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Low AMH? Diminished ovarian reserve or POI? Failed IVF or told donor eggs are your only option? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision → fabfertile.com

You've been told your AMH is too low. Your FSH is too high. Your IVF cycle didn't work.

And now donor eggs are being recommended.

Maybe donor eggs are the right next step for you. But before making that decision, have you been given the full picture of what's happening with your fertility?

Was the recommendation based mainly on your AMH and FSH? Has anyone reviewed what happened during your IVF cycles, including follicle response, fertilization, and embryo development?

And has anyone looked beyond your ovaries?

Donor eggs can be a wonderful path to parenthood. This isn't about ruling them out. It's about understanding your options and making a decision with fewer unanswered questions.

In this episode:

Why low AMH and high FSH don't tell the whole story about your fertility

What to ask when donor eggs are recommended after failed IVF

Why your previous IVF response, fertilization, and embryo development matter

Why the male partner needs to be investigated beyond a normal semen analysis, including sperm DNA fragmentation

What may still be worth reviewing, including thyroid and autoimmune patterns, metabolic health, inflammation, gut health and the nervous system

How to determine whether further investigation could meaningfully inform your next fertility decision

Why being informed about donor eggs doesn't mean you have to decide immediately

You may ultimately choose donor eggs. Or you may decide there are still questions worth exploring with your fertility team.

Either way, you deserve to understand why a particular path is being recommended.

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

Book with your partner and upload your labs and testing into our secure portal before the call. If you've done testing in the last three months, we won't automatically ask you to repeat it.

We review what you already have, your fertility history, previous IVF response and the health of both partners to identify questions that may not have been explored and discuss potential next steps.

Book here

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. For almost 12 years, my team and I have worked with couples navigating low AMH, diminished ovarian reserve, high FSH, POI, recurrent pregnancy loss, and failed IVF.

We look across fertility history, previous treatment, bloodwork, functional testing, and the health of both partners to identify patterns that may not have been explored. We work alongside your fertility clinic, not instead of it.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

Low AMH? Diminished ovarian reserve or POI? Failed IVF or recurrent loss? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision → fabfertile.com

You've done the stool test. You've worked on your gut, changed your diet and taken the supplements. You've addressed your thyroid, hormones and inflammation.

So when someone asks whether anyone has looked deeper into your health, your answer is:

I've already done functional medicine.

But did your practitioner specialize in low AMH, diminished ovarian reserve, POI, recurrent pregnancy loss or failed IVF?

And did they connect what they found to your fertility history, IVF response, and the health of both partners?

Doing functional medicine and having a complex fertility case investigated aren't necessarily the same thing.

In this episode:

Why general functional medicine may miss patterns that matter in low AMH, DOR, POI, recurrent loss and failed IVF

Why more testing and more supplements aren't necessarily the answer

What may still be worth investigating, including inflammation, autoimmune and thyroid patterns, the nervous system, gut health and vaginal microbiome

Why his side matters beyond a normal semen analysis, including sperm DNA fragmentation

How your IVF history, embryo development and recurrent losses become part of the investigation

What to ask about the work you've already done before another IVF cycle

You're not starting over. You're figuring out what hasn't been connected yet.

CHAPTERS

00:00 I've already done functional medicine 02:10 General functional medicine versus complex fertility cases 03:40 High achieving, hypervigilant and the nervous system 04:30 His side beyond a normal semen analysis 10:50 Your fertility history, IVF response and recurrent loss

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

Book with your partner and load your labs and testing into our secure portal before the call. If you've done testing in the last three months, we won't ask you to repeat it. We look at what you already have, your fertility history and the health of both partners, see what's been missed, and give you a plan to put it all together.

Book here

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. For almost 12 years, my team and I have worked with couples navigating low AMH, diminished ovarian reserve, high FSH, POI, recurrent pregnancy loss and failed IVF.

We look across fertility history, previous treatment, bloodwork, functional testing, and the health of both partners to identify patterns that may not have been explored. We work alongside your fertility clinic, not instead of it.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

Low AMH? High FSH? Diminished ovarian reserve or POI? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision → fabfertile.com

Your AMH came back low. Your FSH is elevated. You've been told you have diminished ovarian reserve and may not respond well to IVF.

And very quickly, that gets translated into: I'm not going to get pregnant.

That isn't what AMH was designed to tell you.

AMH is useful for helping predict how your ovaries may respond to stimulation and how many eggs may be retrieved during IVF. On its own, it's a poor predictor of whether you'll conceive naturally, and it can't tell you the quality of your eggs.

So instead of building your whole plan around raising that number, the better question is what else deserves a look.

In this episode:

What low AMH can and can't tell you about IVF response, natural conception, and egg quality

Why chasing a higher AMH isn't the main goal, even when we do see it move

What may be shaping the environment your eggs are developing in, including inflammation, thyroid health, blood sugar, nutrient status, gut and vaginal microbiome, and the nervous system

Why your partner's health matters and why a normal semen analysis isn't always the full picture

Low AMH is important information. It isn't your entire fertility story.

CHAPTERS

00:00 When AMH becomes the explanation for everything 02:00 What AMH can and can't tell you 03:00 Why did this happen? 04:00 The environment your eggs develop in 07:00 His side and what hasn't been investigated

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

Book with your partner and load your labs and testing into our secure portal. We look at patterns across your fertility history, bloodwork, existing testing, and the health of both partners to identify what may not have been investigated. Whether you're trying naturally, preparing for IVF or deciding what to do after a failed cycle, we'll help you understand what deserves your attention next. Book here

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. For almost 12 years, my team and I have worked with couples navigating low AMH, diminished ovarian reserve, high FSH, POI, recurrent pregnancy loss and failed IVF.

We look across fertility history, previous treatment, bloodwork, functional testing, and the health of both partners to identify patterns that may not have been explored. We work alongside your fertility clinic, not instead of it.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision → fabfertile.com

Your AMH is 0.2 ng/mL. Your FSH is 40. Another IVF cycle has failed, you've experienced another loss, or donor eggs are now on the table.

So you research. You ask ChatGPT fifteen versions of what should I do next? and every answer gives you five more things to investigate.

You have more fertility information than ever, and you're still terrified of making the wrong decision.

Information and certainty are not the same thing. No one can guarantee another IVF cycle, a different protocol, PRP, or donor eggs will work. You don't need to know your decision is going to work. You need to know why you're making it.

In this episode, I walk through when you genuinely need more information after failed IVF, recurrent pregnancy loss, low AMH or high FSH, and when research has become the thing keeping you stuck.

We look at what has actually been investigated for both partners, including autoimmune history, inflammation, food sensitivity, bloating, skin changes, male bloodwork and sperm DNA fragmentation beyond a semen analysis that came back

And instead of asking what else should I research? I give you a different question:

What information would actually change my decision?

Whether that's IVF number four, trying again after loss, continuing with your own eggs, or moving to donor eggs.

Preparing is not the same as being evaluated.

CHAPTERS

00:00 AMH 0.2, FSH 40 and fifteen versions of the same question 01:20 When you do need more information 02:20 What has actually been investigated, for both of you 05:20 What information would change your decision 08:10 Fear about time, fear of choosing wrong, and certainty

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

Book with your partner and load your labs into the secure portal. We look at your history, your bloodwork, what you've already tried and your current plan, and talk through what has not been investigated and how to work on it alongside your clinic, in parallel. It is not IVF or your health. It is both.

Book here → https://fabfertile.com/pages/second-opinion

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

POI? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs are your only option? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision → fabfertile.com

She was diagnosed with POI at 37. Her AMH was 0.16, her FSH was hovering around 45, and her ultrasound showed three follicles and at one point, none. Her IUI cycles were cancelled, and she was labeled a poor responder.

Then she was told she was not a candidate for IUI or IVF and that donor eggs were her only option.

But she wanted to know what else might be going on with her health.

In this episode, I walk through our client's POI success story, including her Hashimoto's, inflammation, low vitamin D, B12 and iron, chronic stress, gut and vaginal microbiome, her partner's health, and what happened the month before her planned IVF.

After eight months of following the Fab Fertile Method, she became pregnant naturally the month before she was planning to start IVF.

This is her story of looking beyond AMH and FSH and asking: what else might have been missed?

00:00 POI at 37 with an AMH of 0.16 and an FSH of 45 04:00 Told donor eggs were her only option 06:30 Inflammation, nutrients, stress and her gut 20:10 PRP timing and the month before her planned IVF 24:20 Why AMH and FSH alone are not the whole picture

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

Book with your partner and load your labs into the secure portal. We review your bloodwork for patterns and talk through what is worth digging into before another IVF cycle. Book your call with your partner here.

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

Failed IVF? Embryos arrested at Day 3? Told it was your egg quality? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next retrieval → fabfertile.com

Day three, you got the call that your embryos were developing, and you let yourself feel hopeful. Day five, there is nothing to transfer, and you are told it was your egg quality.

Then you read online that embryos stopping after day three could point to sperm. So now you do not know what actually happened, or whether anything is left to investigate before you go again.

Your clinic may have had good reasons for saying egg quality. They also cannot test it directly. That makes it a conclusion rather than a finding, and it is usually where the investigation stops.

In this episode, what I would want looked at before another retrieval includes the 90 days before stimulation started and his side beyond a semen analysis that came back fine.

Preparing is not the same as being evaluated.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Day three looked fine. Day five, there was nothing to transfer 01:20 Why egg quality is a conclusion, not a test result 04:00 The 90 days before the retrieval, for both of you 05:30 Blood sugar, the full thyroid picture, inflammation and nutrients 09:30 His side beyond the semen analysis

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

Book with your partner and load your labs. We review your bloodwork for patterns your clinic is not set up to examine, and talk through what is worth investigating before another retrieval or transfer. It is not IVF or your health. It is both. Book here → second opinion

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

Told donor eggs after failed IVF and miscarriage? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next cycle → here.

Heather had been trying for five years. Three failed IVFs. Two losses. At 38, with diminished ovarian reserve, she was told donor eggs were her only option.

She had a 10-day luteal phase, daily fatigue, PMS, body aches she had been told were normal, and a decade of hormonal birth control behind her. None of it had been connected to her fertility. Her partner's semen analysis was not clean either, and he had DNA fragmentation that had never been tested for.

She followed our Fab Fertile Method and did one more IVF. That transfer worked, and they had their daughter.

This is one couple, and it is not a promise. What it shows is what a complete investigation looked like before that last cycle.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Three failed IVFs, two losses, and a donor egg recommendation 01:20 Told donor eggs at 28. Why I never got a second opinion 03:00 A 10-day luteal phase and the symptoms nobody counted 04:30 What testing showed: absorption, inflammation, and a decade of birth control 06:30 His side. Sleep, headaches, and DNA fragmentation nobody had looked for 11:45 What changed before the last transfer

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

Book with your partner and load your labs. We review your bloodwork for patterns your clinic is not set up to examine, and talk through what is worth investigating before another cycle or transfer. It is not IVF or your health. It is both. Book here →

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

Follicles not responding? Cycle cancelled? Told it is your low AMH? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next IVF decision → fabfertile.com

You have done the injections. You have gone in for monitoring. They may have increased the medication already.

And then you hear it again. The follicles are not responding. There are one or two growing. Maybe the cycle gets cancelled. Maybe you make it all the way to retrieval and get one egg.

When you ask why, the answer comes back the same way every time. It is your low AMH. It is your age. You are a poor responder.

Those are real factors, and I am not going to tell you the AMH does not matter. But if you are about to put your body, your finances, and yourself through another cycle, there is a bigger question worth asking. Is low AMH the whole explanation?

Because these are two separate statements: I have diminished ovarian reserve, and low AMH explains everything that happened during that cycle. They are not the same statement.

In this episode I walk through what AMH does and does not tell you, what I would want to understand about the 90 days before stimulation started, and what to ask your clinic before you go again. The full thyroid panel, including antibodies rather than TSH alone. Blood sugar and how it moves across a day. hs-CRP and unnecessary inflammation. Vitamin D you may be taking and may not be absorbing. Gut health, food sensitivity, the vaginal microbiome, nutrient status, and an autoimmune issue that gets mentioned as an afterthought when it belongs at the front of the file.

CHAPTERS

00:00 The follicles are not responding 01:00 About Sarah and the team 01:20 What AMH does and does not tell you 02:00 Two statements that are not the same 02:20 The 90 days before stimulation started 02:40 hs-CRP and unnecessary inflammation 03:00 Optimal, not normal 03:20 Blood sugar regulation across the day 03:30 The full thyroid panel including antibodies 03:50 Nutrient depletion and secondary infertility 04:10 The vitamin D you may not be absorbing 04:30 An autoimmune issue is not a by the way 05:00 A clean diet that may not be the right diet for you 05:30 Hypervigilance and nervous system load 06:20 One client who did not have enough follicles to qualify 06:40 What I am not claiming 08:00 Annie and Miles. AMH 0.15, FSH 33 08:40 What Your Clinic Missed 09:00 What to ask before another IVF 09:40 Thirty days without medication, and doing this in parallel 11:00 Book a Second Opinion with your partner

WHAT YOUR CLINIC MISSED

If you have no idea which of these markers to run, we have a checklist called What Your Clinic Missed. It is a list of markers worth reviewing before a donor egg decision or before another IVF, so you can look at your own results and go from there. Email hello@fabfertile.ca with MISSED in the subject line and we will send it to you.

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

Book with your partner and load your labs into the secure portal. Before the call I review your fertility history and bloodwork from both partners, looking for patterns, unanswered questions and gaps. We are not diagnosing. Sometimes the review confirms that moving forward with the next IVF makes sense. Sometimes there are questions worth addressing first. Book your call with your partner at fabfertile.com

If you want to know whether the call is right for you first, email hello@fabfertile.ca with FERTILE in the subject line and tell me a little about your situation.

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

If this episode helped, leave a review. It is how other women find this work.

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision → fabfertile.com

You got eggs. After everything, that part finally went right.

Then day one, this many fertilized. Day three, this many are still growing. Then the call where someone tells you none of them made it.

And what comes next, almost word for word on call after call, is you going back through your twenties. The years when maybe you weren't taking the best care of yourself. Maybe you drank more, were under a lot of stress, or simply weren't thinking about your fertility yet. And you start wondering, Did I cause this? Is that why this happened? But then you come back to the same thing: I'm healthy now. I'm active. I take care of myself. So what am I missing?

Your age is real, and we are not going to ignore it. It usually is not the only thing on the table.

In this episode, I walk through the three questions I want answered before you go again. What that cycle actually told us, and what it could not tell us about the 90 days before the injections started. What was investigated and what was not, including the full thyroid panel, triglycerides and insulin rather than A1C alone, hs-CRP, vitamin D absorption, the gut and vaginal microbiome, food sensitivity, and his side beyond a count. And if you do another retrieval, what specifically is changing and why.

Preparing is not the same as being evaluated.

CHAPTERS

00:00 None of them made it 01:00 About Sarah and the team 01:20 Question 1. What did that cycle actually tell us 02:00 The 90 days before stimulation started 02:30 Preparing is not the same as being evaluated 03:00 Where the nervous system fits 03:30 Question 2. What was investigated and what was not 03:50 Full blood chemistry, thyroid and triglycerides 04:20 hs-CRP, vitamin D absorption and gut infections 04:40 The vaginal and gut microbiome 05:00 Clean eating that may still be driving inflammation 06:00 His side. DNA fragmentation and bloodwork 06:30 The body is not a silo 07:10 What Your Clinic Missed 07:30 Question 3. If you go again, what will actually be different 08:10 Book a Second Opinion with your partner

WHAT YOUR CLINIC MISSED

If you are not sure what can be investigated or which way to go next, we have a guide called What Your Clinic Missed. It gives you the patterns and themes to look at before you consider your next move. Email hello@fabfertile.ca with MISSED in the subject line.

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

Book with your partner and load your labs into the secure portal. We review your bloodwork for patterns your clinic is not set up to examine, and talk through what is worth digging into before another IVF cycle. It is not IVF or your health. It is both. Book your call with your partner here.

If you want to know whether the call is right for you first, email hello@fabfertile.ca with FERTILE in the subject line and tell me a little about your situation.

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

If this episode helped, leave a review. It is how other women find this work.

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision → fabfertile.com

Your cycle was cancelled on day eight or day nine. Someone called and said there were not enough follicles and it was not worth going ahead. At the follow up, you heard the words poor responder.

What do you actually do with that? Change the protocol. Go again next month. Take three months off and work on your health. Get another opinion. Or accept that this is what your ovaries are capable of and stop looking for an explanation.

This is where I see women get stuck, because if you are listening to this, you have already done a lot. Clean eating, the supplements, CoQ10, a methylfolate prenatal, vitamin D, no alcohol, no plastics, acupuncture twice a week, reading It Starts With The Egg. Almost nobody walks into IVF blindly.

None of that answers the question in front of you now. What should I actually do before another retrieval?

In this episode, I walk through the three questions I would want answered. None of them are more supplements, and none of them are another checklist.

A cancelled cycle tells you how your ovaries responded to medication. It was never designed to tell you about the environment those eggs were developing in during the ninety days before the injections started.

What I cover: what the cycle actually established and what it was never built to answer. What happened in those ninety days, including the full thyroid panel with antibodies rather than TSH alone, ferritin where we look at 80 to 100, high sensitivity CRP where we like it below one, and absorption. Your partner's side, including DNA fragmentation, sperm antibodies and the seminal microbiome across his seventy-four days. And the question to ask your fertility team before you agree to another retrieval: what exactly are we changing, and why?

I am not telling you which protocol to be on. That is a conversation with your fertility team. I am also not saying any one of these markers explains a cancelled cycle. That is not the claim I am making. It is about whether the investigation was finished before the next decision.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Your cycle was cancelled and you heard poor responder 01:00 Question one, what did the cycle actually tell us 02:00 Everything you had already done before the cycle 03:00 Question two, what happened in the ninety days before stimulation 04:00 Full thyroid panel, ferritin, high sensitivity CRP and absorption 05:00 His side, DNA fragmentation, and why this is personal for me 06:00 What Your Clinic Missed, and what we actually look at 07:00 Question three, if you go again, what will be different 08:00 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion 09:00 Closing

WHAT YOUR CLINIC MISSED

A list of markers worth reviewing before another IVF cycle or a donor egg decision. It also gives you a sense of what we look at with clients, beyond bloodwork. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED, and we will send you the guide.

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

A free 45-minute call where I review your bloodwork, your history, and your partner's results with you. Bring your partner and load your labs before the call. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book here.

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

If this episode helped, leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It is how other women find this work.

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision → fabfertile.com

After a failed cycle, the pressure to decide arrives fast. Another retrieval. A different protocol. A different clinic. Donor eggs. And underneath all of it, the question of what to do next.

This episode is not an argument against IVF. It is the opposite. It is about walking into the next cycle having looked at the whole picture rather than only the protocol.

These are the five questions I would ask if we were sitting together reviewing your case.

What your last cycle actually told us, and why stimulation works with the eggs your body has already been developing rather than creating egg quality. What has genuinely changed since the last cycle beyond the medication. Whether investigating costs you time, or whether the two can run in parallel. Whether both partners have been evaluated, or only one. And what information would let you feel settled about the decision either way.

I also share what I would do differently. I was 28 when I was told donor eggs were my only option. I did not know there were other questions to ask.

CHAPTERS

00:00 The pressure to decide after a failed cycle 00:52 Review ask 01:00 What our team reviews and how we work 02:30 The type A pattern, and the tracking data that still has not answered it 03:10 Question 1. What did your IVF cycle actually tell us 03:40 Stimulation does not create egg quality 03:55 Question 2. What has actually changed since your last cycle 04:30 His full workup, beyond count and motility 05:00 Question 3. Will investigating cost me time 05:50 What is happening to your eggs while you gather information 06:15 Running functional work and IVF in parallel 06:50 Question 4. Have we looked at both partners 07:20 The 70 to 80 day window before conception 07:35 Question 5. What would help you feel confident either way 08:05 Medical gaslighting, and the symptoms nobody connected 08:30 I was 28 and I did not know what to ask 09:15 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion, and how parallel timing works

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

A free 45-minute call. Upload your bloodwork and IVF records to the portal beforehand and we go through what has already been investigated, where the gaps are, and whether our approach is a fit. If you have a retrieval scheduled we can still work with you. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book at fabfertile.com

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

If this episode helped, leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It is how other women find this work.

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

You knew before the nurse called. You had been checking the portal, and there it was. FSH, flagged high. You read the range beside it several times, then searched the number late at night hoping it would tell you what it meant for your future. What came back was not an explanation. It felt like a verdict. Diminished ovarian reserve. Poor responder. Consider donor eggs.

A high FSH is a real finding, and this episode does not pretend otherwise. But a number tells you where you are standing. It does not tell you how you got there, and it does not decide for you.

In this episode, I walk through what a high FSH does tell us, what it does not, and the questions I would want answered before making another fertility decision. That includes the cycle day the sample was drawn on, whether estradiol was measured alongside it, whether the result has ever been repeated, and the layer of health that sits underneath the number and rarely gets examined.

I also share the outcomes I have seen across ten years. Some couples conceive naturally. Some go on to IVF, and it works. Some choose donor eggs. Some choose adoption. Some decide not to pursue children and feel better than they have in years. The goal of this work is clarity, not a promise.

CHAPTERS

00:00 The portal, the result, and what it felt like

01:00 What our team reviews and why it looks different

02:00 Both partners, and why this is multifactorial

03:00 What FSH is actually telling us

04:00 Cycle day, estradiol, and whether the test was repeated

05:00 What could be contributing to the bigger picture

06:00 Thyroid, ferritin, vitamin D, blood sugar, inflammation

07:00 Autoimmunity, gut health, endometriosis, sleep, nutrition

08:00 Under-fueling, chronic stress, and what the DUTCH test shows

09:00 The pattern I see in type A women, and my own diagnosis at 28

11:00 Every path we have helped couples take

12:00 What Your Clinic Missed

12:30 Three questions before your next decision

13:30 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion

WHAT YOUR CLINIC MISSED

The companion guide walks through the markers worth reviewing before a donor egg decision, so you can go through your own results and see what is there. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED, and we will send you the guide.

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

A free 45-minute call. Before we speak, I review your bloodwork, your history, your previous treatment, and both partners' health, so the conversation focuses on what has been explored and what questions remain. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book here.

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

If this episode helped, leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It is how other women find this work.

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

You have the appointment booked. Maybe it is a second opinion with a different clinic. Maybe it is a consult after a cycle that did not go the way you expected. You have your lab work, your partner is ready to join, and you have your questions ready. And some part of you is wondering whether the whole picture will actually be looked at this time.

Here is what most women are never told. A diagnosis names where you are. It does not always explain why you are there. "We did not find anything" and "we looked for these specific things and ruled them out" are not the same sentence. One is the absence of an investigation. The other is the result of one.

In this episode, I walk through exactly what to bring and what to ask: the records that tell the real story of your cycle, the symptom history most workups leave out, your partner's complete evaluation, and the three questions that move the conversation from what happened to why. Pull it up and take notes.

This is not about avoiding IVF or distrusting your doctor. It is about walking into your next decision having asked every reasonable question, so the decision is an informed one.

CHAPTERS 00:00 What to bring to a fertility second opinion 01:00 Why functional testing looks upstream, not just one more test 02:00 Your bloodwork and IVF cycle records, and how to get them 03:00 Your symptom history, and why every symptom is a clue 04:00 His records, including sperm DNA fragmentation 05:00 The first question, what has actually been ruled out 06:00 What would explain your numbers 07:00 What happens if you change nothing 07:30 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion

WHAT YOUR CLINIC MISSED The companion guide walks through the patterns a standard fertility workup tends to miss, with the markers behind each one, so you can take it to your next appointment and ask the questions. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED, and we will send you the guide.

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION A free 45-minute call where I review your bloodwork, your history, and your partner's results with you. You leave knowing what your biology has been telling you and what your next decision could be. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book here: https://fabfertile.com/pages/book

ABOUT THE HOST I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

If this episode helped, leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It is how other women find this work.

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

IVF stimulation doesn't create egg quality. It reveals it.

Most people think an IVF cycle starts on day one of stimulation. Biologically, that's already too late.

You were told the protocol would be adjusted. Maybe the dose went up. Maybe they switched you to a different one entirely. And the result was the same, or close enough that nobody could explain the difference. Somewhere in it, you started wondering whether the cycle was ever really the variable.

The follicles recruited in your cycle have been developing for weeks to months. They reflect the metabolic and inflammatory conditions that were present during that window. Stimulation doesn't override those conditions. It asks the system to perform under them.

The same applies to sperm. His semen analysis came back normal, he got a high five from the REI, and nobody looked at DNA integrity or fragmentation.

In this episode, I walk through three patterns we see with clients and why repeating a cycle without reassessing readiness often produces the same result.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Why the cycle was decided before day one 01:00 Pattern one: egg and sperm quality are set before stimulation begins 02:00 The sperm side nobody looked at, and why stimulation amplifies what is already there 03:00 Pattern two: why pre-IVF prep fails when it is just supplements and timelines 04:00 Blood sugar, gut and immune signaling, and stress physiology 05:00 Pattern three: preparing for IVF versus auditing whether you are ready 06:00 The hierarchy, and whether now is the time to push the system 07:00 The reframe: clarity protects your time, energy, and biology

EMBRYO AUDIT CHECKLIST

If you're preparing for IVF or considering another cycle, the free Embryo Audit Checklist walks through the key systems that influence egg quality, embryo development, and implantation, so you can have a more informed conversation before moving forward.

Download it here: https://fabfertile.com/pages/embryo-audit-checklist

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

A free 45-minute call where I review your labs, your history, and your patterns with you. This is a diagnostic review, not coaching on a protocol. You leave knowing what your biology has been telling you and what your next decision could be.

Book here: https://fabfertile.com/pages/book

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

If this episode helped, leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It is how other women find this work.

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

The fertilization report looked good. You had eggs. They fertilized. Day three looked fine. Then came the call. Nothing made it past day five, or one did, and it was graded poor, and the cycle was over. You were told it was egg quality, or it was a numbers game, or that you have to try again.

Here is what that explanation leaves out. An embryo does not run on one engine the whole way. For the first two to three days it runs almost entirely on the egg, on the proteins, the messenger molecules, and the energy the egg packed during its final growth phase. Then, around the four to eight cell stage on day three, the embryo activates its own genome and takes over, and the paternal contribution comes online.

That handover changes where you look. If development stalls in the first three days, you start with the egg and its energy supply. If it looked strong on day three and stalled before the blastocyst, you start with the sperm and its DNA. Same line in the report. Two completely different first moves. Most workups examine neither. They adjust the protocol and go again.

In this episode, I walk through the seven factors that shape whether an embryo keeps dividing, and what most clinics never review before they tell you it was your eggs. Pull it up, take notes, and bring it to your next appointment.

TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The day five call and what the explanation leaves out 00:55 If this show has helped you, leave a review 01:05 Who reviews your case at Fab Fertile 03:50 Number one: the day three handover and where to look first 06:10 Number two: the egg's energy supply was built before the cycle 08:05 Number three: sperm DNA fragmentation and the standard semen analysis 09:20 Number four: the full thyroid panel, including antibodies 10:20 The Embryo Audit Checklist 10:40 Number five: blood sugar and insulin, for both of you 11:45 Number six: inflammation, the gut microbiome, oxidative stress 12:40 Number seven: the ninety day window and why repeating a cycle repeats the result 13:45 Why the data driven approach works for left brain people 14:30 Chromosomal quality is information, not a verdict 14:55 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion

WHAT THE RESEARCH SHOWS A standard semen analysis measures count, motility, and shape. It does not measure the integrity of the DNA inside the sperm. Sperm carrying damaged DNA can still fertilize an egg and produce a normal-looking embryo on day two or three, and development can stall after the genome handover.

In a 2025 retrospective analysis of 870 fresh single blastocyst ICSI cycles, each one percent increase in sperm DNA fragmentation was associated with roughly 2.5 percent lower odds of obtaining a top quality blastocyst on day five. The same analysis found that fragmentation was not predictive of clinical pregnancy outcomes. It speaks to why an embryo stalled, not to whether a pregnancy will happen.

Thyroid autoantibodies have been detected in follicular fluid at concentrations that correlate with blood levels, which is one reason a complete thyroid panel may include Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3, TPO antibodies, and thyroglobulin antibodies rather than TSH alone. These are not established diagnostic tests for embryo arrest. They can provide context that a single TSH result cannot.

THE EMBRYO AUDIT CHECKLIST If your embryos have arrested and you want to walk through what to review before the next cycle repeats the same result, we built the Embryo Audit Checklist for exactly this. Download it at https://fabfertile.com/pages/embryo-audit-checklist Or email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line CHECKLIST.

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION This is a call where I review your cycle, your labs, your history, and your partner's picture together in one place. You leave knowing what your embryos may be telling you and what the next cycle would be built on, instead of repeating the same outcome. Whatever you decide afterward is yours, but it gets made with information your workup did not give you. Book at https://fabfertile.com/pages/book Or email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE.

ABOUT THE HOST I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them. Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturally for weekly episodes on fertility optimization, IVF preparation, and the lab work your doctor probably isn't running.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

If this episode helped you make sense of your own numbers, leave a review wherever you listen. It is how another woman, being told the same thing, finds her way here.

REFERENCES

Machałowski T, Machałowska J, Gill K, et al. Sperm DNA Fragmentation Impairs Early Embryo Development but Is Not Predictive of Pregnancy Outcomes: Insights from 870 ICSI Cycles. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2025. doi:10.3390/ijms26167923 Monteleone P, Parrini D, Faviana P, et al. Female infertility related to thyroid autoimmunity: the ovarian follicle hypothesis. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 2011. American Urological Association and American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Diagnosis and Treatment of Infertility in Men: AUA/ASRM Guideline. 2020.

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

You were told your AMH is low, and maybe that IVF was your only option. Maybe you went through it, and it did not work. Maybe you already have one child and have been told this time is different. And some part of you has been wondering whether that number is really the whole story.

