07/11/2026
❌4% of normal s***m count considered a “normal”s***m profile that doesn’t require improvement.
👉That’s why I don’t rely on “oh s***m is normal”. Give me the report.
❌Didn’t measure TSH (thyroid panel). I’ve had a woman in my practice who was already in menopause (not perimenopause) in her mid-forties. She had gone through IVF a few years prior. It didn’t work. They never checked her thyroid. I didn’t have the heart to tell her that this might have been the cause for her fertility problems.
❌Didn’t look at iron (ferritin which is stored iron, not just circulating iron. Below 50 your fertility is affected.
When I was vegan / vegeterian, mine was at 11. After focusing heavily on an iron-rich, plant-based diet, not combining it with milk-products etc, no plants that counter iron absorption, (I was so sick of the food I ate), I managed to get it to… 13.
More classic oversights another time.
If you’d ever want a thorough look at your health to get an idea where you are at, and what may move the needle for you, I do 1:1 consults.
*not medical advice
