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Does Low AMH Mean You Need IVF Right Away?

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Aug 5, 2026 | Guides, Hormones, IVF, Low AMH

If your AMH has come back low, you’ve probably already heard the shorthand version of what it means. A number, a raised eyebrow from your GP, and a referral letter that reads like the decision has already been made. You haven’t asked to skip straight to...

Can I Get Pregnant Naturally With Low AMH?

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Aug 4, 2026 | Egg Freezing, Guides, Hormones, Low AMH

AMH is often one of the first fertility checks made, mainly because it is a simple blood test, taken at any time of your menstrual cycle, rather than because of its accuracy for measuring your fertility You may be told that your egg reserve is low, time is running out...

hCG beta numbers explained after IVF transfer

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Jul 12, 2026 | Guides, Hormones, Implantation, IVF

In the days after transfer, your embryo begins hormonal signalling within your body. Understanding hCG beta numbers helps you interpret how this early hormonal communication reflects how your pregnancy is progressing and how implantation stability is developing. Human...

Progesterone Symptoms After Frozen Embryo Transfer: What They Mean

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Jun 30, 2026 | Guides, Hormones, Implantation, IVF

Progesterone symptoms after frozen embryo transfer can look very similar to early pregnancy symptoms. Cramps, sore breasts, tiredness, bloating, discharge, mood changes and mild spotting can all happen during the days after transfer. The difficult part is that these...

PCOS New Name: What the Change to PMOS Actually Means

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | May 12, 2026 | Guides, Hormones, Ovulation, PCOS

If you have spent years trying to get a PCOS diagnosis — or years being told your symptoms were normal, your cycles were just irregular, your weight was the problem — the news that the condition is being renamed may land differently than it does for anyone who...

Iodine: The Ovulation Instigator

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Mar 5, 2026 | Fertility supplements, Guides, Hormones, Implantation, Nutrition

When it comes to fertility, timing is everything.Iodine and fertility are linked through the thyroid gland, which regulates the timing of egg maturation, ovulation and menstrual cycle.Through the hormones produced by the thyroid, metabolic rhythms are coordinated...

Why AMH Is Not a Measure of Ovarian Reserve — and Should Not Be Used to Predict Fertility

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Jan 11, 2026 | Guides, Hormones, Low AMH

Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is now one of the most commonly used blood tests in fertility care. It is frequently presented as a way to assess ovarian reserve, predict future fertility, estimate time pressure, and guide decisions about egg freezing or IVF. Yet despite...

When Ovulation Predictor Kits Don’t Work — and Why That Matters

by Claire Burrows NLC MIRIL | Jan 5, 2026 | Guides, Hormones, Ovulation, PCOS

Ovulation predictor kits (OPKs) are often presented as a reliable way to identify fertile days. For some people, they work as expected. For many others — particularly those with PCOS — they create more confusion than clarity. If you’ve used OPKs consistently,...

High AMH and Fertility: What It Signals — and What It Doesn’t

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...

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