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

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We love the book It Starts with the Egg by Rebecca Fett. In this article, we provide a summary of the book and some key takeaways.

Let’s talk about the book, and hear from an Ovaterra community member who shares her "It Starts with the Egg" success story.

Right off the bat, Fett misleads her readers. She talks about how she was diagnosed with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) in her mid-20s, right before she underwent IVF. She claims she was told she would be “unlikely to conceive with her own eggs.” Determined to prove the medical community wrong, she ate really healthy, exercised a lot, and did a bunch of research on which supplements could improve her egg quality. And yay! She got 20 eggs at egg retrieval. (This is an average number, btw.) And she and her husband got 19 embryos. They “set a fertility clinic record” with their unusually high amount of embryos. In the book, she writes what the studies show, what they don’t show, and why she decided on CoQ10 and Dehydroepiandrosterone for her plan to improve egg quality and ovarian reserve. What happened next…

Some research shows that for those with diminished ovarian reserve, more normal eggs are formed when supplementing with DHEA. take supplements (this applies more to IVF/TTC) but in general: vitamin D, C, E, dha (omega 3), even IF you have "normal" levels. If doing egg things, CoQ-10 (ubiquinol), R-alpha lipoic acid, NAC, DHEA (maybe), folate/prenatal. The latest scientific research reveals that egg quality has a powerful impact on how long it takes to get pregnant and the risk of miscarriage. Poor egg quality is in fact the single most important cause of age-related infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and failed IVF cycles. It Starts With the Egg” points out that some supplements - like royal jelly - do not have enough scientific evidence to support the claim that they can help with reproductive health and pregnancy. It's best to avoid herbs and supplements that don't have robust evidence, even if some may have been used for a long time in traditional communities. At Nao Medical, we understand how frustrating and emotionally draining infertility can be. That’s why we offer a range of services to help you improve your fertility and increase your chances of conceiving.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. This book was recommended to me by Dr. Meera Shah, and I’ve since used the advice to make positive changes to my lifestyle (and hopefully my egg quality as well!). About the book