Did you know that for many labs, the “optimal” range is different from the “normal” range?  Let’s take Vitamin D for example- “normal” is >30, but OPTIMAL for fertility, based upon scientific research, is actually closer to 80!  Sometimes, “normal” is not enough.

In this section, we will discuss what OPTIMAL labs look like when trying to conceive, and you’ll have the opportunity to get a second opinion on whether things look ok or not.

Additionally, we’ll discuss the additional information you can gleam from the basic bloodwork you’ve likely already completed, about things like environmental toxicity risk, nutrient status, gut health, and more!

Highlights:

• Understand which critical fertility labs may be compared to less-than-heatlhy “normals” on your paperwork, versus “OPTIMAL” numbers that you need to achieve pregnancy
• Review your own labs against optimal values to get a new perspective on your root cause(s)
• Learn how you can get more out of even the most basic tests, reviewing trends in common lab tests (like CBC, metabolic panel, and more) that point to health factors like inflammation, environmental toxicity, nutrient deficiencies, and more.

Fertility is a whole-person process.  This module will share with you the top functional drivers of fertility and how you can identify if you need to dig deeper to uncover any underlying challenges.  From digestion to immune function to overall nutrient sufficiency and more, learn more about where you can go from here.

Highlights:

• Learn the role of digestion and the gut microbiome in fertility.
• Understand the best way to evaluate your thyroid and adrenal health- hint: TSH is not enough!
• Evaluate whether you have enough nutrients in your body to support a pregnancy.  Get access to the tools Dr. Jaclyn uses in practice, including a dietary assessment, interpretation of basic labs you may have already had run, and the advanced testing available to you.
• Understand opportunities for comprehensive hormone analysis, including how to know if you’ve had a complete workup of your thyroid, adrenal health, and reproductive hormones 
• Explore whether, based upon an included questionnaire and lab scoring sheet, you may be likely to be dealing with environmental toxicity.  Learn about functional testing to more deeply evaluate
• Learn how your immune system impacts your fertility, and if you’ve been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease (or have it in your family history) learn what to do to ensure that’s not an issue for you

You’d be surprised how many times I’ve worked with couples trying to conceive where we learn that the big issue preventing them from success was simple timing.  Did you know that there is only about a 3-day window where pregnancy can occur each cycle? If you hit those days, your chances to conceive can be up to 85%!  One day in either direction and success rates drop to only 15%!  Crazy right?

Also, understanding your cycle and learning how to chart your cycle can give you FAR more information that even lab tests can tell you.  (I’m not joking!)  By the end of this module, you’ll have the expert knowledge to be able to track your cycle accurately and squeeze all of the information you can out about your hormones and your fertility.  

I promise some eye-opening information here!

Highlights:

• Demystify your cycle and gain a doctor-level understanding of the hows & whys of each of the most important hormones as they shift through your natural rhythm each month.  Hormones like LH, FSH, estrogen, progesterone and more!
• Learn the most common patterns of menstrual imbalance- what they look like and how they impact your fertility and conception attempts
• Monitor the signs of your fertility and learn how to track and learn without complex rules and algorithms and even without peeing on sticks throughout your cycle! (Believe it or not, your own observations are often BETTER than these ovulation kits!)
• Hone in your timing of intercourse to nail down not only the BEST days for you to try, but also what positions and frequency of intercourse would wokr best for your specific situation!
• DIG DEEPER: This module, we’ll also dig deeper into hormone testing and whether hormone testing would help you.  We’ll talk about what kinds of testing Dr. Jaclyn orders in her practice along with why you need to look at OPTIMAL lab values, not just whether the result was “normal”.

I think sometimes we underestimate nutrition. Have you ever thought about the fact that your body is literally made up of the building blocks you have put in your mouth? Like, every cell, every drop of blood, every egg, every sperm.  

In our very first module, we will hone in on what actually works and what is wasted effort when it comes to fertility nutrition. You’ll have all of your questions answered, including what sweeteners can you use? What food groups should you emphasize or avoid? And much much more. 

