by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Feb 5, 2026 | Fertility supplements, Guides, Nutrition
Choline is one of the nutrients responsible for building and maintaining the structure of egg and sperm cells. Food plays two distinct roles in the body. It provides energy to sustain daily life, and it supplies the structural materials that allow cells to form,...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Feb 5, 2026 | Fertility supplements, Guides, Nutrition
Food plays two distinct roles in the body: it provides energy to sustain daily life, and it supplies the nutrients that allow cells to divide, signal, and organise themselves correctly over time. Folate is one of those foundational nutrients.Often discussed in...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Feb 5, 2026 | Egg Quality, Endometriosis, Guides, Implantation, IUI, IVF, Low AMH, Male Factor Infertility, Microbiome, Miscarriage, Nutrition, Ovulation, PCOS, Secondary Infertility, Sperm Quality, Unexplained Infertility
Lifestyle factors affecting egg and sperm quality shape the environment in which eggs mature, sperm develop, implantation occurs, and early pregnancy is supported. Lifestyle factors influence hormonal signalling, oxidative stress, immune load, and how effectively the...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Feb 5, 2026 | Guides, IVF, Male Factor Infertility, Miscarriage, Secondary Infertility, Sperm Quality, Unexplained Infertility
Nutrients for sperm health determine whether developing sperm cells have access to the nutritional building blocks required to be formed correctly, mature fully, and function as intended.. Sperm are produced continuously, with millions at different stages of...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Feb 4, 2026 | Egg Quality, Guides, IVF, Miscarriage, Nutrition, Unexplained Infertility
Egg quality depends on whether developing eggs have access to the nutritional building blocks required to grow, mature, and divide properly. At any given time, more than one egg is maturing simultaneously, each drawing on available nutrients to support its structure,...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Jan 29, 2026 | Guides, Male Factor Infertility, Sperm Quality
Sperm health is often reduced to a single test result or a pass–fail outcome. In reality, sperm health reflects a series of biological processes that unfold over time.Markers of healthy sperm help describe how sperm are formed, supported, and maintained — not whether...