Alcohol Before IVF: How Long Should You Stop, and Does He Have To?

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Sep 15, 2026 | Failed IVF & Next Steps

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac · All key claims cited to peer-reviewed research The short answer: A defensible plan is that he tapers about three months out, because sperm take roughly 64 to 74 days to develop, and she stops by the start of...

Stress Before IVF: What Actually Lowers the Load

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Sep 13, 2026 | Failed IVF & Next Steps

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac · All key claims cited to peer-reviewed research The short answer: The research on stress before IVF does not show that pre-treatment emotional distress determines whether a cycle works — a meta-analysis of 14...

Oxidative Stress and Sperm DNA Fragmentation Explained

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Sep 10, 2026 | Sperm DNA Fragmentation

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac · All key claims cited to peer-reviewed research The short answer: Oxidative stress and sperm DNA fragmentation are two ends of the same process: when reactive oxygen species (ROS) outnumber the antioxidant...

How Stress Affects Fertility: One Alarm, Many Inputs

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Sep 7, 2026 | Failed IVF & Next Steps

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac · All key claims cited to peer-reviewed research The short answer: The honest version of how stress affects fertility starts with one fact about your biology: your body runs a single core alarm system — the...

Antioxidants for Male Fertility: What the Expert Recommendations Actually Say (and Don’t)

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Sep 4, 2026 | Male Fertility

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac · All key claims cited to peer-reviewed research The short answer: Antioxidants for male fertility sit in an uncomfortable gap between practice and proof: in a global survey, 76.9% of 436 fertility experts...