It Starts with the Egg: How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage

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A lot of these are present in prenatals - take prenatals for a few months before getting pregnant to increase your chances of conception.

Now the clinic had agreed to batch retrieve my eggs as my count was low and the plan was collect and freeze eggs over a few cycles while DH is on Clomid and prepares for yet another MicroTese to try with fresh (but still immotile) sperm.If you have a thyroid problem and PCOS (as many of us do), you’re going to have high DHEA and high testosterone. Poor egg quality is in fact the single most common cause of age-related infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and failed IVF cycles. Many women are not aware that egg quality is not just about achieving pregnancy – egg quality influences what a menstrual cycle looks like – whether it’s heavy or irregular because ovulation is the only way to make estradiol and progesterone, which are beneficial for mood, energy, libido, insulin response, thyroid, skin, hair, and so much more. Poor mitochondrial function is also thought to underpin other fertility issues such as premature ovarian failure. Found in plastics (see above), and most personal care items such as shampoo, lotions, deodorants and makeup, as well as fabric softener, perfumes, wipes and (weirdly) there are huge amounts in processed (fast) foods.

The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers. Fett explains ‘Myo-inositol is particularly helpful for restoring ovulation and improving egg quality in women with PCOS or insulin resistance. She goes onto say that ‘Alpha-Lipoic Acid is also a promising supplement because it is found naturally in mitochondria, where it assists in energy production (within the egg)’. BPA is found in certain types of plastics, especially plastic food containers, as well as canned foods and paper receipts. It has huge impacts on IVF success and increasing quality of eggs, as well as numbers retrieved in an IVF cycle.When it comes to infertility literature the fact that the author has a degree in molecular biotechnology and biochemistry and knows her stuff is definitely a thumbs up in my book.

Connecting women, science and spirit, the Gynelogic Sunday Supplement delivers a bi-monthly dose of news, views and reviews, as seen through my lady lens. my DH’s microTese yielded good results and the clinic went out of their way to ensure the lab has the right sperm viability test this time (HOS test) and also made sure to use the sperm fresh from the tese. A 2018 study from more than 15,000 pregnancies found that compared to women with no prepregnancy coffee intake, those who drank four or more cups per day before pregnancy had a 20 percent higher chance of miscarriage.This book is aimed women trying to conceive, but it’s also an excellent book for any woman who wants to optimise her menstrual cycle. The one exception here was Pharma Nord's Bio-Quinone Active CoQ10 GOLD, which showed an effect with only 200mg/day in the Giannubilo study*. A practical and evidence-backed approach for improving egg quality and fertility-- fully revised and updated in 2019. Rebecca has done a great service for all women, children, and future generations by starting at the beginning of a human life and examining which toxic chemicals cause harm to the egg.

Poor egg quality is in fact the single most important cause of age-related infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and failed IVF cycles. When trying to conceive, many women look into prenatal vitamins and other supplements to help support a healthy pregnancy. To me, even if BPA wasn’t bad for your fertility, replacing your plastic cups and Tupperware with glass is better for the environment anyway. It is important to know when and where you are more at risk for exposure to these harmful toxins from many everyday products. But sugary or highly processed foods contain glucose that breaks down quickly and floods the bloodstream all at once.A huge takeaway was the information on L-Arginine, which I had been taking for over a year at the recommendation of a different fertility book. You need to have sex in the fertile window around ovulation – only a few days every month – or your chances of conceiving are zero. I turned 40 during this pregnancy and I can’t believe this was possible with just some simple changes.