The Fertility Suite – Détails, épisodes et analyse

KIR & HLA-DQ Alpha Match Testing explained, what these immune tests mean for IVF, implantation failure, and recurrent pregnancy loss. A conversation for fertility patients seeking answers with Dr V at Fertilysis. 

This episode is especially helpful if you are:

• Experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL)
• Facing recurrent implantation failure (RIF)
• Going through IVF with unexplained outcomes
• Curious about immune causes of infertility
• Feeling dismissed or told “everything looks normal”
• Considering or questioning reproductive immunology testing

If you’ve been through multiple miscarriages, failed embryo transfers, or unexplained infertility, you may have heard terms like KIR genes, HLA-DQ alpha matching, or reproductive immunology, often with little explanation and a lot of confusion.

In this episode, we break down KIR & HLA-DQ alpha match testing and how these immune system factors may relate to implantation, early pregnancy, and IVF outcomes.

You’ll learn how the maternal immune system interacts with an embryo and why some fertility specialists explore immune testing when everything else looks “normal.”

We cover:

• What KIR genes are and how they influence immune response in pregnancy
• What HLA-DQ alpha matching between partners means
• How immune signaling may affect implantation and placental development
• Why some people with excellent embryos still experience repeated failure
• When KIR and HLA testing is typically considered
• The controversies, limitations, and unanswered questions in reproductive immunology
• Why this testing is empowering for some and not appropriate for everyone

Most importantly, this episode validates what so many fertility patients feel:“Something isn’t working and I deserve answers.”

The Fertility Suite offers in person Fertility Acupuncture with the UK's top Fertility Acupuncturists at 6 UK clinics and 5 Affiliate Clinics. Find your nearest clinic here. 

We also work online to help you get the answers you need to help you have a healthy pregnancy 🩷 

We support: 

📍Couples who are struggling to concieve 

📍Couples suffering through miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss 

📍Couples undergoing Assisted Reproduction Techniques such as IVF

📍Anyone who wants answers and support on their road to a healthy pregnancy

Book a discovery call with us to find out more 💜

Find us on instagram @thefertility_suite

In this episode I welcome Emma Haslam from Your IVF Abroad. Having navigated IVF herself, Emma brings her advice, guidance and expertise and we have a very open discussion about everything we think you need to know before starting IVF and choosing a clinic. Emma is a breath of fresh air if you are navigating IVF! 

You can follow Emma on instagram too - @yourivfabroad and more details below: 

Free short guide to the process of having fertility treatment abroad 

https://www.yourivfabroad.co.uk/step-by-step-guide-to-having-fertility-treatment-in-europe

Free short guide to the 7 things you need to know before having egg/sperm donation abroad 

https://www.yourivfabroad.co.uk/condsidering-donation-in-europe

My podcast https://www.yourivfabroad.co.uk/podcast 

Services

https://www.yourivfabroad.co.uk/services

The Fertility Suite offers in person Fertility Acupuncture with the UK's top Fertility Acupuncturists at 6 UK clinics and 5 Affiliate Clinics. Find your nearest clinic here. 

We also work online to help you get the answers you need to help you have a healthy pregnancy 🩷 

We support: 

📍Couples who are struggling to concieve 

📍Couples suffering through miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss 

📍Couples undergoing Assisted Reproduction Techniques such as IVF

📍Anyone who wants answers and support on their road to a healthy pregnancy

Book a discovery call with us to find out more 💜

Find us on instagram @thefertility_suite

Golnoush Golshirazi, molecular biologist and founder of Screen Me joined me to discuss the vaginal microbiome and its importance for fertility & loss. Golnoush also discusses how her own experiences have shaped the community she has built and fuelled her research in this area. ScreenMe offers vaginal microbiome and seminal microbiome testing, paired with education, support and care to help people improve their intimate health. 

We covered: 

What is the vaginal microbiome? 
Why is it important to test your intimate health
How does this relate to fertility & Loss
How the vaginal miocrbiome can affect IVF success
What can be done if you have an imbalance & treatment plans

The Fertility Suite offers in person Fertility Acupuncture with the UK's top Fertility Acupuncturists at 6 UK clinics and 5 Affiliate Clinics. Find your nearest clinic here. 

