It Starts with the Egg: How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage

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Rebecca has done a great service for all women, children, and future generations by starting at the beginning of a human life and examining which toxic chemicals cause harm to the egg. Acupuncture has been shown to have some fertility benefits if used twice a week for the months leading up to conception. Over the past 15 years’ study after study has shown that exposure to even small amounts of BPA’s can cause serious health problems – but namely they can really effect egg quality. First published in 2014, Rebecca Fett's "It Starts with the Egg: How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant Naturally, Prevent Miscarriage, and Improve Your Odds in IVF" became the guide for women going through fertility struggles almost entirely through word of mouth.

If you’re looking for evidence-based nutritional advice for improving egg quality, thus improving your chances of getting pregnant, you are going to love Rebecca Fett’s book, It Starts with the Egg. Ok, sure… You could also feel that you wasted your time, mental well-being, and money on nonsense, but I suppose it’s all about your perspective. Poor egg quality is in fact the single most important cause of age-related infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and failed IVF cycles. Having low levels of 5-MTHF, which is more common if you have that gene mutation, can increase homocysteine level and hurt your fertility.The adequate intake for choline for women who are pregnant is 450 mg per day and 550 mg per day if breastfeeding. I’m sure it was a lot crunchier and cringier in the first edition, but the edition I read gives practical tips for how to reduce your BPA exposure while also assuring you that BPA isn’t in every plastic, and that it’s impossible, and unnecessary, to stay away from BPA entirely. The one exception here was Pharma Nord's Bio-Quinone Active CoQ10 GOLD, which showed an effect with only 200mg/day in the Giannubilo study*.

With a background in molecular biology, I analyzed the science and translated vast amounts of data into actionable, straightforward plans that have helped thousands of women get pregnant and have shaped the supplement advice of top fertility clinics. You’re not having trouble conceiving because you’re over 35 or because you can’t tell when you’reShe put her molecular biotechnology and biochemistry degree to work to understand the science of egg quality and fertility, reading every clinical study that could possibly be relevant. Recommend for anyone trying to get pregnant and especially for women who are looking to have their eggs frozen and/or do IVF (or IUI) OR if you are female and having period issues or other physical issues or symptoms that are going undiagnosed.