Here is what most women are never told. AMH reflects egg quantity, not egg quality, and not your ability to conceive. It predicts how your ovaries respond to medication. It does not explain why a cycle failed, why embryos stopped developing, or why outcomes have not changed despite every protocol adjustment.

In this episode, I walk through a real case. Her AMH was 0.27 ng/mL. She had a failed IVF cycle behind her and was navigating secondary infertility. One pattern that stood out was inflammation. Her hs-CRP was 1.3 mg/L, read as normal by conventional ranges but not optimal, and something was driving it. She conceived naturally, not because the number changed, but because the systems shaping egg development were finally looked at.

This is not about avoiding IVF or chasing a better lab value. It is about reading what your body has already shown you, so your next decision is an informed one.

CHAPTERS

00:00 What your AMH actually tells you, and what it does not 01:00 Why a failed IVF cycle can be more informative than the number 02:00 This was not unexplained, age, or bad luck 03:00 The patterns we see, inflammation, nutrient absorption, brain, and hormone signaling 04:00 Addressing systems in sequence, not a random checklist 05:00 What it looked like when the body started responding 06:00 Natural conception at AMH 0.27, and why the number was not the point 07:00 Pausing before the next cycle, readiness over urgency 07:30 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion

WHAT YOUR CLINIC MISSED

The companion guide walks through the patterns a standard fertility workup tends to miss, with the markers behind each one, so you can take it to your next appointment and ask the questions.

Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED, and we will send you the guide.

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

A free 45-minute call where I review your bloodwork, your history, and your partner's results with you. You leave knowing what your biology has been telling you and what your next decision could be.

Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book here: https://fabfertile.com/pages/book

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

If this episode helped, leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It is how other women find this work.

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

Low AMH, failed IVF, or told donor eggs, and still no real explanation for why? This episode looks at the system a standard fertility workup rarely checks: the nervous system, and how chronic stress affects egg quality, progesterone, thyroid function, and ovulation.

If you are a high-achieving, Type A woman who has been told your stress is handled and your thyroid is fine, this is the seven things behind low AMH, diminished ovarian reserve, and recurrent pregnancy loss that rarely get investigated, including the cortisol pattern, the full thyroid panel, blood sugar, prolactin, and the stress nerves that run directly through the ovary.

This episode covers: low AMH and high FSH, the cortisol curve, a single blood draw misses, thyroid antibodies and reverse T3 behind a "normal" TSH, how stress pulls raw material away from progesterone, blood sugar, and the 3 am wake-up, elevated prolactin, and the nervous system inside the ovary affecting egg quality.

This episode is for you if you have low AMH, diminished ovarian reserve, a failed or cancelled IVF cycle, or recurrent miscarriage, and you have been told donor eggs are your only option, and no one has explained why this is happening.

CHAPTERS 00:00 Why the woman who handles everything is the one who needs this 03:00 The seven things, and why this is physiology, not mindset 03:40 One: survival first, and reproduction turned down 05:00 Two: why a single cortisol draw misses the pattern 06:00 Three: thyroid antibodies and reverse T3 behind a normal TSH 06:50 Four: how stress competes with progesterone 07:50 Five: the 3am wake-up is blood sugar, not anxiety 09:00 Six: the prolactin that got flagged, then dropped 09:30 Seven: the nervous system inside the ovary 11:00 What you can actually change 12:30 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion

NEXT STEPS What Your Clinic Missed guide: the lab markers behind each of the seven, in writing. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject MISSED.

Functional Fertility Second Opinion: a call where I review your full picture, your labs, your blood sugar, and your partner's results, and help you make an informed next decision. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject FERTILE, or book a call with your partner here.

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturally for weekly episodes on fertility optimization, IVF preparation, and the lab work your doctor probably isn't running.

Get Pregnant Naturally: A Functional Fertility Second Opinion.

If this show has helped you make sense of your numbers, please leave a review. It helps other women find the show and be their own advocate.

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You were told to try again. Maybe you were told it was bad luck, or to wait until it happened a third time before anyone would look.

Here is what changed this year. In 2026, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine updated its definition of recurrent pregnancy loss for the first time since 2012. Two losses now meet the definition, not three, and a positive test that ended early counts. The old number kept women waiting for a third loss before the investigation even started.

Here is the part no one tells you. Meeting the definition gets you a workup. It does not guarantee the workup is complete. After two or more losses, up to half of couples are told the same word. Unexplained. The losses are real. What gets called a complete workup is the question.

This episode is the 9 specific things we most often find that are rarely checked before a woman is told her losses were unexplained or simply bad luck. Pull it up. Take notes. Bring it to your next appointment.

The 9 patterns:

Thyroid, the full panel and antibodies, not just TSH Antiphospholipid antibodies, tested correctly Chronic endometritis The reproductive microbiome, vaginal and seminal The gut, hidden gluten, and inflammation Sperm DNA fragmentation The male partner's full bloodwork Blood sugar and metabolic patterns The nervous system and progesterone

These are the areas that sit outside a standard miscarriage workup. A 2012 meta-analysis in Human Reproduction, pooling sixteen studies and nearly three thousand couples, found miscarriage rates rose with sperm DNA damage, with about twice the relative risk. Unexplained rarely means there is nothing to find. It usually means the search stopped at the karyotype, one antiphospholipid test, the anatomy, and a TSH.

For the full breakdown of every pattern, read the companion article, Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: The Functional Fertility Approach, at https://fabfertile.com/blogs/learn/recurrent-pregnancy-loss

WHAT YOUR CLINIC MISSED

The companion guide walks through all 9 of these patterns in more detail, so you can take it to your next appointment and ask the questions.

Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED, and we will send you the guide.

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

A free 45-minute call where I review your labs, your history, your losses, and your partner's results with you. You leave knowing what your biology has been telling you and what your next decision could be.

Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book here.

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

If this episode helped, leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It is how other women find this work.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 What "Unexplained" Means and What the 2026 Guideline Changed 01:30 Who's Reviewing Your Case at Fab Fertile 04:00 Thyroid: The Full Panel, Not Just TSH 05:50 Antiphospholipid Antibodies, Tested Correctly 06:30 Chronic Endometritis 07:30 The Reproductive Microbiome 08:30 The Gut, Hidden Gluten, and Inflammation 10:30 What Your Clinic Missed Guide 11:00 Sperm DNA Fragmentation 12:30 The Male Partner's Full Bloodwork 13:50 Blood Sugar and Metabolic Patterns 15:20 The Nervous System and Progesterone 16:30 What "Unexplained" Really Means 17:20 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

For most people, donor eggs is at the bottom of the list. It is not where you wanted to land. And if your clinic is recommending it, something in you is saying there has to be more to look at first.

Here is what we see every week. The donor egg recommendation rarely arrives after a complete workup. It arrives after looking at the AMH, the FSH, the follicle count, maybe a basic semen analysis, and maybe being told your TSH is normal.

Those numbers are real. The diagnosis is real. What gets called complete is the question.

This episode is the 11 specific things we most often find skipped before the recommendation gets made. Pull it up. Take notes. Bring it to your next appointment.

The 11 patterns:

1. Thyroid, the full panel, not just TSH 2. The gut, including H. pylori 3. Hidden food sensitivities 4. Medications you are already on that affect fertility 5. The vaginal microbiome 6. The seminal microbiome 7. The male partner's full bloodwork 8. Sperm DNA fragmentation 9. Vaginal and seminal cross-contamination between partners 10. The nervous system and HPA axis 11. Liver function and hormone clearance

These are the tests that sit outside the standard fertility workup. A 2024 study in Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics found that ovarian reserve markers like AMH do not significantly predict natural conception in women with regular cycles. The donor egg recommendation comes from one snapshot, not the full investigation.

If this is the first episode you have landed on in this series, go back and listen to "Told Donor Eggs Are Your Only Option? Ask This First," then "How Long Should I Try With My Own Eggs Before Donor Eggs?" then "The Gut Findings Your Clinic Did Not Look For," and "Multiple Failed IVF And Told Donor Eggs?" This episode brings all of it together.

WHAT YOUR CLINIC MISSED

The companion guide walks through all 11 of these patterns in more detail, so you can take it to your next appointment and ask the questions.

Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED, and we will send you the guide.

FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

A free 45-minute call where I review your labs, your history, and your partner's results with you. You leave knowing what your biology has been telling you and what your next decision could be.

Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book here.

ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

If this episode helped, leave a review on Apple Podcasts. It is how other women find this work.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 The Donor Egg Recommendation and What Gets Called Complete 01:00 Who's Reviewing Your Case at Fab Fertile 02:00 Thyroid: The Full Panel, Not Just TSH 03:00 The Gut and H. pylori 04:00 Hidden Food Sensitivities 05:00 Medications That Affect Fertility 06:30 The Vaginal Microbiome 08:00 The Seminal Microbiome 08:30 The Male Partner's Full Bloodwork 09:00 Sperm DNA Fragmentation 09:30 Cross-Contamination Between Partners 11:00 The Nervous System and HPA Axis 11:30 Liver Function and Hormone Clearance 13:00 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

You have done IVF more than once. Maybe twice. Maybe three times. Maybe more.

Each cycle they tweaked the protocol. Higher dose. Lower dose. Different stimulation drug. Different trigger. Added growth hormone. Added DHEA. Mini IVF. Dual stim.

Each cycle the protocol changed.

And now they are telling you donor eggs.

Here is the question this episode is about. They changed the protocol every time. Did anyone look at what was already in your body when each of those protocols arrived?

That is what this episode is about. The layer underneath every protocol.

In this episode:

- Protocol vs system: what your clinic was trained to adjust, and what nobody adjusted across any of your cycles - Why the donor egg conversation arrives after the only variable your clinic was trained to address has been exhausted, not after a full review of your body - The thyroid, iron, B12, vitamin D, inflammation, gut, cortisol, mineral, vaginal microbiome, and blood sugar markers that did not change between cycle 1 and cycle 5 - Why we look at ferritin against 80 to 100 going into IVF, not the lab reference of 15 - What a 2024 study in Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics found about ovarian reserve markers and natural conception — and why donor eggs gets recommended on markers the literature itself does not support

If this is the first episode you have landed on in this series, go back and listen to "Told Donor Eggs Are Your Only Option? Ask This First," then "How Long Should I Try With My Own Eggs Before Donor Eggs?" and "The Gut Findings Your Clinic Did Not Look For." This episode builds on all three.

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WHAT YOUR CLINIC MISSED

The full thyroid panel, not just a TSH. The iron panel that flags ferritin against the fertility target. The gut microbiome testing your REI does not order. The inflammatory markers they tell you are normal. And the male side that almost nobody investigates.

Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED, and we will send you the guide.

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FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

A free 45-minute call where I review your labs, your history, and your partner's results with you. You leave knowing what your biology has been telling you and what your next decision could be.

Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book here.

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ABOUT THE HOST

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 The Protocol Changed Every Time. Did Anyone Change You? 01:00 Who's Reviewing Your Case at Fab Fertile 02:00 Protocol vs System: The Layer Underneath Every IVF 03:00 What Your Body Brought to Every Cycle 04:30 What the 2024 Research Says About AMH 06:00 The Markers That Did Not Change Between Cycles 07:30 Why Multiple Tests Are Not One Test 09:00 The Donor Egg Recommendation With Half the Data 10:30 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

Your clinic told you donor eggs. You walked out wondering how much time you actually have left. Whether waiting six months means missing your window. Whether trying with your own eggs one more time is brave or stupid.

The honest answer is longer than your clinic implied. And the window is not your AMH number.

In this episode:

- Why a 2024 study in Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics found that ovarian reserve markers like AMH do not significantly predict natural conception in women with regular cycles - What the 90-day window before ovulation actually is, and why the eggs you work with six months from now are not the eggs you are working with today - The inputs your clinic's timeline assumed would not change: mitochondrial function, inflammation, iron, B12, zinc, vitamin D, cortisol patterns, toxic load - The clinical pattern we see over more than a decade of cases: month zero to six is where the picture comes into view, twelve to eighteen months is where it can start to move substantially - Why some pictures do not move, and why that is still a reason to look before you decide

If this is the first episode you have landed on in this series, go back and listen to "Told Donor Eggs Are Your Only Option? Ask This First" and then "The Gut Findings Your Clinic Did Not Look For." This episode builds on both.

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WHAT YOUR CLINIC MISSED

The full thyroid panel, not just a TSH. The iron panel that flags ferritin. The gut microbiome testing that your REI does not order. The inflammatory markers no one notices. The male side that almost no one investigates.

Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED, and we will send you the guide.

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FUNCTIONAL FERTILITY SECOND OPINION

A free 45-minute call where I review your labs, your history, and your partner's results with you. You leave knowing what your biology has been telling you and what your next decision could be.

Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book here.

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ABOUT THE HOST

Now in its eighth year, Get Pregnant Naturally was one of the first podcasts dedicated to the functional fertility approach for low AMH and failed IVF. Hosted by Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, author of Fabulously Fertile, and host of a podcast with over one million downloads. Fab Fertile is a functional fertility team that works with couples to review the lab work most fertility clinics do not run: gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, full thyroid panel, the iron panel, and inflammation markers, alongside nervous system work. Each week Sarah brings you what the team sees across more than a decade of cases.

Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile, host of Get Pregnant Naturally (1M+ downloads), and author of Fabulously Fertile.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 The Donor Egg Recommendation and the Real Question 01:00 Who's Reviewing Your Case at Fab Fertile 01:30 AMH Is Not the Countdown Clock 03:00 The 90-Day Window Before Ovulation 04:30 What Actually Changes In 90 Days 07:00 The Fab Fertile Method: What We Investigate 08:30 Why Some Cases Do Not Shift 09:30 The Functional Fertility Second Opinion

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

Told donor eggs after failed IVF? There is a category of testing that your fertility clinic does not run. We rarely run a stool test and find nothing.

The IVF cycle did not work. Maybe it was poor response. Maybe it was canceled before retrieval. Maybe you got embryos and they arrested. Maybe the transfer failed. Your clinic looked at your numbers and told you donor eggs.

In this episode, Sarah Clark walks through the gut pattern the Fab Fertile team sees in women who come to us after failed IVF with a donor egg recommendation, and why this pattern changes the picture before the next decision.

What this episode covers:

H. pylori. One of the most common findings in the women who come to us after failed IVF. It impairs absorption of iron, vitamin B12, and zinc, the nutrients that affect egg quality, thyroid function, and hormone production. It is passed back and forth between partners through saliva. If you have it, there is a strong chance your partner has it too.

Parasites, giardia, blastocystis. Common findings. Rarely tested at the fertility clinic.

Bacterial overgrowth, including streptococcus. Fungal overgrowth and dysbiosis. The reason chasing an anti-candida diet without testing moves you in circles.

Elevated calprotectin. A signal of gut inflammation, often present in women with IBD, Crohn's, colitis, and women with no formal diagnosis.

Elevated zonulin. A marker of intestinal permeability. The pattern we see after rounds of antibiotics, sinus infections, UTIs, birth control, and high stress.

Why this matters before a donor egg decision:

H. pylori impairs iron absorption. Ferritin reads low or low-normal. The clinic says iron is fine because the lab range starts around 15. The fertility-optimized range is closer to 50. Iron is foundational to egg quality. The oxygen carrying capacity to your follicles depends on it.

B12 affects methylation, the process your body uses to produce the co-factors needed for egg maturation.

Zinc affects ovulation and progesterone production.

Chronic gut inflammation affects ovarian response to stimulation, implantation, and miscarriage risk.

When your clinic looks at a canceled cycle, arrested embryos, or a failed transfer and recommends donor eggs, they are responding to the outcome. They are not asking what is driving the outcome.

This episode is for the woman sitting with a donor egg recommendation who is not ready to agree before she understands what was actually evaluated.

Next steps:

Access the free guide: What Your Clinic Missed. It walks through the markers we review before a donor egg recommendation, including the thyroid panel, the iron panel with the fertility target, the gut testing your REI does not order, the inflammatory markers, and the male side.

Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED.

Book a Functional Fertility Second Opinion. We will review your labs, your history, your full picture, and your partner's picture together. You will leave knowing what your biology has been telling you and what your next decision should be informed by.

Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE. Or apply here.

About the Host

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturally for weekly episodes on fertility optimization, IVF preparation, and the lab work your doctor probably isn't running.

Timestamps

[00:00] Told Donor Eggs After Failed IVF [01:00] Why the Fab Fertile Team Reviews Your Picture [02:00] H. pylori: The Most Common Gut Finding We See [03:00] Parasites, Streptococcus, and the Bacteria Most REIs Do Not Test [04:00] Why a Single Gut Test Without Fertility Context Misses the Picture [05:00] Iron, Ferritin, and the Fertility Range vs the Lab Range [06:00] B12, Methylation, and Egg Maturation [07:00] Zinc, Ovulation, and Progesterone [08:00] What Your Clinic Missed: The Markers Before a Donor Egg Recommendation [09:00] Why a Donor Egg Recommendation Responds to the Outcome, Not the Cause [10:00] The Functional Fertility Second Opinion: What the Call Covers

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

The donor egg recommendation rarely comes after a complete workup. It comes after AMH, FSH, and an antral follicle count. That is usually where the investigation stops.

In this episode, Sarah Clark walks through what is missing from the workup before women are told donor eggs are their only path: the full thyroid panel, not just TSH. Stool DNA testing for H. pylori, parasites, and food sensitivities. The vaginal microbiome. The male partner's blood work, which most clinics do not run. The nervous system patterns most REIs do not connect to fertility.

Sarah shares Rebecca's case as a proof point. Rebecca was 27. Her AMH was 0.04 ng/mL. POI diagnosis. Told donor eggs were her only option. Her stool DNA testing revealed H. pylori and a parasite. Her food sensitivity testing showed gluten, dairy, and egg intolerance. She had adrenal insufficiency, thyroid imbalance, mineral depletion, and toxic load on her workup. Her eczema, migraines, and asthma were not separate issues. After targeted work, she conceived naturally in month five. Outcomes vary. Rebecca's case is one of many we use to illustrate what completing the workup can look like.

This episode is for the woman sitting with a donor egg recommendation who is not ready to agree before she understands what was actually evaluated. The goal is clarity. Not opposition to your clinic. Not a guarantee of any outcome. Clarity on what your workup did not include, so that whatever you decide next gets made on the full picture.

What this episode covers:

The diagnosis is real. The investigation is incomplete. Why TSH alone is not a thyroid panel. H. pylori, hidden food sensitivities, and the gut inflammation driver. Eczema, migraines, and asthma as fertility signals. The male partner's workup should include beyond a semen analysis. Nervous system patterns most REIs do not connect to fertility.

Next steps:

Access the free guide: What Your Clinic Missed. The guide walks through the markers that the Fab Fertile team reviews before a donor egg recommendation. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line MISSED.

Book a Functional Fertility Second Opinion. We'll review your labs, your history, your full picture, and your partner's picture together, so you know what your biology has been telling you and what your next decision should be informed by. Email hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE, or book here.

About the Host

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over one million downloads. My functional fertility team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results, gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturally for weekly episodes on fertility optimization, IVF preparation, and the lab work your doctor probably isn't running.

Timestamps

[00:00] The Donor Egg Recommendation and the Investigation Underneath It

[01:00] The Diagnosis Is Real. The Investigation Is Incomplete.

[02:00] Sarah's POI Story and Why Fab Fertile Exists

[03:00] Rebecca's Case: POI at 27, AMH 0.04, ng/mL Told Donor Eggs Were Her Only Option

[04:00] Functional Lab Testing Before a Donor Egg Decision

[05:00] What We Found: H. pylori, Parasites, Food Sensitivities, Adrenal Insufficiency, Thyroid

[06:00] Eczema, Migraines, Asthma: Not Separate Issues From Fertility

[07:00] Rebecca Conceived Naturally in Month Five

[08:00] What Your Clinic Missed: The Markers Before a Donor Egg Recommendation

[09:00] Why a Standard REI Workup Cannot Answer Why Your Numbers Are What They Are

[10:00] Medical Gaslighting and the Permission to Investigate Further

[11:00] The Functional Fertility Second Opinion: How It Works

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

Low AMH, high FSH, two miscarriages, told donor eggs were her only option. At 43, she conceived naturally. Here's what her clinic missed before the donor egg recommendation.

This episode is for the woman sitting with a donor egg recommendation. Low AMH or high FSH on the chart. Failed IVF or recurrent miscarriage in the history. A clinic that said the numbers leave you no other options.

Sarah Clark walks through the case of a 43-year-old client whose REI told her IVF or donor eggs were her only realistic path. Her FSH was 13.6. Her AMH was low. She had two pregnancy losses behind her. The diagnosis of diminished ovarian reserve was not wrong. The numbers were what they were. What had not happened was a structured investigation of why those numbers looked the way they did and whether the rest of the picture had been missed.

Eighteen months later, she was pregnant naturally with her own eggs.

What the clinic had not investigated was a long list. Her TSH was 3. Accepted as normal, but well above the range her own REI would have flagged before IVF prep. A full thyroid panel was never run.

Her stool DNA test showed H. pylori, an infection that impairs nutrient absorption and drives inflammation. She had been gluten-free everywhere else for years, but she had been taking a weekly communion wafer every Sunday without realizing it counted. The cabergoline she was on was lowering her cholesterol and impairing her ability to make sex hormones.

Her male partner had not been worked up. His semen analysis showed low volume and low concentration. His blood sugar was elevated. His kidney markers showed stress.

The vaginal microbiome had not been tested. The seminal microbiome had not been tested. Her night sweats and disrupted sleep had been mentioned and dismissed.

Her case is not a guarantee that anyone else will get the same outcome. Every case is different. The patterns we found in hers may not be the patterns in yours. But the principle holds: a diagnosis of diminished ovarian reserve, low AMH, or high FSH is a starting point for further investigation, not a complete picture of what is possible.

What this episode covers:

This episode is for you if:

Timestamps:

[00:00] Low AMH, High FSH, Donor Eggs Recommended at 43

[01:30] Functional Fertility Testing vs Standard REI Workup

[03:00] Thyroid and Fertility: Why TSH 3 Is Not Normal

[04:30] Cabergoline, Cholesterol, and Sex Hormone Production

[06:00] H. pylori, Hidden Gluten, and Gut Infections in Low AMH Cases

[08:00] Vaginal Microbiome and Implantation in Recurrent Miscarriage

[09:30] Male Partner Workup: Seminal Microbiome and Sperm Health

[11:00] Night Sweats, Sleep Disruption, and the Nervous System

[12:30] Constipation, Liver Function, and Hormone Clearance

[14:00] Pregnant Naturally at 43: The 18-Month Timeline

Take action:

If you have been told donor eggs are your only option and you want a structured review of your timeline, your labs, and your IVF history before the next decision, the Functional Fertility Second Opinion is where that review happens.

👉 Apply for a Functional Fertility Second Opinion: https://fabfertile.com/pages/book

Not sure what has been fully evaluated in your workup? Download the free Embryo Audit Checklist to map your past cycles and labs and see what may have been missed.

👉 Download the Embryo Audit Checklist: https://fabfertile.com/pages/embryo-audit-checklist

Or message the team directly: hello@fabfertile.ca, subject line FERTILE to apply for a second opinion or CHECKLIST for the audit.

About the Host

Sarah Clark is the founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally: A Functional Fertility Second Opinion, a podcast with over one million downloads.

For over a decade, Sarah and her functional fertility team have worked with couples navigating low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, failed IVF, embryo arrest, implantation failure, and recurrent pregnancy loss, reviewing functional labs and patterns that standard care often misses.

This episode is a re-aired case study originally shared in 2025. Client details have been anonymized.

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

Most women with low AMH and high FSH get one of two answers about their iron: "it's fine," or "it's low, here's a supplement." Both leave the real problem untouched. Failed transfers, failed IVF cycles, miscarriage, irregular cycles, exhaustion that won't lift, and nobody asking why the iron is low in the first place. This episode shows you what the full iron panel actually reveals.

In this episode, Sarah Clark sits down with Fab Fertile clinical advisor Katy Bradbury (registered nurse and nutritional therapist) to break down the iron panel every woman trying to conceive should be looking at. Not just the one number your doctor checked, but the full picture. They get into why the standard iron prescription is one of the worst forms you can take, why high dose iron can actually make things worse, and why symptoms you've been told are unrelated (brittle nails, cold hands, hair loss, ice cravings, exhaustion) could all be pointing at the same thing.

What you'll learn:

This conversation is for women navigating low AMH, high FSH, DOR, or POI who have been told their iron is fine without anyone running the full panel. It's also for women who have been on iron supplements for years without anyone asking why the iron got low to begin with, and for anyone who has had a failed transfer, a miscarriage, or a failed IVF cycle and is trying to figure out what was missed.

Not sure what's been fully evaluated?

Download the free Embryo Audit Checklist to map your past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may have been missed. 👉 Download the Embryo Audit Checklist here.

Ready to go deeper? If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture before your next cycle, this is where we start. 👉 Apply for a Functional Fertility Second Opinion here.

About the host: I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over 1 million downloads. My team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results including gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork, alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturally for weekly episodes on fertility optimization, IVF preparation, and the lab work your doctor probably isn't running.

Originally aired October 22, 2022. Rebroadcast for our growing community navigating low AMH, high FSH, and DOR.

Keywords: iron and fertility, low iron and miscarriage, iron and failed IVF, iron and failed transfer, anemia trying to conceive, low AMH iron, high FSH iron, DOR iron deficiency, POI iron, iron and pregnancy loss, iron and Hashimoto's, iron and hypothyroidism, why is my iron low, ferritin trying to conceive, Sarah Clark, Fab Fertile, Get Pregnant Naturally

Timestamps:

00:00 Why this episode matters if you have low AMH, high FSH, DOR, POI, or have had a failed transfer or miscarriage

02:00 Why iron matters for getting and staying pregnant: ovulation, miscarriage, and pregnancy complications

03:00 Why the standard "you're anemic, take this supplement" approach misses the bigger picture

06:00 Hereditary anemia and why some women look fine on paper but aren't

07:00 Symptoms of low iron most women don't connect: fatigue, hair loss, cold hands, brittle nails, ice cravings

11:00 The full iron panel every woman trying to conceive should request

15:00 The thyroid and iron connection: why Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism almost always need iron checked

17:00 Heavy periods, blood loss, and ruling out internal bleeding before anything else

19:00 Why your gut decides whether iron actually gets absorbed: H. pylori, SIBO, low stomach acid, celiac, Crohn's

23:00 When pregnancy, breastfeeding, endurance training, and even turmeric can drain your iron stores

26:00 The thyroid medication timing rule, plus the foods and drinks blocking your absorption

28:00 Iron rich foods that actually work: grass fed red meat, organ meats, salmon, dark leafy greens, blackstrap molasses

33:00 What to take instead of the standard iron prescription, and why every other day often works better

35:00 The vitamin C piece, and why store bought orange juice doesn't count

36:00 Final thoughts: get the full iron panel as part of your fertility workup

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

Sarah Clark was told donor eggs were her only option. No second opinion. No workup. Just an IVF brochure pulled off the shelf. This is the story of what was actually going on, and what nobody looked for.

At 28, Sarah was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure (now called premature ovarian insufficiency). Her OB/GYN handed her an IVF brochure during the appointment. She went to the REI, got on the donor egg list, and had both her kids through IVF with donor eggs. It took another decade before she discovered the underlying imbalances her REI never screened for: food sensitivities to dairy, gluten, and corn, plus a gut infection with H. pylori, streptococcus, fungal overgrowth and nervous system dysregulation (stressed out but didn;t even know it).

In this rebroadcast episode, Monica Cox interviews Sarah about the clues her body was giving her for years before the POI diagnosis, and what she wishes someone had told her in her twenties.

What you'll learn:

Timestamps:

00:00 Why this episode is for you if you have low AMH, high FSH, DOR, or POI

02:00 Diagnosed at 28 with premature ovarian failure, handed an IVF brochure, no second opinion

03:00 The clues in her twenties: irregular periods, acne, fungal rash, yeast infections

07:00 Post-kids health crash: chronic sinus infections, bladder infections, vertigo, antibiotic damage

08:00 Discovering food sensitivities (dairy, gluten, corn) and gut infections (H. pylori, strep, fungal overgrowth)

13:00 Connecting the dots: why every "unrelated" symptom was related

15:00 Why partners must be in the protocol, because infections pass between couples

21:00 Multiple failed IUIs and IVFs: burnout, cortisol, and the case for a pause

24:00 The four foundational tests: food sensitivity, DUTCH, GI-MAP, HTMA 35:00 Where to start: just diagnosed vs. one failed cycle vs. multiple failures

This conversation is for women who've been told donor eggs are their only option, who are staring down a POI, low AMH, high FSH, or diminished ovarian reserve diagnosis, and who suspect their REI hasn't looked at the full picture.

Not sure what's been fully evaluated?

Download the free Embryo Audit Checklist to map your past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may have been missed. 👉 Download the Embryo Audit Checklist here.

Ready to go deeper? If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture before your next cycle, this is where we start. 👉 Apply for a Functional Fertility Second Opinion here.

About the host: I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over 1 million downloads. My team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results including gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork, alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturally for weekly episodes on fertility optimization, IVF preparation, and the lab work your doctor probably isn't running.

Keywords: premature ovarian insufficiency story, POI diagnosis at 28, donor eggs second opinion, low AMH underlying imbalance, high FSH functional medicine, diminished ovarian reserve, H pylori fertility, gut infection infertility, food sensitivity fertility, Sarah Clark story, Fab Fertile, Get Pregnant Naturally

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

Your TSH is "normal." Your ferritin is "normal." Your glucose is "normal." And IVF still isn't working. Here's why normal lab ranges were never built for fertility and what optimal actually looks like.

Most reference ranges are designed to flag disease in the general population, not to optimize egg quality, embryo competence, or implantation. That gap is where a lot of unexplained IVF failure, embryo arrest, and recurrent loss live.

In this episode, Sarah Clark walks through the four biomarker categories most often dismissed as "fine" but influence cycle outcomes in women with diminished ovarian reserve, low AMH, high FSH, and failed transfers.

