Functional fertility checkup in Dubai
Fertility does not live in the ovaries alone. This checkup looks at the health you bring to a pregnancy, and at what can be improved before or alongside treatment, without promising miracles.
What it looks at
Alongside the standard fertility workup, Dr. Shami reviews the factors that quietly shape your chances and your health in pregnancy:
- Weight, body composition and metabolic markers such as glucose and insulin, which matter particularly in PMOS
- Thyroid function, vitamin D, iron and B12, and other deficiencies that are easy to correct
- Diet, physical activity, sleep and stress, discussed honestly rather than as a checklist
- Medications and supplements you already take, and whether they help, hinder or do nothing
- Smoking, caffeine and alcohol, for both partners
Why it matters
Some of these factors affect ovulation and sperm quality directly. Others affect how a pregnancy goes once it starts. Correcting a deficiency or improving metabolic health is not a treatment for infertility on its own, but it improves the ground on which any treatment is built, and it is something you can act on today.
For men, three months of better habits can show in the next semen analysis, because that is roughly how long sperm take to mature.
How Dr. Shami approaches it
- 1
Whole-person, not whole-menu
She looks for the two or three things that will make a difference for you, rather than handing you a generic list of forty.
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Evidence, not trends
Supplements and diets are discussed on what they have been shown to do. If something has no evidence, she will say so.
- 3
Realistic timing
Improvements are planned around your treatment timeline, so that lifestyle work never becomes a reason to delay a step that should not wait.
Dr. Ghina Shami
Questions patients ask
Is this an alternative to fertility treatment?
No. It is a complement. It can improve your health and, for some couples, their chances of conceiving naturally, but it does not replace treatment where treatment is needed.
Do I need this if my tests are normal?
Not necessarily. It is most useful when weight, metabolism, deficiencies or lifestyle are likely to be playing a part, or when you simply want to arrive at treatment in the best shape you can.
Does my partner take part?
Ideally, yes. Sperm quality responds to the same factors, and the changes are easier to keep when both of you make them.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Ghina Shami, Consultant Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility · September 2026
Tell Dr. Shami where you are in your journey
A message on WhatsApp is enough to start. She replies personally, in English or Arabic.