What’s true and false about infertility? We asked a fertility specialist.

September 2, 2026 / 7:00 AM EDT / CBS News

There's so much noise and blame around infertility — an issue that affects one in six couples. So we called on Dr. Temeka Zore to help separate fact from fiction.

Zore, a double board-certified OB-GYN and fertility specialist, joined "Healthful" for a deep dive on all things fertility, from endometriosis to PMOS (formerly known as PCOS) to egg freezing.

Zore encourages people who are not ready to have kids but think you may one day want them to go in for a fertility consultation. Everyone is different, and "having that information for yourself gives you knowledge, and knowledge is power," she explained.

Here's what we debunked about fertility during our conversation — watch it on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcasts:

This is "correct in a sense," Zore said.

"So in a young woman who happens to have a lower ovarian reserve, quality may not be any different. … But as we get older, your count does go down and in return, your quality also is changing," she explained.

Zore reiterated that, for example, if a 30-year-old is told her ovarian reserve is lower, it "does not mean…

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