EFR 952: How AI Could Predict Disease Before Symptoms | The Future of Male Fertility & Preventative Medicine with Jeyla Sadikova

What if one of the most powerful indicators of your overall health wasn't found in your blood—but in your sperm? Jeyla Sadikova, founder of Illumicell AI, is here to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming fertility medicine and why male reproductive health may become one of the most important biomarkers in preventative healthcare. We discuss the alarming worldwide decline in fertility, why nearly half of male infertility may be reversible through lifestyle changes, and how today's fertility testing is still largely built on technology from the 1970s. Jeyla also explains how AI can analyze millions of cellular data points that traditional microscopes simply ignore, opening the door to earlier detection of inflammation, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, prostate health, and even cancer risk. Whether you're planning to have children—or simply want to optimize your long-term health—this conversation will completely change the way you think about fertility, prevention, and the future of personalized medicine.

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00:00 — Why fertility is declining across the globe

02:02 — Why developing countries are seeing fertility collapse

03:30 — Ranking the biggest threats to reproductive health

07:38 — Why male fertility has been ignored for decades

11:11 — The hidden costs of IVF and fertility care

15:20 — AI's biggest opportunity in healthcare

17:00 — Why sperm is a biomarker of total body health

20:08 — Why healthcare innovation moves so slowly

22:10 — What traditional semen analysis completely misses

27:19 — The connection between prostate health and fertility