Advanced Fertility Testing Masterclass Series
Become Your Own Fertility Detective
Ever felt like you're in the dark when it comes to your own body or fertility? Or even worse, you’ve read the books, done your research but you’re drowning in information and can’t figure out what to start with or the next best steps for YOU?
And yes, you’ve also done some diet changes and taking supplements but you’re not sure if they’re working.
Let's change that together, beat the overwhelm and feel ready for your next phase of your TTC journey with my online masterclass series on advanced testing for fertility.
Learn how to overcome crucial and often underestimated common obstacles and piece your fertility puzzle together.
On top of helping you to become your own fertility detective, I’ll also share the strategies I use with my 1:1 clients to understand and improve your health for the better, learn the science behind fertility, get reliable information, and stop relying on scattered advice from social media, forums or late night google searches that keep overwhelming you.
Uncover the gaps in your fertility knowledge and learn exactly what to prioritize for YOU.
This online Masterclass Series is designed to guide a small group of women (or couples) that are ready to learn and take an empowering next step towards better fertility and better health.
We start in June 2024.
This series is for you if
You feel overwhelmed
about all the information out there with regards to nutrition for fertility and are sick and tired of the generic advice. You want a roadmap and tangible steps to follow. You also keep second-guessing the types of foods that will “boost” your fertility and keep jumping from one trend to another.
I was there too, until I decided to be more strategic with my learning.
You’re at any stage of your TTC journey
Maybe you’ve just started, or it’s taking longer than you wanted to see those two lines on a pregnancy stick, you feel like it’s time to cut the chase. Whether you’re trying naturally and don’t want to wait 2 years for investigation or you’re on the waitlist for a fertility clinic, you want to make sure the odds are in your favour.
You’re not sure what’s going on
with your hormones, or with your health and you really want to understand more about what your body needs. Even worse, you’ve been given the dreadful diagnosis of “unexplained infertility”, and you really want to dig deeper.
You’ve experienced pregnancy loss :(
and want to really get yourself back on track to, understand the common causes of miscarriages and how to prevent them, replenish your nutrient stores and prepare your body for the next steps on your fertility journey.
Not holding anything back, I’ll share the easy testing options and nutrition and lifestyle strategies I’ve been using with my 1:1 clients
What we’ll cover
Nutrient & Thyroid testing
Learn the essentials of fertility Testing, where to get the in-depth testing that you need and what to optimise even if your labs are “normal”. I’ll teach what to request your GP and/or your consultant and where you can go for private blood testing (with special discounts included).
Vaginal Microbiome Health
A crucial part of the fertility picture that can’t be dismissed anymore. Learn the red flags, how to test this crucial part of our microbiome and what to do to improve your vaginal environment. We’ll link this also to sperm health.
Gut Microbiome health
The importance of the gut microbiome is mainstream now. Guess what, this is crucial for fertility too! And the testing options are becoming endless and confusing. Learn how to optimise this important area of your health to balance your hormones, digestion, immunity, stress response and much more!
Hormonal Health
Learn the hormonal dance that happens at every cycle and how to spot/track the “main event” that is ovulation. We’ll delve into the common hormonal conditions to look out for and what to prioritise to address these.
Male Fertility
The success of a fertility journey is not just down to the ladies. Sorry to break it to you guys but it’s time to point the spotlight to male fertility and not sweep it under the carpet. Learn the basics of male fertility optimisation and the must-do tests.
Fertility Nutrition
This series is not just about testing for fertility. Scattered amongst all of the pearls from my clinical practice, you’ll mostly learn the fundamentals of nutrition and lifestyle to optimise each of the areas covered as well as tips to put things in practice in your everyday life. I promise there’s space for chocolate too!
“great analysis of my blood results…It was nice to see that you considered trends”
“[I enjoyed your] detailed notes afterwards including meal plans and so many other useful resources You also did a great analysis of my blood results from a year ago to a recent version. I wasn't expecting that- it was nice to see that you considered trends and looked things holistically and recommended great advice and supplements.based on my needs”
— S, 38, Lancanshire, UK
“Much of what we learned together I can now replicate on my own”
“Much of what we learned together I can now replicate on my own. Loved all the tips and hacks in particular.”
— R 46, London, UK
What you get with this Masterclass series
I’ll guide you through the world of fertility testing and the areas of your health to focus on, to fast track your journey and improve your chances of a healthy pregnancy. I’ll help you understand the costs of functional testing, and how to get some tests through your doctor or the best ones to choose from direct to consumers labs. Finally, I’ll guide you towards what to do with your results and what are the biggest changes that will get rid of that feeling of being stuck.
Weekly online Masterclasses
We’ll cover the most important areas of testing for your fertility from the essentials to the more advanced, as well as what you can do to optimise each of these areas regardless of being able to test or not
Live Q&A sessions
The masterclasses are designed to be very interactive. However, I appreciate you may have more questions than we can cover, so there will be 2 sessions reserved only to Q&A where I can answer as many questions as you have with regards to your journey.
