Caryn Johnson
Several years journey from US
The Transformation
Before
Multiple pregnancy losses with 'unexplained infertility' diagnosis, feeling like she was killing her babies
Key Shift
Discovered autoimmune root cause and addressed immune dysfunction with reproductive immunologist
After
Successfully carried two children and created BOND to help other women address root causes
In summary: Caryn Johnson's story demonstrates that autoimmune infertility success, ivf success after immune protocol, and turned pain into purpose. despite Unexplained Infertility and Recurrent Miscarriage after a Several years journey.
Teachings8
Unexplained infertility is not actually a diagnosis - it's doctors throwing their hands up instead of looking for root causes
Caryn Johnson experienced 'unexplained infertility' for years until she discovered she had some of the highest antibody levels her reproductive immunologist had ever seen, leading to successful pregnancies after immune protocol treatment.
▶ 59:42Most women with unexplained infertility have underlying immune dysfunction and inflammation that prevents implantation and causes early pregnancy loss
Caryn Johnson discovered she had Hashimoto's-related antibody issues causing her body to reject pregnancies. After immune protocol including IVIG treatments, she successfully carried her son Elijah. She now has 17 documented pregnancies in women who addressed immune issues through BOND supplements.
▶ 21:55Week 7-8 of pregnancy is placentification - the hardest part to get through if you have immune issues, which is why many losses happen then
Caryn Johnson lost multiple pregnancies around weeks 7-8, and explains this timing correlates with placentification when the immune system is most challenged. Her daughter's heart rate slowed at 7 weeks due to immune dysfunction.
▶ 62:15OB-GYNs and reproductive endocrinologists only know reproductive organs - they don't practice full system health or understand immune, metabolic, or gut issues
Caryn Johnson explains that after years of failed treatments, she had to seek out reproductive immunologist Dr. Joanne Kwak Kim to address her immune issues. She had over 200 food intolerances indicating gut dysbiosis that no reproductive doctor identified.
▶ 63:36You have to stop looking at doctors as your only source of truth and build a committee of many different practitioners
Caryn Johnson found success only after working with a reproductive immunologist, naturopath, and building her own research database of over 200 clinical studies on nutrients and immune function - not from her original reproductive team.
▶ 66:00Most women with unexplained infertility are deficient in vitamin B and D, but doctors focusing only on reproductive organs won't test for this
Caryn Johnson discovered through her research database of over 200 clinical studies that vitamin deficiencies are common in unexplained infertility cases. Her BOND supplements address these foundational nutritional gaps that reproductive doctors miss.
▶ 63:59High inflammation breaks your water early - your body has to go through an inflammatory flow during pregnancy and if it doesn't regulate down in second trimester, things like water breaking happen
Caryn Johnson's water broke at 35 weeks with her son due to inflammation, and again at 13 weeks with her daughter, causing pregnancy loss. Both instances were caused by her immune system creating too much inflammation.
▶ 35:36You can be a successful professional and pursue motherhood simultaneously - your brain is your brain and it doesn't change when you go through infertility
Caryn Johnson balanced being CMO of Vital Proteins, writing the Jennifer Aniston campaign script during her miscarriage, and ultimately selling the company to Nestle while navigating multiple pregnancy losses and raising her son Elijah.
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Quotable Moments5
“Unexplained infertility is not a diagnosis. Doesn't tell you anything.”
— Caryn Johnson59:42“we have to stop looking at our doctors as our only source of truth. It's because they are only one point in our source of truth.”
— Caryn Johnson66:00“your brain is your brain. It doesn't change when you get pregnant. It doesn't change when you go through infertility.”
— Caryn Johnson47:11“I literally would cry to my husband that, like, I'm a murderer.”
— Caryn Johnson40:00“week seven and eight is placentification. That's the largest piece of the immune puzzle. That's the hardest part to get through if you have immune issues.”
— Caryn Johnson62:15
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