Male and Female Fertility Vitamins and Supplements
When there are issues with male fertility or female fertility, it is now commonplace for fertility supplements or fertility vitamins to be used to initially increase the chances of conception and then to ensure a healthy pregnancy. Taking fertility supplements can dramatically increase the chances of conception, and provide an alternative to, or complement, conventional fertility or infertility treatments.
Infertility is a problem for a large number of trying to conceive (ttc) couples. Some have delayed starting a family into their late thirties or early forties; others have problems with unexplained infertility, regardless of age. Many people incorrectly believe that when there is a problem with fertility, it is due to an issue with the women. But studies have shown that up to half of all cases of infertility are caused by problems with the man. When trying to conceive, it makes sense to have a healthy lifestyle, avoid smoking, alcohol and illegal drug-taking. This obviously applies to both partners. But sometimes this is not enough to increase the chances of conception - taking extra vitamins and supplements designed to increase fertility is recommended for anyone trying to conceive.
Male Fertility Vitamins and Supplements
Typical problems with the men would include quality of sperm, number of sperm, and sperm motility - the ability of the sperm to move or swim towards the egg. Products like FertilAid for men fertility supplements for men combine essential vitamins and minerals with herbal formulations to maximise the chances of conception and improve overall health, including reproductive health.
Female Fertility Vitamins and Supplements
Typical issues for women would be hormone imbalances - the correct balance of female hormones is essential for ovulation to occur every month, including the correct development of the follicle (contain the egg) to maturity and then release of the egg, followed by the building up of a healthy lining in the uterus to allow the egg to safely implant. Taking specific fertility supplements for women such as FertilAid for women again combines the correct vitamins with herbal formulations to help with every step of the way to conception and full-term pregnancy.
How do Fertility Vitamins and Supplements Work?
Male Fertility Vitamins and Supplements:
For optimum male reproductive health, an amino acid called l-carnitine is vital, as well as a number of antioxidants. L-carnitine is essential for ensuring the process of sperm creation, sperm development and sperm maturing is completed successfully, resulting in sperm that are healthy and of good quality. Healthy sperm or good quality sperm is defined by the sperm count, sperm size and shape, and sperm motility. Sperm motility is described as the number of a sperm in a given sample that are not only moving, but moving or swimming in a forward direction. This is an essential part of conception as the sperm needs to have the energy to be able to swim or move toward the egg, then penetrate the surface of the egg in order to fertilise it.
Fertility supplements such as FertilAid for men contain l-carnitine as well as grape seed extract, which is a vital antioxidant that eliminates damaging free-radicals from the body. The combination of these herbal formulations along with essential vitamins and minerals combine to optimise the chances of producing healthy motile sperm.
Female Fertility Vitamins Supplements:
Many studies have shown that vitex, also known as chaste berry, is essential for many aspects of the correct functioning of female fertility. It has been shown that vitex:
- can improve hormone imbalances
- may help women who do not have normal or regular menstrual cycles
- may also be helpful for women who suffer from PCOS – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
- has enhanced overall female fertility in clinical studies.
Because vitex can improve hormone imbalances, this can result in improved or more normal menstrual cycles, and hopefully increase regular ovulation and overall improve the woman’s fertility. Combining herbal formulations with essential vitamins and minerals in fertility supplements has been shown to enhance fertility. FertilAid for women provides this combination, including vitex, and it also includes Folic Acid which is essential to prevent neural tube defects in the growing embryo.
Inhealth Ireland stocks a wide range of fertility vitamins and supplements for both men and women. All these fertility supplements or fertility vitamins are delivered the next day from Inhealth’s warehouse in Dublin.
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