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The Fertility Dietitian | Functional Fertility Info in your Ears

Why Most IVF Cycles Fail and What You Need to Do Before You Start

April 23 · 21 min · Season 2 · Episode 23 · 10.4 MB
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If IVF has been suggested to you, or you have already been through it and it did not go the way you hoped, this episode is for you. Most IVF cycles do not fail randomly. They fail for predictable reasons, often because the foundation was never built before treatment started.

IVF is not a magic fix. It is a tool, and tools only work as well as the environment they are used in. Brooke breaks down the biggest misconceptions about IVF, what is commonly missed in the conventional fertility process, and what actually needs to be addressed to improve outcomes like egg quality, fertilization, implantation, and early pregnancy support.

"Rushing into IVF without preparation is one of the fastest ways to waste time." — Brooke Boskovich.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

  • Why most IVF cycles fail for predictable reasons, not random ones
  • How IVF can bypass certain steps without fixing egg quality, sperm quality, or inflammation
  • Why rushing into IVF without prep can waste time, money, and emotional energy
  • Why a 3 to 4 month prep phase matters for egg and sperm development
  • What labs and markers should be assessed before IVF, including nutrients, insulin, cholesterol, and vitamin D
  • How blood sugar balance and insulin sensitivity affect egg quality and implantation
  • Why cholesterol, gut health, immune health, and inflammation are critical to IVF outcomes
  • How sperm health and uterine environment can impact fertilization, embryo quality, and implantation
  • Why unexplained infertility often means under-investigated infertility

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