What you'll learn: - What "normal" lab ranges actually measure and what they miss - Why fertility-optimized TSH sits closer to 1–2 mIU/L, not 4.0 - Ferritin 80–100 ng/mL and what it means for egg energy and endometrial development - Fasting glucose under 86, insulin stability, and follicular development - Why hsCRP under 1 mg/L matters for implantation and embryo quality - The full thyroid panel most REIs skip: Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3, TPO, TBG - Male factor inflammation, sperm DNA fragmentation, and recurring infections - The reframe: normal protects against disease, optimal supports conception

Timestamps: 00:00 Why "normal" labs don't mean fertility-optimized 00:30 What conventional reference ranges actually measure 01:30 Why DIY fertility optimization stalls without functional lab review 03:00 TSH "normal" vs optimal and the full thyroid panel REIs skip (Free T3, Free T4, Reverse T3, TPO, TBG) 04:30 How thyroid signaling affects egg quality, ovulation, and pregnancy loss 05:00 Ferritin 80–100 ng/mL: the iron range for IVF and egg energy 06:00 Fasting glucose under 86, insulin stability, and follicular development 07:00 hsCRP under 1 mg/L: low-grade inflammation, implantation, and embryo development 07:30 Male factor inflammation, sperm DNA fragmentation, and recurring infections 08:30 Embryo Audit Checklist + Functional Fertility Second Opinion: next steps

This conversation is for women navigating diminished ovarian reserve, low AMH, high FSH, embryo arrest, implantation failure, or recurrent pregnancy loss who keep being told their bloodwork looks fine.

Not sure what's been fully evaluated?

Download the free Embryo Audit Checklist to map your past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may have been missed. 👉 Download the Embryo Audit Checklist here.

Ready to go deeper? If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture before your next cycle, this is where we start. 👉 Apply for a Functional Fertility Second Opinion here.

About the host: I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over 1 million downloads. My team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results including gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork, alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturally for weekly episodes on fertility optimization, IVF preparation, and the lab work your doctor probably isn't running.

Keywords: normal labs IVF failed, fertility-optimized lab ranges, TSH for fertility, ferritin and egg quality, hsCRP fertility, low AMH normal labs, diminished ovarian reserve, IVF failure functional medicine, fertility second opinion, Embryo Audit Checklist, Sarah Clark, Fab Fertile, Get Pregnant Naturally

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

If you're heading into another IVF cycle after a failed transfer, you're probably being told to trust the process and try again.

But what if the process is the problem?

In this episode, we get into how to tell whether your next cycle is actually different — or whether you're about to repeat the same outcome with a new protocol number.

In this episode you'll learn:

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over 1 million downloads. My team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results including gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork, alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Not sure what's been fully evaluated? Download the free Embryo Audit Checklist to map your past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may have been missed. Access it here

Ready to go deeper? If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture before your next cycle, this is where we start. Learn more and apply for a Functional Fertility Second Opinion here.

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Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

Failed IVF with normal sperm? You're not alone, and the answer may be in what wasn't tested.

DNA fragmentation and oxidative stress don't show up on a standard semen analysis. But they can drive fertilization failure, embryo arrest, and poor blastocyst development.

If the male side was cleared after the basic parameters were evaluated, it may not have been fully evaluated.

In this episode, you'll learn:

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally, a podcast with over 1 million downloads. My team works with couples navigating low AMH and failed IVF, reviewing functional lab results including gut microbiome, food sensitivity, vaginal microbiome, nutrigenomics, HTMA, DUTCH, toxin testing, and bloodwork, alongside nervous system work, to help identify patterns that may not have been considered. We work alongside your medical team, not instead of them.

Not sure what's been fully evaluated? Download the free Embryo Audit Checklist to map your past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may have been missed. Access it here

Ready to go deeper? If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture before your next cycle, this is where we start. Learn more and apply for a Functional Fertility Second Opinion here.

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

If your IVF transfer failed despite a good embryo, normal lining, and a smooth protocol, you may have been told it was "just bad luck."

But failed implantation with a euploid or high-quality embryo is not random. It often means key biological factors were never fully evaluated before the transfer.

You followed the plan. The embryo looked good. The lining was "fine." And it still didn't work.

This is where many people get stuck. Not because there are no answers, but because no one stepped back to assess the full picture before repeating another transfer.

In this episode, we break down why embryo quality alone does not determine implantation and what is often missed when a transfer fails.

In this episode, you'll learn:

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, my team and I have reviewed hundreds of low AMH and failed IVF cases using functional testing alongside conventional fertility care. We specialize in helping couples identify the physiological patterns driving poor outcomes so decisions are grounded in interpretation, not guesswork.

If you've been moving from cycle to cycle without a clear way to evaluate what's actually been addressed, I created a free resource called the Embryo Audit Checklist. It helps you organize past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may not have been considered yet. Access it here.

👉 Start with a Functional Fertility Second Opinion If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture to identify missed patterns, this is the smartest first step before another cycle.

Learn more and apply here.

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Timestamps

00:00 Failed IVF transfer with a good embryo 01:00 Why embryo quality doesn't guarantee implantation 02:00 Implantation is embryo + endometrium signaling 03:00 Uterine environment and implantation success 04:30 Ferritin, oxygen delivery, and implantation failure 06:00 Thyroid function and endometrial receptivity 07:30 Inflammation and immune response in implantation 09:00 Progesterone timing and implantation window 10:30 Nervous system, stress, and hormone regulation 11:30 What to review before your next embryo transfer

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

Unexplained IVF failure happens when a cycle doesn't work, and no clear cause is identified, but that doesn't mean nothing is wrong. In many cases, it means the biology behind the cycle wasn't fully evaluated.

You did everything you were told to do.

The protocol looked good. The embryos developed. The lining was fine.

And it still didn't work.

Then you hear the word "unexplained."

That's where many people get stuck. Not because there are no answers, but because no one has stepped back to assess the full picture.

In this episode, we break down what unexplained IVF failure means and why repeating another cycle without deeper analysis often leads to the same outcome.

We walk through the patterns that don't show up on a standard IVF summary but still influence embryo development and implantation.

If you've been told to try again but feel like something is being missed, this will help you start asking better questions before your next step.

In this episode, you'll learn:

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, my team and I have reviewed hundreds of low AMH and failed IVF cases using functional testing alongside conventional fertility care. We specialize in helping couples identify the physiological patterns driving poor outcomes so decisions are grounded in interpretation, not guesswork.

If you've been moving from cycle to cycle without a clear way to evaluate what's actually been addressed, I created a free resource called the Embryo Audit Checklist. It helps you organize past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may not have been considered yet. Access it here.

👉 Start with a Functional Fertility Second Opinion If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture to identify missed patterns, this is the smartest first step before another cycle.

Learn more and apply here.

Timestamps

00:00 Unexplained IVF failure what it means and why it matters 01:00 Why "unexplained" is not a diagnosis in fertility 02:00 The IVF interpretation gap what clinics may miss 03:00 Inflammation and IVF failure how it impacts egg quality and implantation 04:00 Hidden inflammation markers that affect IVF success 05:00 Metabolic instability blood sugar thyroid and nutrient deficiencies 06:00 Why "normal labs" may not be optimal for fertility 07:00 Nervous system and IVF how stress physiology affects implantation 08:00 What to review before repeating another IVF cycle 09:00 Embryo audit checklist and next steps before your next round

Failed IVF? Low AMH? High FSH? Told donor eggs? Book a free Functional Fertility Second Opinion before your next fertility decision.→ fabfertile.com

When an IVF cycle fails, the focus usually shifts to the next protocol.

Different medications. Higher doses. Another retrieval.

But an IVF cycle produces a huge amount of biological data that is rarely fully analyzed before repeating treatment.

Ovarian response, egg maturity, embryo development, and the internal environment around transfer all provide important signals about what may be influencing the outcome. Yet many couples are encouraged to move forward with another cycle before those patterns are carefully reviewed.

In this episode, we step back and walk through how to interpret a failed IVF cycle from a systems perspective so the next decision is based on biology, not momentum.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why a failed IVF cycle contains important biological clues that often go unexamined • What a true IVF cycle audit should include before repeating a protocol • The patterns in ovarian response, egg maturity, and embryo development that may reveal underlying imbalances • Why embryo development reflects whole body physiology, not just the laboratory environment • How to decide whether repeating a cycle makes sense or whether a different approach should be considered

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, my team and I have reviewed hundreds of low AMH and failed IVF cases using functional testing alongside conventional fertility care. We specialize in helping couples identify the physiological patterns driving poor outcomes so decisions are grounded in interpretation, not guesswork.

If you've been moving from cycle to cycle without a clear way to evaluate what's actually been addressed, I created a free resource called the Embryo Audit Checklist. It helps you organize past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may not have been considered yet. Access it here.

👉 Start with a Functional Fertility Second Opinion If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture to identify missed patterns, this is the smartest first step before another cycle.

Learn more and apply here.

Timestamps

00:00 Why failed IVF cycles are rarely fully analyzed 01:00 What an IVF cycle audit should review before trying again 02:05 Ovarian response in IVF and what estrogen levels may reveal 03:15 Inflammation, thyroid, and blood sugar patterns affecting IVF outcomes 04:05 Uneven follicle growth and hormonal signaling during stimulation 05:05 Egg maturity in IVF and the role of cellular energy 06:10 Iron, thyroid, and nutrient patterns that may affect egg development 07:00 Embryo development from Day 3 to Day 5 and why embryos arrest 08:15 Implantation environment including inflammation, progesterone, and the microbiome 09:30 How to review a failed IVF cycle before repeating treatment

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Implantation failure is often blamed on the uterus.

The lining. The timing. The transfer protocol.

But implantation is not something the uterus decides on its own.

Implantation is an immune event that reflects what is happening across the entire body. When inflammation, gut dysfunction, or microbial imbalance is present, the immune system may not shift into the receptive state required for implantation, even when embryos appear strong and transfers are performed correctly.

In this episode we step back from the narrow focus on the uterus and explore how gut health, inflammation, and the vaginal microbiome can quietly interfere with implantation. These factors are often missed during standard fertility workups but can influence whether the body can support implantation.

• Why implantation is an immune decision, not simply a mechanical one • How gut health influences immune signaling that affects implantation • The connection between chronic inflammation and repeated implantation failure • How the vaginal microbiome can influence the local immune environment of the uterus • Why focusing only on the uterus may miss the biological pattern affecting implantation

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, my team and I have reviewed hundreds of low AMH and failed IVF cases using functional testing alongside conventional fertility care. We specialize in helping couples identify the physiological patterns driving poor outcomes so decisions are grounded in interpretation, not guesswork.

If you've been moving from cycle to cycle without a clear way to evaluate what's actually been addressed, I created a free resource called the Embryo Audit Checklist. It helps you organize past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may not have been considered yet. Access it here.

👉 Start with a Functional Fertility Second Opinion If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture to identify missed patterns, this is the smartest first step before another cycle.

Learn more and apply here.

Timestamps

00:00 Implantation failure and why the focus often stays only on the uterus 01:00 Implantation is an immune decision, not just a mechanical one 02:05 How inflammation can interfere with embryo implantation 03:10 Gut health and immune signaling affecting fertility 04:20 Gut infections and microbiome imbalance in fertility cases 05:25 When embryos look good but implantation still fails 06:20 Why the partner's microbiome and health may also matter 07:05 The role of the vaginal microbiome in implantation 08:05 Why testing the vaginal microbiome alone can miss the bigger picture 09:00 The Embryo Audit Checklist and Functional Fertility Second Opinion

Most couples do not walk into IVF lightly.

By the time you reach a cycle, you have likely changed your diet, added supplements, tried acupuncture, adjusted your lifestyle, and done everything you were told might help.

And yet, stimulation begins, and the outcome feels underwhelming.

Here's the biological reality: egg and sperm development are influenced during the 90 days before a cycle ever starts. Follicles recruited at stimulation were already developing months earlier. During that window, metabolic signaling, inflammatory load, hormonal communication, and stress physiology quietly set the ceiling for response.

When outcomes disappoint, protocols are often adjusted. Doses increase. Supplements stack. Timelines shorten.

But stimulation does not create egg quality. It recruits what has already been developing.

In this episode, we clarify the difference between preparing for IVF and auditing biological readiness so your next decision is informed, not reactive.

Why egg and sperm quality are shaped months before retrieval

How metabolic instability and inflammation influence follicle recruitment

Why adding support without removing interference often changes very little

The difference between execution and systems readiness

How a functional systems lens protects time, energy, and future cycles

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, my team and I have reviewed hundreds of low AMH and failed IVF cases using functional testing alongside conventional fertility care. We specialize in helping couples identify the physiological patterns driving poor outcomes so decisions are grounded in interpretation, not guesswork.

If you've been moving from cycle to cycle without a clear way to evaluate what's actually been addressed, I created a free resource called the Embryo Audit Checklist. It helps you organize past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may not have been considered yet. Access it here.

👉 Start with a Functional Fertility Second Opinion If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture to identify patterns being missed, this is the smartest first step before another cycle.

Learn more and apply here.

TImestamps

[00:00] Why IVF Really Starts 90 Days Before Stimulation Understanding follicle development timing and why egg and sperm quality are shaped months before retrieval.

[01:00] The 3 Biological Patterns That Limit IVF Success An overview of ovarian signaling, inflammation, and metabolic readiness before a cycle begins.

[02:00] Why Stimulation Medications Don't Create Egg Quality How IVF drugs recruit existing follicles rather than improve underlying egg quality.

[03:00] Inflammation and hs-CRP: What Gets Missed Before IVF How elevated inflammatory markers can quietly influence follicle recruitment and embryo development.

[04:00] When Pre-IVF Prep Becomes Busy Work Why stacking supplements without investigating root physiological drivers rarely changes outcomes.

[04:45] Blood Sugar, Gut Health, and Immune Signaling Before IVF How metabolic instability and immune activation affect egg and sperm quality.

[05:30] Stress Physiology and Cortisol Dominance in Fertility The impact of chronic nervous system activation on ovarian signaling and implantation.

[06:00] Preparing for IVF vs Auditing Biological Readiness The difference between assuming the plan is correct and evaluating whether the body is ready.

[06:30] Is Now the Right Time to Push the System? Why timing matters before deploying another IVF cycle.

[07:00] The Embryo Audit Checklist and Functional Fertility Second Opinion How to review your labs, IVF history, and systems patterns before making another high-stakes decision.

Poor embryo development is not random. And "it just didn't work" is not an explanation.

If your embryos stopped growing on Day 3 or Day 5, you've likely been told some version of the same thing. Bad luck. Egg quality. Try again.

But Day 3 vs Day 5 embryo arrest are not interchangeable events.

The timing carries biological clues. And when those clues are ignored, couples often repeat cycles without addressing what actually shaped the outcome.

In this episode, we break down what early arrest, later arrest, and repeating arrest patterns may be signaling and how to think more clearly before your next attempt.

Why Day 3 embryo arrest often reflects maternal energy and developmental support patterns

Why Day 5 embryo arrest often leans toward paternal or combined biological coordination

How sperm contribution becomes more influential as embryo activation progresses

Why repeating embryo arrest is usually a shared systems pattern, not a single isolated issue

How to use embryo timing as data instead of accepting vague explanations

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, my team and I have reviewed hundreds of low AMH and failed IVF cases using functional testing alongside conventional fertility care. We specialize in helping couples identify the physiological patterns driving poor outcomes so decisions are grounded in interpretation, not guesswork.

If you've been moving from cycle to cycle without a clear way to evaluate what's actually been addressed, I created a free resource called the Embryo Audit Checklist. It helps you organize past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may not have been considered yet. Access it here.

👉 Start with a Functional Fertility Second Opinion If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture to identify patterns being missed, this is the smartest first step before another cycle.

Learn more and apply here.

Timestamps

00:00 Why Embryo Arrest Is Not Random 01:05 Early Embryo Arrest: What Day 3 Often Signals About Egg Development 02:00 Signs of Low Egg Energy: Sleep, Stress, Blood Sugar and Cycle Changes 03:05 Later Embryo Arrest: Why Day 5 Often Leans Paternal or Combined 03:45 Sperm Quality Factors: Motility, Morphology, DNA Fragmentation 04:30 Environmental Stress, Illness and Inflammation Impact on Embryo Development 05:00 The Embryo Audit Checklist: Organizing Your IVF Pattern Data 05:20 Repeating Embryo Arrest Across Cycles: Shared Systems Pattern 06:00 Why Changing Protocols Alone Often Fails 06:30 Functional Fertility Second Opinion: Interpreting Your Full Biological Picture

After a failed IVF cycle, the pressure to move quickly into the next one can feel overwhelming. Clinics often encourage momentum. Emotionally, it can feel safer to stay in motion than to pause.

But rushing into another IVF cycle too quickly can quietly reinforce the same biological conditions that shaped the last outcome.

If you've been told to increase stimulation, change protocols, or "just try again," this episode challenges that reflex. Because before another round begins, the more important question is:

What actually needs to shift in the biology?

In this episode of Get Pregnant Naturally, we explore why recovery windows matter after a failed IVF cycle and how back-to-back stimulation can compound physiological stress, especially in cases of low AMH, embryo arrest, or recurrent implantation failure.

Why stacking IVF cycles too closely can affect cellular energy and egg development

How hormonal rhythm and communication break down when recovery time is skipped

The hidden impact of inflammation and immune load between cycles

Why more medication does not always mean better coordination inside the system

How to recognize when repetition is happening without recalibration

IVF is physically and emotionally demanding. Medications, procedures, disrupted sleep, and stress all increase the body's workload. Biology improves during recovery windows, not during nonstop stimulation.

Strategic pauses are not delays. They are opportunities for recalibration.

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, my team and I have reviewed hundreds of low AMH and failed IVF cases using functional testing alongside conventional fertility care. We specialize in helping couples identify the physiological patterns driving poor outcomes so decisions are grounded in interpretation, not guesswork.

If you've been moving from cycle to cycle without a clear way to evaluate what's actually been addressed, I created a free resource called the Embryo Audit Checklist. It helps you organize past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may not have been considered yet. Access it here.

👉 Start with a Functional Fertility Second Opinion If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture to identify patterns being missed, this is the smartest first step before another cycle.

Learn more and apply here.

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Timestamps

00:00 Why Rushing Into the Next IVF Cycle Can Backfire 01:10 What Happens When You Stack IVF Cycles Too Close Together 02:05 IVF Recovery Windows and Cellular Energy Depletion 03:15 How Back-to-Back Cycles Impact Egg Maturity and Embryo Development 04:05 Hormone Communication Breakdown During Repeated Stimulation 05:10 Why More Medication Doesn't Always Improve IVF Outcomes 06:00 Embryo Audit Checklist: What to Review Before Another Transfer 06:45 Detox Load, Liver Stress, and IVF Medications 07:20 Inflammation and Failed IVF Cycles: The Overlooked Pattern 08:40 Functional Fertility Second Opinion Before Your Next IVF Round

If you've been told your embryos look good, your lining is appropriate, and your hormones are in range, yet implantation keeps failing, it can leave you with a nagging feeling that something is missing, but you can't quite put your finger on it.

Most couples don't repeat IVF or transfers casually. They follow the plan that's laid out, adjust protocols, and keep moving forward because that's what makes sense. When outcomes don't change, the explanation often shifts to chance, timing, or trying again.

In this episode, we talk about why those explanations often feel unsatisfying, and why implantation failure can persist even when everything looks reasonable on paper. Not because you haven't done enough, but because the full picture may never have been looked at all at once.

This conversation is about stepping back and asking better questions before moving forward again.

Why "good embryos" and "normal labs" don't always translate into implantation

How focusing on individual results can miss what's happening across the whole system

Why changing protocols doesn't always address repeat outcomes

The kinds of patterns that tend to go unexplored when everything looks fine

How to think more clearly about whether another cycle is actually the next step

Rather than offering another checklist or protocol, this episode helps you zoom out and understand why implantation is rarely a single-factor issue.

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, my team and I have reviewed hundreds of low AMH and failed IVF cases using functional testing alongside conventional fertility care. We specialize in helping couples identify the physiological patterns driving poor outcomes so decisions are grounded in interpretation, not guesswork.

If you've been moving from cycle to cycle without a clear way to evaluate what's actually been addressed, I created a free resource called the Embryo Audit Checklist. It helps you organize past cycles and labs so you can see what's been looked at and what may not have been considered yet. Access it here.

👉 Start with a Functional Fertility Second Opinion If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture to identify patterns being missed, this is the smartest first step before another cycle.

Learn more and apply here.

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Timestamps

00:00 – When "everything looks normal" but implantation keeps failing 01:05 – Why repeating a protocol often doesn't change the outcome 01:45 – Implantation failure as a big-picture issue, not a single lab problem 02:15 – Pattern 1: Inflammation and immune balance 03:05 – Signs of quiet inflammation that are often dismissed 04:20 – Why standard fertility testing often misses immune activation 05:00 – Pattern 2: Gut and microbiome health and implantation stability 06:10 – How antibiotics, infections, and digestion history can matter later 07:45 – Pattern 3: Stress load, energy, and high-functioning bodies 09:55 – When to pause and question the plan before moving forward again

Most smart women don't stay stuck in fertility treatment because they aren't trying hard enough. They stay stuck because the same pattern keeps repeating, even when the outcomes don't change.

If you've done multiple cycles, followed every recommendation, tried different protocols, and still ended up with the same results, this episode is for you.

This isn't about which supplement to take or what protocol to ask for next. It's about how fertility decisions are being made, and why that matters more than effort.

In this episode, I break down the common patterns I see that keep people looping through treatment without getting real clarity.

Why clinics often move straight to "try again" instead of stopping to look at what's actually happening

How following the plan can feel safe, even when the plan isn't working

Why being busy in treatment isn't the same as making progress

How fear of rocking the boat keeps people doing the familiar, even when it's disappointing

The quiet cost of time, money, and energy when nothing truly changes

I also share why I created the Embryo Audit Checklist. Not to give you more things to do, but to help you step back and look at your own data clearly so you can see patterns instead of reacting to the next suggestion. Email hello@fabfertile.ca subject line CHECKLIST for your copy.

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, my team and I have reviewed hundreds of low AMH and failed IVF cases using functional testing alongside conventional fertility care. We specialize in helping couples identify the physiological patterns driving poor outcomes so decisions are grounded in interpretation, not guesswork.

You've done "everything right" but the outcomes keep repeating

You feel like you're always doing something but not moving forward

You want to understand what's missing before committing to another cycle

👉 Start with a Functional Fertility Second Opinion If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture to identify patterns being missed, this is the smartest first step before another cycle.

Learn more and apply here.

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Timestamps

00:00 – Why doing "more" isn't changing fertility outcomes Effort isn't the issue when results keep repeating. Decision patterns are.

01:00 – Why fertility treatment rewards compliance, not interpretation How clinics are built for protocols, not understanding why things fail.

02:05 – Outsourcing thinking to authority and why it feels safe Why following the plan feels reassuring even when it keeps producing the same outcome.

03:00 – Medical confidence vs actual completeness When "bad luck" and "poor egg quality" stop deeper investigation.

03:45 – Mistaking motion for progress in fertility treatment New clinics, new supplements, new protocols — same biology.

04:45 – Why activity brings emotional relief but not biological change Doing something feels better than slowing down to assess what's actually working.

05:30 – Fear of deviating from conventional fertility logic Why familiar disappointment often feels safer than uncertainty.

06:15 – The invisible cost of delay in fertility decisions Time, money, and emotional energy add up even when nothing changes.

06:45 – Why the Embryo Audit Checklist exists How stepping back to organize your data reveals patterns you've been missing.

07:40 – Changing the frame, not just the protocol Why progress requires changing how decisions are made, not just what you try next.

If you've been told your failed IVF cycle was "just bad luck" or blamed on "egg quality," that explanation is incomplete. Bad luck is not a diagnosis. It simply means the underlying biological patterns have not yet been identified.

IVF is a technical process that happens in a lab, but embryos still develop inside a living biological environment. If inflammation, energy production, immune signaling, or sperm DNA integrity are compromised, no protocol change alone can override that physiology. Repeating cycles without deeper interpretation often leads to the same outcomes, higher costs, and more emotional exhaustion.

In this episode, I walk through the three biological patterns I consistently see behind embryo arrest, poor blast development, failed transfers, and unexplained IVF failure. More importantly, you'll learn how to use your past cycles as meaningful data so you can stop guessing and start making more strategic decisions before another round.

Why a technically "perfect" IVF cycle can still fail despite good labs and protocols

How low cellular energy production impacts embryo development and early growth

Why sperm DNA fragmentation often matters long before clinics flag it as abnormal

How oxidative stress, inflammation, hormonal signaling, and metabolic strain influence embryo quality

How to interpret repeated IVF outcomes instead of labeling them as unexplained or bad luck

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, my team and I have reviewed hundreds of low AMH and failed IVF cases using functional testing alongside conventional fertility care. We specialize in helping couples identify the physiological patterns driving poor outcomes so decisions are grounded in interpretation, not guesswork.

👉 Start with a Functional Fertility Second Opinion If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture to identify patterns being missed, this is the smartest first step before another cycle.

Learn more and apply here.

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Timestamps

00:00 – Why "Bad Luck" Is Not a Diagnosis After IVF Failure Failed IVF cycles are often dismissed as bad luck or egg quality, but that explanation misses the biological patterns driving outcomes.

01:05 – How Low Energy Production Impacts Embryo Development and Arrest Inflammation, thyroid signaling, nutrient depletion, and blood sugar instability can limit cellular energy and stall embryo growth.

02:05 – Why Inflammation and Thyroid Patterns Matter in IVF Outcomes Functional interpretation of inflammatory markers and thyroid signaling reveals hidden stress on embryo development.

02:45 – Sperm DNA Fragmentation and Repeated IVF Failure Why standard clinic thresholds often miss DNA damage that affects embryo quality and implantation.

03:20 – Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage in Male Fertility How inflammation, poor sleep, alcohol, metabolic strain, and toxins increase oxidative damage to sperm DNA.

03:55 – Low Mitochondrial Energy and Hormonal Imbalance in Sperm Health How cellular energy production and hormonal signaling impact sperm DNA integrity even when semen numbers look normal.

04:35 – Chronic Inflammation, Gut Imbalance, and Partner Microbiome Crossover How immune activation and shared microbiome patterns can perpetuate fertility disruption.

05:05 – Environmental Toxins and Occupational Exposure Affecting Sperm Quality The role of radiation, chemicals, air quality, pesticides, and heat exposure in sperm DNA damage.

06:00 – Immune and Stress Signaling and Implantation Challenges Why a body under chronic stress prioritizes survival over reproduction.

07:10 – Using IVF Cycles as Data and When to Seek a Functional Second Opinion How to interpret repeated IVF outcomes instead of escalating protocols blindly.

If you've been told your AMH is low and IVF is your only option, or you already went through IVF and it didn't work, this episode will change how you interpret that number and what decision actually deserves your attention next.

Here's what most patients are never told: AMH reflects egg quantity, not egg capability. It helps clinics predict medication response, but it does not explain why eggs develop poorly, why embryos arrest, or why outcomes fail to improve despite protocol changes. When IVF fails, the cycle itself becomes valuable data if you know how to interpret it across systems instead of treating it as bad luck or age alone.

In this episode, I walk through a real case where the outcome changed not because the AMH changed, but because the physiological environment influencing egg development was finally evaluated. This is not about avoiding IVF or chasing numbers. It is about understanding what the data is actually telling you so you can make a better next decision.

Why AMH predicts stimulation response, not egg health or developmental capacity

How inflammatory load quietly interferes with ovarian signaling and embryo development

Why nutrient absorption and utilization patterns matter more than supplement volume

How brain–hormone signaling influences ovulation timing, progesterone, and cycle predictability

Why nervous system state shapes immune balance, implantation readiness, and resilience under treatment stress

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, my team and I have reviewed hundreds of low AMH and failed IVF cases using functional testing alongside conventional fertility care. We specialize in helping couples identify the physiological patterns driving poor outcomes so decisions are grounded in interpretation, not guesswork.

You were told your AMH is low, and no one explained what that actually means

IVF failed, response was poor, or embryos stopped developing without clear answers

You want better interpretation before repeating another protocol or escalating treatment

👉 Start with a Functional Fertility Second Opinion If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture to identify patterns being missed, this is the smartest first step before another cycle.

Learn more and apply here.

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Timestamps

00:00 – Low AMH and IVF: What the Number Actually Tells Us (and What It Doesn't) Reframing AMH as a planning metric, not a diagnosis or predictor of natural pregnancy.

01:00 – Why AMH Does Not Measure Egg Quality or Uterine Receptivity How AMH predicts medication response only and why poor response requires deeper interpretation.

02:00 – When Failed IVF Becomes Valuable Data Instead of Bad Luck Why canceled cycles, failed transfers, and losses reveal patterns when properly interpreted.

03:00 – The Four System Patterns That Influence Egg Development Inflammatory load, nutrient absorption, brain–hormone signaling, and nervous system state.

04:00 – Why These Patterns Don't Tell You What To Do (They Tell You What to Evaluate) Moving away from DIY protocols toward clinical interpretation and sequencing.

05:00 – Why Escalation Made Sense From the Clinic's Perspective Understanding conventional IVF logic and what was missing in the evaluation process.

05:45 – Restoring Capacity Instead of Forcing Pregnancy Why physiology must be addressed hierarchically instead of through checklists.

06:30 – How We Knew the Physiology Was Shifting Before Pregnancy Upstream fertility signals: cycle predictability, energy, sleep, stress resilience, ovulation clarity.

07:15 – Natural Conception Without Chasing the AMH Number Why AMH change was irrelevant and why AMH should never end the investigation after IVF failure.

08:00 – Pause Before Repeating IVF: Readiness Over Urgency Why better interpretation leads to better decisions before another cycle.

"Poor egg quality" is not a diagnosis. It's where clinics stop looking.

If you've been told you have poor egg quality after failed IVF, low AMH, embryo arrest, or recurrent pregnancy loss, this episode will change how you understand that label and what to do next.

