Field notes.

Here is a collection of resources born from relentless curiosity. A belief that fertility care begs for a new approach. This is the result of continual dedication to study, investigation and seeking.

Chinese Medicine and Cortisol

It’s been really interesting looking at the Comprehensive Hormone Testing I’ve been doing over the last 12 months. There are many similarities in hormone imbalances amongst women trying to conceive. The most obvious one is not estrogen or progesterone imbalance but a cortisol imbalance. Cortisol is often called the body’s stress hormone. It’s produced by […]

Holistic Care in Pregnancy Loss

No one ever thinks it will happen to them, but 1 in 4 women will suffer an early pregnancy loss which is just too high. Especially as we know of so many preventable factors and testing (which is frustratingly not being done due to ‘guidelines’ that are up to 18 years old!). The emotional, physical, […]

New Service – Blood Testing without a GP or Specialist Referral

We are really lucky in Australia to have such a great public health care system. Blood testing is one of the most valuable tools in understanding health. They’re great to provide a baseline, diagnose medical conditions, provide guidance for treatment and track progress of treatment.  However, it does still have it’s flaws when it comes […]

Vaginal, Uterine and Seminal Microbiome Testing and Fertility

Understanding the balance of healthy and harmful bacteria, fungi or viruses sitting in the vagina, the uterus and/or the semen can provide further information into causes of infertility.  The vaginal microbiome refers to the community of bacteria that naturally live in the vagina. The uterine microbiome is a more recently discovered community of microorganisms in the uterus.  A healthy […]

DUTCH Testing and Fertility

The DUTCH or dried urine test for comprehensive hormones has been around for years. It involves testing dried urine from various samples during a day in your mid luteal phase. This test measures levels of sex hormone (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone), their metabolites, adrenal hormones (cortisol, cortisone, DHEA), melatonin and other markers of detoxification/oxidative stress over […]

The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Albert Einstein