Founder. Mom x 3. I got pregnant without IVF when doctors told me it was impossible. Now I help other women do the same.
The IVF industry doesn’t want you to know this
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If a couple is struggling to conceive, what do they typically do? They head to a fertility clinic. The clinic runs a few labs and says everything looks “normal.” The diagnosis becomes “unexplained infertility,” and the plan is IUI or IVF. Step one: try IUI. If that fails, bring out the big guns: IVF. Let’s do a quick reality check on the odds of succeeding with these procedures: IUI: ~10% on average IVF: 35% if you are young and healthy. Which means you need to do at least 3 rounds to succeed. I have met MANY couple who have done 4, 5, or even 8 rounds with no success. Which means the success rate can be as low as 10-15%! Now, let’s also look at the cost: IUI: $4-7k+ per cycle IVF: $15,000–$25,000+ per cycle Couples will typically do a few rounds of IUI before moving onto IVF. This means they are spending anywhere between $12k to $200K+ across multiple cycles. Sometimes it works. But most of the time, they are walking around like head-less chickens still desperate for answers. This has become the default model of care. It prioritizes drugs and procedures over critical thinking and problem-solving. Fertility clinics are great at protocols; but they’re clueless at understanding how to investigate root causes (metabolic dysfunction, mitochondrial function, thyroid conversion, inflammation, micronutrient status, environmental load, male factors, etc.). And about those “normal” labs: they’re almost meaningless if I had to be honest. You can have:
Why? Because “normal” = average, and averages include a lot of unwell people. “Normal” isn’t the same as functional, and it definitely isn’t the same as fertile. This is why we go way beyond standard labs at Ferta. In your first two weeks, our diagnostic protocol pinpoints the exact root causes of your infertility. Then we address them methodically until your fertility turns back on. If you’re curious to learn more, Alexander, myself, and our clinical team are breaking this down in our FREE webinar on September 3 (5p CT). We will save time at the end for live Q&A to answer all your questions. And you will receive a recording even if you cannot attend live. Register here: https://lu.ma/fertawebinarDon’t miss it. |
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Founder. Mom x 3. I got pregnant without IVF when doctors told me it was impossible. Now I help other women do the same.
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