Immune Protocol

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.

Most 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.

Week 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.

OB-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.

You 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.

Most 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.

High 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.

You 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.

Nobody wants your baby more than you do - trust your instincts over medical authority when something doesn't feel right

Jo saw 11 different specialists before finding Dr. Murhy in New York who discovered a uterine septum that Australian doctors had missed despite multiple laparoscopies. Her persistence led to finding the root cause after years of 'unexplained' losses.

Don't feel bad about getting second, third, or even eleventh opinions - if a doctor doesn't feel right for you, keep searching

Jo changed doctors 11 times before finding the right team. Her final specialist found a genetic incompatibility and treated it with immune protocols, while Dr. Murhy in New York discovered the uterine septum that was causing her losses.