Fertility and Heavy Metals: Bridging Research and Clinical Practice
A Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis or HTMA can provide easy and non-invasive insights into your mineral balance and heavy metal exposure.
Research has shown polymetal exposure to significantly impact fertility.
Heavy metals alter several reproductive functions in both males and females including a decrease in sperm…
"Life is the division of human cells, a process which begins at conception"
Once the magic of conception occurs the creation of a new life inside you also begins. It follows a set path with strict time-frames for the formation of what will be your baby's organs.
One example is your baby's thyroid gland which…
" Sometimes in my pursuit of perfect clarity I go totally OTT. But when you know that for women diagnosed with Postpartum thyroiditis it was likely to have been missed or misattributed for months to, ‘You’ve had a baby! Of course you’re…(insert adjective)!’, yet for up to 50% it will result in permanent hypothyroidism…well…
What if you could improve your fertility naturally? What if you could influence the health of your child? What if you could help prevent disease in your child as it grows up?
Some of these "what if's" are possible - some to a greater extent than others.
In my book I explain the role of…
Creating a new life is one of the most incredible and amazing feats we may ever accomplish. There are multiple steps our bodies undertake to ensure that egg and sperm meet, beginning the mind blowing division of those two cells into millions of new ones ultimately creating a baby.
Along the way, our bodies have…
"Your results are normal."
Or what about “You just need to keep trying”?
These are just two of the most common statements my clients are told by their doctors or IVF specialists when they are trying to figure out why they aren’t getting or staying pregnant.
And whilst I know your heart drops every time…
In a woman's body, oestrogen and progesterone work together to ensure ovulatory monthly cycles. An 'ovulatory' cycle is where an ova or egg is released from the ovary in preparation for fertilisation.
However, not every cycle actually releases an egg. This can occur when there are imbalances or insufficient levels of hormones, especially progesterone.
Estrogen…
Is PCOS getting in the way of you having a baby? If so, we need to identify exactly which type of PCOS you actually have.
Did you know there are different types and what causes each of these?
There are four different phenotypes, categorised into Type A, B, C or D. Type A has the…
That is a highly relevant issue when it comes to fertility and pregnancy. It is also one of the reasons I focus heavily on pre-conception preparation and testing to assess what is actually happening - or not happening - in your body.
Toxins and our body's ability to process and clear these efficiently has major…
Around 8-12% of miscarriages are attributable to thyroid endocrine dysfunction
Thyroid health also impacts men’s fertility
An unusual menstrual cycle or the absence of a period are potential signs of ill thyroid and fertility health
Thyroid health is often overlooked by doctors during fertility blood work
Men’s thyroid and conception
Poor thyroid function does not just affect a…