by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Jan 5, 2026 | Egg Quality, Guides, Hormones, Low AMH, PCOS
Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) is often presented as a simple fertility marker: higher is better, lower is worse. For many people, being told they have “high AMH” sounds reassuring — even promising.But AMH does not measure fertility in the way it is often assumed to. It...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Jan 5, 2026 | Egg Quality, Guides, Hormones, Ovulation, PCOS, Unexplained Infertility
Many people assume that if a period arrives regularly, ovulation must be happening. It’s a reasonable assumption — and a very common one. But physiologically, bleeding and ovulation are not the same event.An anovulatory cycle is a cycle where bleeding occurs, but...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Dec 15, 2025 | Guides, Hormones, Ovulation, PCOS, Unexplained Infertility
Ovulation is often described as a single moment — an egg released, a window opened, a chance taken.In reality, ovulation reflects how effectively your brain, ovaries, and wider endocrine and metabolic systems have been communicating across the 90-day fertility window...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Nov 25, 2025 | Egg Quality, Guides, Hormones, HSE Fertility Hub, Implantation, IVF, Low AMH, Male Factor Infertility, Miscarriage, Nutrition, PCOS, Secondary Infertility, Sperm Quality, Unexplained Infertility
Optimizing IVF success begins long before egg collection. While clinics focus on stimulation, retrieval and transfer, the biology behind egg quality, sperm health, embryo development and implantation starts much earlier. Understanding the normal IVF attrition funnel —...
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Nov 20, 2025 | Guides, Hormones
5 Ways Cortisol Affects FertilityCortisol and fertility are deeply interconnected — often in ways that aren’t explained during standard fertility care. Many of my clients arrive feeling wired, depleted, and unsure why their body isn’t responding the way they expected....
by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Nov 11, 2025 | Guides, Hormones, Implantation, IVF, Male Factor Infertility, Microbiome, Miscarriage, Unexplained Infertility
Is Your Fertility Being Impacted by Everyday Toxins? When people think about fertility challenges, it’s easy to focus on the “big things”: irregular cycles, PCOS, low AMH, endometriosis, or age-related fertility decline. But everyday habits and products can also...