We also work online to help you get the answers you need to help you have a healthy pregnancy 🩷 

We support: 

📍Couples who are struggling to concieve 

📍Couples suffering through miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss 

📍Couples undergoing Assisted Reproduction Techniques such as IVF

📍Anyone who wants answers and support on their road to a healthy pregnancy

Book a discovery call with us to find out more 💜

Find us on instagram @thefertility_suite

Join Andrologist Olivia Musa and myself to discuss the factors which can affect male fertility, what a semen analysis actually means and a holistic approach to improving sperm parameters. 

Olivia Musa Founded The Male Fertility Clinic which offers private semen analysis in Central London whether you are trying to conceive or just want to know whether your sperm are in good health. 

The Fertility Suite offers in person Fertility Acupuncture with the UK's top Fertility Acupuncturists at 6 UK clinics and 5 Affiliate Clinics. Find your nearest clinic here. 

We also work online to help you get the answers you need to help you have a healthy pregnancy 🩷 

We support: 

📍Couples who are struggling to concieve 

📍Couples suffering through miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss 

📍Couples undergoing Assisted Reproduction Techniques such as IVF

📍Anyone who wants answers and support on their road to a healthy pregnancy

Book a discovery call with us to find out more 💜

Find us on instagram @thefertility_suite

Worried you might have endometriosis? Concerns post surgical management of miscarriage? Haider Jan, Consultant Gynaecologist, Obstetrician and Clinical Director for Women's Health at Epsom & Surrey NHS talks us through these conditions and will give you practical tips about what to do next. 

Haider Jan is based at Epsom & Surrey NHS and also privately at Parkside Hospital, CRP clinic & Ashtead Hospital. You can contact his wonderful secretary Helen on: 
07757 310098 or pa@migynaecology.com

The Fertility Suite offers in person Fertility Acupuncture with the UK's top Fertility Acupuncturists at 6 UK clinics and 5 Affiliate Clinics. Find your nearest clinic here. 

We also work online to help you get the answers you need to help you have a healthy pregnancy 🩷 

We support: 

📍Couples who are struggling to concieve 

📍Couples suffering through miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss 

📍Couples undergoing Assisted Reproduction Techniques such as IVF

📍Anyone who wants answers and support on their road to a healthy pregnancy

Book a discovery call with us to find out more 💜

Find us on instagram @thefertility_suite

Dive into what low AMH actually means and what the best things to do are if you have been told you have low AMH. Alex certainly busts a few myths in this episode and gives practical tips and advice how about best to address low AMH. There really is not much about AMH that Alex can't answer!

Alex O'Connor is a Fertility Acupuncturist based in Essex & London, she specialises in complex cases, low AMH, male factor fertility issues and much more. Contact Alex via her website or check our her instagram here. 

The Fertility Suite offers in person Fertility Acupuncture with the UK's top Fertility Acupuncturists at 6 UK clinics and 5 Affiliate Clinics. Find your nearest clinic here. 

We also work online to help you get the answers you need to help you have a healthy pregnancy 🩷 

We support: 

📍Couples who are struggling to concieve 

📍Couples suffering through miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss 

📍Couples undergoing Assisted Reproduction Techniques such as IVF

📍Anyone who wants answers and support on their road to a healthy pregnancy

Book a discovery call with us to find out more 💜

Find us on instagram @thefertility_suite

Nicola Headley previously worked as a Midwife, Health Visitor and Birth Trauma Specialist.  But it was her own difficult journey to motherhood which led her to train as a fertility coach. 

Nicola specialises in supporting women following pregnancy loss or who are going through IVF or fertility treatment to take back emotional control of their fertility journey.  Because infertility takes over every area of life.  It affects our mental health, confidence, and feelings of self-worth.  Which is why looking after how you’re feeling during this time is so important. 

Her unique programme is a mix of counselling, coaching and hypnotherapy techniques.  To support you to release what’s happened in the past, start living in the now and look to the future with hope and optimism.

We discuss:

 - Why mindset matters when TTC  & your Subconscious thoughts

 - Common emotions that arise when TTC

 - Ways to manage these emotions and why it’s important to address them

 - Exploring PTSD around fertility treatment

 - What fertility coaching is and how it can help

The Fertility Suite offers in person Fertility Acupuncture with the UK's top Fertility Acupuncturists at 6 UK clinics and 5 Affiliate Clinics. Find your nearest clinic here. 

