Fertility Prep For Conception
in San Francisco
Class Description
Trying to conceive? Gain a deeper understanding of how nutrition can support your body and optimize fertility in a way that feels both grounded and empowering. This class offers a thoughtful, supportive space to learn how what you eat can influence hormonal balance, egg quality, and overall reproductive health—helping you feel more informed and intentional on your fertility journey.
Who this is for: All future mothers trying to conceive (before pregnancy)
What’s Included:
- Learn the basics about which hormones influence fertility, and how nutritional deficiencies can impact them.
- Get evidence-backed nutritional advice from a midwife and fertility specialist.
- Come away with a list of nutritional and supplement recommendations specific to fertility support.
- This class is designed for those conceiving naturally as well as those using IUI, IVF and other ART procedures.
about the Facilitator
El Tarver, LM
El is a licensed midwife with over 15 years of experience providing reproductive healthcare, including at-home intrauterine insemination (IUI) in the San Francisco Bay Area. She graduated from the National Midwifery Institute in 2018, and has worked in both birth center and home birth settings, supporting hundreds of families as a midwife. Prior to attending midwifery school, El worked as a full spectrum doula and was on the leadership of the Doula Project, a volunteer organization providing abortion support in clinics and hospitals. El’s practice focuses on holistic fertility care. She also provides in-home postpartum midwifery care for families recovering from a hospital birth who are looking for a more supported transition into parenthood. For El, the magic and medicine of midwifery is held in the relationship, and she loves witnessing her clients transform through pregnancy and parenthood.
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