06/01/2025
“Unexplained infertility” can feel like a frustrating diagnosis, but is it truly unexplained? 🤔 Often, this label means that current tests haven’t identified the root cause. However, many factors—ranging from hormonal imbalances, autoimmune conditions, and gut health issues to environmental toxins and subtle genetic variations—can play a hidden role. 🌱
💡 You deserve answers. If you’re navigating unexplained infertility, seek out support and new perspectives to empower your journey.
Here are some causes that might be hindering you to conceive:
· Irregular Ovulation: Ovulation irregularities or the absence of ovulation, often caused by hormonal imbalances, can make conception challenging. Factors like PCOS, high stress, or lifestyle habits commonly contribute to these issues. Also purely trusting your ovulation app might have you missing the ovulation window.
· Low Progesterone: Insufficient levels of progesterone during the luteal phase can shorten menstrual cycles and hinder proper implantation, leading to a so called luteal phase defect.
· Gut Health and Microbiome: An imbalance in the gut microbiome may lead to inflammation, hormonal disruption, and poor nutrient absorption, all of which affect fertility. Conditions like a „leaky gut“ can worsen inflammation, further impacting reproductive health. Missing key nutrients, such as folate, vitamin D, zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, and antioxidants, can affect egg quality, hormone production, and overall reproductive health.
· Thyroid Antibodies: The presence of thyroid-related antibodies, such as anti-TPO or anti-thyroglobulin, can disrupt ovulation, hormonal balance, and uterine health. Even when thyroid levels appear within the normal range, these antibodies may still cause inflammation that negatively impacts fertility.
· Chronic Inflammation and Immune Issues: Conditions like autoimmune disorders or high stress can cause chronic inflammation, which might disrupt implantation or increase the chances of early pregnancy loss.
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