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Do this before your egg donation cycle to boost your odds of success

October 13, 20252 min read

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Why Choose Functional Fertility Care for Egg Donation?

Functional fertility care sees you as a whole person—not just a set of lab results. This approach is designed to help you have the healthiest possible experience with egg donation, whether you’re trying to start or grow your family.


What Makes Functional Fertility Care Different?

  • Personalized for YOU: Care plans are based on your unique body, background, and lifestyle. No two people are the same, and your care shouldn’t be either.

  • Gets to the Root of Problems: Functional medicine finds and treats what's blocking your best chance of pregnancy—like hormone imbalances, stress, inflammation, or toxins.

  • Focuses on Your Whole Health: It’s not just about making a baby; it’s about making sure you feel your best—physically and emotionally—before, during, and after the egg donation process.


How Does Functional Fertility Care Support Egg Donation?

For Women:

  • Deficiencies in vitamins, minerals, hormones, & signs of hidden inflammation

  • Gut Check: GI issues can affect hormones and the immune system

  • Toxin: Screening for metals, chemicals or mold that can impact fertility/ pregnancy

  • Autoimmune Screening: to detect hidden problems

  • Structural Issues - restrictions of the soft and bony tissues of the pelvis and cranium impacting fertility and pregnancy

For Men:

  • Semen Testing: Not just for sperm count, but for DNA quality and possible toxins.

  • Nutrient Checks: Ensuring key nutrients for sperm health are sufficient

  • Hormone Tests: testosterone and other hormones important for fertility

  • Metabolic health - which impacts the health of the embryo


Lifestyle Support for Success

  • Healthy Eating: Nutrition plans based on what your body needs

  • Gut Health: Improving digestion with foods or supplements

  • Detox Support: Helping your body avoid and remove harmful substances

  • Stress Relief: Offering counseling, relaxation, or mind-body techniques

  • Better Sleep & Movement: Advice that fits your lifestyle

  • Structural care and movement: to optimize implantation and growth of embryo


The Benefits

  • Higher chance of a healthy pregnancy

  • Lower risk of complications for you and your baby

  • Better overall health for both parents and baby - right from the start

  • Functional fertility care is about more than just getting pregnant. It’s about giving you and your future child the best possible start. If you’re considering egg donation, choosing a functional medicine approach means you’ll be supported every step of the way.

Schedule your personalized consultation with Dr. Carmel below:

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