Aimee Raupp, fertility expert, licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and author of Yes, You Can Get Pregnant, shares a more hopeful and expansive conversation around fertility, especially for women in their late 30s and 40s. She explains why fertility is about far more than age, and how inflammation, immune health, sperm quality, uterine health, mitochondrial function, and lifestyle all shape the bigger picture. This episode looks at the fear-based messaging women are still given around fertility and challenges the idea that turning 35 automatically means your chances are over. We also talk about endometriosis, miscarriage, protein intake, regenerative fertility, IVF, peptides, pregnancy spacing, and what women can actually do to support healthier conception and long-term vitality. WE TALK ABOUT: 10:20 - Why Aimee wrote the updated edition of Yes, You Can Get Pregnant 11:20 - The problem with fear-based messaging around age and fertility 13:05 - How Chinese medicine and modern research overlap in fertility care 15:00 - Aimee's personal story of pregnancy at 41 and miscarriage at 45 17:50 - Why fertility challenges are rarely about just one factor 23:15 - How endometriosis is often missed or minimized in fertility care 24:45 - What chocolate cysts are and how they differ from other ovarian cysts 28:30 - What regenerative fertility means and why it matters now 32:10 - Why AMH is not a direct measure of egg quality 36:40 - The danger of rushing women into fertility drugs without a full workup 40:35 - Peptides, GLP-1s, rapamycin, and the future of fertility support 50:00 - Why mitochondrial health may be a bigger fertility conversation than most women realize 51:00 - How increasing protein can support menstrual health and fertility 54:45 - Pregnancy spacing and how long the body may need to fully recover 58:30 - C-section scar tissue and its possible role in secondary infertility 1:01:10 - Why women need more empowering conversations about fertility after 40 RESOURCES: Want protocols built specifically for women, live coaching, and real talk about peptides and longevity? Private. Uncensored. Ongoing.