Treating Infertility with Functional Medicine, with Dan Kellams

<p>Dan Kellams is an acupuncturist, a functional medicine provider, and a coach, consultant, and mentor. He is also one of the leading experts in our field on hormones and infertility, a problem that affects around 17-25% of the female population.</p> <p>In this episode of The FM Shift, Dan joins us to address this issue and shed some light on the different ways functional medicine can play a role in treating infertility. He talks about the different diagnostic and testing methods he uses with his patients, and he explains how to approach atypical infertility cases as well.</p> <h3><strong>What you’ll learn about in this episode:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>The different causes of infertility in the female population</li> <li>What diagnostic steps Dan uses to assess his infertility patients</li> <li>Hormones in blood vs. hormones in saliva</li> <li>The different types of tests Dan runs as a standard for chronically ill patients</li> <li>What symptoms are typically correlated with each infertility case</li> <li>How Dan approaches atypical infertility cases clinically</li> <li>How to deal with the emotions and energy caused by infertility</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Resources:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="https://peak-vitality.net/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://peak-vitality.net/</a></li> <li>LinkedIn: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/peak-vitality-llc./" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/company/peak-vitality-llc./</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-k-34754511/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-k-34754511/</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pkvitality/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/pkvitality/</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/peak_vitality" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@Peak_Vitality</a></li> </ul> <h3><strong>About:</strong></h3> <p>Dan Kellams grew up in southern Indiana, w