Welcome to Episode 2 of Season 8 of The PCOS Revolution Podcast: Pregnancy and PCOS Q&A with Dr. Aviva Rom Are you pregnant? Are you thinking about becoming pregnant? If so, this episode is for you. Our guest today shares great tips, tricks and insights into navigating a healthy pregnancy while having PCOS. This week on PCOS Revolution Podcast, I am having a conversation with Dr. Aviva Rom. Dr. Aviva is a midwife and herbalist. She is board certified in family medicine with obstetrics who’s been bridging traditional medicine with good science for three decades. Her focus is on total health ecology. Dr. Aviva currently lives in western Massachusetts in the countryside. She had an early inspiration to become a physician. She went to college at age 15 to become an MD. She was then exposed to herbal medicine and became passionate. She actually found out her grandma was an herbalist. Additionally, she began to explore the role of diet and lifestyle as well as exposure on our health. Since then Dr. Aviva went vegetarian and vegan. She noticed weight that she gained resolved without having to ‘diet’ or exercise more. Allergies and sickness also subsided. Then she was exposed to midwifery. Functional medicine was not a popular thing when she discovered it. She had to navigate very few resources for these in order to study these topics.  Dr. Aviva recommends probiotics during pregnancy with PCOS. She also suggestions to take two tablespoons of flaxseed to help get rid of extra estrogen. It can also help with pregnancy constipation. During the episode we dive deeper into various things you can do while pregnant. We’ll chat about blood sugar balance in pregnancy as well. Episode Spotlights: How Dr. Aviva got started (1:44) Conception issues and PCOS (8:15) Supplements for women struggling with preconception problems (14:45) Vitamin D levels (16:52) Anovulatory cycles (18:55) Eating an iron-rich diet (23:50) Typical dose of NAC (29:45) Breastfeeding (38:38) Gaining weight with PCOS (42:14) Women with PCOS and sleep apnea (44:20) The importance of sleep (48:08) Thanks for listening! To learn more about the brand new PCOS Revolution Academy, visit www.thepcosrevolution.com! Disclaimer: The information in this podcast is intended for general audience only and is not intended to diagnose, treat or replace professional medical advice.