Failed IVF & Next Steps

Sleep Before IVF: What the Evidence Actually Shows — For Both of You

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Sep 28, 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: Sleep-disordered breathing — snoring and sleep apnea — carries the strongest signal, associated in pooled IVF cohorts with lower clinical...

Stress and IVF: What the Evidence Clears You Of — and What Is Actually Trainable

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Sep 24, 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 — your stress did not fail your cycle. A meta-analysis of 14 prospective studies covering 3,583 women found that pre-treatment emotional...

Is Vaping Safer Than Smoking Before IVF? An Honest Look at the Evidence

by Dr. Lejla Fazlicic, D.Ac, L.Ac | Sep 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: Almost certainly less harmful than smoking — and not established as safe, and not a neutral choice. Those two halves have to be said together....

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...

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...