Failed IVF & Next Steps

How Do You Prepare for IVF as a Couple Without Putting Life on Hold?

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Oct 20, 2026 | Failed IVF & Next Steps, Male Fertility

Evidence-based · Written by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac., L.Ac. · 15+ years preparing couples for IVF · All key claims cited to peer-reviewed research The short answer: You don’t have to put your life on hold to prepare for IVF. A few changes have real evidence...

Can Researching IVF Make Things Worse?

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Oct 17, 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: Reading about IVF does not harm your eggs, his sperm, your embryos or your cycle. Nothing in the literature supports that. What compulsive...

How Should You Actually Prepare for IVF? Why “Perfect” Is Not the Goal

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Oct 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 small number of changes have real evidence behind them — nicotine, heavy drinking, untreated medical conditions, a medication review, folic...

What Should You Ask Your Clinic Before Your Next IVF Cycle?

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Oct 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: One question matters more than all the others — where did the biggest drop-off happen? Eggs retrieved, mature, fertilised, still dividing on...

Why Do Embryos Arrest Between Day 3 and Day 5?

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Oct 10, 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: Because Day 3 to Day 5 is the hardest transition in early development — the embryo has to run on its own genome, find enough energy, compact,...

Can Stress Cause IVF to Fail? What the Biology Actually Shows

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Oct 1, 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: No one can pinpoint why any individual cycle fails, and a major meta-analysis found that women’s pre-treatment emotional distress did...