Fix Your Period
The Period Party Podcast · EP. 205 · March 26, 2023

Shocking Statistics on Sperm Health

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Dr. Miranda Myles is a passionate and sought-after naturopath and acupuncturist who’s transforming health and hormones and creating fertility and families. With over 20 years of experience treating 20,000 patients, she is a highly experienced and qualified thought leader in her field of fertility, IVF/DEIVF support, gynecology, thyroid health, male factor (in)fertility, children’s health, and mental/emotional health.

Over the summer, Miranda shared some crazy stats on male infertility, and I just had to have her on the podcast to talk about this mind-blowing information. In this episode, we talk about the ridiculous, one-track focus on female fertility, the significant decline in male fertility over the last 40 years, the parameters we should look at in a semen analysis, what normal sperm morphology looks like, the massive drop in reference ranges, environmental factors that impact sperm health and what men can do to improve it, and so much more. Your world will be rocked when you hear this episode!

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Episode Highlights

Resources Mentioned

Fix Your Period

How Fix Your Period Supports Women on Their Fertility Journey

Whether you're trying to conceive, using fertility awareness, or optimising your cycle health before pregnancy — Fix Your Period gives you the tools and education to understand and support your fertility.

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Cycle Tracking for Fertility

Track cycle length, ovulation signs, cervical mucus patterns, and basal body temperature — the key data points for understanding your fertile window and cycle health.

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Hormone Health Assessment

Take Nicole's free Hormone Health Assessment and get personalised results that reflect your cycle health — an essential first step for anyone trying to conceive or optimise their fertility.

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Fertility & Preconception Protocols

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Cycle Literacy Education

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Nicole.AI

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Personalised Protocol

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions from this episode — and how Fix Your Period can help.

What is Fertility Awareness Method (FAM)?
Fertility Awareness Method involves tracking fertility signs — primarily basal body temperature, cervical mucus, and cycle length — to identify fertile and infertile phases of the cycle. It can be used both to achieve pregnancy and as a form of non-hormonal birth control when practised correctly.
How does cycle health affect fertility?
Ovulatory cycles with healthy hormonal patterns — adequate estrogen in the follicular phase, a robust LH surge, and sufficient progesterone in the luteal phase — are foundational to fertility. Cycle irregularities, short luteal phases, anovulatory cycles, and poor period blood quality can all signal underlying hormonal imbalances that affect conception.
What can I do to optimise my fertility naturally?
The most impactful steps include regulating blood sugar, supporting gut health and liver detoxification (which affect hormone clearance), managing chronic stress, ensuring adequate nutrient status (particularly folate, iron, magnesium, and omega-3s), and reducing exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
Is Fix Your Period useful for women trying to conceive?
Yes. Fix Your Period's free assessment gives you personalised results based on your current cycle health. Fix Your Period Premium unlocks fertility and preconception protocols, Nicole's Period Pillars education, and Nicole.AI — all designed to support women on their journey to conception.
Can Fix Your Period help if I'm using fertility awareness as birth control?
Yes. Fix Your Period includes cycle tracking tools and — with Premium — Nicole's dedicated Fertility Awareness protocol and Period Pillars education on understanding your cycle signs, whether you're using FAM to achieve or avoid pregnancy.
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