What to Do After It Starts With The Egg: Low AMH, High FSH, Egg Quality & Functional Fertility Tips

You've read It Starts With The Egg—the go-to guide for egg quality and fertility. You've swapped your plastics, cleaned up your diet, added supplements…and yet you're still not pregnant.

So what now?

In this episode, we're digging into what to do AFTER you've read It Starts With The Egg—especially if you're struggling with:

• Low AMH

• High FSH

• Diminished ovarian reserve (DOR)

• Recurrent miscarriage

• Poor egg quality

• Failed IVF or IUI cycles

I'm joined by Brandy Buskow, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and a key member of the Fab Fertile team. We specialize in helping couples using a personalized, functional medicine approach to dramatically improve pregnancy success, naturally or with IVF/FET.

On This Episode, You'll Learn:

✅ Why personalized testing is key (and what may still be missed in your protocol)
✅ The problem with taking DHEA or melatonin without proper assessment
✅ Why your Vitamin D or TSH levels may look "normal" but still impact fertility
✅ What most people miss when ditching environmental toxins (including EMFs)
✅ How male factor fertility, like DNA fragmentation—is often overlooked
✅ The surprising link between gut health and egg quality (even if digestion seems "fine")

You'll also learn:

• What to do if your partner hasn't made any changes

• Where to start if you were overwhelmed by the book

• How to go beyond generic protocols and focus on what your body truly needs

Next Steps:

If you've read the book, made the changes, and it still hasn't worked, let's take a personalized approach. Book your free Supercharge Your Fertility Discovery Call for you and your partner: https://secure.gethealthie.com/appointments/embed_appt?dietitian_id=848731&require_offering=true&offering_id=57224&hide_package_images=false&primary_color=d4bbad

On this episode you'll learn:

1) Your Vitamin D levels are low. We know that low levels of Vitamin D can increase risk of miscarriage and fertility. But WHY are your levels low in the first place? We talk about factors the influence your Vitamin D (i.e. infections, autoimmunity etc.). What supplement you should be taking (this is regularly missed).

2) Your TSH is normal (or is it?). We see this ALL the time. Thyroid problems are common with premature ovarian failure/insufficiency, unexplained infertility and ovulatory disorders. Plus, subclinical hypothyroidism increased to 15% with ovulatory infertility and 40% in women with premature ovarian insufficiency/failure. Why looking at your TSH is not enough.

3) Food sensitivity – you've eliminated gluten and dairy (okay you still have the odd cheat day). Why digging into diet is KEY for your fertility. What can you do if you've tested negative for celiac (we talk about the frequency of false negatives). And discuss non-celiac gluten sensitivity and what we are seeing with our clients.

4) Environmental Toxins – you've tossed out the plastics, eliminated your EMF exposure (or have you – we regularly see people getting this wrong), you've changed all your personal care (but have you checked for common allergens), and you switched to non-toxic cleaning products. Right? What you could be missing.

5) You're supplementing with melatonin. We see this all the time. It is recommended to supplement if you are going through IVF, but it may impair your ability to produce melatonin. But why is your melatonin low in the first place? Did you have it tested? Higher melatonin is found with those with high AMH counts and higher follicle counts. Do you know how to improve your melatonin?

6) You're taking DHEA. It is the go to recommendation for those with diminished ovarian reserve (low AMH) and are preparing for IVF. Plus it helps to decrease miscarriage. But have your levels been tested? Why a blood test does NOT tell us the whole picture. Do you know WHY your levels are low in the first place? It is not about taking a reductionist viewpoint of your fertility. It's about looking about at the WHOLE body.

7) We discuss the recommended supplements (ie prenatal, B12, CoQ10, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Alpha Lipoic, Myo-inositol, L- Carnitine and men's supplement recommendations)

Although there is a lot of good research in the book, remember these are generalized guidelines.

It takes a reductionist viewpoint of fertility. We look at the whole body. Not focusing on symptoms.

Next steps:

If you've read the book - made the changes and it hasn't worked - book your free call to take a targeted/customized approach to your fertility - which includes your partner. Book a call (this call is for you AND your partner)

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