We also work online to help you get the answers you need to help you have a healthy pregnancy 🩷 

We support: 

📍Couples who are struggling to concieve 

📍Couples suffering through miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss 

📍Couples undergoing Assisted Reproduction Techniques such as IVF

📍Anyone who wants answers and support on their road to a healthy pregnancy

Book a discovery call with us to find out more 💜

Find us on instagram @thefertility_suite

Nicola is a fat-positive fertility coach and author of “Fat and Fertile”.

She helps fat folks navigate getting pregnant in a weight-obsessed world and advocates for change in how fat people are treated whilst accessing help with their fertility.

Nicola uses her unique fat positive framework to support people in finding their own version of health without diets, advocate for their bodies, relearn how to trust their body and believe in their ability to get pregnant.

In this episode we discuss: 

 - Why women in bigger bodies are often discriminated against in the fertility world
 - Why BMI should not be used to determine who is entitled to fertility treatment or not and the reasons behind why it's currently used!
 - Why weight does not always have a direct correlation to a woman's fertility
- Ways you can approach medical professionals in a non confrontational way with the evidence base to get the care you deserve.
- where to go to find evidence around weight and fertility

You can find many more resources at Nicola's website. 

The Fertility Suite offers in person Fertility Acupuncture with the UK's top Fertility Acupuncturists at 6 UK clinics and 5 Affiliate Clinics. Find your nearest clinic here. 

We also work online to help you get the answers you need to help you have a healthy pregnancy 🩷 

We support: 

📍Couples who are struggling to concieve 

📍Couples suffering through miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss 

📍Couples undergoing Assisted Reproduction Techniques such as IVF

📍Anyone who wants answers and support on their road to a healthy pregnancy

Book a discovery call with us to find out more 💜

Find us on instagram @thefertility_suite

Becky is the founder of 'Paths to Parent Hub' which is an online support network & community for couples going down the route of doner conception. She also co-founded 'Fertility Matters at Work', a company which  is dedicated to raising awareness and education of fertility issues in the workplace. 

In this episode we discuss: 

- When to consider, or when you might have to consider, donor conception

- Different types of donation - ie: egg, sperm, embryo, double

 - The main things to consider when choosing a donor 

 - Where to go to start choosing a donor

 - The implications of Donor Conception, attachment, bonding, anonymity and potential implications for the child/parent relationship.

If you are considering Donor conception then this episode is for you!

The Fertility Suite offers in person Fertility Acupuncture with the UK's top Fertility Acupuncturists at 6 UK clinics and 5 Affiliate Clinics. Find your nearest clinic here. 

We also work online to help you get the answers you need to help you have a healthy pregnancy 🩷 

We support: 

📍Couples who are struggling to concieve 

📍Couples suffering through miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss 

📍Couples undergoing Assisted Reproduction Techniques such as IVF

📍Anyone who wants answers and support on their road to a healthy pregnancy

Book a discovery call with us to find out more 💜

Find us on instagram @thefertility_suite

Hannah Pearn is a fertility and women’s health acupuncturist who runs a practice in South London. She is also a passionate educator on all things women’s health, fertility and menstrual cycle related, so much so she has even designed her own online course, teaching to conceive.

In this episode we discuss how acupuncture actually works and how it can support fertility, we also bust a few acupuncture myths!

Click here, if you are looking for a fertility support trained acupuncturist near you! You can also check out the British Acupuncture Council for a list of qualified Acupuncture practitioners near you. 

The Fertility Suite offers in person Fertility Acupuncture with the UK's top Fertility Acupuncturists at 6 UK clinics and 5 Affiliate Clinics. Find your nearest clinic here. 

We also work online to help you get the answers you need to help you have a healthy pregnancy 🩷 

We support: 

📍Couples who are struggling to concieve 

📍Couples suffering through miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss 

📍Couples undergoing Assisted Reproduction Techniques such as IVF

📍Anyone who wants answers and support on their road to a healthy pregnancy

Book a discovery call with us to find out more 💜

Find us on instagram @thefertility_suite