Trying to conceive and have been told your progesterone levels were 'normal' but you're still not getting pregnant? This information may be upsetting.
"Unexplained Infertility" is often just a code word for "We stopped looking for the reason you're not getting pregnant."
I'm seeing more women in my Austin clinic who are ready to give up. Earlier this week a new client came in for her first laser session. She was told she had unexplained infertility and told IVF was her only path.
Then, we looked at her "normal" progesterone levels together.
She wasn't sad. She was angry. She was angry because she realized she had spent 18 months and thousands of dollars on a system that checked a box instead of solving a problem. We're working together now to address her suboptimal labs and use photobiomodulation to support her reproductive health.
In this blog, I’m breaking down the "Normal vs. Optimal" gap and why that 5 ng/mL progesterone result your doctor told you was 'normal' - could actually be the key to your "unexplained" struggle.
If you're not angry - you should be.
https://blog.tracydonegan.org/blog/why-women-are-angry-about-unexplained-infertility
Posted May 6, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC