When Hippocrates said "all disease begins in the gut", he did not say it for nothing because centuries later, we are seeing it all transpire. The fact that gut problems can affect your fertility is true, and growing research shows that it can affect both men and women.
Turns out, the microbes living in your intestines may be silently influencing your chances of conception. From hormone balance to inflammation, the gut and reproductive system are more connected than we ever imagined.
The gut reproductive axis
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“The gut is now considered a hidden endocrine organ,” explains Dr Dhanyatha, Consultant, Infertility and Reproductive Medicine, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Bannerghatta. “Its microbes influence hormones, inflammation, and immunity, all of which are crucial for fertility.”
This emerging connection, often referred to as the gut–reproductive axis, sugges
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