Female Fertility

Female Fertility · 6 min

Cleaning Up For Pregnancy – Get rid of the everyday toxins that could be holding back your fertility

A practical guide to reducing exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the home, covering plastics, cosmetics, food storage and cleaning products.

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Nutrition and Lifestyle · 2 min

What are the real benefits to Naturopathic care – 100 days before conception

Outlines how naturopathic preconception care, including nutrition, herbal medicine and cycle tracking, can help prepare the body for conception over 100 days.

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Female Fertility · 4 min

When you should consider a Fertility Test & Treatment – A Complete Guide

Explains when to seek fertility testing and treatment, covering conception statistics by age, AMH limitations, egg quality decline and options like IVF and donor eggs.

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Female Fertility · 3 min

How to Improve or Increase Fertility Chances

Explains monthly conception odds by age, the role of ovulation timing and lifestyle, and advises seeking specialist help after six to twelve months of trying.

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Egg Freezing · 4 min

What about freezing my eggs when I am young

Explains why egg quality and quantity decline with age, why freezing eggs young and freezing more eggs improves future success, and what to consider before treatment.

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Donor Conception and Surrogacy · 6 min

Understanding donor conception

Explains donor egg and donor sperm conception pathways for single women, same-sex couples, severe male factor infertility, and older women, including IUI, IVF and embryo donation.

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Menstrual Health · 3 min

How Much Do You Know About Your Cycle

A naturopath's overview of menstrual cycle literacy, explaining how lifestyle factors affect the cycle and why understanding your body's signals supports fertility and health.

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Ovarian Reserve and Egg Quality · 1 min

New research shows egg quality can be improved with nicotinamide

Summarises evidence that nicotinamide (NAD+) supplementation may support oocyte health and egg quality in women trying to conceive at advanced maternal age.

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Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine · 4 min

Can acupuncture regulate the menstrual cycle?

A Chinese medicine practitioner explains how acupuncture may help regulate irregular or absent periods by supporting each of the four menstrual cycle phases.

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Female Fertility · 4 min

5 Misconceptions About Female Fertility

Dr Raelia Lew debunks common fertility myths covering egg freezing after 40, silent endometriosis, donor sperm for single or same-sex parents, donor eggs, and modern IVF.

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Secondary Infertility · 2 min

Understanding Secondary Infertility

Discusses secondary infertility after a prior natural conception, covering age-related decline, worsening medical conditions, genetic causes, and the value of specialist investigation.

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Menstrual Health · 2 min

Experience Headaches and Migraines During Menstrual Cycle

A naturopath explains hormonal, dietary and hydration factors behind menstrual headaches and migraines, and how tracking symptoms alongside the cycle can help manage them.

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Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss · 9 min

What does miscarriage mean?

Explains what miscarriage is, why it happens, recurrent miscarriage criteria, risk factors, and diagnostic and treatment pathways including IVF with PGT-A.

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Female Fertility · 3 min

Holistic Fertility Support

Discusses collaborative fertility care combining naturopathy and specialist medicine, covering nutrition, stress support, and preconception preparation for IVF or natural conception.

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In Vitro Fertilisation · 2 min

How many embryos should be transferred?

Explains why single embryo transfer is preferred in modern IVF, weighing the higher conception odds of double transfer against the risks of twin pregnancy and prematurity.

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Male Fertility · 3 min

Sperm Extraction and Andrology

Overview of surgical sperm extraction methods (TESA, PESA, open biopsy, microTESE) and an introduction to andrology as the male equivalent of gynaecology.

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Female Fertility · 3 min

Top 5 reasons why you should see a RANZCOG Board certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility expert as your fertility specialist.

Sets out five reasons to choose a RANZCOG Board Certified CREI fertility specialist, covering subspecialist training, dual expertise in male and female infertility, and ongoing education requirements.

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Reproductive Genetics · 4 min

MTHFR – WTF?

Explains what the MTHFR gene and its common polymorphisms do, clarifies they are a risk factor rather than a disease, and stresses the importance of folate supplementation for fertility.

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Nutrition and Lifestyle · 4 min

Foods For Fertility

A dietitian's top five fertility-boosting foods, covering legumes, oily fish, olive oil, nuts and seeds, and leafy greens, with supporting research citations.

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Reproductive Genetics · 6 min

Why Do Couples With Infertility Need To Have A Karyotype Done?

Explains what karyotype testing shows, why it matters for couples with infertility or recurrent miscarriage, and how abnormal results are managed with IVF and PGT-SR.

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Secondary Infertility · 3 min

If I’ve Conceived Naturally Once, Why Am I Struggling Now?

Explains causes of secondary infertility, including age-related egg and sperm decline, hormone imbalances, tubal or endometriosis factors, and womb changes.

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome · 5 min

PCOS and The Skin

Q&A between a fertility specialist and a dermatologist on how PCOS affects skin and hair, and which treatments are safe during preconception and pregnancy.

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In Vitro Fertilisation · 3 min

Long Term Outcomes of IVF for Mothers and Babies

Reviews evidence on long-term health outcomes for IVF-conceived children and mothers, covering epigenetics, birth outcomes, and cancer risk data.

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Nutrition and Lifestyle · 2 min

Fertility Diet Tips

A practical fertility-diet shopping list covering fruit and vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains, dairy, coffee and foods and plastics to avoid before conceiving.

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