Bonus recipes
No more guessing what to make for breakfast, lunch or dinner. You’ll get access to my most popular meal plans. All the recipes are fertility focused and can be adapted for special requirements.
Lots of resources
Beyond the recipes, there will be hand-outs, guides, checklists and challenges to keep you motivated and on track. These are the powerful resources I share with my 1:1 clients.
Discounts and Recordings
All the materials will be recorded and available to rewatch, including as many discounts and tips as possible to make it easy for you to know what to try next.
Community learning
Nothing beats the support you get from like-minded women going through similar experiences and the opportunity to learn what I teach to my 1:1 clients at a fraction of the cost.
Meet your Fertility Guide
I’m Milena, a Registered Nutritional Therapist with a specialisation in fertility and women’s health.
I leverage my passion for women’s hormones, clinical expertise, and specialist training to offer personalized recommendations, advanced testing, and a functional medicine approach to clients and couples feeling stuck on their health or fertility journeys. This includes those who have been told everything is normal, just carry on doing what you’re doing but nothing is changing or they don’t feel at their best.
I have always felt there is A MASSIVE gap between fertility struggles and being rushed to do fertility treatment without proper testing and a good hard look at the diet and lifestyle components, which are often brushed off with generic advice about just “eating well…everything in moderation…and adopting a balanced diet”. Look, I have Italian roots and even the whole advice about “just sticking to a Mediterranean diet” doesn’t sit well with me all the time.
It was through honing my nutrition and using advanced testing that I monitored and adapted both of my own fertility journeys even though “my biological clock was ticking fast”.
This led to balanced hormones, better periods and eventually to two very healthy pregnancies at the age of 37 and 41.
If you want to feel supported on your fertility journey, this Masterclass Series is a must-attend event.
Masterclass Series dates
Online on Zoom (and recordings available)
Thursday June 13th 7:00 PM (GMT)
The Essentials: Blood Testing for Fertility
Thursday June 20th 7:00 PM (GMT)
What you can’t ignore for fertility: the vaginal microbiome
Thursday June 27th 7:00 PM (GMT)
The Hormonal Dance: How to track and balance
Monday July 1st 7:00 PM (GMT)
Thursday July 15th 7:00 PM (GMT)
Ask me Anything Q&A #1 & Q&A #2
Thursday July 4th 7:00 PM (GMT)
Going deeper: Gut Microbiome + Nutrigenomics + More
Thursday July 11th 7:00 PM (GMT)
Male Fertility: Testing Beyond Semen Analyses
Unsure if you want to do the whole masterclass series?
Join the first Masterclass
and get the must-have knowledge you need to start with
You have the option to join the first masterclass only and decide if you want to join the rest later.
The first masterclass will provide an introduction on all the advanced fertility testing I use in practice but will cover mostly blood testing.
With blood testing, you can gain valuable insights into your fertility related nutrients and markers, not just your hormones. Optimizing all of these markers can really make your journey shift gear.
Fertility Client optimizing fertility with in-depth blood testing and other functional testing
Blood markers improvements after personalised supplement recommendations
“Working with [Milena] helped familiarise us with using our health data to base our lifestyle and supplementation changes on, as well as exploit NHS services more,…”
— R, 40, Oxford, UK - successful IVF
Fertility Client preparing for IVF, conceived naturally after optimising fertility through blood testing and vaginal microbiome testing.
£39
Join the First Masterclass only
Start with the Essential Testing and decide if the rest of the topics are for you. We’ll cover:
Comprehensive Blood Testing: what to ask your GP and when to go private (90 mins duration)
Handy Tracking guide to highlight the areas to improve + how to choose your prenatal supplements
Private Blood Testing recommendations and discounts (where possible)
Masterclass Recording
Bonus Recipe Pack
Chance to upgrade to rest of the Masterclass Series
ONLY £39
Typical Value: £180 (Comparable to what I’d cover in a 90 mins consultation)
from £142 x 2
Join the whole Masterclass Series
You have access to all of the Masterclass Series, plus a lot more including:
Live Access to all 7 Zoom sessions
2 x Q&A opportunities to ask your specific questions
Recordings for all sessions
Additional Guides, Handouts and Recommendations
3 Recipe Packs
Discount on 1:1 session if you want my eye on your test results and even more personalised recommendations
More discounts on testing and insights into the best companies/labs to trust and why
£279 in FULL or 2 x £142
Typical Value: £1300 (comparable to what I’d cover in my 1 to 1 programs)
Need more details? Here’s what each masterclass will cover.
-
- Introduction to advanced fertility testing: bridging the gap
- Blood Testing and why it’s an important starting point
- What Blood tests to request yor GP
- What blood tests your GP won’t likely do
- How can I fill the gaps with private testing
- Cut the chase: the comprehensive panels I recommend and use in my practice
- Interpreting your results – the key areas to look at
- The Recommendations for optimizing each key area.
