Infertility Causes Impacting Fertility: 

Flucuating Blood Sugar & Insulin Levels

Fluctuating blood sugar (glucose) and insulin levels can significantly impact a woman’s journey to conceive. It can be incredibly challenging, as imbalances in these hormones disrupt reproductive hormonal balance, impair ovulation, and affect egg quality—essential for successful conception. Elevated blood sugar levels can lead to insulin resistance, closely tied to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), one of the leading cause of infertility. However, managing blood sugar levels can improve ovulation consistency and enhance pregnancy success rates. 

By making thoughtful lifestyle choices—such as balanced, nutrient-dense diets, regular physical activity, and stress management—you can support your reproductive health. The Mother’s Path Fertility Program provides targeted nutritional strategies and lifestyle recommendations aimed at stabilizing blood sugar and insulin levels, creating a healthier environment for conception.

Compromised Cortisol Levels-Stress

Stress has become a significant endocrine disruptor and a major factor in why women are having difficulty conceiving. When cortisol levels are out of balance—often due to chronic stress such as meeting deadlines, sleep deprivation, caring for family, or feeling overwhelmed with trying to get pregnant—it can severely impact your reproductive health. During stressful situations, the body continues releasing cortisol, a stress hormone.

Modern Day Stress is the Tiger We’re Trying to Outrun: Since cortisol and progesterone are both derived from the same precursor hormone, pregnenolone, high cortisol levels cause the body to prioritize cortisol production over progesterone, leading to lower progesterone levels essential for maintaining a healthy pregnancy. Why? Your body’s #1 concern is survival. We haven’t adapted to modern stressors, so it triggers a fight-or-flight response, without differentiating between a threat like a tiger or a looming deadline.

Also, chronic stress can suppress the production of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), leading to reduced secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). This disruption can result in irregular ovulation, poor egg quality, and altered levels of estrogen and progesterone, which are crucial for preparing the uterus for implantation.

I understand how overwhelming this can feel, but supporting hormonal balance through personalized strategies and stress management can be the missing piece in your fertility journey.

Autoimmune Disorders Including Subclinical Hypothyroidism

Autoimmune disorders, such as subclinical hypothyroidism, can significantly impact conception by disrupting the delicate hormone balance needed for reproductive health. In cases of subclinical hypothyroidism, even mildly elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels can lead to insufficient production of thyroid hormones, resulting in irregular menstrual cycles and impaired ovulation. Autoimmune conditions can also trigger an immune response that causes the body to attack its own tissues, including the ovaries and the uterine lining, leading to hormonal imbalances. This immune activity can interfere with egg quality and make the uterine environment less receptive for embryo implantation. Research shows that women with autoimmune thyroid issues are at a higher risk of infertility and miscarriage, so effective management is crucial. Addressing the root causes for any autoimmune issues is imperative to effectively increases your chances for a successful pregnancy and healthy baby.

Leak Gut, Dysbiosis & Digestive Issues

I understand how important your journey toward having a health baby is. Your gut health plays a critical role in making that possible. An imbalance in your gut bacteria, known as dysbiosis, can interfere with hormone regulation and reproductive health. This imbalance, often worsened by intestinal permeability, known as leaky gut, can make conceiving more difficult. Imagine your intestinal lining like a cheesecloth—when it becomes too permeable, it allows undigested food particles, bacteria, and toxins to pass into your bloodstream. This triggers inflammation, which can disrupt hormonal balance and affect ovulation and egg quality and the ability to hold a pregnancy.

Digestive issues such as SIBO, IBS, chronic constipation, and loose stools can also impair your body’s ability to absorb essential nutrients needed for fertility. Prioritizing a healthy, balanced gut microbiome is a crucial step toward supporting and enhancing your fertility. I’m here to support you every step of the way.

Poor Nutrition & Food Sensitivity                                                           

The foundation for your hormones starts with what sits at the end of your fork. The Standard American Diet, often low in essential nutrients like animal protein, cold-water fish, fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats, can negatively impact your conception by disrupting hormonal balance and reproductive health. Food sensitivities—such as gluten or dairy intolerance—can provoke inflammation and stress within the body, potentially interfering with hormone production and creating an unwelcoming environment for implantation. By prioritizing a nutrient-dense diet and identifying food sensitivities can help support your reproductive health and increase your chances of a successful pregnancy.

Environmental Toxins & Your Fertility

Environmental toxins are increasingly recognized as significant factors affecting reproductive health and contributing to infertility. Harmful substances such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals, heavy metals, and pesticides are everywhere embedded in the environment, our food, water, and daily products, posing real threats to your fertility. Although their effects on reproductive health can be subtle and cumulative over time, their impact can be profound.  These toxins can interfere with hormonal balance, hinder the development and quality of eggs and sperm, and ultimately affect your chances of conceiving a healthy pregnancy. 

That’s why I encourage starting detoxification efforts 6 to 8 months before you begin trying to conceive. Through the Mother’s Path program, I’ve had the privilege of helping many women and couples clear environmental toxins and restore their reproductive health, supporting them on their journey to having healthy babies.