Here's the truth most women are never told: poor egg quality is not directly measured. It's a conclusion clinics infer based on age, embryo grading, or how your ovaries responded to stimulation. When IVF fails, that label often becomes the end of the conversation instead of the beginning of a deeper investigation.

In this episode, I break down the five physiological patterns we see repeatedly in women with low AMH, failed IVF, embryo arrest, and pregnancy loss and why correcting these patterns can lead to pregnancy even when AMH does not change.

Why "poor egg quality" is a label, not a test result and what clinics are actually inferring

How gut and vaginal microbiome stress drive inflammation and impair nutrient absorption critical for egg development

Why mineral depletion disrupts mitochondrial energy, hormone signaling, and cellular communication in the ovary

How blood sugar instability and circadian disruption interfere with ovulation and progesterone

Why nervous system overload and HPA-axis patterns affect immune balance, implantation, and early embryo development

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile and host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, my team and I have reviewed hundreds of failed IVF cases and helped couples improve pregnancy outcomes naturally and alongside IVF. We specialize in low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian insufficiency, and recurrent pregnancy loss using functional testing and personalized fertility strategies.

You were told you have poor egg quality with no clear explanation why

IVF failed, embryos stopped growing, or all embryos tested were abnormal

You don't want another medication tweak or repeated protocol, you want answers

👉 Start with a Functional Fertility Second Opinion If you want an expert review of your labs, IVF history, and full health picture to identify patterns being missed, this is the first step before another cycle.

Learn more and apply here.

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00:00 – Poor egg quality is not a diagnosis Why egg quality is assumed, not measured, and what clinics actually use as proxies like age, embryo grading, and IVF response.

01:10 – What clinics are not evaluating when egg quality is blamed Inflammation, mineral status, immune balance, nervous system regulation, and metabolic health are rarely assessed.

02:15 – Stress physiology, low AMH, and hormone signaling How chronic stress, adrenal function, and thyroid signaling influence AMH, FSH, and follicle development.

03:20 – Gut and microbiome health and egg development Why gut inflammation, infections, and poor nutrient absorption can directly affect ovarian environment and outcomes.

04:55 – Food sensitivities, immune activation, and fertility How immune reactions and chronic inflammation can disrupt egg maturation and implantation.

06:10 – Mineral depletion and egg energy production The role of iron, magnesium, zinc, and other minerals in mitochondrial function and hormone synthesis.

07:25 – Blood sugar instability and ovulation health Why glucose swings, night waking, and metabolic stress impact egg development even in normal-weight individuals.

08:20 – Mitochondrial function and the 90-day egg development window Why egg development takes time and how energy production affects egg competence.

09:10 – Nervous system dysregulation and fertility outcomes How anxiety, trauma, perfectionism, and chronic vigilance signal the body that it is not safe for reproduction.

10:40 – Why pregnancy can happen with low AMH How improving the internal environment can lead to pregnancy even when AMH stays low or unchanged.

If you're over 35 with low AMH and have experienced a failed IVF cycle or been told IVF is your only option, this episode is for you. AMH provides information, but it does not tell the full story about your ability to get pregnant. In this episode, we break down what actually predicts pregnancy success when AMH is low and why focusing only on numbers often leads to frustration and stalled progress.

What AMH truly represents and why it reflects ovarian reserve, not egg capability

Why IVF often fails for women with low AMH despite "normal" standard lab results

The difference between producing many eggs versus developing one high-quality egg

How inflammation, digestion, immune activation, and mineral depletion affect egg development

Why mitochondrial health is essential for egg quality and embryo development

How stress physiology and circadian rhythm disruption impact ovulation, progesterone, and implantation

The four underlying patterns we consistently see improve before pregnancy occurs, regardless of AMH

Sarah Clark is the founder of Fab Fertile Inc. and the host of Get Pregnant Naturally. For over a decade, her team has helped hundreds of couples improve their chances of pregnancy success naturally and with IVF. Fab Fertile specializes in low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian insufficiency, and recurrent pregnancy loss using functional testing and personalized fertility strategies.

You have low AMH and are over 35

You've had a failed IVF cycle or been advised donor eggs are your only option

You want a deeper understanding of what actually drives egg quality and pregnancy success

You're looking for a functional fertility approach beyond standard clinic protocols

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Timestamps

00:00 Low AMH After 35: What AMH Really Means for Fertility 01:02 Low AMH vs Egg Quality: Why Numbers Don't Predict Pregnancy 02:08 Why IVF Often Fails With Low AMH and Diminished Ovarian Reserve 03:18 Hidden Reasons IVF Fails: Inflammation, Digestion, and Immune Stress 04:28 Mitochondrial Health and Egg Quality After 35 05:35 Ovulation Stability and Why Weak Ovulation Blocks Pregnancy 06:42 Signs of Inflammation in Women With Low AMH and High FSH 07:52 Stress, Sleep, and Circadian Rhythm Effects on Fertility Hormones 09:00 What Improves Before Pregnancy Happens With Low AMH 10:12 What to Do Next After Failed IVF With Low AMH

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As 2025 wraps up, it is normal to ask, "What's next for my fertility?" Maybe your cycles felt unpredictable, lab results felt confusing, or you have been living in constant action mode with supplements, protocols, and timelines. In this episode, we slow it down and get intentional. Instead of piling on more, we look at what your body has been signaling and how to enter 2026 with a clear, steady plan using a functional fertility lens.

Why pausing at year-end can support ovarian signaling and reduce the stress loop that keeps you stuck

How to review 2025 without spiraling, including what helped, what added pressure, and what your symptoms have been communicating

Which labs to consider rechecking in 2026 and why they matter for fertility strategy, including TSH, vitamin D, ferritin, hsCRP, AMH, and FSH.

The foundation for egg quality support through mitochondria basics, including sleep, protein, minerals, and CoQ10.

How to build a realistic nervous system plan that fits a Type A life, so your next step is aligned, not rushed

Sarah Clark is the founder of Fab Fertile Inc. and the host of Get Pregnant Naturally. Her team specializes in functional approaches for low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian insufficiency, recurrent miscarriage and helping couples prepare their bodies for pregnancy success naturally or with IVF.

You have low AMH (ng/mL), high FSH, DOR, or POI and want to enter 2026 with a plan that supports your body without adding more overwhelm

You have been pushing through and want to make decisions based on insight, not urgency

You want a functional fertility approach that connects testing, nutrition, lifestyle, and emotional balance in a practical way

Next Steps in Your Fertility Journey

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturallyfor evidence-based guidance on functional fertility, and share this episode with anyone on their fertility journey.

Not sure where to start? Download our most popular guide: Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH it breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action

For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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Timestamps

00:00 – Reflecting on fertility as 2025 ends and why slowing down matters

01:05 – Why constant doing and hypervigilance disrupt ovarian signaling

02:10 – Nervous system dysregulation in low AMH, high FSH, DOR, and POI

03:15 – Why rushing into IVF at year-end can backfire

04:40 – Secondary infertility and when fertility issues appear unexpectedly

05:20 – Reviewing what actually helped your energy, sleep, digestion, and mood

06:15 – Supplements vs personalized testing and why guessing adds stress

07:30 – Gut health, thyroid, inflammation, and missed underlying imbalances

08:45 – Retesting labs and focusing on mitochondria and egg quality

10:05 – Choosing your next fertility step intentionally, not from fear

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Resources

Your Labs Are Normal" But Are They? 20 Overlooked Blood Markers & Functional Tests to Improve Egg Quality & Fertility: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/your-labs-are-normal-but-are-they-20-overlooked-blood-markers-functional-tests-to-improve-egg-quality-fertility

Trying Everything and Still Not Pregnant? Why Your Nervous System May Be the Missing Link: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/education/stress-low-amh-high-fsh-dor?_pos=2&_sid=8e3a507b6&_ss=r

Fab Fertile Method https://www.fabfertile.com/what-we-do/

Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH - https://fabfertile.clickfunnels.com/optinvbzjfsii

Our favorite fertility tracker (use code FABFERTILE15 to save 15) - https://www.inito.com/en-us/?srsltid=AfmBOoo85sXu_esmFN5Kz6iysaTkBKgYl35Jubv-BaLkkxXVggdk6nes

💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

If you have low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve , or premature ovarian insufficiency and keep hearing that your TSH is "normal," you may be missing a key piece of your fertility story. Even small shifts in thyroid function can influence egg quality, ovarian reserve, embryo development, implantation, and early pregnancy. In this episode, we look at how thyroid health connects to your labs, symptoms, and IVF outcomes so you can understand what is being overlooked.

Why a normal TSH does not always mean your thyroid is optimal for fertility

The thyroid markers most clinics miss and why they matter

How thyroid patterns influence egg development, ovarian aging, and implantation

The connection between thyroid antibodies, low AMH, and IVF failure

Practical steps to support thyroid function and improve your chances of conception

Sarah Clark is the founder of Fab Fertile Inc. and the host of Get Pregnant Naturally. Her team specializes in functional approaches for low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian insufficiency, recurrent miscarriage and helping couples prepare their bodies for pregnancy success naturally or with IVF.

You have low AMH, DOR, POI, or high FSH and want clarity on how thyroid health plays a role

You have irregular cycles, unexplained infertility, or repeated loss and wonder if your thyroid is involved

You have thyroid symptoms, thyroid antibodies, or a diagnosis like Hashimoto's and want to understand how this affects ovarian function

Next Steps in Your Fertility Journey

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturallyfor evidence-based guidance on functional fertility, and share this episode with anyone on their fertility journey.

Not sure where to start? Download our most popular guide: Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH it breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action

For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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Timestamps

00:00 Why thyroid health matters for low AMH, DOR, and POI 01:02 Normal TSH vs optimal TSH for fertility 02:14 Full thyroid panel and what your REI may be missing 03:00 How low thyroid slows follicle development 03:45 Oxidative stress, inflammation, and egg quality 04:30 Thyroid dysfunction and accelerated ovarian aging 05:10 Hyperthyroidism, cycle disruption, and implantation 06:02 Thyroid antibodies and IVF outcomes 07:12 What high TPO antibodies mean for your transfer 08:00 Functional steps to support thyroid and egg quality

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📩 Get your free Thyroid & Fertility Guide! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line THYROID to receive your guide and learn how to optimize your thyroid for better egg quality and fertility.

Why Optimizing Thyroid Matters For Low AMH, High FSH and Antral Follicle Count: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/why-optimizing-thyroid-matters-for-low-amh-high-fsh-and-antral-follicle-count?_pos=5&_sid=eddf1bb4a&_ss=r

Can Hypothyroidism Cause Infertility: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/education/can-hypothyroidism-cause-infertility?_pos=6&_sid=eddf1bb4a&_ss=r

Fab Fertile Method https://www.fabfertile.com/what-we-do/

Our favorite fertility tracker (use code FABFERTILE15 to save 15) - https://www.inito.com/en-us/?srsltid=AfmBOoo85sXu_esmFN5Kz6iysaTkBKgYl35Jubv-BaLkkxXVggdk6nes

💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

Being told you have Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) or premature menopause can feel like the door has closed on your fertility. But these terms don't mean the same thing and understanding the distinction is essential, especially if you're still hoping to conceive. In this episode, we break down what's actually happening hormonally in each condition, why they're often confused, and how a functional fertility approach can help you understand what may still be possible.

The key differences between POI, premature menopause, and early menopause

What your labs are really telling you about ovarian function

Signs that your ovaries may still be active even if your cycle has stopped

Which functional tests give deeper insight into thyroid, immune, gut, and adrenal factors that influence ovarian health

How inflammation, autoimmune activity, stress physiology, and nutrient imbalances can drive ovarian shutdown

Supportive nutritional, lifestyle, and mind-body strategies that may improve hormone communication and egg health

When to combine functional and conventional care to optimize your chances of conception

You've been told you have POI, premature menopause, or early menopause and want clarity about whether your ovaries have truly stopped functioning

You're under 45 with irregular or missing cycles, hot flashes, or elevated FSH, and want to understand your next steps from a functional-fertility lens

You've felt dismissed or told "it's over," yet you want to explore supportive strategies that may help your hormones and ovaries regain activity, naturally or alongside medical care

Sarah Clark is the founder of Fab Fertile Inc. and the host of Get Pregnant Naturally. Her team specializes in functional approaches for low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian insufficiency, recurrent miscarriage and helping couples prepare their bodies for pregnancy success naturally or with IVF.

Next Steps in Your Fertility Journey

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturallyfor evidence-based guidance on functional fertility, and share this episode with anyone on their fertility journey.

Not sure where to start? Download our most popular guide: Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH it breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action

For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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Timestamps

00:00 Understanding POI and early menopause and why the distinction changes your fertility options when cycles are irregular or absent.

01:45 What POI before age 40 means and how irregular periods and fluctuating FSH can still indicate remaining ovarian activity.

03:00 Real examples of women with AMH at 0.04 ng/mL and 0.08 ng/mL who conceived by addressing inflammation, gut health, thyroid, and stress patterns.

04:00 How disrupted communication between the brain and ovaries drives POI and the role of autoimmunity, nutrient status, and the nervous system.

05:00 What premature menopause looks like on labs and why confirming ovarian shutdown matters when planning next steps.

06:10 How some women in their forties regain cycles and conceive naturally and what this reveals about hormonal resilience.

08:00 Factors that accelerate ovarian aging, including elevated hsCRP, gut infections, thyroid imbalance, environmental toxins, and nutrient gaps.

09:50 Why the gut and vaginal microbiome influence egg quality and implantation and how hidden infections affect fertility outcomes.

10:50 How functional thyroid ranges guide fertility decisions and why a TSH below 2 mIU/L supports better ovarian signaling and hormone balance.

14:40 Nutrition, mitochondrial support, mineral balance, and mind body work that help improve egg health and ovulation signaling.

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Resources

📩 Get your free 10-day elimination diet plan! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line 10 DAY to receive your guide and take the first step toward reconnecting with your fertility.

📩 Get your free Protein for Fertility Guide! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line PROTEIN to receive your guide and learn how to fuel your body for stronger cycles and better fertility outcomes.

📩 Get your free Thyroid for Fertility Guide! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line THYROID to receive your guide and learn the optimal thyroid lab ranges for conception, plus often missed nutrition, lifestyle, and testing strategies to improve thyroid function so pregnancy is more likely to succeed.

Is Ureaplasma Affecting Your Fertility? How It Impacts Low AMH, Poor Egg Quality & IVF Success: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/the-hidden-threat-ureaplasma-s-impact-on-ivf-success?_pos=3&_sid=61d224007&_ss=r

Why Addressing Homocysteine Levels Can Boost Egg and Sperm Health: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/why-addressing-homocysteine-levels-can-boost-egg-and-sperm-health?_pos=1&_sid=09ab3d411&_ss=r

The Shocking Truth About POI and Autoimmune Diseases: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/the-shocking-truth-about-poi-and-autoimmune-diseases?_pos=1&_sid=15ebee0b5&_ss=r

9 FAQs About Low AMH And High FSH That Can Help You Improve Pregnancy Success: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/education/9-faqs-about-low-amh-and-high-fsh-that-can-help-you-improve-pregnancy-success?_pos=1&_sid=b70e5c62a&_ss=r

Our favorite fertility tracker (use code FABFERTILE15 to save 15) - https://www.inito.com/en-us/?srsltid=AfmBOoo85sXu_esmFN5Kz6iysaTkBKgYl35Jubv-BaLkkxXVggdk6nes

💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

If you're over 40 and have been told your ovarian reserve is low, you've likely heard things like your only option is IVF with donor eggs or your time has run out. But those statements rarely tell the full story.

In today's episode, Improve Ovarian Reserve to Get Pregnant After 40, we explore what ovarian reserve actually measures, why it does not define your fertility potential, and how a functional fertility approach can support egg quality, hormone communication, and your chances of pregnancy, whether naturally or with IVF.

Even after 40, your body can respond when you understand the underlying imbalances that influence ovarian function.

• What AMH, FSH, and AFC truly indicate and why they don't measure egg quality • How mitochondrial energy, nutrient levels, and antioxidants influence egg development after 40 • The role of thyroid health and why optimal TSH should be below 2.0 when trying to conceive • How gut infections, immune dysregulation, and vaginal microbiome imbalances affect ovarian reserve • Which functional tests help uncover hidden imbalances that impact egg potential, including GI MAP, DUTCH, GrowBaby, and HTMA

This episode is especially for you if:

• You are 40 or older and have been told your AMH is low or your FSH is high

• You have experienced failed IVF cycles, early loss, or poor egg quality and want to know what else you can do

• You want a functional fertility framework that looks at hormone communication, egg energy, and whole body imbalances rather than just chasing lab numbers

Sarah Clark is the founder of Fab Fertile Inc. and the host of Get Pregnant Naturally. Her team specializes in functional approaches for low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian insufficiency, recurrent miscarriage and helping couples prepare their bodies for pregnancy success naturally or with IVF.

Next Steps in Your Fertility Journey

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturallyfor evidence-based guidance on functional fertility, and share this episode with anyone on their fertility journey.

Not sure where to start? Download our most popular guide: Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH it breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action

For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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Timestamps

Why AMH and FSH do not predict your ability to conceive and why your fertility is not defined by these numbers.

How ovarian reserve tests measure quantity, not quality and why functional fertility looks deeper.

A real example of low AMH and Hashimoto's with gut infections that resulted in a natural pregnancy.

How mitochondrial function influences egg maturation and which nutrients support better ovarian energy.

The full thyroid picture and why ferritin, antibodies and gluten sensitivity matter for ovarian reserve.

How magnesium, copper imbalance and toxic metals influence egg quality and hormone stability.

How chronic stress suppresses FSH and LH and what adrenal patterns look like on testing.

How dysbiosis, leaky gut and yeast overgrowth interfere with follicle growth and hormone balance.

Why Ureaplasma, Mycoplasma and high pH environments reduce embryo success and implantation.

A woman with low AMH and high FSH who addressed gut, adrenal and thyroid imbalances and conceived naturally.

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Resources

📩 Get your free 10-day elimination diet plan! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line 10 DAY to receive your guide and take the first step toward reconnecting with your fertility.

5 Tips to Get Pregnant Even with Poor Egg Quality: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/5-tips-to-get-pregnant-even-with-poor-egg-quality

Why A Mineral Deficiency Matters When You Are Trying To Conceive: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/why-a-mineral-deficiency-matters-when-you-are-trying-to-conceive-with-terra-vitiello?_pos=1&_sid=ae769fc7d&_ss=r

DUTCH Test 101: Why It's Important For Fertility: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/dutch-test-101-why-its-important-for-fertility?_pos=2&_sid=a6f8a8c87&_ss=r

Why Genomic Testing Can Help With Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Birth Outcomes and Preconception Health: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/why-genomic-testing-can-help-with-recurrent-pregnancy-loss-birth-outcomes-and-preconception-health?_pos=8&_sid=f28fd1802&_ss=r

Our favorite fertility tracker (use code FABFERTILE15 to save 15) - https://www.inito.com/en-us/?srsltid=AfmBOoo85sXu_esmFN5Kz6iysaTkBKgYl35Jubv-BaLkkxXVggdk6nes

💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

If you've been told you have poor egg quality, you might feel like your options are limited or that your body isn't capable of what you want most. In this episode, 5 Tips to Get Pregnant Even with Poor Egg Quality, we break down what egg quality really means, what affects it, and how to support your fertility through a functional-fertility lens. You'll learn practical, research-informed strategies that influence the environment where your eggs mature and develop.

What poor egg quality actually means and why it's about cellular function, not the number of eggs

How oxidative stress, thyroid issues, inflammation, toxin exposure, and blood sugar imbalances affect egg development

The top functional strategies to support mitochondrial energy, hormone communication, and ovulation

How gut health, minerals, detoxification, and nervous system regulation impact egg and embryo quality

Research-backed mind–body approaches shown to improve pregnancy outcomes in IVF and natural conception

You've been told you have poor egg quality, low AMH, or high FSH and want to understand what's actually behind those numbers

You've had failed IVF cycles or early losses and want to know what else you can do to influence your outcome

You want a whole body, functional fertility approach that supports egg development, mitochondrial health, and hormone communication

Sarah Clark is the founder of Fab Fertile Inc. and the host of Get Pregnant Naturally. Her team specializes in functional approaches for low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian insufficiency, recurrent miscarriage and helping couples prepare their bodies for pregnancy success naturally or with IVF.

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturallyfor evidence-based guidance on functional fertility, and share this episode with anyone on their fertility journey.

Not sure where to start? Download our most popular guide: Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH it breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action

For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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Timestamps

00:00 – What Poor Egg Quality Really Means Understanding how oxidative stress, thyroid imbalance, inflammation, mitochondrial issues, and chronic stress affect egg development.

01:42 – Why Functional Fertility Testing Changes Outcomes How deeper testing like GI MAP, DUTCH, and nutrient panels uncovers what IVF and basic labs often miss.

03:20 – Success Story: Improving Egg Quality with Hashimoto's and Low AMH A real case of transforming egg health after being told IVF was the only option.

04:08 – Mitochondrial Support for Better Egg Development Key nutrients like CoQ10, omega 3s, B vitamins, magnesium, and antioxidant rich foods that influence egg energy and embryo potential.

05:04 – Why Fasting, Keto, and Undereating Lower Fertility How shaky blood sugar, cortisol spikes, long fasting windows, and restrictive diets impact ovulation and hormone balance.

07:00 – Blood Sugar, Protein Targets, and Egg Free Breakfast Ideas Optimal A1C ranges, how to stabilize blood sugar, and how protein supports hormone communication and egg maturation.

08:40 – Reducing Inflammation and Daily Toxin Exposure Plastics, fragrances, water filtration, and anti inflammatory eating patterns that support healthy follicles.

09:50 – Functional Lab Testing to Personalize Your Fertility Plan Why combining GI MAP, food sensitivities, mineral testing, and mycotoxin screening gives a clearer picture of egg quality barriers.

13:10 – Thyroid, Adrenals, Liver, and Key Nutrients for Fertility How TSH, ferritin, vitamin D, homocysteine, cortisol patterns, and estrogen detox impact egg and embryo quality.

19:00 – The Mind Body Connection and Research Behind IVF Success What the Domar studies and HRV research show about stress, cortisol, and improving ovarian function.

22:10 – The 90 Day Egg Development Window and IVF Readiness Why creating a low inflammation, nutrient rich environment improves egg quality and IVF response.

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Resources

📩 Get your free 10-day elimination diet plan! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line 10 DAY to receive your guide and take the first step toward reconnecting with your fertility.

📩 Get your free Protein for Fertility Guide! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line PROTEIN to receive your guide and learn how to fuel your body for stronger cycles and better fertility outcomes.

📩 Get your free Thyroid for Fertility Guide! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line THYROID to receive your guide and learn the optimal thyroid lab ranges for conception, plus often missed nutrition, lifestyle, and testing strategies to improve thyroid function so pregnancy is more likely to succeed.

📩 Get your free 7 Day Egg Free Breakfast Guide! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line BREAKFAST to receive seven days of egg free, fertility focused breakfast ideas designed to support hormone balance, stabilize blood sugar, and nourish women with low AMH or high FSH.

Why Addressing Homocysteine Levels Can Boost Egg and Sperm Health: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/why-addressing-homocysteine-levels-can-boost-egg-and-sperm-health?_pos=1&_sid=d928e28d3&_ss=r

Is Ureaplasma Affecting Your Fertility? How It Impacts Low AMH, Poor Egg Quality & IVF Success: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/the-hidden-threat-ureaplasma-s-impact-on-ivf-success?_pos=4&_sid=660678fc8&_ss=r

Our favorite fertility tracker (use code FABFERTILE15 to save 15) - https://www.inito.com/en-us/?srsltid=AfmBOoo85sXu_esmFN5Kz6iysaTkBKgYl35Jubv-BaLkkxXVggdk6nes

💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

If you've ever been told your FSH is too high or that you're not a good candidate for IVF, today's episode will help you understand what that number actually means and the many ways you can still support your fertility. When most people hear "high FSH," they immediately think poor ovarian reserve or low egg count. That's not the full story. In this episode, we look at what high FSH signals, how to interpret it alongside other markers, and what both conventional and functional fertility options can help you move forward with clarity.

• What high FSH actually measures and why context matters when paired with AMH, estradiol, and AFC • How inflammation, stress, thyroid imbalance, sleep, and environmental toxins influence FSH • Conventional treatment options such as mini IVF, natural cycle IVF, Letrozole, and individualized stimulation protocols • How functional fertility improves the internal environment so your ovaries respond better to any treatment • The key labs, nutrients, and lifestyle factors that support egg quality and hormone communication in high FSH cases

• You've been told you have high FSH or diminished ovarian reserve and worry the window is closing • You've had canceled IVF cycles or poor responses and want to understand what else you can do • You want to see how a functional fertility approach can support egg quality so your next steps feel strategic and not desperate

Sarah Clark is the founder of Fab Fertile Inc. and the host of Get Pregnant Naturally. Her team specializes in functional approaches for low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian insufficiency, recurrent miscarriage and helping couples prepare their bodies for pregnancy success naturally or with IVF.

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturallyfor evidence-based guidance on functional fertility, and share this episode with anyone on their fertility journey.

Not sure where to start? Download our most popular guide: Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH it breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action

For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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TIMESTAMPS

What FSH actually measures, why it does not reflect egg quality, and why high FSH is often misunderstood in conventional fertility care.

Understanding why high FSH triggers fear, how it influences IVF decisions, and how a functional lens shifts your strategy.

A Fab Fertile client lowered FSH dramatically after three failed IVFs and conceived with her own eggs after being told donor eggs were the only option.

FSH as feedback, not failure. Exploring how inflammation, poor sleep, blood sugar imbalance, thyroid dysfunction, and environmental toxins impact ovarian response.

Mini IVF, natural-cycle IVF, Letrozole, Clomid, individualized protocols, medication dosing considerations, and how clinics determine next steps.

How functional testing identifies hidden blocks like gut infections, food sensitivities, chronic inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, and nervous system dysregulation.

Parasites, H. pylori, bacterial overgrowths, mold exposure, toxin load, fragrances, plastics, and irregular cortisol patterns that impact egg development.

Optimal vs normal ranges for thyroid markers, vitamin D, ferritin, fasting insulin, A1C, homocysteine, and how methylation affects hormone detox and ovarian health.

GI-MAP, food sensitivity testing, DUTCH hormone mapping, genetic testing (MTHFR, COMT, GST), and vaginal microbiome tests for implantation and inflammation insights.

Why repeating protocols isn't effective when the internal environment isn't optimized. When a 3–6 month reset can improve ovarian response and IVF success.

High FSH is information, not a dead end. How combining functional optimization with conventional care improves egg quality, hormone signaling, and overall fertility outcomes.

RESOURCES

📩 Get your free 10-day elimination diet plan! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line 10 DAY to receive your guide and take the first step toward reconnecting with your fertility.

📩 Get your free Protein for Fertility Guide! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line PROTEIN to receive your guide and learn how to fuel your body for stronger cycles and better fertility outcomes.

The Link Between Sleep and Fertility: Why Getting Enough Rest Matters: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/how-poor-sleep-could-be-sabotaging-your-egg-quality?_pos=6&_sid=08f940f89&_ss=r

What does gut health have to do with hormone balance and infertility: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/education/gut-health-hormone-balance-fertility?_pos=5&_sid=6f54e787f&_ss=

Pregnancy After 40 with Low AMH and High FSH: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/education/pregnancy-after-40-with-low-amh-and-high-fsh?_pos=2&_sid=2db9414bf&_ss=r

Is Ureaplasma Affecting Your Fertility? How It Impacts Low AMH, Poor Egg Quality & IVF Success: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/the-hidden-threat-ureaplasma-s-impact-on-ivf-success?_pos=1&_sid=9fb48e0cb&_ss=r

Pregnant Naturally at 43: Overcoming Low AMH, High FSH, and Two Miscarriages: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/pregnant-naturally-43-low-amh-high-fsh?_pos=12&_sid=0b542adca&_ss=r

AMH Diet – Start This Today to Support Fertility & Get Pregnant This Year: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/amh-diet-start-this-today-to-support-fertility-get-pregnant-this-year?_pos=4&_sid=003fecbea&_ss=r

Our favorite fertility tracker (use code FABFERTILE15 to save 15) - https://www.inito.com/en-us/?srsltid=AfmBOoo85sXu_esmFN5Kz6iysaTkBKgYl35Jubv-BaLkkxXVggdk6nes

💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

You've been told your AMH is too low or that your egg quality isn't good enough, especially if you're over 40. But AMH doesn't define your fertility; it's a reflection of ovarian reserve, not your ability to conceive.

In this episode, we explore how a functional fertility approach can help you uncover the real reasons AMH is low and how to support your eggs, hormones, and body so you can move forward with confidence whether naturally or with IVF.

What AMH really measures and why many women with low AMH still conceive once key systems are supported.

The underlying causes that lower AMH: inflammation, gut health, blood-sugar imbalance, thyroid/adrenal dysfunction, and nutrient depletion.

Which functional labs reveal what conventional testing often misses (GI-MAP, DUTCH, micronutrients).

How to support egg quality after 40 through personalized nutrition, targeted supplements, toxin reduction, and nervous-system regulation.

When IVF fits best and how preparing your body 3–6 months in advance can improve response, embryo quality, and implantation.

Inspiring success stories, including Samantha (age 44, AMH 0.02 ng/mL), who conceived naturally after addressing gut infections, insulin resistance, and stress.

You've been told your AMH is low and want to understand what that really means for your fertility.

You're in your late 30s or 40s and want evidence-based ways to support egg quality naturally.

Sarah Clark is the founder of Fab Fertile Inc. and the host of Get Pregnant Naturally. Her team specializes in functional approaches for low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian insufficiency, recurrent miscarriage and helping couples prepare their bodies for pregnancy success naturally or with IVF.

Subscribe to Get Pregnant Naturallyfor evidence-based guidance on functional fertility, and share this episode with anyone on their fertility journey.

Not sure where to start? Download our most popular guide: Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH it breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action

For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – What Low AMH Really Means for Fertility → Understanding what anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) actually measures, and why it doesn't define your pregnancy potential.