-
- The Vaginal Microbiome and why it’s important
- Siigns that your vaginal microbiome is healthy
- Signs that yor vaginal microbiome may need some support
- Testing with GP or free services + limitations to be aware of
- Testing privately – direct to consumers tests
- Testing privately – with practiioners’ tests
- Key areas to look at when testing
- Recommendations: next steps to optimise key areas
-
- A recap on the Hormones Dance in a menstrual cycle
- Typical ways of testing for ovulation and limitations
- Other ways of testing for ovulation
- The tools I recommend in my practice to monitor ovulation
- Hormonal condition: PCOS what to address nutritionally and lifestyle wise
- Hormonal conditions: Endometriosis/Fibroids/Adeno – what to address nutritionally and lifestyle wise
- Nutrients that support ovulation
-
This will be a Q&A session, Use this opportunity to ask your questions but I won’t be able to provide personalised recommendations until I know more about your case.
-
- Why is the gut microbiome important
- Which areas of fertility and health are affected by the gut microbiome
- Red flags and orange flags that your gut microbiome needs more support
- Testing – direct to consumers (including ZOE)
- Testing – with practitioners
- Recommendations: next steps to optimise your gut microbiome
- Other Microbiome testing: the urinary microbiome
- Other Functional Testing: Nutrigenomics testing
-
- Why is male fertility important and can’t be ignored (natural & IVF fertility)
- Typical ways to test male fertility: semen analysis
- Where to get a semen analysis done GP or not
- Other testing to consider and when:
o Semen culture vs PCR testing vs Semen microbiome
o Varicocele watch
o DNA Fragmentation when to do it
- Nutrition and lifestyle considerations for male fertility
- Referrals to consider
-
This will be a Q&A session, Use this opportunity to ask your questions but I won’t be able to provide personalised recommendations until I know more about your case.
FAQs
-
The live Masterclasses will be conducted on Zoom. The recordings and additional materials (e.g. handouts) will be stored in a different platform you’ll be able to log into, once this is set up.
-
All the sessions are recorded and you’ll get access to them for at least one year or more. The Q&A sessions and the questions at the end of each session wil not be recorded to protect your privacy so please take notes.
I’ll provide a summary doc of the Q&As after each session for those who may benefit from the same answer. The details of the attendees will not be shared
-
Set aside 90 mins for each masterclass. The starting time is typically 7:00 PM. Depending on possible questions some sessions may last longer but if you have to leave, you’ll receive the recording.
-
If you don’t feel comfortable to share your story, your face, your photo or even your name, I won’t push you to do so. I hope you do feel comfortable enough to ask questions if you wish to.
-
This masterclass series is not for you if you’re already in the trenches of your IVF round or if your next IVF cycle is starting in less than a month. This won’t give you enough time to be able to implement many changes or do most of the testing.
If you don’t want to be your own fertility detective, and you’d rather have somebody guide you more closely, you may want to consider my 1:1 programs. or my testing packages
This series is also not suitable to you if you’re already pregnant or potentially if you’re postpartum and are breastfeeding, but please do reach out if you’re thinking of TTC soon.
-
It depends. The masterclasses will discuss both panels that are available direct to consumers but also panels that are available only via practitioners like myself. You have the option to upgrade to one of my 1:1 programs or testing programs if you’d like to explore more.
-
This masterclass series will use testing as a stepping stone for all the most important areas of fertility to consider. From there, we’ll still cover the nutrition strategies to consider and these can be applied regardless of testing. As I said, I’m not holding back!
-
You can jump onboard anytime until the end of the masterclass series as you’ll receive the recording of all the masterclasses. I’m afraid the Q&As will not be recorded as these may contain private information
-
Because this is a digital product and you’ll get access to a platform with lots of additional resources, no refunds will be given. If you’re unsure as to whether this product is for you, please consider buying the first masterclass only to see if the content is of interest. The first masterclass access is a low cost option.
-
We’ll do a recap of advanced fertility testing and why it’s important. However most of the session will cover comprehensive blood testing for fertility, where to get it from, how to interpret it, how to choose your supplements accordingly and how to tune in your nutrition based on the results too.
You’ll be able to join the remainder of the masterclasses at the end of the first one, if you wish to, but there’s no obligation.
Are you joining me?
Maybe you’re new here, you like the sound of the masterclass series
but prefer to wait and understand a bit more about fertility testing?
I have you covered…
Download my new resource with 6 important tests your doctors are unlikely to do but can provide more answers and the key to the parenthood journey you deeply crave for.
Pop your details below to receive my guide to
Advanced Fertility Tests
Need specific support earlier?
No fertility journey is the same and each couple’s story can present with very different challenges or road blocks.
If you’re not sure if a group setting is for your but are curious about how a fertility nutritionist can really support your fertility by guiding you towards optimal health and uncovering the possible root causes that are standing in the way of your dream family, feel free to reach out by booking a free 30 mins call with me.
No obligation at all. At the very least, you’d be able to get a tip or two from a practitioner actively working in the fertility field (like myself).