Inositol, Sleep, and Insulin: The Pre-IVF PCOS Inputs With the Strongest Evidence

by Dr. Leila Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Jun 13, 2026 | PCOS & Fertility

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Leila Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac · Reviewed June 2026 When you have PCOS and a cycle ahead of you, the internet hands you a hundred things to fix. Most of them are noise, and chasing all of them produces more anxiety than results. This is the...

Know Your PCOS Phenotype Before the Next Cycle: Metabolic vs. Lean/Hormonal

by Dr. Leila Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Jun 13, 2026 | PCOS & Fertility

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Leila Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac · Reviewed June 2026 One of the reasons PCOS advice fails so many women is that it’s delivered as if PCOS were a single condition. It isn’t. “PCOS” is an umbrella over several distinct...

PCOS and a Failed IVF Cycle: What the Stimulation Protocol Doesn’t Fix

by Dr. Leila Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Jun 13, 2026 | PCOS & Fertility

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Leila Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac · Reviewed June 2026 If you have PCOS and a cycle just failed, you’ve probably been handed a confusing mix of messages. You produced a lot of eggs — maybe an uncomfortable number — so on paper the cycle...

His 50%: How Male Factors Drive Embryo Quality, Implantation, and Miscarriage

by Dr. Leila Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Jun 13, 2026 | Male Fertility

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Leila Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac · Reviewed June 2026 There’s a quiet assumption built into most fertility journeys: that once the sperm fertilizes the egg, the man’s job is essentially done, and everything that follows — embryo...

What Actually Lowers Sperm DNA Fragmentation in 74 Days

by Dr. Leila Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Jun 13, 2026 | Male Fertility

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Leila Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac · Reviewed June 2026 If a DNA fragmentation test came back high, the number can feel like a diagnosis. It isn’t. It’s a snapshot of sperm made over the last couple of months — and the sperm for...