02:00 – Why Egg Quality Matters More Than Egg Quantity → How mitochondrial health, inflammation, and hormone balance shape egg potential even with low AMH.

03:30 – Inflammation, Stress, and the Type-A Fertility Pattern → The hidden link between hsCRP, stress, and fertility outcomes in high-achieving women over 40.

05:00 – Functional Team Approach: Beyond Hormones and IVF → How the Fab Fertile Method integrates thyroid, gut, and nervous system insights to improve ovarian reserve and egg health.

07:30 – Gut Health and Fertility Connection → What infections like H. pylori mean for nutrient absorption, estrogen balance, and ovarian function.

09:30 – Blood Sugar, Sleep, and Mood Clues to Hormonal Imbalance → Recognizing insulin resistance and blood-sugar swings as hidden drivers of poor egg quality and disrupted cycles.

11:00 – Foundational Fertility Supplements That Actually Matter → How CoQ10, magnesium, vitamin D3/K2, and methylated prenatals support mitochondria and hormone regulation.

12:00 – Samantha's Story: Natural Conception at 44 with AMH 0.02 ng/mL → A real client case showing how addressing gut, thyroid, and adrenal imbalances made conception possible after repeated loss.

15:00 – Functional Tests That Reveal Why AMH Is Low → The key labs: full thyroid panel, hsCRP, ferritin, insulin, GI-MAP, DUTCH, and nutrient testing to find what's missed in conventional care.

18:00 – Creating a Fertile Environment After 40 → Practical steps to support egg quality, anti-inflammatory diet, toxin reduction, nervous system regulation, and realistic IVF timing.

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RESOURCES

📩 Get your free 10-day elimination diet plan! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line 10 DAY to receive your guide and take the first step toward reconnecting with your fertility.

The Link Between Sleep and Fertility: Why Getting Enough Rest Matters: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/how-poor-sleep-could-be-sabotaging-your-egg-quality?_pos=6&_sid=08f940f89&_ss=r

What does gut health have to do with hormone balance and infertility: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/education/gut-health-hormone-balance-fertility?_pos=5&_sid=6f54e787f&_ss=

Pregnancy After 40 with Low AMH and High FSH: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/education/pregnancy-after-40-with-low-amh-and-high-fsh?_pos=2&_sid=2db9414bf&_ss=r

How To Improve Low Estrogen And Get Pregnant Naturally (especially if you've been told IVF or Donor Eggs are the only option): https://fabfertile.com/blogs/education/how-to-improve-low-estrogen-and-get-pregnant-naturally-especially-if-youve-been-told-ivf-or-donor-eggs-are-the-only-option?_pos=2&_sid=9a2c4879e&_ss=r

Our favorite fertility tracker (use code FABFERTILE15 to save 15) - https://www.inito.com/en-us/?srsltid=AfmBOoo85sXu_esmFN5Kz6iysaTkBKgYl35Jubv-BaLkkxXVggdk6nes

💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

Could what's happening in your mouth be impacting your fertility?

In this episode of Get Pregnant Naturally, we explore the fascinating connection between your oral microbiome and reproductive health. From silent gum inflammation to the role of mouth breathing, you'll learn how your oral health can influence egg quality, implantation, gut balance, and even sperm DNA integrity.

We're breaking down simple, practical steps, like the timing of dental cleanings, gentle oral-care swaps, and ways to reduce inflammation that can make a measurable difference on your fertility journey.

If you're trying to conceive and want to uncover overlooked yet powerful strategies, this episode is for you.

Why oral inflammation is often silent, but still disrupts fertility

How male fertility is also impacted by oral bacteria

The link between gum health, egg quality, and implantation

Practical (and gentle!) oral-care strategies that support reproductive health

The surprising connection between mouth breathing, sleep, and hormone signaling

You've experienced canceled cycles, poor egg quality, or miscarriage without clear answers

You're preparing for your next egg retrieval or transfer and want to optimize every detail

You have bleeding gums, recurring cavities, or gingivitis and never considered how oral health affects fertility

Not sure where to start? Download our most popular resource: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH. It breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action.

For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Can your mouth affect your fertility? How oral health connects to low AMH, high FSH, and diminished ovarian reserve.

02:10 The oral microbiome and reproductive health Why inflammation in the mouth can influence egg quality, implantation, and hormone balance.

05:00 Gum disease, inflammation, and egg quality decline How chronic oral inflammation impacts ovarian health, mitochondrial function, and embryo development.

08:20 Sperm DNA fragmentation and oral dysbiosis Why men's gum health and oral bacteria matter for sperm DNA integrity and IVF outcomes.

11:10 Mouth breathing, stress, and hormone disruption The surprising link between airway health, cortisol, sleep, and reproductive hormones.

14:05 The gut oral axis and fertility How oral and gut microbiomes interact and why healing the mouth helps the gut (and vice versa).

17:15 Functional fertility approach to oral inflammation Reducing inflammation through nutrition, detox support, and targeted supplements to improve fertility.

20:05 Fertility friendly oral care routine The best ways to support your oral microbiome: dental cleanings, oil pulling, hydroxyapatite toothpaste, and non-toxic swaps.

23:00 Optimizing IVF success through whole body health How addressing hidden inflammation and oral health can improve egg and sperm quality before IVF.

26:10 Next steps for low AMH and DOR Why focusing on oral, gut, and immune health together helps improve ovarian response and pregnancy success.

28:00 Final thoughts Key takeaways for improving fertility through oral and systemic health.

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RESOURCES

📩 Get your free 10-day elimination diet plan! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line 10 DAY to receive your guide and take the first step toward reconnecting with your fertility.

Fygg Toothpaste: code FABFERTILE to save 15% - https://fygg.com

Boka Toothpaste: https://www.boka.com/

Healthy Sleep, Sleep Apnea And Why It Matters For Fertility: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/healthy-sleep-sleep-apnea-and-why-it-matters-for-fertility?_pos=1&_sid=12eb99c30&_ss=r

The Link Between Sleep and Fertility: Why Getting Enough Rest Matters: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/how-poor-sleep-could-be-sabotaging-your-egg-quality?_pos=6&_sid=19d28e939&_ss=r

Why Your Dental Routine Matters For Fertility and Pregnancy Success Outcomes: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/why-your-dental-routine-matters-for-fertility-and-pregnancy-success-outcomes?_pos=2&_sid=dfe113e30&_ss=r

Our favorite fertility tracker (use code FABFERTILE15 to save 15) - https://www.inito.com/en-us/?srsltid=AfmBOoo85sXu_esmFN5Kz6iysaTkBKgYl35Jubv-BaLkkxXVggdk6nes

💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

If you've been told you have premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), it can feel final as if your ovaries have stopped working and your only hope is donor eggs. But the truth is more complex. Research shows that spontaneous ovulation is still possible. In this episode, we're looking at POI through both a conventional and functional fertility lens, exploring what it really means for your pregnancy potential, and how timing, preparation, and immune balance all matter.

You'll learn:

Sarah Clark is the founder of Fab Fertile Inc. and the host of Get Pregnant Naturally. Her team specializes in functional approaches for low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian insufficiency, recurrent miscarriage and helping couples prepare their bodies for pregnancy success naturally or with IVF.

This episode is especially for you if:

· Not sure where to start? Download our most popular resource: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH. It breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action.

· For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 — The truth about POI and pregnancy POI isn't always the end of the road. Learn how spontaneous ovulation and functional fertility preparation can open new possibilities even after a diagnosis of premature ovarian insufficiency.

01:00 — What POI really means (and how it differs from early menopause) Conventional vs functional views of ovarian function — why "flickering" ovarian activity matters for pregnancy potential.

02:30 Underlying imbalances behind POI How autoimmune issues, gut dysfunction, toxins, and stress affect ovarian function and fertility outcomes.

04:00 Realistic chances of pregnancy with POI Research-backed data showing 5–10% of women with POI conceive naturally, plus factors that improve success rates.

06:00 Spontaneous ovulation and how to catch it Tracking methods like Mira, Inito, and PDG tests that can help you detect rare ovulations and time intercourse or IVF cycles effectively.

08:00 Managing stress and nervous system regulation Why chronic stress and HPA-axis dysfunction shut down ovulation and how the nervous system work restores reproductive signaling.

10:00 Gut, immune, and environmental testing for POI Why stool, food sensitivity, and mycotoxin testing matter for egg quality, implantation, and autoimmune balance.

12:00 Nutrients and mitochondrial support for egg quality How CoQ10, magnesium, selenium, vitamin D, and omega-3s support ovarian function and improve outcomes.

15:00 IVF with your own eggs and donor egg options When IVF may still work for women with POI, and how to prepare your body functionally before considering donor eggs.

18:00 Hope and next steps for POI and fertility Why POI doesn't mean no chance from spontaneous ovulation to IVF and donor eggs, discover how health-first strategies improve success.

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RESOURCES

· 📩 Get your free 10-day elimination diet plan! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line 10 DAY to receive your guide and take the first step toward reconnecting with your fertility.

Get Pregnant Naturally with Low AMH, Diminished Ovarian Reserve or POF: (Sarah's Story) https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/get-pregnant-naturally-with-low-amh-diminished-ovarian-reserve-or-pof?_pos=15&_sid=86a653303&_ss=r

Is Your Thyroid Impacting Egg Health? The Hidden Connection to Low AMH, DOR & Fertility Success: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/is-your-thyroid-impacting-egg-health-the-hidden-connection-to-low-amh-dor-fertility-success?_pos=6&_sid=81c11854e&_ss=r

Autoimmune Roadblocks to IVF: How ANA Affects Fertility: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/autoimmune-roadblocks-to-ivf-how-ana-affects-fertility?_pos=1&_sid=d10e6427f&_ss=r

Is Your Thyroid Impacting Egg Health? The Hidden Connection to Low AMH, DOR & Fertility Success: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/is-your-thyroid-impacting-egg-health-the-hidden-connection-to-low-amh-dor-fertility-success?_pos=6&_sid=b14f3ecff&_ss=r

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💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

What if your Premature Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) wasn't just about your ovaries but about your immune system turning against them?

Most women with POI are told it's simply early menopause. The conversation stops at hormone replacement or donor eggs. But new research shows that for many women, POI has autoimmune roots. When that's the case, treatment, prognosis, and even pregnancy potential all look very different.

In this episode, we explore how the immune system can drive POI, the red flags most doctors miss, and which labs uncover what's really happening inside your body. You'll also hear how a functional fertility approach can calm immune dysfunction and support natural ovarian activity.

The latest evidence connecting autoimmunity and Premature Ovarian Insufficiency

Red flags that suggest POI may be immune-driven rather than purely ovarian

The key labs to request for thyroid, gut, and immune system assessment

Why conventional HRT isn't enough and how bioidentical hormones fit in

Functional fertility strategies that support hormone balance and ovarian function

Sarah Clark is the founder of Fab Fertile Inc. and the host of Get Pregnant Naturally. Her team specializes in functional approaches for low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian insufficiency, recurrent miscarriage and helping couples prepare their bodies for pregnancy success naturally or with IVF.

This episode is for you if:

You've been diagnosed with POI, low AMH, or high FSH and want to understand what's driving it

You or your family have autoimmune conditions like thyroid disease, celiac, type 1 diabetes, or lupus

You've had irregular cycles, miscarriages, or failed IVF transfers, and feel like something deeper is being missed

Not sure where to start? Download our most popular resource: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH. It breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action.

For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – What if POI isn't just early menopause? Why many women are misdiagnosed and how autoimmunity can drive premature ovarian insufficiency.

02:00 – Conventional vs. functional fertility approaches to POI How standard care stops at HRT or donor eggs, while functional fertility looks at what's really driving ovarian decline.

04:00 – Understanding POI beyond the ovaries How deeper health issues like immune, thyroid, and gut imbalances can affect ovarian function and fertility potential.

06:00 – The autoimmune patterns seen in women with low AMH and high FSH How family history, Hashimoto's, and other immune clues point to systemic dysfunction.

09:00 – Key labs to explore beyond AMH and FSH Why thyroid, antibodies, and gut testing reveal what routine fertility tests miss.

12:00 – Why you must advocate for deeper testing How to push for immune and inflammatory markers like ANA and hs-CRP when conventional medicine overlooks them.

15:00 – Gut health, inflammation, and leaky gut in POI The link between microbiome imbalance, gluten sensitivity, and ovarian autoimmunity.

18:00 – Nutrient and metabolic markers that affect ovarian function Vitamin D, ferritin, B12, folate, and homocysteine. What optimal levels mean for egg quality and implantation.

21:00 – Understanding HRT and bioidentical hormones for POI Why bioidentical estrogen and progesterone support heart, bone, and reproductive health more effectively than synthetics.

24:00 – Functional fertility action plan for autoimmune POI How to test deeper, calm the immune system, and improve fertility outcomes naturally or with IVF.

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RESOURCES

Stop Ignoring hsCRP and the Role of Inflammation in Diminished Ovarian Reserve: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/stop-ignoring-hscrp-and-the-role-of-inflammation-in-diminished-ovarian-reserve?_pos=1&_sid=82deaccd1&_ss=r

Get Pregnant Naturally with Low AMH, Diminished Ovarian Reserve or POF: (Sarah's Story) https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/get-pregnant-naturally-with-low-amh-diminished-ovarian-reserve-or-pof?_pos=15&_sid=86a653303&_ss=r

Is Your Thyroid Impacting Egg Health? The Hidden Connection to Low AMH, DOR & Fertility Success: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/is-your-thyroid-impacting-egg-health-the-hidden-connection-to-low-amh-dor-fertility-success?_pos=6&_sid=81c11854e&_ss=r

How Iron Deficiency Impacts Fertility, Egg Quality & Low AMH: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/ferritin-iron-deficiency-fertility-low-amh-high-fsh?_pos=1&_sid=5bce72a22&_ss=r

Why Addressing Homocysteine Levels Can Boost Egg and Sperm Health: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/why-addressing-homocysteine-levels-can-boost-egg-and-sperm-health?_pos=1&_sid=b235d5698&_ss=r

Autoimmune Roadblocks to IVF: How ANA Affects Fertility: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/autoimmune-roadblocks-to-ivf-how-ana-affects-fertility?_pos=1&_sid=d10e6427f&_ss=r

The Clotting Connection: Hidden Causes of Implantation Failure and Miscarriage: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/the-clotting-connection-hidden-causes-of-implantation-failure-and-miscarriage?_pos=1&_sid=82f26ca56&_ss=r

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💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

When doctors said her AMH was too low and IVF was the only option, one of our Fab Fertile clients decided to look deeper.

Through functional testing and personalized support, she uncovered the health factors that were quietly working against conception and went on to get pregnant naturally after only 4 months in our program).

You'll learn:

Why AMH and FSH are only part of the fertility picture

How digestion, inflammation, and nutrient imbalances can affect egg quality

The impact of stress and sleep on reproductive hormones

What changed once her whole-body health was supported

Key steps you can take to improve your fertility even with low AMH or DOR

Her story shows that fertility isn't defined by a single number it's a reflection of overall health and balance.

Sarah Clark is the founder of Fab Fertile Inc. and the host of Get Pregnant Naturally. Her team specializes in functional approaches for low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, premature ovarian insufficiency, recurrent miscarriage and helping couples prepare their bodies for pregnancy success naturally or with IVF.

This epoisode is for you if:

You've been told your AMH is low or your FSH is high

You're considering IVF, but want to prepare your body first

You're trying naturally and want to understand what your labs don't reveal

Not sure where to start? Download our most popular resource: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH. It breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action.

For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Why low AMH and high FSH aren't the full story Sarah shares how many are told donor eggs are the only option and why that message often misses deeper health factors that impact fertility.

01:45 – What this client's fertility journey looked like before Fab Fertile Three failed IVFs, two IUIs, and a diagnosis of diminished ovarian reserve plus the emotional toll that comes with feeling "stuck."

03:10 – The overlooked factors affecting AMH and egg quality How long-term birth control use, chronic stress, and thyroid patterns (like high reverse T3) can influence fertility even when labs look "normal."

04:45 – Gut health and fertility: what her stool test revealed From constipation and loose stools to parasites, C. diff, and H. pylori, how digestive imbalances can block nutrient absorption and egg development.

06:15 – The hidden food sensitivities that trigger inflammation Non-celiac gluten sensitivity, dairy intolerance, and gluten cross-reactors like tapioca, why eliminating inflammatory foods helped reduce immune stress.

07:10 – Supporting the body as a couple Why both partners completed functional testing and the elimination diet, and how addressing anxiety, gut issues, and stress improved overall fertility potential.

08:00 – Pregnancy after low AMH: what finally made the difference After only four months of targeted functional support, she conceived naturally. Sarah shares what changed and how mindset and visualization played a role.

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RESOURCES

📩 Get your free 10-day elimination diet plan! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line 10 DAY to receive your guide and take the first step toward reconnecting with your fertility.

Improving Egg Quality and Fertility: The Gut Fertility Connection for Low AMH, High FSH, and Poor Egg Quality: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/improving-egg-quality-and-fertility-the-gut-fertility-connection-for-low-amh-high-fsh-and-poor-egg-quality?_pos=8&_sid=e7fb9b2d0&_ss=r

Could My Fertility Stress and Control Issues Be Lowering My AMH?https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/could-my-fertility-stress-and-control-issues-be-lowering-my-amh?_pos=9&_sid=cfac2c01b&_ss=r

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💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

If you've been told your AMH is low or that you have diminished ovarian reserve, it can feel like there's nothing you can do. But daily nutrition and lifestyle choices can make a profound difference, not just in lab numbers, but in energy, cycles, and pregnancy outcomes.

You'll learn:

How inflammation impacts egg quality, hormone signaling, and implantation

The role of anti-inflammatory nutrition, gut health, and blood sugar balance in fertility

Supplements that support mitochondrial function, hormones, and the nervous system

Advanced testing and biomarkers that reveal hidden inflammatory triggers

Why calming the nervous system is as critical as diet or supplements for fertility success

Sarah Clark, your host and founder of Fab Fertile, shares how evidence-based functional strategies can shift ovarian function, lower inflammation, and create the environment for conception, even with low AMH or diminished ovarian reserve.

This episode is especially for you if:

You've been told your AMH is low or you have diminished ovarian reserve (DOR/POI)

You want practical nutrition and supplement guidance backed by functional fertility

You're looking for personalized, actionable steps to support egg quality and fertility

Not sure where to start? Download our most popular resource: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH. It breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action.

For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Low AMH Panic: Why Your Numbers Don't Tell the Whole Story Why AMH alone doesn't define your fertility potential and why other health markers matter.

01:30 – Functional Fertility Lens: Looking Beyond AMH and FSH How to shift focus from just lab numbers to whole-body health for improved egg quality.

03:00 – Inflammation and Fertility: How It Impacts Egg Quality and Implantation The link between chronic inflammation, ovarian reserve, and successful implantation.

05:00 – Elimination Diet & Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Low AMH Foods that lower inflammation and how a personalized elimination diet supports fertility.

07:00 – Gut Health and Fertility: Why Dysbiosis, Leaky Gut, and Infections Matter How gut imbalances can drive immune issues and impact ovarian function.

09:00 – Balancing Blood Sugar: Protein, Continuous Glucose Monitors, and Egg Health The role of blood sugar stability in hormone balance and mitochondrial function in eggs.

11:00 – Environmental Toxins and Fertility: Mold, Plastics, Heavy Metals How toxins burden fertility and practical steps to lower everyday exposures.

12:30 – Foundational Fertility Supplements: Magnesium, Omega-3, CoQ10, Vitamin D Evidence-informed supplements that support ovarian health and egg quality.

14:00 – Advanced Functional Testing: GI-MAP, Food Sensitivities, Genetics, Biomarkers The value of deeper testing to uncover hidden factors affecting fertility.

16:00 – Nervous System Reset: Stress, Mindset, and Calming Inflammation for Egg Quality Why stress management is crucial for hormone balance and ovarian reserve.

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RESOURCES

📩 Get your free 10-day elimination diet plan! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line 10 DAY to receive your guide and take the first step toward reconnecting with your fertility.

Why Genomic Testing Can Help With Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Birth Outcomes and Preconception Health: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/why-genomic-testing-can-help-with-recurrent-pregnancy-loss-birth-outcomes-and-preconception-health?_pos=6&_sid=3b42aa431&_ss=r

Stop Ignoring hsCRP and the Role of Inflammation in Diminished Ovarian Reserve: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/stop-ignoring-hscrp-and-the-role-of-inflammation-in-diminished-ovarian-reserve?_pos=7&_sid=f6ac7e389&_ss=r

Blood Sugar and Egg Quality: The Fertility Link You Can't Ignore: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/blood-sugar-and-egg-quality-the-fertility-link-you-cant-ignore?_pos=5&_sid=e0fa5a4b0&_ss=r

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💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

If you've been told your numbers your AMH, your FSH mean your chances are slim to none, this episode is for you. Numbers can feel final, but they don't define your fertility potential.

You'll learn:

How our client Diana had one ovary, endometriosis, low AMH, and high FSH was told IVF was her only path

What her functional testing revealed about gut health, food sensitivities, genetics, and key biomarkers

The targeted nutrition and lifestyle strategies that shifted her health and hormones

Why systemic healing digestion, adrenals, blood sugar, and mindset matter for egg quality

How she conceived naturally after preparing her body, even when IVF was still on the table

I'm Sarah Clark, founder of Fab Fertile. For over a decade, my team and I have helped hundreds of couples improve their chances of pregnancy success, whether naturally or through IVF. We specialize in supporting those with low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve (DOR), premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), and recurrent pregnancy loss through functional testing and personalized fertility strategies.

This episode is especially for you if:

You've been told your fertility is defined by low AMH or high FSH

You're overwhelmed by repeated recommendations for IVF without addressing your health first

You want to understand how functional fertility strategies can create an environment where pregnancy becomes possible

Not sure where to start? Download our most popular resource: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Pregnant This Year If You Have Low AMH/High FSH. It breaks everything down step by step to help you understand your options and take action.

For personalized support to improve pregnancy success, book a call here.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – AMH, FSH, and Fertility Potential Explained Why these numbers predict drug response but don't determine egg quality or your ability to get pregnant.

01:00 – Diana's Case: One Ovary, Endometriosis, Low AMH, High FSH How she was labeled with diminished ovarian reserve and told IVF was her only option.

02:00 – IVF and Low AMH: Why It's Not Always the Only Path The limitations of stimulation protocols for egg quality and why Diana chose to prepare her health first.

03:00 – Hidden Fertility Clues: Digestion, Adrenal Stress, Blood Sugar, Hormones The overlooked symptoms showing her body wasn't ready for pregnancy yet.

05:00 – AMH and IVF Success Rates: What the Numbers Really Mean How clinics interpret AMH, the truth about retrieval outcomes, and why numbers don't equal destiny.

07:00 – Lifestyle Reset for Egg Quality and Hormone Balance The daily sleep, stress, movement, and hydration habits that built a foundation for ovarian health.

10:00 – Functional Fertility Testing: GI-MAP, Food Sensitivities, and Genetics How uncovering gut issues, inflammation, and genetic blocks changed her fertility plan.

13:00 – Nutrients, Methylation, and Egg Quality Support Correcting deficiencies, reducing oxidative stress, and using targeted nutrition to improve ovarian reserve.

15:00 – The Turning Point: Healing, Stress Reduction, and Natural Conception How her digestion, hormones, and mindset improved, leading to a spontaneous natural pregnancy.

18:00 – Key Fertility Takeaways: Beyond AMH and IVF Why health optimization, not just stimulation protocols, is the true fast track to pregnancy success.

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RESOURCES

📩 Get your free 10-day elimination diet plan! Email hello@fabfertile.ca with the subject line 10 DAY to receive your guide and take the first step toward reconnecting with your fertility.

Stop Ignoring hsCRP and the Role of Inflammation in Diminished Ovarian Reserve: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/stop-ignoring-hscrp-and-the-role-of-inflammation-in-diminished-ovarian-reserve?_pos=7&_sid=f6ac7e389&_ss=

Success Story: One Ovary, DOR, Endometriosis, Low AMH and High FSH: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/education/success-story-one-ovary-dor-endometriosis-low-amh-and-high-fsh?_pos=1&_sid=fba4a6a72&_ss=r

Improving Egg Quality and Fertility: The Gut Fertility Connection for Low AMH, High FSH, and Poor Egg Quality: https://fabfertile.com/blogs/podcasts/improving-egg-quality-and-fertility-the-gut-fertility-connection-for-low-amh-high-fsh-and-poor-egg-quality?_pos=8&_sid=e7fb9b2d0&_ss=r

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💛 Join my free Facebook group: Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH and/or High FSH: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451444518397946

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Please note we only promote products that Sarah Clark or her Fab Fertile team has tried and believes are beneficial for someone who is TTC. We may receive a small commission.

Dr. Kirstie Cunningham joins us today as we're digging into how to deal with hormone imbalance, hot flashes, and POI.

Over the last few weeks, we've been talking about a functional approach for premature ovarian insufficiency.

I know I had hot flashes and signs of hormone imbalance years before I was diagnosed with premature ovarian insufficiency at 28.

I had no idea there were targeted strategies I could take that would help to get pregnant naturally.

When we combine the best of the functional approach and conventional medicine we can improve our chances of pregnancy success with our own eggs.

Today I'm welcoming Dr. Kirstie Cunningham She is a Board Certified Physician specializing in both Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) The conventional approach to premature ovarian failure/insufficiency

2) What we would you do differently if we were diagnosed with POI

3) What is regularly missed with someone who receives an infertility diagnosis

4) The business of IVF and what you can do to improve your chances of pregnancy success.

Download free guide: 9 Easy Ways To End Hot Flashes: https://www.menopology.com/end-your-hot-flashes-1

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TIMESTAMPS:

07:12- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND DR. KRISTIE CUNNINGHAM'S BIO

08:38- DR. KRISTIE CUNNINGHAM'S PERSONAL FERTILITY JOURNEY

24:40- THOUGHTS ON THE CONVENTIONAL APPROACH

27:34- LESSONS LEARNED: STRESS OF THE DIAGNOSIS & DEALING WITH LIFE

30:08- DR. KRISTIE CUNNINGHAM'S THOUGHTS ON IVF

31:24- PRECONCEPTION HEALTH

32:58- AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN: HIGHER RATES OF INFERTILITY

36:15- THOUGHTS ON BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES

39:15- DR. KRISTIE CUNNINGHAM'S FAVORITE RESOURCES

39:45- DR. KRISTIE CUNNINGHAM'S SUCCESS STORY

39:57- DR. KRISTIE CUNNINGHAM'S FREE DOWNLOAD

42:52- DR. KRISTIE CUNNINGHAM'S FINAL THOUGHTS

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertileinc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

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Vicki Clifford joins us today as we're digging into what we wish we knew when we were diagnosed with POI/POF.

Typically the conventional approach offers very few solutions for these diagnoses as IVF is often not an option and donor eggs are a standard recommendation.

What we know after working with couples with low AMH/high FSH is that healing opportunities are regularly missed.

When we look at the whole body we can begin to bring the body back into balance so that we can optimize preconception health.

I know firsthand how hard it is to go through infertility. I was diagnosed with POF/POI at 28 and had both my kids with donor eggs.

Years later I discovered the root cause of my infertility was food sensitivities, gut infections, and chronic stress.

I don't want you to struggle as I did so I'm sharing what I wish I knew when I was diagnosed with POI/POF.

Today I'm welcoming Vicki Clifford to the podcast. Vicki was diagnosed with POI at 32 and had both her children with donors eggs.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) What we wish we knew when we were diagnosed with POI/POF.

2) How we handled the emotional aspects of POI/POF and what we would do differently know

3) What we would tell someone who was diagnosed with POI/POF.

Free download: 6 Things I Wish I'd Known About POI https://bit.ly/POIWarrior.

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TIMESTAMPS:

06:30- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND VICKI CLIFFORD'S BIO

07:13- VICKI CLIFFORD'S PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH INFERTILITY

13:36- FINDING SOLUTIONS & PURPOSE IN PAIN

20:27- HOW WAS YOUR HEALTH BEFORE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH POI?

27:44- THE EMOTIONAL SIDE TO POI

36:53- WHAT WE WISH WE KNEW WHEN DIAGNOSED WITH POI

50:20- VICKI'S FAVORITE RESOURCES

51:27- VICKI'S FREEBIE: 6 THINGS

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Sponsored by Fab Fertile Store. Ensure your preconception supplements are free from dyes, filler, and top allergens. Check out our basic recommendations that are essential for preconception health. Visit https://www.fabfertilestore.com/

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

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Justine Altman joins us today as we're digging into how to optimize pregnancy success with POI/POF.

The standard approach for a diagnosis of premature ovarian insufficiency/failure is donor eggs.

What we know from helping women with POI/POF conceive naturally or improve their chances of pregnancy success at the clinic with their own eggs is healing opportunities are regularly missed.

It is not about myopically focusing on the POI/POF diagnosis but looking at the whole body. When we take a personalized targeted action plan we can optimize the chances of pregnancy success with your own eggs.

As you may know I had my own diagnosis with POI/POF at 28. I had both my kids with donor eggs and then years later discovered food sensitivities, gut infections and chronic stress contributed to my infertility.

That's why we specialize in POI/POF, low AMH, high FSH and diminished ovarian reserve. I don't want other couples to struggle like we did.

Bottom line I want you to know there is hope.

Justine is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception.

If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Justine is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She was diagnosed with POCS and struggled with infertility but after taking a functional approach was able to have both her children naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) Mindset around the POI/POF diagnosis and strategies to cope so you can see a path forward.

2) Themes we see with POI/POF and what you can do to optimize your chances of pregnancy success.

3) Autoimmunity and POI/POF we explore the connection and what you need to know so you don't waste time.

4) When to know if IVF is the right next step for you. We discuss the options.

5) Plus we address FAQ's such as bioidenticals, DHEA, blood sugar balance and mental/emotional stress.