Highlights:

• Understand what is meant by “whole foods nutrition” and in your first week, make the shift to foods that fuel your fertility and prime you for success
• Discover your current eating pattern and diet quality, using a scientifically validated tool. From here, you can see your optimal diet and see the path to move there with ease!
• Ensure you are eating enough and not too much food- learn your own energy needs (which are UNIQUE when you’re trying to conceive!)
• Build your unique fertility food plan based upon your own needs and including foods you ACTUALLY WANT TO EAT!  Whether you need complete direction to plan your week or you like to maintain flexibility, you’ll receive the support you need to be successful using the Hello Fertility Signature Meal Builder.
• Understand how nutrition shapes (or harms!) fertility including blood sugar and metabolic balance, inflammation, key nutrients, and the role of healthy proteins, healthy fats, and healthy carbs.

When you start to pay attention to all that you are exposed to, it’s so easy to get overwhelmed- makeup, pesticides, nonstick pans, heck- even your WATER can be a problem! There are so many compounds you are exposed to, likely even without being aware of them, that harm your fertility.  In this module, we will cover exactly what those are, where you find them, and most importantly, how to stay away from them and get them out of your system! We will also cover how you detox, how you can amplify your detox capabilities, and we’ll cover the controversial topic of a “Fertility Detox” and whether this is a good idea for you or not!

Highlights:

• Learn the top 10 fertility-harming compounds and where you’ll find them. We’ll provide some great alternatives and substitutes for you to help you clean up your food, personal care, cleaning products, and more!
• Explore whether toxicity is a likely problem for you and your partner through a deeper look at your basic labs- seriously! The BASIC labs you’ve likely already had done (like a CBC or metabolic panel) give you a scientifically validated look at whether toxicity is likely an issue, even when those labs are IN THE NORMAL RANGE!
• Walk away with Hello Fertility’s top suggestions for clean and safe beauty, cleaning products, home goods and more and understand how to make the switch without breaking the bank!

If you’re like most of us, you’re constantly juggling a base level of stress due to challenges with work, family, and friends. When you add fertility to the mix, stress can rise even further (I know- you’re like, “you’re telling me!”). In this module, you’ll learn more about what you’ve likely already heard- that stress and fertility are linked. But, we’ll debunk the myths around this and toss out the oversimplifications you might have heard of, like “adrenal fatigue” (not real, but the impact of poor adrenal function IS!) or the “progesterone steal” (again, not quite right!). This module will focus on our parasympathetic nervous system, the part of our brains that control stress, sleep and digestion and their connection to your fertility

Highlights:

• Learn about the parasympathetic nervous system- what it is and why it is so critical to your fertility
• Learn how stress and sleep are connected to proper hormone regulation and how they impact your fertility not just in relationship to hormone production, but how they actually can CHANGE your cells!
• Debunk the myth of “adrenal fatigue” to gain a better understanding of how stress hormones are impacting you so you can make improvements
• Explore the most successful stress management techniques that actually work when you’re trying to conceive whether you’re a mellow yogi right  now or a type A who never stops
• Evaluate your digestion and whether that’s something you need to improve prior to conceiving

Exercise and community are two important aspects to not just fertility, but overall health and wellness. and movement can improve blood flow to your reproductive organs, can balance hormones, and can improve your fertility when done RIGHT! But, it can also be a driver for infertility if not done properly.  Additionally, connection with yourself, your partner, your healthcare provider and your community can all provide a boost to your fertility!  This module will cover it all

Highlights:

• Explore the power of the right kind of movement and learn how much and what type is right for you right now.
• If getting into a regular movement rhythm has been difficult for you before, uncover the top 3 steps for consistency and success!
• Fertility becoming a drag on your relationship?  This module will help you reconnect with your partner, restore the spark, and transform stress back into connection
• Learn how you can find a fertility provider that really feels like a partner in your journey, versus making you feel like just another number (any why this is critical to success!) 

Just like the sperm, the egg provides the other 50% of the blueprint for your future child!  In this module, we’ll help you understand more about where your eggs come from and what you can do to maximize the health of your eggs!

In Dr. Jaclyn’s practice, this is the ONE thing that she sees needs help most frequently- whether due to choosing to have children over 35, or due to unsuspected decline in egg quality or ovarian reserve in younger women.  There are SO many things that contribute to egg quality, and the good news is that there are an equal number of options to boost egg quality to get pregnant and decrease the risk of miscarriage or genetic abnormality.

