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Guiding you to your potential so you can advocate for your fertility

When navigating fertility, the most pressing questions often go unanswered.

My mission is to empower and equip you with practical knowledge and expert guidance to enhance your fertility and pathway to conception.

Chrystal is a reproductive embryologist and andrologist with over a decade working inside IVF laboratories and clinics, Chrystal offers a rare perspective that brings deep expertise and practical insight to each client she works with.

I know what happens behind the scenes, how and why decisions are made and where the gaps in communication often leave women and couples feeling confused or powerless.

Chrystals role as your independent advocate combining the rigour of reproductive science with whole person care; she centers medical literacy, informed choice and emotional wellbeing regardless of your pathway..

Together we cut through the noise so you can action and move forward with clarity and confidence, whether IVF Is part of your journey or not.

Her work helps women and couples reclaim agency, feel prepared, and move forward with confidence.

Support includes:

  • Preconception and conception support 

  • Evidence based guidelines for your fertility health

  •  Interpreting test results & advocating for options

  •  Pre-treatment preparation & cycle planning

  •  Decision-mapping and practical next steps

  • IVF pathways, options, clarity & personalised support

  •  Mindset, nourishment and integration

  • Emotional and energetic anchoring throughout the journey, it can make all the difference

  • Cycle reviews, the value of hindsight

  • Independent, skilled, trusted. Resourcing you for your reproductive health. 

1:1 Consultation

60 mins: via Zoom

A: $180

You’ll leave this session feeling empowered, confident and well resourced.

Please click the link below to find out more. Upon booking you will receive a comprehensive questionnaire to be completed prior to our session in order to maximise our time together.

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FAQs

  • Anyone navigating fertility, whether you’re just starting to plan, looking at what your options are prior to IVF, undergoing treatment, or feeling lost in the system. I work with women and couples who want clear, unbiased information, holistic awareness, and support to advocate for themselves

  • We map your current situation, these can be complex and begin before we meet with a comprehensive questionnaire. We identify the questions and pathways most relevant to you. These look very different between couples depending on your journey. You’ll leave with clarity, confidence, and a personalised roadmap for next steps. This includes a curated list of related resources that you can further explore.

  • Yes. Many couples find sessions help them to get on the same page, reduce stress, and make joint decisions with confidence. II help with the groundwork and bounce options around and help rationalise available options to facilitate decision making.

  • With 10+ years in embryology, I bring clinical expertise — but I also believe in honouring the body’s rhythms, emotional health, and the lived reality of this journey. The two are not opposites; they belong together. Science is only just starting to catch up, we are many parts of the whole and the whole is important to our fertility.

  • No. I work alongside, not instead of your medical team. My preference are fertility specialists with CREI qualifications. I am completely independent and not tied to any clinic. I talk from a place of exclusive personal reflections on relevant topics backed by the latest scientific literature and best practice. I help you develop your medical literacy so you leave with important takeaways on your journey and provide a curated list of related resources to explore further.

Meet the fertility Embryologist

Associations and Qualifications

Clinical Embryologist and Andrologist

Member of the Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand (FZANZ)

B. Bio. Sci. (Hons Reproduction) The University of Sydney

Fertility educator

IVF patient Advocate and consultant.

Chrystal Heffernan is an experienced embryologist and fertility mentor who offers personalised, science-based support for women and couples navigating their path to conception. Maximise your chance of fertility naturally, with evidence based science, whilst understanding all your available options to make more informed, proactive decisions.