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TIMESTAMPS:

06:03- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND JUSTINE'S BIO

07:15- SARAH'S PERSONAL STORY WITH PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE

10:10- THEME: A PROFESSIONAL'S DIAGNOSIS REDUCING HOPE

15:11- THEME: DIETARY ISSUES

21:48- THEME: AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

25:35- WHEN DO WE TRY IVF?

31:00- THEME: THYROID DYSFUNCTION

33:18 THEME: HORMONES

36:40- THEME: BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCES

38:43- THEME: GUT INFECTIONS

45:45- THEME: OVERWORKING AND PERFECTIONISM

51:42- THEME: TRIGGERS

54:10- FINAL THOUGHTS

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertileinc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

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Functional Medicine 101 - https://www.fabfertile.com/blog/functional-medicine-101-and-your-fertility/

Why You Need to Know This if You Have POF/POI and Low AMH - https://www.fabfertile.com/blog/why-you-need-to-know-this-if-you-have-pof-poi-and-low-amh/

Dr. Aumatma Shah joins us today as we're digging into miscarriage and trying to conceive after loss.

Many women suffer from miscarriage and repeat miscarriage. The devastating emotional toll it takes can be hard to endure.

It's a topic that is still very taboo and couples are even hesitant to tell close friends and family members that they are pregnant for fear of losing the baby and then having to explain the loss.

When we do experience a miscarriage, what we need most is support and understanding.

Sometimes a simple, I am so sorry for your loss is enough.

If you have experienced miscarriage my heart goes out to you.

Please know that our Fab Fertile Method that can help with repeat miscarriage.

I'm excited to welcome Dr. Aumatma Shah to the podcast! Dr. Aumatma is a double board-certified Naturopathic Doctor & Endocrinologist,

In this episode you'll learn:

1) What to do after a miscarriage to optimize your chances of a successful pregnancy

2) Why including your partner is essential to optimize your chances (i.e. which tests are essential to ensure his fertility is optimal)

3) How to ensure this hormone has been checked (i.e. oftentimes conventional medicine misses healing opportunities).

Excited that our LIVE Summer Fertility Challenge is launching on July 19th. You'll receive newly designed chef-prepared recipes (perfect for summer and curated to optimize fertility). There will be daily motivation, guidance, and support from the Fab Fertile Team. Join the Fertility Diet Challenge here>>>>http://fertilitydietfreebie.com/

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:51- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND DR. AUMATMA SHAH'S BIO

06:27- DR. AUMATMA SHAH'S PERSONAL STORY WITH FERTILITY

12:50- STEPS TO TAKE IF WE HAVE HAD A MISCARRIAGE & WANT TO START TRYING AGAIN

20:21- HOW TO RELEASE LOSS AND GRIEF ENERGETICALLY

22:15- BEFORE TRYING AGAIN: CHECKING OUT YOUR PARTNER

2633- HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA

30:05- HOW TO HANDLE WHEN YOU ARE TOLD TO "WAIT" TO TRY

40:54- COMMON THEMES WITH MISCARRIAGE: TRAVEL

43:56- DR. AUMATMA SHAH'S BOOK RECOMMENDATION

45:22- WHERE YOU CAN CONNECT WITH DR. AUMATMA SHAH

46:42- DR. AUMATMA SHAH'S FINAL THOUGHTS

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by Fab Fertile Store. Ensure your preconception supplements are free from dyes, filler, and top allergens. Check out our basic recommendations that are essential for preconception health. Visit https://www.fabfertilestore.com/

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

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Sheri Johnson joins us today as we're digging into how to heal from miscarriage.

I regularly speak with women who have experienced miscarriage and recurrent miscarriage. Many times they may not even have shared that they are pregnant (i.e. we wait for the magic 12-week date to announce), which may lead to further isolation.

These intense feelings of loss and grief can be overwhelming. All too often these feelings can be suppressed and misunderstood by friends and family.

I'm excited to welcome Sheri Johnson to the podcast! Sheri is a Holistic Nutritionist and Spiritual coach. She's the creator of Journey to Joy After Miscarriage and the Love & Loss Podcast.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) The top myths surrounding miscarriage and why these are not helpful.

2) Suggestions to feel better after miscarriage so you can cope and honor your feelings

3) How to navigate emotions surrounding miscarriage so that you can move forward when you are ready.

Your free download: Navigate Grief after Pregnancy Loss - http://sherijohnson.ca/roadmap/

Excited that our LIVE Summer Fertility Challenge is launching on July 19th. You'll receive newly designed chef-prepared recipes (perfect for summer and curated to optimize fertility). There will be daily motivation, guidance, and support from the Fab Fertile Team. Join the Fertility Diet Challenge here: http://fertilitydietfreebie.com/

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TIMESTAMPS:

06:40- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND SHERI JOHNSON'S BIO

07:12- SHERI'S PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH MISCARRIAGE

13:00- MYTHS AROUND MISCARRIAGE: AVOIDING EMOTIONS

16:18- MYTHS AROUND MISCARRIAGE: TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS

20:30- MYTHS AROUND MISCARRIAGE: GRIEF IS SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO JUST GET THROUGH

21:48- MYTHS AROUND MISCARRIAGE: YOU SHOULD NOT TALK ABOUT IT

25:43- HOW DO WE SUPPORT SOMEONE WHO IS GOING THROUGH A MISCARRIAGE?

28:08- FEELING LIKE THE MISCARRIAGE WAS YOUR FAULT

33:05- HOW TO FEEL BETTER AFTER A MISCARRIAGE

36:10- MEMORIALIZING YOUR LOSS

38:38- ESSENTIAL OILS FOR LOSS & FORGIVENESS

40:00- SHERI'S FAVORITE RESOURCES

41:05- SHERI'S SUCCESS STORY

43:20- SHERI'S FREE DOWNLOAD

44:04- FINAL THOUGHTS FROM SHERI

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertileinc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

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Justine Altman joins us today as we're digging into how to optimize pregnancy success after miscarriage.

Experiencing a miscarriage opens you up to a tremendous range of emotions, including anger, depression, isolation, and shame.

If you've had a miscarriage, it's vital not to judge yourself or your feelings. Pregnancy loss is physical and emotional trauma, and you should take the time you need to work through it.

When you're ready to try to conceive again, we review some of the most common reasons someone can have a miscarriage and options to investigate.

Justine is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception.

If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Justine is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She was diagnosed with POCS and struggled with infertility but after taking a functional approach was able to have both her children naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) Why looking at this gene variant is important to consider if you've experienced miscarriage

2) Why reviewing these blood markers can give us healing opportunities that may be missed by conventional medicine.

3) What role diet/lifestyle plays with miscarriage and how to know which suggestions are right for you

4) Why taking time to allow the body to heal after a miscarriage is essential and how to optimize your chances of a successful pregnancy

Excited that our LIVE Summer Fertility Challenge is launching on July 19th. You'll receive newly designed chef-prepared recipes (perfect for summer and curated to optimize fertility). There will be daily motivation, guidance, and support from the Fab Fertile Team. Join the Fertility Diet Challenge here>>>>http://fertilitydietfreebie.com/

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:56- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND JUSTINE'S BIO

07:40- MISCARRIAGE THEME: IGNORING THE MALE PARTNER'S HEALTH

10:55- MISCARRIAGE THEME: MTHMR

16:26- MISCARRIAGE THEME: HOMOCYSTEINE

21:09- MISCARRIAGE THEME: THYROID DYSFUNCTION

33:45- MISCARRIAGE THEME: IODINE DEFICIENCY

36:05- MISCARRIAGE THEME: BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER

37:03- MISCARRIAGE THEME: INFECTIONS

41:51- MISCARRIAGE THEME: PROGESTERONE DEFICIENCY

46:44- FINAL THOUGHTS

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by Fab Fertile Store. Ensure your preconception supplements are free from dyes, filler, and top allergens. Check out our basic recommendations that are essential for preconception health. Visit https://www.fabfertilestore.com/

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

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Erin Oberlander joins us today as we're digging into how to reduce stress with holistic lifestyle hacks.

What I've found working with couples on the fertility journey is that oftentimes joy is put on hold.

We can only be happy when we're pregnant and when our baby arrives. Until then happiness and joy evade us.

I can relate to the feeling of wanting to have my child so badly, that nothing else mattered.

I remember feeling so singularly focused and driven to get pregnant that I didn't pay attention to all the good that was already around me.

But that only made me feel frustrated, restless, and discontented.

Now the more I slow down and enjoy the simple pleasures I can access joy and peace more easily.

So how do we bring joy back into life now so we can reduce the stress, overwhelm and establish a fertile mindset as we prepare to welcome our child?

Today I'm welcoming Erin Oberlander. Erin is a Doctor of Musical Arts, a Certified Holistic Aromatherapist, Herbalist, sound practitioner, and modern homesteader.

In today's episode you'll learn:

1) Top hacks to move to a holistic lifestyle that is beneficial for fertility

2) The benefits of sound healing and how do we start the practice.

3) Essential oils to help with reducing anxiety and stress so we can move into the parasympathetic state as we prepare for pregnancy success

4) What we can learn about homesteading and how it can help us slow down during the fertility journey

Free 15 minute discovery calls for VIP 1:1 Holistic Lifestyle coaching or any other service I offer. Booking link: bit.ly/discoverwitherin

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TIMESTAMPS:

04:05- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND ERIN OBERLANDER'S BIO

04:39- ERIN'S PERSONAL STORY AND HEALING JOURNEY

05:40- WHERE DO WE START IF WE ARE WANTING TO LIVE A MORE NATURAL LIFESTYLE?

09:00- DETAILS ABOUT THE SEASONS AND HOW THAT CAN INFORM OUR LIFESTYLE

16:48- AROMATHERAPY, ESSENTIAL OILS, AND ADAPTOGENIC HERBS

21:59- SOUND HEALING AND ITS BENEFITS

32:52- ILUNER INFUSION TEAS- HOW DOES IT HELP US?

35:40- HOMESTEADING- HOW DOES IT TEACH US TO SLOW DOWN?

45:00- ERIN'S FAVORITE RESOURCES

46:15- ERIN'S FAVORITE SUCCESS STORY

49:01- ERIN'S FREE DISCOVERY CALL & WHAT TO EXPECT

49:52 ERIN'S FINAL THOUGHTS

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertileinc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

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Welcome to day #3 of Mini-Series on how to optimize egg health so you can improve the chances of pregnancy success.

We see this all the time. Couples being told that their thyroid is normal and they are still not able to conceive.

If you've only looked at the TSH there are potential missed healing opportunities.

I was told my thyroid was normal and my hair was falling out, my skin was dry as a lizard and my hands and feet were always cold.

Don't take no for an answer. You know your body best. Let's see how the thyroid impacts egg health and what you can do to optimize yours (hint it is not all about the medication).

This episode is for you:

You have been told your thyroid is normal but you are experiencing a miscarriage and still unable to conceive.

You are taking thyroid medication because there is thyroid dysfunction and you're not sure what to do next to optimize your chances of pregnancy success.

You have thyroid symptoms but you don't know how to address the thyroid so you can get pregnant naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) How thyroid dysfunction impacts ovulation, menstrual cycle, increases miscarriage and more.

2) Functional reference ranges for optimal thyroid function. Why looking at the TSH is not enough.

3) How to optimize the thyroid (i.e. reduce toxic burden and biochemical stressors)

4) What low iron could mean and how it may be tied to thyroid health.

TIMESTAMPS:

5:04- INTRO TO TODAY'S TOPIC & WHO IS THIS EPISODE FOR

05:45- HAVE YOU BEEN TOLD YOUR THYROID IS NORMAL? WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONAL RANGES?

12:25- SUBCLINICAL ISSUES & WHAT THAT COULD MEAN

13:19- HOW TO OPTIMIZE THYROID HEALTH

14:40- ADDRESSING FOOD SENSITIVITIES FOR THYROID HEALTH

17:00 NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES

18:17- MINIMIZING TOXIC EXPOSURE

19:35- LOW IRON ON BLOOD CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

20:03- THYROID SUPPORT WITH MEDICATION OR SUPPLEMENTATION

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by Fab Fertile Store. Ensure your preconception supplements are free from dyes, filler, and top allergens. Check out our basic recommendations that are essential for preconception health. Visit https://www.fabfertilestore.com/

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertileinc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

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Welcome to day #2 of Mini-Series on how to optimize egg health so you can improve the chances of pregnancy success.

Our Fab Fertile Method includes a personalized approach to fertility and it all starts with optimal nutrition.

While there are many recommendations on which diet improves egg health are those recommendations right for you?

This episode for you if:

You've already changed your diet based on generalized recommendations to improve egg health but it's still not working.

You not sure which diet will help improve your egg health and you're feeling very confused by all the recommendations

You are ready to optimize your diet to improve your chances of pregnancy success.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) How much protein to consume and why protein at every meal helps to improve egg health.

2) Why restricting this macronutrient may adversely impact your egg health and fertility. It is so common we see this all the time. How to get more of this in your diet.

3) We break down why "no carbs" or 'keto" may not be the answer and how to know how many carbohydrates to consume for optimal egg health.

4) How to personalize your diet so you can fast track your pregnancy success. Remember it's about improving both egg and sperm health – so doing this with your partner is key.

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TIMESTAMPS:

4:55- INTRO TO TODAY'S TOPIC & WHO IS THIS EPISODE FOR

05:56- PROTEIN: ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH?

11:34 - THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY FATS

16:05- WHAT ABOUT CARBS? SHOULD WE CONSUME THEM?

22:59- LEAKY GUT INTESTINAL PERMEABILITY

24:33- FINAL THOUGHTS & WHAT TO EXPECT TOMORROW

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by Fab Fertile Store. Ensure your preconception supplements are free from dyes, filler, and top allergens. Check out our basic recommendations that are essential for preconception health. Visit https://www.fabfertilestore.com/

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertileinc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

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Welcome to day #1 of Mini-Series on how to optimize egg health so you can improve the chances of pregnancy success.

Over the next 3 days, I'll be giving you actionable steps that you implement right now to optimize egg health.

There is so much contradictory information about egg health and you may be confused as to what to do next.

You may not even know what affects the quality of your eggs. Or maybe you've already read, "It Starts With The Egg" by Rebecca Fett, but nothing has worked so far.

This episode is for you:

In this episode you'll learn:

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TIMESTAMPS:

4:57- WHO IS THIS EPISODE FOR?

06:04- DIET AND IMMUNE REACTIONS

07:23- HOW BLOOD SUGAR IMPACTS EGG QUALITY

10:05- HOW VITAMIN D IMPACTS EGG DEVELOPMENT

12:23- MEDICATION, BIRTH CONTROL & HOW THIS IMPACTS YOUR EGGS

15:05- THYROID DYSFUNCTION & THE IMPORTANCE OF LOOKING AT THE FULL PANEL

17:07- GUT INFECTIONS AND EGG QUALITY

19:09- THE FACTOR OF CHRONIC STRESS

20:16- TOXINS AND LOOKING AT YOUR ENVIRONMENT

22:21- FINAL THOUGHTS & WHAT TO EXPECT TOMORROW

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by Fab Fertile Store. Ensure your preconception supplements are free from dyes, filler, and top allergens. Check out our basic recommendations that are essential for preconception health. Visit https://www.fabfertilestore.com/

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertileinc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

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Kelly Meehan joins us today as we're digging into how to tap into your spirituality so that you know that your baby is coming.

As you may know, our Fab Fertile Method includes a personalized approach using cutting-edge testing and targeted lifestyle protocols that fast track the chances of pregnancy success. Our team of fertility experts will guide you and your partner to optimize your body, mind, and spirit to help welcome your baby.

We specialize in low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, and premature ovarian insufficiency so that you can get pregnant naturally or have a successful IVF with your own eggs.

Because the conventional approach for these diagnoses is usually IVF or donor eggs.

Many times before couples work with us they have experienced canceled IVF cycles due to low follicle count, failed IVF's due to egg quality, embryo quality, and more.

I know firsthand how difficult it is to hear that you have a very small chance of conceiving naturally or that donor eggs are your only option.

This information from a well-meaning reproductive endocrinologist can embed in your subconscious making it difficult to see a positive outcome.

That's why we include either faith-based coaching or energy healing as part of our Fab Fertile Method. Being able to trust your intuition, deepen your faith, and know that your child is on the way can give you a sense of calm and peace which helps improve hormone balance.

I'm excited to welcome Kelly Meehan to the podcast. Kelly is a healing visionary, published author, birth advocate, and mother to her sons Rain and little Forest. She calls herself a Spirit Baby Medium™, which is a title she created from intuition and love. Kelly shares messages from the spirit of a child before life and the afterlife.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) How to communicate with your spirit baby.

2) How to allow answers to be received through trust, not fear

3) Holding space for loss and grief into our conception journey

4) How to understand, through the wisdom of signs, symbols, sensations, visions, and dreams.

5) What is our psychic sense and why our babies love to communicate through this space

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TIMESTAMPS:

08:06- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE & KELLY MEEHAN'S BIO

08:53- KELLY MEEHAN'S PERSONAL JOURNEY IN THIS WORK

12:11-HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE WITH OUR SPIRIT BABY?

16:30- THE ANATOMY OF THE SACRED REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

19:36- TRUSTING AND MOVING AWAY FROM FEAR

24:17- HOW DO FEEL AND KNOW?

27:05- DEALING WITH PREVIOUS TRAUMA

31:48- LOSS AND GRIEF- HOW CAN HEARING FROM OUR SPIRIT BABIES HELP?

35:08- HOW DO SPIRIT BABIES HELP US HEAL FROM LOSS?

41:20- WHERE DO WE START IF WE ARE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING OUR PSYCHIC GIFTS?

43:20- PSYCHIC SENSE- WHY DO BABIES PREFER TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH THEM?

56:55- KELLY'S FREE MEDITATION DOWNLOAD

57:52- KELLY'S FINAL THOUGHTS

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I'm excited to invite you to a special masterclass - where you'll learn How To Improve Your Chances Of Pregnancy Success If You Have Low AMH/High FSH.

This LIVE masterclass is on Tuesday, June 15TH at 9 pm EST.

Register your spot here.

Here's what you'll learn:

What you need to know about low AMH/high FSH so that you can get pregnant naturally.

How to know which diet will improve low AMH/high FSH so that can stop wasting time and prepare your body for pregnancy success.

Why balancing this "often overlooked" hormone is essential to optimize low AMH/high FSH (why many times you'll be told everything is "normal") and healing opportunities are missed.

Space is very limited for this LIVE interactive masterclass. Get your questions answered by our team of Fertility Experts. Register your spot here.

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertileinc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

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Dr. Sarah Rattray joins us today as we're digging into how to improve our relationship during the fertility journey.

I can't believe I'm about to celebrate 25 years of marriage in June. We met each other at our university bar called the - The Rat (yep it was a hole in the wall). I was wearing one of my super short skirts (cue 90's fashion) plus a coat with a fur collar that he called my beaver pelt (yeah he made me laugh – score a point for him).

I remember how bloodshot his eyes were (nothing like cheap draft beer), what a very large school ring he was wearing on his finger (that's ring has been replaced lol), and how cute he was!

Six years later we were married and then we started trying for kids. My husband is a very calm person – next to my excitable, always needs a plan (i.e. controlling nature). When I received my premature ovarian failure diagnosis he was right there by my side.

The only time I got angry with him was when I wanted to get a dog and he didn't want one – (I'm not a big crier – but I broke down telling him I needed this dog – because we couldn't have kids right now). Our dog Sadie came along 18 months before our daughter, Ava, and then our son Will was born 3 years later.

We've been through a lot together and no marriage is perfect – but we continue to work on ourselves and communicate with each other. And after all these years I still laugh at his jokes, he tolerates my crazy ideas and when our dog Sadie passed away – I wanted to get another dog – 4 years later he finally relented and little Rosie joined our family – and since my husband has been working at home – this dog is his constant companion and barely notices me!

The fertility journey can either make your relationship stronger or it can tear you apart.

As you may know, our Fab Fertile Method always includes your partner unless you are choosing to conceive by yourself, and then we can also support you.

What if you find yourself nagging or criticizing your partner?

What if you feel defensive or you find yourself fighting.

How do we reconnect with our partners during the fertility journey?

I'm excited to welcome Dr. Sarah Rattray, leading Couples Psychologist for over 30 years, who is the founder and CEO of the Couples Communication Institute, which is dedicated to helping couples achieve lasting closeness and intimacy through effective communication.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) How to stop nagging and criticizing.

2) What to do when you feel contempt or not valuing your partner's feelings or opinions.

3) How do we stop being defensive and take responsibility and apologies for our actions.

4) How to reconnect with our partner and start conversations about our dreams/goals for the future.

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TIMESTAMPS:

06:28- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND DR. SARAH RATTRAY'S BIO

07:02- DR. SARAH RATTRAY'S JOURNEY AND INTEREST IN THIS WORK

"Couple actualization"

09:00- GOTTMAN THERAPY

What makes the difference between the "masters" and the "disasters" of relationships?

10:54- INTRO TO THE GOTTMAN MODEL

"The four horsemen to the apocalypse"

Through struggles some people grow closer some grow apart- how come?

"When something doesn't sit well with you, you have to tell your partner."

"You need to share your feelings with your partner"

12:28- CRITICISM AND ITS ANTIDOTE

The difference between a complaint and criticism

The importance of being objective and not blaming

The cornerstone of a strong relationship: Thinking of what you appreciate

Leading with criticism - a "harsh start-up"

17:34- TWO KINDS OF AWARENESS (AND WHY THIS MATTERS)

18:53- DEFENSIVENESS AND ITS ANTIDOTE

Defensiveness usually follows criticism

Being in a "state of defensiveness"

Taking responsibility for what you do

"Taking responsibility takes inner strength"

23:15- CONTEMPT AND ITS ANTIDOTE

The danger of contempt in a relationship

An example of contempt in an everyday situation

A "one-up" to a "one down" situation

How to know if you are doing things contemptuously

The difference between "sharing your knowledge" and using contempt

"A culture of appreciation."

Understanding that often the behavior is driven by our values

How to find what you appreciate about your partner

33:48- STONEWALLING AND ITS ANTIDOTE

36:20- HOW TO STOP FIGHTING WITH YOUR PARTNER

38:05- RECONNECTING WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A STRUGGLE

Having a conversation with your partner about connecting

We connect by "bringing it up"

41:16- WHAT IF ONE PARTNER DOESN'T WANT TO TALK?

Openly addressing objection and avoidance

43:28- SHARING LIFE DREAMS WITH EACH OTHER (WHEN YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A STRUGGLE)

When you want to connect with your partner make space for one person to speak and the other person to focus on listening to understand

Why and how to truly listen to your partner

Let your partner know your goal in your conversation

What if a conversation about having fun is triggering?

51:45- DETAILS ABOUT FREE COMMUNICATION QUIZ

53:00- FINAL THOUGHTS FROM DR. RATTRAY

"If you need support, reach out."

"Don't struggle if you don't have the skills to connect."

"Reaching out is an investment in your relationship."

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I'm excited to invite you to a special masterclass - where you'll learn How To Improve Your Chances Of Pregnancy Success If You Have Low AMH/High FSH.

This LIVE masterclass is on Tuesday, June 15TH at 9 pm EST.

Register your spot here.

Here's what you'll learn:

What you need to know about low AMH/high FSH so that you can get pregnant naturally.

How to know which diet will improve low AMH/high FSH so that can stop wasting time and prepare your body for pregnancy success.

Why balancing this "often overlooked" hormone is essential to optimize low AMH/high FSH (why many times you'll be told everything is "normal") and healing opportunities are missed.

Space is very limited for this LIVE interactive masterclass. Get your questions answered by our team of Fertility Experts. Register your spot here.

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by Fab Fertile Store. Ensure your preconception supplements are free from dyes, filler, and top allergens. Check out our basic recommendations that are essential for preconception health. Visit https://www.fabfertilestore.com/

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertileinc/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

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Related Episodes:

Functional Medicine 101

https://www.fabfertile.com/blog/functional-medicine-101-and-your-fertility/

How to Optimize Your Fertility by Including Your Partner

https://www.fabfertile.com/blog/how-to-optimize-your-fertility-by-including-your-partner/

It's Time For A Second Opinion..What Are You Missing?

https://fabfertile.com/blog/its-time-for-a-2nd-opinion-what-are-you-missing/

Dr. Deb Matthew joins us today as we're digging into how to address missed healing opportunities for male factor infertility.

Most of the time it's women that find me – either by listening to my Get Pregnant Naturally podcast (we recently celebrated over 400,000 downloads), my blog, YouTube channel, or social media.

As you know our proven Fab Fertile Method includes your partner so you can improve your chances of pregnancy success.

We've reviewed countless tests for men and there are ALWAYS areas to improve even if the semen analysis is fine or especially when it is not.

But it may be confusing to know where to start. As you know we are all about action – but it has to be the right type of action that fast tracks getting pregnant naturally – otherwise it just wastes time and money.

Excited to welcome Dr. Deb Matthew MD, The Happy Hormones Doctor, is a best-selling author, international speaker, educator, wife, and mom of four boys.

In this episode you'll learn:

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TIMESTAMPS:

07:13- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND DR. DEB MATTHEW'S BIO

07:55- DR. DEB MATTHEW'S PERSONAL STORY AND BACKGROUND

11:40- WHAT IS CAUSING LOW SPERM COUNTS?

15:30- DIGGING IN DEEPER TO EMF'S & WHAT WE CAN DO

16:30- CORTISOL LEVELS & HOW IT AFFECTS SPERM

19:15- INSULIN AND HOW IT AFFECTS SPERM

20:40- FUNCTIONAL LEVELS OF INSULIN

21:30- HOW THYROID HEALTH AFFECTS SPERM

23:10- ISSUES OF LOOKING AT TSH AND NOT LOOKING AT THE FULL PANEL

25:18- TESTOSTERONE: WHAT'S NORMAL? WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

28:50- STEPS YOU CAN TAKE FOR LOW TESTOSTERONE

31:10- TRIGLYCERIDES AND CHOLESTEROL

34:19- BODY FAT, POOR SLEEP, AND TESTOSTERONE

35:53- FEMALE SYMPTOMS THAT THEY HAVE EXCESS ESTROGEN

36:42- GUTT INFECTIONS AND SPERM HEALTH

38:50- HOW DO WE GET RID OF H.PYLORI?

39:39- NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY AND SPERM HEALTH

42:35- LEVELS OF ZINC AND COPPER

43:45- WHAT CAUSES ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND LOW LIBIDO?

47:29- DIET AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES

51:54- RED LIGHT THERAPY AND TESTOSTERONE

52:37- DR. DEB MATTHEW'S RECOMMENDATIONS

53:10- DR. DEB MATTHEW'S FREE CHAPTER IN HER BOOK

53:50- DR. DEB MATTHEW'S FINAL THOUGHTS

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertile/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

Related Episodes:

Functional Medicine 101 - https://www.fabfertile.com/blog/functional-medicine-101-and-your-fertility/

Dr. Tracy Gapin joins us today as we're digging into how to optimize male fertility so that you can get pregnant naturally.

For many men setting up a consult with a doctor or a urologist is the hardest part of the fertility process.

I've spoken with so many couples that are struggling with infertility and many tell me that the male partner has not even been examined or received a semen analysis – while the female partner has undergone extensive testing.

This is not to blame the man. Similar to how women may feel that femininity is wrapped up in motherhood. Men may feel emasculated and experience guilt, shame, and low self-worth when they are on the fertility journey.

As you learned last week sperm counts have dropped by more than 50% over the past 40 years.

It is essential that the male partner fully participates in the process as you prepare for pregnancy success.

That's why our proven Fab Fertile Method includes the partner.

As is the case with egg health – it is important not to myopically focus on semen quality – but to look at the healing opportunities in the whole body – because improving overall health positively impacts the health of the sperm.

I'm excited to welcome Dr. Tracy Gapin MD, FACS is a board-certified urologist, world-renowned men's health & performance expert, best-selling author, and professional speaker.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) Common themes with male fertility from a urologist so you don't miss crucial healing opportunities

2) Getting to the bottom of hormonal imbalance and low testosterone and why testosterone therapy is a band-aid approach.

3) How to check for a Varicocele. How effective is a vasectomy reversal? What to do if there is no sperm can this be improved?

4) Addressing gut health, environmental toxins exposure, nutrition, epigenetics, mindset, stress, and more so that semen quality can be restored.

FREE copy of Dr. Gapin's book - Male 2.0 - drtracygapin.com/limitless

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:01- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND DR. TRACY GAPIN'S BIO

06:13- DR. GAPIN'S JOURNEY AND WHY HE DOES THIS WORK

07:54- COMMON THEMES WITH MALE FACTOR INFERTILITY

10:49- TOP TESTS HE RECOMMENDS

14:15- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPERM COUNT, MOTILITY, MORPHOLOGY

15:10- WHY WOULD THERE BE DEBREE IN A SEMEN SAMPLE?

15:40- DNA FRAGMENTATION?

16:20- HORMONAL IMBALANCE AND LOW TESTOSTERONE

18:53- THE M.A.L.E FRAMEWORK

22:33 WHAT ABOUT MEN WHO STRUGGLE WITH MINDFULNESS/MINDSET?

24:20- WHY HE RECOMMENDS WEARABLE TECH: WHY TRACK SLEEP?

30:30- ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS- HOW THEY AFFECT MEN

36:41- WHEN WOULD WE USE TESTOSTERONE- REPLACEMENT THERAPY?

43:30- WHAT ABOUT MEDICATIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS?

44:07- VARICOCELE- HOW OFTEN IS THAT MISSED? WHAT DO WE DO?

46:53- VASECTOMY REVERSAL- HOW EFFECTIVE ARE THEY?