Highlights:

• Understand the story of the egg and how the egg you ovulate in this menstrual cycle has already been around for longer than your lifetime!
• Explore what health factors have to be present for you to have optimal egg quality, no matter your age!
• Uncover the top 4 things that damage your eggs and make it difficult to conceive or keep a pregnancy.
• Explore the standard lab tests that can help you identify any challenges with your egg quality and based on those labs, exactly how to fix it!
• DIG DEEPER:  See your options for additional functional and integrative lab testing to help determine your root cause challenges with egg quality and most importantly, focus your efforts on the areas where you will have the most success!

Hormones are one of our bodies’ most important communication tools- that’s EXACTLY their function- to send a message, often times, instructions, to another part of the body.  Hormones need to be playing in a perfect orchestra in order for messages to reach the right cells at the right times and they control ALL aspects of fertility, from egg and sperm production through timing your cycle through implantation and everything in between.

This module will dive further into the world of hormones and help you untangle your own hormone imbalances.

Highlights:

• Learn the most common hormone imbalances for both men and women, what they look like and how they can be corrected, including PCOS, low progesterone, low testosterone, estrogen dominance, luteal phase defect, and more
• Explore your options for testing and treatment of hormone imbalances including lifestyle, nutrition, and herbal medicine and understand why prescription hormones are not always the best option, particularly when trying to conceive.
• DIG DEEPER:  Restore your hormone balance- in this module’s DIG DEEPER, Dr. Jaclyn will share her top 3 ways she restores hormone balance in her practice, including the best herbs, foods, and lifestyle changes.

We think very often about the health of our ovaries, the heatlh of our eggs, and the health of our partner’s sperm.  But, the environment within the uterus (your baby’s home for 9 months!) is often overlooked.  This module is allllll about the endometrium.  The health of the endometrium matters- it matters to ensure you have a healthy implantation, and it matters through the last day you hold that baby in your belly.  This module will ensure you give this often overlooked organ some love and preparation while you try to conceive.

Highlights:

• Learn about the role of the uterus and the endometrium in how you get pregnant and how your immune system, blood flow, and muscle tension can all impact your ability to conceive and have a successful early pregnancy.
• How to improve your uterine receptivity and support healthy implantation including supporting the thickness of your lining and healthy nutrient and blood flow.
• Identify whether you could be struggling with fertility due to changes in your uterus including endometriosis, fibroids, and other uterine changes.  Learn the key strategies to bring balance to your hormones and to this tissue!
• DIG DEEPER: Understand a bit more about the process of implantation & why sometimes it doesn’t work.  We’ll cover the why’s of miscarriage and pregnancy loss.

Have you noticed that most of the time, fertility is “handled” by the woman?  We focus SO MUCH on female fertility, and often forget that it takes 2 to tango!

Now, female fertility is complex and there a number of factors that have to be taken into account, but it is disconcerting how conventional fertility care has really overlooked the importance of male contributions to a couple’s fertility.  

This module will fix that!  We will cover male fertility along with what OPTIMAL fertility looks like on a semen analysis (“normal range” is NOT good enough here!) and why it’s essential to improve sperm health before trying to conceive

Highlights:

• Learn how sperm are made including the hormones that are essential to drive sperm production
• Interpret your partner’s semen analysis with new eyes, and understand why “normal” can often actually be pretty bad. Learn how your partner’s sperm compare to healthy men with fertility success
• Learn what drives sperm health and what causes damage, including oxidative stress, inflammation, faulty energy production and more.
• DIG DEEPER:  Learn more about what additional testing can and should be completed when men have “ok” or poor sperm health and how to get that done.

Unexplained Infertility is truly one of the most frustrating diagnoses.  

Hopefully, by this time in the course, you’ve gotten some insight into the possible underlying factors for you and your partner that you can start to address to uncover the cause of your infertility and most importantly, correct them!

Highlights:

• Review what science says about the functional factors that underlie unexplained infertility
• Learn what testing can offer you to dive into what YOUR root cause to make the unexplained, explained (FINALLY!)