRP 36:00 - The Cases That Keep Us Going 41:30 - Progress Over Perfection: Drip the Motivation, Don't Dump It 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: drjanelevesque.com/application About my guest: Marc is a globally recognized fertility expert with over 20 years of clinical experience and a member of the Symphony Natural Health Medical Team, with a deep focus on fertility, preconception health, hormone signaling, and egg and sperm health. Connect with my guest here: https://marcsklar.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_fertili...