47:53- DR. GAPIN'S RECOMMENDATIONS

48:24- DR. GAPIN'S SUCCESS STORY

49:00- DR. GAPIN'S FREE BOOK OFFER

49:45- FINAL THOUGHTS: PEPTIDES

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by Fab Fertile Store. Ensure your preconception supplements are free from dyes, filler, and top allergens. Check out our basic recommendations that are essential for preconception health. Visit https://www.fabfertilestore.com/

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertile/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

Related Episodes:

Functional Medicine 101 - https://www.fabfertile.com/blog/functional-medicine-101-and-your-fertility/

How To Improve Low Sperm Count, Motility and DNA Fragmentation - https://www.fabfertile.com/blog/how-to-improve-low-sperm-count-motility-and-dna-fragmentation/

Three Reasons Why Your IVF May Have Failed - https://www.fabfertile.com/blog/3-reasons-why-your-ivf-might-have-failed/

Dr. Shanna Swan joins us today as we're digging into why male and female fertility is declining and what you can do to improve your egg/sperm health.

At Fab Fertile HQ we talk about the importance of eliminating exposure to environmental toxins. This is crucial for both male and female fertility. A 2017 study from an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist, Dr. Shanna Swan has found:

Sperm counts have declined by more than 50% over the last 40 years. Current projections point to sperm counts reaching zero by 2045.

We've been using each other and our unborn children as guinea pigs for endocrine-disrupting chemicals and this experiment is taking a toll on our reproductive health and the future of the human race.

This is a call to action and an urgent wake-up call. Learn how to protect yourself and avoid chemical exposure so that you can get pregnant naturally.

I'm excited to welcome Dr. Shanna Swan. She is an award-winning scientist based at Mt. Sinai and one of the world's leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists. Dr. Swan has published more than 200 scientific papers and has been featured in extensive media coverage around the world. She is the author of the book – Count Down - How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race

In this episode you'll learn:

1) What is causing the decline of sperm counts

2) We discuss the 1% effect and the impact on both male and female fertility

3) Impact of environmental toxins on egg and sperm health

4) What we can do to protect our fertility and improve pregnancy success

Spread the word about this episode with the hashtag #countmein

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06:00- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND DR. SHANNA SWAN'S BIO

06:45- DR. SHANNA SWAN'S PERSONAL STORY

14:11- CULTURAL EMPHASIS ON WOMEN'S FERTILITY AND NOT MEN'S

15:17- THE "ONE PERCENT" EFFECT"

17:53- GENDER BLURRING (MALE AND FEMALE LINES)

23:15- HOW ALCOHOL, SMOKING ETC. EFFECTS YOUR EGGS

29:20- DOES TYLENOL HAVE AN EFFECT ON SPERM?

29:46- ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS AND EPIGENETICS

32:38- DHP & VPA

37:12- PROTECTING YOURSELF AND INCREASING CHANCES OF PREGNANCY

38:38- THE DIET'S PIECE IN SEMEN QUALITY

41:07- HOW DUST CAN AFFECT YOUR FERTILITY

42:12 DR. SHANNA SWAN'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THINGS WE CAN DO

46:43- DR. SHANNA SWAN'S SUCCESS STORY

"If you can identify the risk factors and remove them from your life you can improve the situation."

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertile/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

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Justine Altman joins us today as we're digging into how to optimize male fertility.

Although we specialize in complex cases such as low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, and premature ovarian insufficiency, more couples are coming to us with both female and male factor infertility.

The Fab Fertile Method is effective at addressing both male and female fertility conditions.

Even if the male partner tells us his semen analysis is fine – we always include a blood chemistry review and a review of his semen analysis using functional reference ranges (these are or optimal levels – so it flags it earlier before it goes to disease) to ensure no healing opportunities have been missed.

So many women are making all the diet and lifestyle changes and the male partner may be supportive and willing to change – but he may not know what can be done to optimize his fertility.

That is why we coach couples. It is not only about getting the female healthy for pregnancy – the male partner must be included to increase the chances of getting pregnant naturally.

Excited for you to learn about how the Fab Fertile Method can improve male fertility. I'm excited to welcome Justine Altman back to the podcast.

Justine is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception. If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Justine is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She was diagnosed with POCS and struggled with infertility but after taking a functional approach was able to have both her children naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) Functional reference ranges for the semen analysis so we can identify healing opportunities to achieve optimal fertility. We discuss count, motility, morphology, DNA fragmentation and more.

2) Diet/lifestyle and the impact on male fertility

3) Themes we see with male factor fertility

4) Environmental toxins and how to reduce exposure to improve male fertility

5) Supplement recommendations to optimize male fertility (visit www.fabfertilestore.come for specific male fertility supplement recommendations)

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:25- INTRO TO TODAY'STOPIC

06:37- SEMEN ANALYSIS (FUNCTIONAL RANGES)

14:26- DIET CHANGES FOR IMPROVING MALE FACTOR FERTILITY

17:07- THEMES WITH MALE FACTOR INFERTILITY: LOW STOMACH ACID

20:58- THEMES WITH MALE FACTOR INFERTILITY: POOR MINERAL BALANCE

23:22- THEMES WITH MALE FACTOR INFERTILITY: LOW IMMUNE SYSTEMS

25:25- THEMES WITH MALE FACTOR INFERTILITY: BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE

29:50- THEMES WITH MALE FACTOR INFERTILITY: LIPIDS

32:06- THEMES WITH MALE FACTOR INFERTILITY: LOW VITAMIN D

34:24- GETTING THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF WATER

36:00- THEMES WITH MALE FACTOR INFERTILITY: THYROID DYSFUNCTION

37:32- THEMES WITH MALE FACTOR INFERTILITY: LOW PROTEIN INTAKE

38:27- LIFESTYLE RECOMMENDATIONS

43:10- ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

45:07- LAST THOUGHTS ABOUT MALE FACTOR INFERTILITY

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by Fab Fertile Store. Ensure your preconception supplements are free from dyes, filler, and top allergens. Check out our basic recommendations that are essential for preconception health. Visit https://www.fabfertilestore.com/

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertile/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

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Dr. Evan Hirsch joins us today as we're digging into why optimizing energy levels and addressing fatigue is essential when you are on the TTC journey.

Many of us struggle with low energy or fatigue.

And while dips in energy can be normal, feeling constantly tired or low energy may be a sign to dig deeper.

As you may know, we don't focus singularly on the infertility diagnosis…. we look at the whole body.

So why does fatigue or low energy matter when we are trying to conceive?

It could be missed healing opportunities that can help get to the root cause of why you are struggling to get pregnant naturally.

Today I'm excited to welcome Evan H. Hirsch, MD is a World-Renowned Fatigue Expert and is the Founder & CEO of the International Center for Fatigue.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) Why it is important to address energy levels if you are trying to conceive

2) What are the symptoms of fatigue

3) How testosterone levels impact energy and sex drive

4) What are normal energy levels during the menstrual cycle

5) Connection between autoimmune disease and fatigue

6) Chronic infections and the link to fatigue, plus how to address fatigue so that you can get pregnant naturally.

FREE PDF download of the #1 bestselling book, Fix Your Fatigue: The four-step process to resolving chronic fatigue, achieving abundant energy, and reclaiming your life! https://go.fixyourfatigue.org/full-book-pdf-optin

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TIMESTAMPS:

06:02- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND DR. EVAN HIRCH'S BIO

06:41- DR. EVAN HIRCH'S PERSONAL STORY WITH FATIGUE

08:50- WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS ENERGY LEVELS FOR SOMEONE WHO IS TRYING TO CONCEIVE?

10:00- HOW DO WE KNOW IF WE HAVE FATIGUE?

12:34- HOW ARE TESTOSTERONE LEVELS IMPACTED BY ENERGY?

15:35- THE DECLINE IN SPERM COUNT AND TESTOSTERONE LEVELS

18:50- ENERGY LEVELS AROUND MENSTRUAL CYCLES

20:50- THYROID AND FATIGUE AND WHY IT MATTERS

23:09- ADRENALS AND FATIGUE

24:23- CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

31:26- MORE ON CAUSES OF FATIGUE AND WHAT WE CAN DO

33:00- IS THERE A COMMON THEME WITH FATIGUE?

39:29- BIOIDENTICALS- WHAT DOES HE RECOMMEND?

41:25- AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE AND FATIGUE

51:28- DR. EVAN HIRCH'S FREE PDF DOWNLOAD

52:08- FINAL THOUGHTS ON FATIGUE

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

---

Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

---

Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertile/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

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Sarah Phillipe joins We're digging into breast implant illness and why this matters if you are TTC.

At every birthday during my teens when I blew out my candles my wish was always to make my breasts grow. Crazy right…who said big boobs were better?

I had a group of girlfriends where all of us had small boobs. And we often discussed getting implants. None of us did. I learned to love my small breasts – that would never droop/sag or interfere with my intermittent love of jogging.

The American Society Of Plastics Surgeons reports that in 2018 over 313,000 breast implants, 101,000 reconstruction breast surgeries, and 27,000 breast explants (removal of breast implant) were conducted.

And breast implant illness is on the rise and is often misdiagnosed or brushed aside.

I recently listened to a TED talk about a woman who discussed the long list of health conditions she experienced and was told that it couldn't be the breast implants because they were perfectly safe. She was even told to plan for her funeral – she was that sick. And when the breast implants were removed she slowly began to regain her health.

What does this have to do with fertility? We have seen firsthand women being diagnosed with premature ovarian failure, diminished ovarian reserve, low AMH, high FSH, and being told that donor eggs are their only option – when no one asked them about their breast implants.

This episode is a call to action. I literally was shocked by what women have had to endure and how they can be dismissed (that these symptoms are all in their head).

You know your body best.

I'm excited to welcome Sarah Phillipe. She has a passion for restoring health that has taken her along a path from RN, to becoming a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner, True Cellular Detox™ Practitioner, and Breast Implant Illness Expert. She believes the solution to Reversing Breast Implant illness is about more than just the explant and that we all need to take personal responsibility for restoring our health by addressing all of the root causes that contribute to chronic illness

In this episode you'll learn:

1) What is breast implant illness and why does it matter if you are trying to conceive.

2) What are the common health complaints that occur with breast implant illness.

3) Why removing the implants is not always the answer to restoring health/fertility and why addressing the root cause of health issues is essential.

4) How to choose a surgeon who is an explant expert.

5) What steps we need to take after explant to restore our health/fertility.

Neurotoxic Questionnaire - Do You Need To Detox After Explant:https://reversingbreastimplantillness.com/optin

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:04- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND SARAH PHILLIPE'S BIO

06:08- STATS AROUND IMPLANTS AND EXPLANTS

07:53- THE CULTURAL PRESSURE OF BIGGER BREASTS

09:40- SARAH'S PERSONAL STORY WITH IMPLANTS

14:04- COMMON SYMPTOMS WITH BREAST IMPLANT ILLNESS

20:44- THE MATERIAL USED IN BREAST IMPLANTS & HOW THAT EFFECTS YOU

26:50- HORMONES AND IMPLANTS

28:16- WHY IS REMOVAL NOT ALWAYS THE ANSWER TO RESTORING HEALTH?

33:32- WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A SURGEON THAT IS AN EXPORT EXPERT

36:16- DIET AND LIFESTYLE THINGS WE CAN DO BEFORE AND AFTER EXPLANT

39:40- SARAH'S FAVORITE RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

46:24- SARAH'S FINAL THOUGHTS ABOUT BREAST IMPLANT ILLNESS

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Justine Altman joins us today as we're digging into the AIP diet and what you need to know if you are TTC.

We get a lot of questions about the AIP (autoimmune protocol) diet and if it is right for fertility. As you may know, we specialize in complex cases such as low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, and premature ovarian insufficiency.

Most people who come to me are eating a "clean" diet. They've made the generalized recommendations for fertility but it's still not working.

We always suggest that both you and your partner start the elimination diet and then further tweak the diet with food sensitivity testing and then potentially an AIP diet if necessary.

But what if you have an autoimmune disease should you consider the AIP diet? Some studies have found that 1/5 of the time premature ovarian insufficiency is actually tied to autoimmunity.

We break down the exact steps to consider so that you don't waste time on strategies that leave you further away from pregnancy success.

I'm excited to welcome Justine Altman back to the podcast.

Justine is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception. If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Justine is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She was diagnosed with POCS and struggled with infertility but after taking a functional approach was able to have both her children naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) What is the AIP diet and when is it best used for someone with low AMH, high FSH, and/or on the fertility journey.

2) What do the studies say about the AIP diet and autoimmune disease.

3) The difference between paleo and AIP diet.

4) What is the best duration for the AIP diet

5) How to reduce potential overwhelm with the AIP diet.

6) What exactly do we eat and not eat on the AIP diet.

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TIMESTAMPS:

06:50- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND JUSTINE'S BIO

08:40- WHAT IS THE AIP DIET?

09:22- THE AIP DIET: NUTRIENT DENSITY, GUT HEALTH, HORMONES, AND IMMUNE SYSTEM

11:03- HOW WOULD THE AIP DIET HELP GUT HEALTH?

12:28- HORMONE BALANCE AND THE AIP DIET

14:28- IMMUNE SYSTEM AND THE AIP DIET

15:21- STUDIES ON THE AIP DIET

16:28- AIP DIET VERSUS PALEO DIET

21:00- AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE & THE AIP DIET

22:55- WHY GO ON THE AIP DIET IF YOU ARE TRYING TO GET PREGNANT?

25:33- HOW LONG DO WE NEED TO DO THE AIP DIET?

28:48- RESOURCES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AIP DIET

29:57- TIPS ON KEEPING THE AIP DIET SIMPLE

33:21- LIST OF FOODS TO AVOID ON THE AIP DIET

36:29- FINAL THOUGHTS FROM JUSTINE

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Brandy Buskow joins us today as we're digging into why gluten matters if you are TTC.

I get this question all the time, "Should I go gluten-free if I'm trying to conceive".

As you may know, I was diagnosed with premature ovarian insufficiency at 28 and had both my kids with donor eggs. Years later I discovered food sensitivities, gut infections, and chronic stress were the cause of my infertility.

I had no idea that gluten was a problem for my health until years later. Looking back the symptoms were there – bloating, dark circles under my eyes (an indicator of food sensitivity), acne, dizziness, mood swings, keratosis pilaris (also known as chicken skin on the back of my arms – exfoliation didn't help), and of course infertility.

As you may know, we work with complex cases such as low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve, and premature ovarian insufficiency/failure.

We see a theme of non-celiac gluten sensitivity with food sensitivity tests coming back with gluten off the charts.

I'm excited to welcome Brandy Buskow back to the podcast.

Brandy is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception. If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

She is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and Board Certified Functional Wellness Coach and Master EFT Practitioner. She loves supporting women so they can learn how functional medicine addresses the underlying cause of disease or illness.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) Why it is important to go gluten-free when we are TTC.

2) Consuming gluten during pregnancy and the potential risks for the child.

3) Difference between celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity.

4) Connection between autoimmune diseases and gluten i.e. Hashimoto's and Irritable Bowel Disease

5) Best test for gluten sensitivity

6) Supplements to help with gluten exposure – visit fabfertilestore.com - https://www.fabfertilestore.com/

Gluten and Intestinal Permeability - Study - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377866/

Excited that our LIVE Fertility Diet Challenge is launching on April 19th. You'll receive newly designed chef-prepared recipes (perfect for spring and curated to optimize fertility). There will be daily motivation, guidance, and support from the Fab Fertile Team. Join the Fertility Diet Challenge here>>>>http://fertilitydietfreebie.com/

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TIMESTAMPS:

06:04- INTRO TO TODAY'S TOPIC & BRANDY BUSKOW'S BIO

7:05- WHY THIS TOPIC? SARAH'S HISTORY WITH GLUTEN

08:11- WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR A COUPLE TO GO GLUTEN FREE WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO CONCEIVE?

13:25- SHOULD WE HAVE GLUTEN IF WE ARE PREGNANT?

19:27- MORE ON TESTING AND WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

20:40- AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE AND GLUTEN

25:20- HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THE GUT TO HEAL? WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES?

29:05- SOME OF THE PLACES THAT GLUTEN CAN HIDE

34:21- THE THYROID AND GLUTEN

36:26- WHAT CAN WE DO TO MINIMIZE OUR EXPOSURE WHILE EATING OUT?

41:18- THEMES THAT WE SEE WITH OUR FERTILITY CLIENTS

42:45- DIGESTIVE ISSUES & THE LINK TO GLUTEN SENSITIVITY

44:58- FINAL THOUGHTS ON TODAY'S TOPIC

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Justine Altman joins us today as we're digging into how to move from the Standard American/Western Diet to a healthy diet for your fertility.

Let's face it eating a diet that is right for our fertility is confusing.

Whether it's fertility superfoods, generalized recommendations about what to eat or avoid for optimized fertility…we may not know where to start.

However, we all know that eating packaged processed foods is not healthy for anyone – especially if we are trying to conceive.

Changing to a healthy preconception diet is not about deprivation or eating food that tastes like cardboard.

It's about finding the most nutrient-dense foods that actually taste good so that you can prepare for a successful pregnancy.

And it's not a "diet" – it's a lifestyle change that literally is life-changing – our clients tell us so!

You have your WHY, so let's get started.

I'm excited to welcome Justine Altman back to the podcast.

Justine is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception. If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Justine is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She was diagnosed with POCS and struggled with infertility but after taking a functional approach was able to have both her children naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) How to make the change from the standard western diet to the healthy fertility diet/lifestyle

2) How to set your intention so you stay committed. These changes may be simple but they are not easy.

3) How to keep it simple without spending hours in the kitchen cooking.

4) What to look for on labels so you don't eat the wrong foods.

5) What to do about emotional eating. How to deal with excuses or lack of motivation

6) Why it's important to include your partner in the changes

Excited that our LIVE Fertility Diet Challenge is launching on April 19th. You'll receive newly designed chef-prepared recipes (perfect for spring and curated to optimize fertility). There will be daily motivation, guidance, and support from the Fab Fertile Team. Join the Fertility Diet Challenge here>>>>http://fertilitydietfreebie.com/

TIMESTAMPS:

06:45- INTRO TO TODAY'S TOPIC AND JUSTINE'S BIO

07:48- SARAH'S & JUSTINE'S EATING HISTORY AND BACKGROUND WITH FOOD

12:27- WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO START WHEN SHIFTING TO A HEALTHY DIET?

21:04- DOES IT HURT BINGING JUNK FOOD THE DAY BEFORE YOUR HEALTH JOURNEY BEGINS?

23:18- KEEPING IT SIMPLE

25:45- WHEN READING LABELS WHAT SHOULD WE LOOK FOR?

29:43-SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS BY HAVING HEALTHY FOOD AVAILABLE

34:17- EMOTIONAL EATING: WHAT CAN WE DO?

36:29- DRINKING MORE WATER

37:19-THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING THIS WITH YOUR PARTNER

39:03- FINAL THOUGHTS

39:22- DETAILS ABOUT OUR FREE FERTILITY DIET CHALLENGE

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabfertile/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sesacoaching/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fabfertile

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahclarkfertilitycoach/

Dr. Amy Day joins us today as we're digging into how to get pregnant naturally with endometriosis.

Endometriosis affects approximately 175 million women in the world and 1 in 10 women in their reproductive years.

It can take anywhere from 6-10 years to get an endometriosis diagnosis – so many women struggle and are simply told, "that it's just a bad period".

March is endometriosis awareness month.

As you may know, we specialize in complex cases such as low AMH, high FSH, premature ovarian insufficiency, and diminished ovarian reserve. Many women with endometriosis have low AMH and they are told that IVF is their only option.

This conventional medicine approach leaves couples that are trying to conceive frustrated and unsure of their next steps – especially if they have experienced IUI/IVF failures.

What we know from working with clients with endometriosis is that healing opportunities are regularly missed…it's not about focusing on the endo diagnosis it's looking at the WHOLE body.

What if there was a proven method to reduce endometriosis symptoms and get pregnant naturally?

I'm excited to welcome Dr. Amy Day to the podcast. Dr. Day is a hormone expert, an author, and a speaker. She has been at the forefront of the natural women's health movement since 2004 after receiving the 4th ND license in the state of California.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) The conventional approach to endo versus the functional approach.. (i.e. surgery, birth control, and more).

2) The biggest mistakes around diet and endo

3) Why regulating blood sugar can be helpful for endo symptoms

4) How to minimize environmental toxin exposure and why this matters if you have endo.

5) Is endo always estrogen dominance?

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:02- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND DR. AMY DAY'S BIO

05:57- DR'S AMY'S PERSONAL STORY

07:32- LOOKING AT THE CONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO ENDO

10:21- DR. AMY'S THOUGHTS ON BIRTH CONTROL

11:53- THE FIVE KEYS (LOOKING AT A FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO ENDO)

14:30- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE RECOMMENDED SURGERY

20:16- ADDRESSING ENDO WITH DIET

26:54- ENVIRONMENTAL TOXIN'S EFFECT ON ENDO

31:41- SLEEP'S EFFECT ON ENDO

37:02- STRESS' IMPACT ON ENDO AND OUR HORMONES

40:12- ENDO AND ESTROGEN DOMINANCE

42:39- SUPPORT FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT

47:35- DR. DAY'S FAVORITE RESOURCES

51:07- DR. DAY'S FAVORITE SUCCESS STORY & FREE QUIZ

59:09- FINAL THOUGHTS FROM DR. AMY

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Michele Paradise joins us today as we're digging into havening and how this technique can help us on the fertility journey.

As you may know, our goal is to help reduce the physical and mental/emotional stressors on the body so that you can achieve pregnancy success.

And while meditation, yoga, or breathwork may work for some of us what if you haven't found a modality that actually helps you to de-stress and reduce anxiety?

Have you heard of havening? I first heard of the technique about 6 months ago. I then started to see it everywhere. Celebrities such as Justin and Hailey Bieber, the Kardashians, and more were using havening to reduce anxiety and overwhelm.

So how can havening help us on the fertility journey?

I'm excited to welcome Michele Paradise. Michele is an expert in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Clinical Hypnotherapist, and Havening Technique. In 2015 Deepak Chopra invited her to become his personal development coach on his digital wellness platform Jiyo, where she has her own channel The Healing Haven, and has over 30 videos demonstrating Havening for all levels of trauma and anxiety.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) What is havening and how can it helps us on the fertility journey

2) How does the technique help with stress, anxiety, and PTSD

3) What is affirmational havening and how can we use this to visualize a positive pregnancy?

4) Plus you'll experience a havening demonstration that you follow along with so that you can experience a calming state of mind.

Check out Michele Paradise's Youtube channel for havening video's- https://www.youtube.com/user/michpara/videos?view=0&sort=p&flow=grid

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TIMESTAMPS:

06:20- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND MICHELLE PARADISE'S BIO

07:42- WHAT FIRST DREW MICHELLE TO THE PRACTICE OF HAVENING?

10:37- HOW CAN HAVENING HELP IN DIFFICULT TIMES?

14:55- WHAT EXACTLY IS HAVENING?

23:42- DO WE NEED TO HAVE A PRACTITIONER WITH US TO HAVEN?

25:02- THE RESEARCH AND EFFICACY OF HAVENING

25:52- ARE THERE RISKS OF NOT WORKING WITH A PRACTITIONER?

27:00- THE PHILOSOPHY OF HAVENING

28:26- DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TFT AND HAVENING

30:33- HOW IT HELPS WITH STRESS AND ANXIETY

34:40- WHEN WOULD WE USE EVENT HAVENING?

39:00- TRAUMATIC BIRTHS AND PREGNANCY

42:30- HAVENING DEMO

50:50- MICHELLE'S PERSONAL SUCCESS STORY

54:17- HOW MANY SESSIONS SHOULD WE HAVE?

59:30- WHERE WE CAN CONNECT WITH MICHELLE

1:01:38- FINAL THOUGHTS ON HAVENING

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Jodie Cohen joins us today as we're digging into how to utilize essential oils on the fertility journey.

Our goal at Fab Fertile HQ's is to reduce inflammation and stressors on the body, in order to optimize preconception health and pregnancy success.

As you may know, we work with complex cases such as low AMH, high FSH, premature ovarian failure/insufficiency, and/or diminished ovarian reserve.

Our proven Fab Fertile Method addresses food sensitivities, gut infections, thyroid dysregulation, blood sugar imbalance, interrupted sleep, mental/emotional stress, and more so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

And while we may know that worrying, feeling impatient, frustrated, or stuck in comparison does not serve us – it's easier said than done to simply turn off our stressors.

You've probably tried a lot of things to reduce your mental-emotional stress, however, usually, it's a number of small changes that help shift the needle so that the body can know it's safe for a successful pregnancy.

I'm excited to welcome Jodie Cohen to the podcast. Jodi is a bestselling author, award-winning journalist, functional practitioner, and founder of Vibrant Blue Oils, where she has combined her training in nutritional therapy and aromatherapy to create unique proprietary blends of organic and wild-crafted essential oils. She has helped over 50,000 clients heal from brain-related challenges, including anxiety, insomnia, and autoimmunity.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) How essential oils activate the parasympathetic nervous system.

2) What is the vagus nerve and why it is so important to activate it so that we can reduce stress.

3) How to optimize sleep; address insomnia with simple steps you can implement today.

4) How essential oils help with anxiety, depression, and mood imbalance so that we can increase our resilience.

5) We discuss top essential oil blends and what to look for in an essential oil.

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:07- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND JODIE COHEN'S BIO

06:19- JODIE'S PERSONAL STORY

12:45- REDUCING INFLAMMATION WITH OILS

19:53- USING ESSENTIAL OILS TO HELP WITH ANXIETY AND INSOMNIA

23:21- MOOD ISSUES AND ESSENTIAL OILS

25:47- INFLAMMATION AND ESSENTIAL OILS

27:53- WHAT ABOUT DEPRESSION?

30:33- AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES AND OILS

34:39- OILS FOR BALANCING HORMONES

37:34- JODIE'S TOP BLENDS FOR FERTILITY

38:46- HOW DO WE INCORPORATE ALL OF THESE BLENDS?

40:52- WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN OILS

42:10- JODIE'S FAVORITE RESOURCES

43:16- SUCCESS STORY

44:30- JODIE'S FINAL THOUGHTS

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Afton Vechery joins us today as we're digging taking a proactive approach to your fertility early in the journey.

In my teens, my periods were so heavy and I would bleed through the pads (it was especially mortifying during high school as I was always worried people could see the huge pad or that I was leaking!).

And then in my early 20's, my periods disappeared altogether and I was placed on hormonal birth control and then diagnosed with premature ovarian insufficiency/failure at 28.

My body was desperately trying to tell me something and the first line of defense was not to discover WHY my periods were heavy and then disappearing – but to give me the pill.

The reason I share my story is so that other women do not have to struggle like I did – thinking that the only option is IVF and/or donor eggs.

If we intervene early and take a proactive approach with our fertility we can reverse the symptoms and get pregnant naturally. I've seen it over and over again. The body wants to heal.

I'm excited to welcome Afton Vechery to the podcast. Her company, Modern Fertility, offers an at-home hormone test—the same one given in fertility clinics, but for a fraction of the price so that we can proactively take charge of our own health and fertility.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) How the conversation around women's health is changing and why fertility such a hot topic (especially for young women).

2) The conventional parameters around fertility testing and why this approach is outdated (i.e. TTC are told to wait 1 year or 6 months over 35). How to be your own advocate.

3) Which questions we should be asking our OB/Gyn so that we don't waste time.

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:58- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND AFTON'S BIO

07:03- AFTON'S PERSONAL STORY

10:00- THE TRENDS WITH WOMEN'S HORMONES AND FERTILITY

11:57- THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND NORMALIZING WOMEN'S HEALTH

14:00- ISSUES WITH YOUR PERIOD AND THE PILL

18:33- RESEARCH ON THE MODERN STATE OF FERTILITY

20:46 PREMATURE OVARIAN DEFICIENCY

23:31- HOW DO WE TAKE A PROACTIVE APPROACH WITH OUR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH?

25:08- WHAT TESTING AFTON'S COMPANY PROVIDES

29:06- RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

30:17- SUCCESS STORY

31:25- WHERE YOU CAN CONNECT WITH AFTON

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Welcome to day#3 of our Mini-Series on the impact of stress on fertility.

If someone told me that my premature ovarian failure/insufficiency diagnosis was related to food sensitivities, gut infections, thyroid imbalance, blood sugar imbalance, and chronic stress…I probably would have been shocked.

When I was diagnosed with POF/POI almost 20 years ago – no one was talking about this.

My only hope for children was donor eggs. The doctors told me so.

And unfortunately, this is still the same standard advice 20 years later.

That is why I have devoted my time to work with complex cases such as low AMH, high FSH, POI/POF, and DOR.

Because although you may have been told that donor eggs are your only option unless the biochemical stressors are addressed – major healing opportunities are routinely are missed.

There is a reason WHY it's not working and when we address the root cause we can get pregnant naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) How biochemical stressors impact our fertility and how to address the imbalances so that we can get pregnant naturally

2) Why focusing on your diagnosis can set you back and how to fast track your success

3) Which diet and lifestyle factors can help improve your chances of pregnancy success

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:08- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND JUSTINE'S BIO

06:17- FOOD SENSITIVITIES AND GUT INFECTIONS

10:52- BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE

12:03- THYROID IMBALANCE & LINK TO STRESS

13:18- ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS

15:41- HORMONAL IMBALANCE

17:24- LEAKY GUT, WHAT CAUSES IT?

18:57- IMMUNE SYSTEM

20:49- THE IMPACT OF STRESS

21:31- REDUCING INFLAMMATION AND DIET CHANGES

22:36- LOOKING AT YOUR LIFESTYLE AND SUPPLEMENTS

23:58- FINAL THOUGHTS FROM JUSTINE

24:45 WHAT THE FABFERTILE METHOD INCLUDES

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Welcome to day#2 of our Mini-Series on the impact of stress on fertility.

I know when I was on the fertility journey I wouldn't have said I was stressed.

I now know that I experienced chronic stress for years.

I always felt tense and anxious (I had TMJ and at one point couldn't even open my mouth to eat).

I was very controlling and felt the need to plan everything.

I was super impatient and put a lot of pressure on myself to keep going (I didn't even take time to grieve when I received my POF diagnosis) I kept focused on my plan to get pregnant.

I didn't tune into what my body was desperately trying to tell me.

