Ovarian Rejuvenation: The Race to Extend Fertility with Roohi Jeelani, MD
What if the “final frontier” of fertility care is not IVF technology, but the aging ovary itself? Can science help improve egg quality, mitochondrial function, and reproductive lifespan? And how do patients sort through what is proven, what is promising, and what is still very much in the “ask your doctor before you try this” category?
In this episode of Brave & Curious, Dr. Lora Shahine welcomes reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Roohi Jeelani for a fascinating conversation about ovarian rejuvenation, age-related fertility decline, and the future of fertility treatment.
Together, they discuss why age remains one of the biggest factors in IVF success, how egg quality changes over time, and why topics like oxidative stress, mitochondrial health, inflammation, and lifestyle optimization are becoming such important parts of the fertility conversation.
In this episode you’ll hear:
[1:07] Meet Dr. Roohi Jeelani
[2:32] Age and fertility
[4:23] Egg quality basics
[8:06] Sleep and fertility
[9:35] Stress and cortisol
[14:58] Movement and PCOS
[16:54] Nutrition for fertility
[18:51] Trimester zero prep: Small, sustainable changes
[29:25] CoQ10, Inositol, Melatonin
[35:38] NAD and egg quality
[43:56] GLP-1 fertility questions
[47:22] Peptides and PRP
[55:33] Ovarian rejuvenation research
[1:01:04] Future fertility medicine
Resources mentioned:
@roohijeelanimd on Instagram | LinkedIn
@onto-health-co on LinkedIn
Your Leggings Could be Causing Infertility? with Dr. Lora Shahine on YouTube
Can CoQ10 Improve Egg Quality and Sperm Health for TTC? with Dr. Lora Shahine on YouTube
Does Growth Hormone Improve IVF Outcomes? with Dr. Lora Shahine on YouTube
Dr. Shahine’s Weekly Newsletter on Fertility News and Recommendations
Follow @drlorashahine Instagram | YouTube | Tiktok | Her Books
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This episode was produced by Audiotocracy Podcast Production.
