Evidence-based perspectives on unexplained infertility, the reproductive microbiome, and male factor infertility — from a registered naturopath specialising in the fertility cases other practitioners refer on.
Standard semen analysis measures count, morphology, and motility. It completely misses the sperm microbiome and DNA fragmentation—factors causing over half of 'unexplained' cases.
The uterus is not a sterile environment. A disruptive uterine microbiome can trigger silent inflammation, turning a theoretically perfect embryo transfer into a recurrent loss.
Standard fertility tests evaluate the basics, but recurrent loss and failed IVF often stem from cellular immunity, reproductive immunology, and toxic load. Here is what functional testing reveals.
Inna Duckworth