fertility academy
Thanks so much for signing up to more information on the Fertility Academy. You may have signed up for details in 2021 or found us in 2024, either way I’m so happy to share the details of the support that is available to you if you want to take the first step into becoming a fertility expert!
A bit about me, your mentor for Fertility Academy
I have been working in Fertility for over 17 years now, and during this time seen many things change.
In the last 17 years I have met trained and supported many other practitioners and I am in a good place to now pass on my knowledge through a 9 months programme.
This programme includes 70+ hours of direct academic and live case study discussions. Towards the end of the course we bring on guest speakers to help with business and partnership advice.
The course ran in 2021-22 and has helped many practitioners to launch their fertility practice and enabled those with fertility experience to deepen and increase scope and confidence – ensuring they are now in the position to help many people who have or want to become parents.
Hear from some who attended the course this year including a doctor from the US.
what previous students thought of the course…
why become a fertility practitioner...
And Is niching down wise in this current economic climate?
Infertility affects almost 1 in every 6 couples with rates on the rise. In 2018 I spoke at an integrative conference on fertility and pregnancy where over 450 practitioners attended the weekend event. Afterwards many contacted me to ask about mentoring and support as they were keen to pursue this area which I did on a 1:1 basis.
Flash forward to 2024 with rates further on the increase, and the pandemic giving us a pause to think about time and preparation. During this time many people did not have access to IVF and I saw a huge increase in my business. I was inundated and as it was just me I didn’t have the time to support everyone in this area. What I noticed as a positive on the pandemic was that I saw many people looking at the link to lifestyle stress and possible fertility issues and from there into alternative forms of therapy in an effort to grow their families. Something I have definitely seen continuing to some degree!
After these huge nudges from the universe and growing my own clinic to 4 practitioners and still being super busy. I ran my first Fertility Academy mentoring group in 2021, which was a huge success. Since then it has become a more refined and manageable 9 month to provide you with, a solid foundation of fertility/infertility work-up, diagnosis, and treatment for natural cycle optimisation alone and/or adjunctive to assisted reproductive technology (ART).
If we are heading into a recession, all the more reason to get really knowledgeable so you can save people time, money and heartache of multiple miscarriage and countless unsuccessful IVF rounds.
this is for you if...
- You want to work in a specific area and are passionate about fertility
- You are ready for support around pathology and a deeper understanding of the body
- You want a stress free approach to identifying then connecting the dots to clients around root causes of fertility
- You want to support IVF clients but don’t know where to start or don’t feel confident supporting them at this time
- You are ready to embrace social media and marketing in new nuances in the industry to support your offer
- You want to become a goto in the industry in your niche
- You want to get a steady income to support a passion you believe in
this is not for you if...
- You don’t have time to carve out 2+ hours a week for study for 7-9 months
- You can’t attend live sessions at least once a month for 1-2 hours
- You aren’t ready to embrace platforms such as Facebook, Video, or clinician database systems
- You don’t have the investment to pay for the course throughout the 9 months
- You are not in a position to implement the learning as you go on
frequently asked quesitons
Is this course for those practising in this area already or those wanting to practice in this area?
This course is for students in their final year of nutrition or newly qualified practitioners in any country. You will benefit from the resources, the education and the one year access to the Facebook group and lifetime access to course material.
What qualifications do you need to join this course?
You will need to be either an ND, or have a Nutrition qualification to qualify to join this course. This is because we expect a level of Functional and integrative knowledge that has already been taught to you.
Sadly there is only 2 hours given on this subject as a nurse or doctor! So If you are a Nurse, Doctor, herbalist, TCM or acupuncturist practitioner you will have to have already have studied at Institute of Functional Medicine, https://discover.ifm.org/afmcp/ or done a 2 year additional
course in Naturopathy or Nutrition on this course on top of your modality before joining this.
Will I be able to submit case studies and get feedback?
Absolutely, I share interesting and detailed information on some really challenging cases I’ve had over the years. We also can submit these to the Case study sessions on the course which will be led by the academic information in that month.
I’m newly qualified is this for me?
Yes! This is exactly for you, and also students in their final year of nutritional training.
I’ve been practicing for 3 years and fairly familiar with some of the areas on the curriculum; will their be advanced training in these areas?
We think you maybe more suited to ‘top up’ your skills in a more modular approach to learning if you want a more advanced training in fertility. Click here to let us know about your skills. There are around 6 short courses now available check out @ah_fertility_academy for more on this.
what is the course outline?
Infertility 101
Definitions of Infertility
Epidemiology of infertility
Aetiology of conditions
Key elements of an integrative fertility intake
Female Fertility Issues
Female aetiology conditions and diagnosis
How to quickly identify advanced infertility cases
Male Factor Fertility issues
Male aetiology of conditions and diagnosis
How to quickly identify advanced infertility cases
Mental health and fertility
How multiple miscarriage, TFMF and fertility issues can affect you – What tools we can use to support clients with these issues
Diagnostic and Pathology testing
Using cycle analysis and monitoring
Blood, semen DNA fragmentation, Dutch, OAT vaginal oral and gut microbiome, mycotoxin and mold as well as environmental testing and further information on invasive testing using the EMMA ALICE test.
Integrated Approaches to infertility IVF
What is ART, Drug protocols and ART, Reproductive Immunology, Innovative IVF, egg donation and how to prepare your clients for this
Optimal Fertility
How to optimise natural fertility including stress management, good nutrition, cycle monitoring, and general healthy lifestyle habits. This also includes a module on Supplements and also Herbal medicine
1:1’s are also included in the course, as well as access to relevant guest speaker sessions from previous years to top up your knowledge!
How to support your business
Guest speakers who have successfully built a business feeding back their advice
When to work in partnership and how to assess the next steps where you are
Tools and systems to use to support smooth and efficient client and business management
Branding, website and membership groups
that’s not all…
We will be setting up an amazing Facebook group, which last year was an extra resource and provided an ongoing support network for practitioners going through
- difficult cases
- IVF with clients
- Female and Male fertility diagnosis
- Advice on IVF clinics to suggest to clients based on their needs
- Building confidence that you can and do have the knowledge to do this!
I helped to provide steps to support all the practitioners on this group as did the peers on the group!
what does the course cost?
The course will cost £2700 and this can be paid in instalments.
I’m interested, what do I need to do next
ever ever
Step One
If you haven’t filled in your details on the form yet – please do so here.
If you have – the next stage of the process is that we would like to secure your place on the shortlist with a deposit. This will and will be deducted off your fee for the course.
We only ever take on a small number of students in the Fertility Academy.
Step two
We will contact you to schedule an interview and Carly my assistant will set up some dates to talk as this is where we can really work out if the course is right for you!
If you do want to join the programme please contact me at fertilitynutrition@gmail.com and we’ll arrange an inital call.
