What your fertility tests aren't telling you (and why it matters after 35)
A forensic guide to the hidden factors that influence conception when conventional testing says "everything looks fine."
You've done the tracking. The testing. The temperature charts and the ovulation strips and the waiting.
And every time you sit across from your doctor, you hear some version of the same thing: your numbers look normal, just keep trying, we'll check again in a few months.
But something doesn't add up.
Because if everything were truly fine, you wouldn't still be here. You wouldn't be searching for answers at 11pm. You wouldn't have that quiet knowing in your gut that says something is being missed.
That knowing isn't anxiety talking. It's intelligence. And it deserves better answers than "wait and see."
Here's what conventional fertility panels don't evaluate:
The cellular energy systems that determine egg quality.
The inflammatory patterns that can interfere with implantation without ever showing up on standard bloodwork.
The stress markers that affect your hormones in ways your doctor never mentions.
The nutritional gaps that matter more after 35 than anyone told you.
These aren't fringe theories. They're mechanisms. And when you understand them, you stop feeling like your body is betraying you and start seeing where the real friction points might be.
What's inside this guide:
👉🏼 Which overlooked markers actually influence hormone balance and why they're rarely tested
👉🏼 What "normal" lab results can hide about inflammation, stress response, and mitochondrial function
👉🏼 Where the gaps in standard fertility evaluation usually show up for women over 35
👉🏼 What deeper investigation looks like and how to approach it without adding more overwhelm
This isn't about turning you into your own fertility specialist. It's about giving you a clearer map so you can stop second-guessing yourself and start asking better questions.
Finally understand what's really going on inside your body.
I’m Dr. Laurie Terzo, Natural Fertility Specialist.
For over 24 years, I’ve helped women and couples decode the true causes of their fertility struggles and create personalized pathways to success — without sacrificing their values, their well-being, or their sense of self.
Through my signature Fertile DREAMS Method, I’ve guided thousands of women who were told they were "too old" or "unexplained" to conceive — and watched them welcome healthy pregnancies and thriving babies.
Because here’s what I know:
You are not broken.
You do not need to fight your body.
You need to understand what it’s asking for.
If you’re like the women I work with, you are tired of false choices:
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IVF or nothing
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Be grateful or keep hoping
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"Just relax" or be seen as desperate
I want to offer you a third path:
One where you are informed, empowered, and no longer alone in this process.
It starts here.
With understanding the hidden factors that could change everything.
Because once you see them — you cannot unsee them.
And once you shift them — your body’s natural fertility can begin to return.
You deserve to feel hope again. You deserve to feel trust in your body again. You deserve to become the mother you know you are meant to be.
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