I felt stuck in my job because what I really wanted was to get pregnant and stay home with my baby…and nothing seemed to be working. I felt frustrated and powerless.

I was so guarded. Because I felt if I was vulnerable I wouldn't be able to cope with the anger and sadness.

This is all hindsight of course. It is hard to see your own issues when you are stuck in the middle of a struggle. It's taken years of work and self-discovery to ultimately be less hard on myself and give myself some grace.

When we cultivate self-awareness we can let our walls down and the healing can begin.

Chronic stress can wreak havoc on our health and reproductive system. It can seem overwhelming but with targeted steps, we can address chronic stress so that you can prepare for a successful pregnancy.

What you will learn:

1) How chronic stress impacts all systems of the body including reproductive health (and what you can do to minimize your risk)

2) Why addressing situational stress with infertility and also how to address mood imbalances that you have experienced for years (ie. ADHD, brain fog, anxiety, depression) and why this matters for fertility

3) How to address chronic stress with simple techniques you can implement today so that

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:10- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND JUSTINE'S BIO

06:32- SARAH & JUSTINE'S PERSONAL STORIES OF DISCOVERING THE IMPACT OF STRESS

10:43- WHAT HAPPENS WHEN OUR BODY EXPERIENCES STRESS?

14:48- DIFFERENT FORMS OF STRESS

19:32- STRESSORS CAN BE REAL OR PERCEIVED

21:15- VARIOUS WAYS TO ADDRESS STRESS

24:49- WHAT THE FABFERTILE METHOD INCLUDES

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Welcome to day#1 of our Mini-Series on the impact of stress on fertility. Over the next 3 days, I'll be giving you actionable steps that you can implement right now to reduce the top stressors so that you can optimize your body for pregnancy success.

We all know that mental-emotional stress can impact our health, but what impact does it have on our fertility?

I'm sure someone has probably told you "just relax… you'll get pregnant". And while this advice may be well-meaning – it is completely unhelpful and places blame on you. Because after all if you could relax and get pregnant you would have done it already!

It may seem unfair that other people don't have to change their diet, down a million supplements, and never meditate and get pregnant with ease…while you're stuck doing "all things" and it's not working.

And this could keep you stuck in comparison. I know we've all been there and it can be a slippery slope that is disempowering and can lead to hopelessness.

I wanted to give you some steps to help so that you can address mental-emotional stress and prepare your body to get pregnant naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) Does stress actually cause infertility - we break down the common myths

2) Why telling someone to relax or blaming yourself for stress is not helpful

3) How to address mental-emotional stress so that you can have pregnancy success

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:13- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND JUSTINE'S BIO

06:20- QUESTIONING THE IMPACT Of STRESS ON FERTILITY

13:55- IS THERE RESEARCH ADDRESSING STRESS AND FERTILITY?

17:26- THEMES WE SEE IN STRESS

23:54- HOW TO REDUCE STRESS

26:11- FINAL THOUGHTS FROM JUSTINE

27:13- WHAT THE FABFERTILE METHOD INCLUDES

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Today we're digging into the top questions to ask before you hire a local practitioner.

If you are anything like me when I found functional medicine, I couldn't believe that no one had told me about it.

I was so excited that I literally wanted to tell everyone…but I first started working on myself and then I created a ripple effect of optimal health through my immediate family, friends, and ultimately the fertility community.

If you are following me, reading my emails, listening to my podcast you know how life-changing the functional approach can be for someone who is on the fertility journey.

And you may be ready to start on your functional health journey to discover the missed healing opportunities so that you can get pregnant naturally.

You may be thinking that a local functional practitioner could be a good fit for you.

Before you sign up with a local practitioner I want to give you some questions to consider to ensure the practitioner has what you need to fast track your chances of pregnancy success so that you don't waste time and money.

Because we've seen many couples invest in a local practitioner and not get the results they were promised.

This episode is for you:

You love the functional approach and are ready to get started

You don't know which questions to ask your local practitioner to see if they will be a good fit

In this episode you'll learn:

1) Our top questions to ask your local practitioner before you commit to a program.

2) The biggest mistakes we see when working with a local practitioner and how to avoid wasting time and money.

3) How to fast-track your success so that you can either get pregnant naturally or increase your chances of success at the fertility clinic with your own eggs/sperm.

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:58- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE

08:04- OUTDATED TESTING

13:03- DO THEY OFFER COACHING SUPPORT?

16:19- DOES THE PRACTITIONER HAVE AN OPEN DOOR POLICY?

18:28- IS THE PRACTITIONER A FERTILITY EXPERT?

22:26- SUMMARY AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT YOU

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Jennifer Robertson joins us today as we're digging into lessons learned from the fertility journey.

If someone told me there were valuable life lessons I would learn from the fertility journey – when I was right in the middle of the struggle – I probably would have told them where to go.

And it may be easy to share these lessons when we're on the other side of the journey but we share them because maybe you can see some of yourself in our story.

What I know for sure is this journey will force us to look at the hard stuff like impatience, our controlling nature, our need to plan it all out, the frustration when it doesn't go the way we imagined, and heartbreak month after month. Most women tell me one of the most painful parts of the TTC journey is the overwhelming feeling that we're behind as everyone else moves forward with their lives.

We can let this journey consume us or we can begin to reframe it so we can visualize a positive outcome.

If you can see your patterns that are the first step towards changing the story (after all you are not the voice in your head).

So how do we move forward on our own terms so that we can feel empowered and hopeful as we prepare for pregnancy success?

Jennifer Robertson joins us today! Jennifer is a fertility coach and has helped women all over the world transform their mindset and take back control of their life in the midst of infertility.

She is the author of The Injustice of Infertility, a true account of her own seven-year fertility journey.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) The biggest lessons learned from the journey so that you don't waste time doing the wrong things that don't get you closer to pregnancy success.

2) Why this journey is so hard and all-consuming and how to realize you are NOT your fertility journey.

3) What do if you have a picture in your head of how you would conceive your baby and now it is completely different?

4) What happens when we don't grieve and why confronting our fears and hard emotions allow us to take back control.

5) Steps to move forward so that we can approach this journey on our own terms.

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Download a free chapter of - The Injustice Of Infertility - https://www.jenniferrobertson.co/pl/232854

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TIMESTAMPS:

05:01- INTRO TO TODAY'S EPISODE AND JENNIFER ROBERTSON'S BIO

05:55- JENNIFER'S FERTILITY STORY

09:44- INTRO TO LESSONS LEARNED IN THE FERTILITY JOURNEY

10:45- THE GRIEF AND TRAUMA OF INFERTILITY

14:28- THE ROLE OF PERSONALITY AND BEING "TYPE-A"

21:48- LEARNING TO ASK FOR HELP

29:46- STRESS MANIFESTING AS OVERPLANNING/CONTROL

33:44- STRUGGLING WITH COMPARISON

37:17- WHAT HAPPENS IF WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH OUR GRIEF

48:10- FAVORITE RESOURCES

51:04- SUCCESS STORY

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Justine Altman joins us today as we're digging into themes we see with low AMH/high FSH.

Typically the conventional approach offers very few solutions for these diagnoses as IVF is often not an option and donor eggs are a standard recommendation.

What we know after working with couples with low AMH/high FSH is that healing opportunities are regularly missed.

When we look at the whole body we can begin to bring the body back into balance so that we can optimize preconception health.

I know firsthand how hard it is to go through infertility. I was diagnosed with POF/POI at 28 and had both my kids with donor eggs.

Years later I discovered the root cause of my infertility was food sensitivities, gut infections, and chronic stress.

Let's discuss the common themes we see with low AMH/high FSH so that you can learn how to prepare for pregnancy success.

This episode is for you:

-You have low AMH, high FSH, POF/POI, or DOR

-You want to learn how to fast track your chances of natural pregnancy success before you consider donor eggs

-You are ready to dig deeper so that you can address missed healing opportunities

I'm excited to welcome Justine Altman back to the podcast.

Justine is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception.

If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Justine is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She was diagnosed with POCS and struggled with infertility but after taking a functional approach was able to have both her children naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) The connection between food sensitivities and low AMH/high FSH and what you may be getting wrong. Hint – this is for you even if you are already eating a clean diet.

2) You may have been told that your TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) is normal but what about the other thyroid markers? We regularly see thyroid dysfunction with a diagnosis of low AMH/high FSH.

3) Do you feel hangry, have poor sleep, or experience sugar cravings? Ensuring your blood sugar is balanced is KEY. Especially if you have irregular or absent cycles, irregular ovulation, or anovulation.

4) If you are experiencing mood issues such as irritability, ADHD, ADD, anxiety, depression and low AMH/high FSH digging into balancing neurotransmitters and addressing healing opportunities allows your body to prepare for pregnancy.

5) Do you feel burnt out, overwhelmed or exhausted? Not addressing mental emotions stress can impact cortisol levels which in turn impact sex hormones. Addressing mental-emotional stress is KEY for pregnancy success.

6) If your body is under attack by a gut infection such as a parasite, worm, bacterial/fungal overgrowth it wants to survive not procreate. We see gut infections ALL the time with low AMH/high FSH.

7) Minerals are the spark plugs of the body – but are yours in balance? There could be malabsorption (especially if you were on long term hormonal birth control) and/or heavy metal exposure, which directly impacts hormones.

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Nancy Weiss joins us today as we're digging into how to tap into your spirituality so that you know that your baby is coming.

Many times when we're in the middle of a struggle we can't even see a way out.

However, every struggle has a beginning, middle, and end. And while you may be stuck in the messy middle you do have a choice about how you navigate the fertility journey.

That why I designed the Fab Fertile Method to improve your mind, body, and spirit for increased chances of pregnancy success.

Because we can address the food sensitivities, eliminate gut infections, balance blood sugar, optimize thyroid health, but if you are stuck in comparison, feel overwhelmed, and have given up hope – working on your mindset and visualizing a positive outcome is equally as important as balancing your biochemistry so that you see a positive pregnancy.

Today we are getting woo woo (and yes I love the woo!). I'm excited to welcome Nancy Weiss back to the podcast. Nancy is a Fertility Coach and Reiki Master who supports women by guiding them to awaken their spiritual energy to give life to the baby of their dreams.

She teaches powerful energy and manifestation techniques, chakra balancing and blends it all with energy healing and spirit baby communication for profound transformation.

Nancy is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She offers distance reiki/intuitive/clairvoyant readings in our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception.

If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) Why it's important to tap into your spirituality when you are TTC. How to connect to the universe/high power/God so that you can visualize positive pregnancy success.

2) How to access our intuition to help with uncertainty, decision making so that we can reduce stress and worry.

3) What to expect during an intuitive reading/distance reiki session.

4) What are spirit babies and how we can learn to trust and look for the signs on the fertility journey.

5) Tips to deepen our spiritual practice so that we can access a profound sense of peace.

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Devon Baeza joins us today as we're digging self-sabotage and why this matters for fertility.

By January 19th most of us have already given up our New Years' resolution. I know…my chip habit is back (gluten-free and organic but still…lol).

And even if you are still pushing through you may be dealing with self-sabotage.

We set the goal to eat better, get more sleep, exercise more, and work on our stress, and then life gets in the way…. and next thing we know we're yelling at our partner, eating the processed foods, and up at 3 am scouring the internet looking for answers.

And it all just feels exhausting.

This quote by Jim Rohn sums it up "your life does not get better by chance, but by change".

That's why our Fab Fertile Method includes a Functional Nutrition Practitioner (who develops a customized protocol) and a Fertility Coach (that helps you to implement the changes) so that you can fast track your chances of a successful pregnancy.

What can you do to recognize and eliminate self-sabotage so that you can prepare for pregnancy success without wasting time?

I'm excited to welcome Devon Baeza back to the podcast. Devon is the Fertility Finance Coach. She combines her degree in finance, years of fertility treatments, and master life coach training to help women make, save, and manifest money to fund their future family FAST.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) How to recognize self-sabotage and how to prevent it.

2) How do limiting beliefs impact us when we are trying to reach a goal and why does this matter if you are TTC.

3) What to do when our self worth has been attached to achievements. Type A's this is for you!

4) What are some steps we can take right now – to get out of our own way so that we can see a shift as we prepare for pregnancy success.

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Justine Altman joins us today as we're digging into the basic supplements you need to know about if you are TTC.

There is a lot of information about which supplements are right for fertility.

And like most women that I speak with you are probably taking A LOT of supplements.

But are these supplements optimizing or harming your fertility?

And taking supplements for years and not really knowing WHY or if they are helpful...doesn't make sense either!

As you may know, we take a functional approach to fertility and while supplements are included in our customized protocols (which are based on testing) - they are only a part of the equation.

Because there is no magic pill you can take that will out supplement the basics - such as diet, sleep, movement, and stress.

That's why we wanted to talk about the BASIC supplements that we DO recommend for both men and women so that you don't waste time and money taking the wrong ones.

Today I'm welcoming Justine Altman back to the podcast.

Justine is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception.

If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Justine is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She was diagnosed with POCS and struggled with infertility but after taking a functional approach was able to have both her children naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) How to watch out for dyes, fillers, and top allergens in your supplements

2) Our take on generalized fertility supplement recommendations (are they worth your money?) i.e. chastetree, maca, royal jelly, bee pollen, zinc, iron

3) Our basic (these are the supplements you need to be taking if you are TTC) supplement recommendations (your partner is included too!)

4) Our approach with supplements and why they are only part of the equation. We discuss the importance of diet, sleep, exercise, and stress so that you can prepare your body in the best way for pregnancy success.

Sponsored by Fab Fertile Store. Ensure your preconception supplements are free from dyes, filler, and top allergens. Check out our basic recommendations that are essential for preconception health. Visit https://www.fabfertilestore.com/

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Justine Altman joins us today as we're digging into why addressing constipation matters if you are TTC.

I remember going away on a girl's weekend (remember those!?!) and somehow we got around to the topic of poop!

Well, it turns out half of the girls on the trip weren't pooping regularly…as in they were going every couple of days or some even going only once per week!

Now I've always been regular (I know TMI) but it turns out we all need to poop an average of 1-3 times/day. I know it sounds like a lot!

But when we don't move our bowels regularly – toxins recirculate in our body and that is not helpful for our fertility.

If you are constipated or even if you suffer from gas, bloating, digestive upset, and more let's figure out how we can alleviate your symptoms so that you can get pregnant naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) The connection between estrogen and constipation and what this means for your fertility (this is for you if you have PMS, hot flashes, headaches, and more).

2) The idea of bowel frequency and what our poop is telling us about our health. (Hint don't be afraid to look at your poop).

3) The connection between constipation and thyroid problems. Plus how chronic stress impacts constipation.

4) Strategies to improve constipation plus foods to avoid and add to your diet.

5) Supplement recommendations to help alleviate symptoms so that you can prepare your body for pregnancy.

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Today we're digging into what you need to do so that you don't waste time when you are TTC.

Happy New Year!

We all know the saying new year - new you. And if you're reading this right now you're probably thinking, 2021 is the year that you'll finally get pregnant and have your baby.

So you start with diet changes, dust off your yoga mat, and commit to meditation. You're on a roll for the first couple of weeks and then LIFE gets in the way and in comes self-sabotage.

And you give up. It's not your fault. The average person gives up their new year's resolution by January 19th.

I know you're thinking "I'm a type-A, action taker and a doer by nature" - I'll push through".

But what if you're doing things that actually set you back - instead of optimizing your fertility?

I want to make sure that you don't waste time in 2021 doing the wrong things that don't get you closer to your goal of having your baby.

This episode is for you if:

1) You want to prepare your body for a baby in 2021

2) You've researched and done everything possible for your diagnosis - but it is not working

3) You're not sure what you should do next - you want a plan

On this episode you'll learn:

1) My top 3 biggest time wasters I see with couples who are trying to conceive and what you can do to fast track your pregnancy success

2) Why New Years resolutions usually fail and how to set an intention that you actually stick to so that you can prepare for your baby.

3) How to get out of your own way so you don't waste time self-diagnosing, self-prescribing, and following recommendations that may be setting you back.

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Visit BLUBlox website at: http://bit.ly/BLUBlox

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Monika Friedman joins us today as we're digging into what a Type A wishes she knew when she was TTC.

There was a time that I couldn't imagine doing anything without a plan.

What I know today is that my planning was a way to have some form of control over an uncertain situation. When I was TTC, I had a plan A, B, C, D – if it didn't work I planned to quit my job and travel around the world with my husband.

And while planning has served me well – I'm a get it done kind of person – it has also caused me a lot of frustration, increased my impatience, and left me feeling exhausted (and somehow always behind).

If you're anything like me (and most of my clients are Type A) the uncertainty of the TTC journey may be driving you crazy.

You've probably tried everything, put on your research hat (yep Dr. Google can be a slippery slope), and are feeling more overwhelmed than ever.

What if there was a way to move forward and take ACTION, but on your own terms and with a sense of peace, calm, and knowing that the soul of your baby was waiting for you.

How would you approach the journey to have your baby differently?

I'm excited to welcome Monika Friedman to the podcast. Monika is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is one of our Fertility Coaches and an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception.

If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Monika is a Fertility Coach helping professional women increase their chances of getting pregnant with less anxiety and more joy along the way. She is a 4-time IVF warrior, a yoga teacher, and a working mom with an MBA and 15 years of corporate experience under her belt.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) How being a Type A has served you and where it has left you feeling impatient, frustrated, and overwhelmed – especially as navigate the fertility journey.

2) We discuss Monika's personal breakthrough and how she learned to let go of the impatience and control so that she could approach this journey on her own terms.

3) Tips for a Type A to slow down.

4) How to set boundaries at work – especially if you feel overworked or are in a demanding stressful job

5) Why takes a few steps back actually allows you to take a giant leap forward so that you can prepare for a successful pregnancy.

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Visit BLUBlox website at: http://bit.ly/BLUBlox

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Today we're digging into what you need to know before you decide on IVF.

I know firsthand what it's like to be told that IVF is your only option to have children. In my case it was being diagnosed with POI/POF at 28 and told that I could only have children with donor eggs.

I know that IVF can feel like your next logical step.

You probably feel like you've already tried everything. I know that when I dreamed of having my family – it certainly wasn't with IVF.

And although IVF can be successful – with an average 30% success rate – what about the couple that has 1,2,3,4 or more failed cycles – I see this quite regularly and it is heartbreaking and financially devastating.

We typically work with couples that have had at least 1 failed IVF cycle.

So if before you commit emotionally and financially to another IVF cycle I want you to know the exact steps you can take to improve your chances of pregnancy success.

This episode is for you:

1) You feel like another IVF may be your next step but you really want to get pregnant naturally

2) You've already had at least 1 failed IVF cycle.

3) You don't know how to optimize your chances of getting pregnant naturally

4)You've been told that IVF is your only option to have your baby.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) Why focusing solely on your infertility diagnosis keeps you stuck and how to address missed healing opportunities that may decrease your chances of a successful IVF.

2) I discuss long term birth control use, undetected autoimmunity, thyroid dysfunction, blood sugar imbalance, poor sleep and more so that you can begin to pinpoint areas that need to be addressed prior to IVF – to optimize your chances of a successful pregnancy.

3) How to get honest about your mental emotional stressors (i.e. setting boundaries, releasing perfectionism and unrealistic standards) so that you can move out of fight or flight and allow your hormones to balance naturally.

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TIMESTAMPS: 06:08- INTRO TO TODAY'S TOPIC AND WHO IT'S FOR 07:15- WHY YOU SHOULD STOP FOCUSING ON YOUR DIAGNOSIS

12:28- EFFECTS OF LONG TERM BIRTH CONTROL

13:43- UNDIAGNOSED AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

15:40-ADDRESSING FOOD SENSITIVITIES

18:39- ADDRESSING GUT INFECTIONS

19:26- ADDRESSING THYROID DYSFUNCTION

20:30- ADDRESSING CHRONIC STRESS

21:41- ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS

23:17- OVER EXERCISING AND UNDEREATING

24:50 BLOOD SUGAR DYSREGULATION

25:50- ADDRESSING POOR SLEEP

27:00 DIGESTIVE ISSUES

27:56- ADDRESSING OVERWORKING

30:34- STRAIN ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP

32:55- INFORMATION ABOUT THE FABFERTILE METHOD

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Today we are digging into the biggest mistakes we see on the fertility journey.

As 2020 is drawing to a close you may be wondering what you can do in 2021 to optimize your chances of a successful pregnancy.

You've probably tried A LOT of different things to improve your fertility.

If you're anything like me in times of stress or uncertainty – you put on your research hat. Hello Dr. Google!

I speak to women who tell me they spend hours each day researching, but they end of feeling drained and overwhelmed – and with no clear plan forward.

What if there were steps you could take right now to optimize your chances of pregnancy success?

Let's dig into the biggest mistakes we see while you are TTC so that you can avoid them and take targeted ACTION to prepare your body for a baby.

This episode is for you:

1) You've tried everything and nothing has worked

2) Not sure what to do for 2021 to optimize your fertility

3) You feel like IVF may be your next step but you really want to get pregnant naturally

In this episode you'll learn:

1) Why generalized recommendations can actually hold you back from pregnancy success. How to know which fertility diet, fertility superfoods, fertility fads, fertility teas are right for you.

2) How to know which tests to invest in when you are TTC. What mistakes we regularly see with testing and how to avoid costly mistakes.

3) Why going to IVF too early can lead to heartbreak and how to optimize your chances of a successful IVF.

4) How to build a team around you and why going it alone may keep you stuck.

5) The mistakes we see when you hire someone who is not a fertility expert and how to optimize your chances of a successful pregnancy by having an expert to troubleshoot and problem solve so that you don't waste time.

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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For non-US residents go to www.yogafreebie.com to access your free fertility yoga video. In this 20-minute intro video, we focus on a calming and peaceful practice to connect back to our hearts. These simple yoga poses can help quiet negative thoughts and make you feel more in control.

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

Visit BLUBlox website at: http://bit.ly/BLUBlox

Use coupon code: getpregnantpodcast to receive 15% discount. Free shipping worldwide.

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Justine Altman joins us today as we're digging into why blood sugar matters if you are TTC.

If you were anything like me when I missed a meal or didn't eat on my schedule I got "hangry". Yep, hangry is a real thing – it was recently added to the Oxford dictionary and is defined as "bad-tempered or irritable as a result of hunger."

For me, it was not pretty! I literally had to eat immediately or I became nauseous, irritable, and shaky – and my husband knew to get out of my way!

Now that I've balanced my blood sugar – I don't suffer from this roller coaster of blood sugar spikes anymore and my moods are more stable. Whew!

We see this regularly with our clients.

Whether it's getting hangry, waking up in the middle of the night (this could be a clue that your blood sugar has dropped) or dealing with chronic stress (stress impact blood sugar) and more – balancing our blood sugar is KEY in order to optimize your body for a baby.

Today I'm welcoming Justine Altman back to the podcast.

Justine is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception. If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Justine is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She was diagnosed with POCS and struggled with infertility but after taking a functional approach was able to have both her children naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) What is insulin resistance and why does it matter if we are trying to conceive. 2) How to test blood sugar and how often to test (simple strategies to help). 3) What it means for our fertility when we get hangry. 4) How stress and sleep are impacted/impact blood sugar 5) What high and low blood sugar means for fertility and health 6) How to balance blood sugar and what is the best diet to regulate our blood sugar.

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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For non-US residents go to www.yogafreebie.com to access your free fertility yoga video. In this 20-minute intro video, we focus on a calming and peaceful practice to connect back to our hearts. These simple yoga poses can help quiet negative thoughts and make you feel more in control.

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

Visit BLUBlox website at: http://bit.ly/BLUBlox

Use coupon code: getpregnantpodcast to receive 15% discount. Free shipping worldwide.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Justine Altman joins us this week as we're digging into how the different types of stressors impact fertility.

I know you are here right now because you want to have your baby.

You may be feeling heartbroken, frustrated, angry, and sad.

You've probably tried "all the things" read the books/blogs, listened to podcasts, and implemented strategies – but nothing has worked.

And although it may feel like your next logical step is IVF.

I'm here to tell you that it's not your fault.

Conventional medicine doesn't seek to address the root cause of infertility. We get an infertility diagnosis and then are told that we need an expensive/invasive procedure to push our body to procreate.

IVF takes an average of 3 cycles and a cost of $ 60,000 for a successful pregnancy.

What I know for sure is that focusing on your health BEFORE you commit to IVF is NEVER a bad decision. You'll either get pregnant naturally or improve the success of IVF.

Your body is desperately trying to tell you something – let's figure out what healing opportunities have been missed so that you can improve your chances of pregnancy success.

Justine is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception. If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Justine is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She was diagnosed with POCS and struggled with infertility but after taking a functional approach was able to have both her children naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) The top stressors that impact fertility and what you can do to minimize your risk

2) How to address the stressors so that you can prepare for a successful pregnancy

3) Clues to look out for so that you can take simple steps to optimize your fertility

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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For the non-US residents go to www.yogafreebie.com to access your free fertility yoga video. In this 20-minute intro video, we focus on a calming and peaceful practice to connect back to our hearts. These simple yoga poses can help quiet negative thoughts and make you feel more in control.

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

Visit BLUBlox website at: http://bit.ly/BLUBlox

Use coupon code: getpregnantpodcast to receive 15% discount. Free shipping worldwide.

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Justine Altman joins us today as we're digging into why sleep matters if you are TTC.

It's day #2 of our fertility series. Be sure to check out yesterday's episode on diet so that you know which diet is right for you.

We work with our clients for months on sleep.

It is the cornerstone of good health and crucial to optimize fertility.

If your sleep is poor this is a HUGE clue to dig deeper.

So if your sleep is not optimal it's time to prioritize sleep so that you can balance your hormones and restore your fertility.

Justine is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception.

If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Justine is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She was diagnosed with POCS and struggled with infertility but after taking a functional approach was able to have both her children naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) Why sleep matters for fertility. When is the best time to go to bed?

2) What to do if you or your partner snores.

3) Steps to take tonight to prepare for a good sleep.

4) We discuss supplements such as melatonin and if they are helpful or harmful.

5) What it could mean if you can't fall asleep at night.

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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For the non-US residents go to www.yogafreebie.com to access your free fertility yoga video. In this 20-minute intro video, we focus on a calming and peaceful practice to connect back to our hearts. These simple yoga poses can help quiet negative thoughts and make you feel more in control.

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

Visit BLUBlox website at: http://bit.ly/BLUBlox

Use coupon code: getpregnantpodcast to receive 15% discount. Free shipping worldwide.

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Justine Altman joins us today as we're digging into how diet impacts fertility.

It's day #1 of our fertility series. Over the next 3 days, you'll be receiving actionable steps that you can implement right now so that you can prepare your body for a baby.

Diet is one of our favorite topics and it is so impactful for fertility.

So many are eating generalized diets that may even harm our fertility.

Or we're completely overwhelmed with the diet recommendations that we don't even know which diet is right for us.

This episode is for you if you are ready to finally figure out what you should eat to optimize your fertility.

Justine is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception.

If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Justine is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner. She was diagnosed with POCS and struggled with infertility but after taking a functional approach was able to have both her children naturally.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) How to focus on nutrient-dense foods. We discuss a typical dinner. Plus how much water is the right amount?

2) Which foods may be harmful to our fertility. How to figure out which foods we need to avoid.

3) Why fat is not the enemy and how to ensure you are consuming enough protein.

4) Themes we see with low AMH, POI/POF, DOR with regards to diet and how to optimize your chances of conceiving naturally

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

---

For the non-US residents go to www.yogafreebie.com to access your free fertility yoga video. In this 20-minute intro video, we focus on a calming and peaceful practice to connect back to our hearts. These simple yoga poses can help quiet negative thoughts and make you feel more in control.

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

Visit BLUBlox website at: http://bit.ly/BLUBlox

Use coupon code: getpregnantpodcast to receive 15% discount. Free shipping worldwide.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.

Monika Friedman joins us this week as we're digging into how to improve the chances of conception in your 40's with low AMH/High FSH.

If you are reading this right now you are ready to get pregnant and have your baby.

If you were anything like me when I was going through infertility you are planning your next steps.

But what if what you've been told about low Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) or follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and age is wrong?

Today we are debunking the top 3 myths about AMH/FSH and how to improve pregnancy success in our 40's.

I'm excited to welcome Monika Friedman to the podcast. Monika is part of my team here at Fab Fertile. She is one of our Fertility Coaches and an integral part of our Couples Coaching program - which uses functional lab testing, diet, and lifestyle changes to dramatically improve conception.

If you are struggling with infertility...your body is desperately trying to tell you something...focusing on your health will either help you get pregnant naturally or if you do need to go to the fertility clinic it will improve your chances of success.

Monika is a Fertility Coach helping professional women increase their chances of getting pregnant with less anxiety and more joy along the way. She is a 4-time IVF warrior, a yoga teacher, and a working mom with an MBA and 15 years of corporate experience under her belt.

In this episode you'll learn:

1) What to do next if you have low AMH/high FSH in your 40's

2) What do low AMH/high FSH really mean for your chances of conception?

3) We debunk the top 3 fertility myths around Low AMH and how to prepare for a successful pregnancy.

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Download your Free Guide - 3 Researched Ways To Boost Your Fertility Today: https://www.monikafriedman.com/free-tools

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Book your Free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call here: https://intakeq.com/booking/cZ7XW6

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Got questions? Join the Fab Fertile Support Group for motivation, support, and education so that you can prepare for pregnancy success.

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For the non-US residents go to www.yogafreebie.com to access your free fertility yoga video. In this 20-minute intro video, we focus on a calming and peaceful practice to connect back to our hearts. These simple yoga poses can help quiet negative thoughts and make you feel more in control.

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Sponsored by: BLUBlox (Sleep+ is the world's most advanced blue and green light blocking glasses addressing the exact frequencies of light required after dark to optimally produce melatonin for restorative sleep and health)

Visit BLUBlox website at: http://bit.ly/BLUBlox

Use coupon code: getpregnantpodcast to receive 15% discount. Free shipping worldwide.

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Connect with Sarah on social media and learn more about functional fertility solutions that will help you have your baby.