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...

Normal Semen Analysis, Failed Cycle: The One Test Nobody Ordered

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 you’re the partner reading this, you probably handed in a sample, got a result that said everything was “normal,” and were quietly excused from the rest of the...

It’s Not Just Your Age: How the Inputs You Control Each Day Build Egg Quality

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

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Leila Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac · Reviewed June 2026 The clock is the cruelest part of this, because it feels like a verdict that’s already been entered. A number on a chart — your age, a reserve value — and the implication that the...

Egg Quality in the 90 Days Before Retrieval: What You Can Still Change

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

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Leila Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac · Reviewed June 2026 There is a piece of this you have not been told clearly, and it changes what tonight is for. The eggs that will be retrieved in your next cycle are not finished. They are finishing — right...