Infertility
Background
Infertility is becoming increasingly common, affecting about 1 in 6 couples. Of those affected:
- 1/3 are associated with ovulation, anatomic, immunologic, infectious, nutritional or hormonal factors on the woman’s side.
- 1/3 are caused by low sperm count in the man (sperm counts have dropped 60% worldwide in the last 50 years).
- 1/3 of cases are associated with a mix of male and female factors.
Simple natural therapies can markedly improve a woman’s fertility and a man’s sperm count. Unfortunately, because these treatments are NOT expensive, no one tells physicians about them. Instead, physicians are told about IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) at a cost of over $35,000.
Treatments
There are many effective treatments. They should be done together, and both the man and woman should be treated.
Here are a few quick points (each can markedly increase fertility):
FOR WOMEN:
General Diet Advice
Avoid soda and coffee
Avoid high doses of vitamin C
Don’t take more than 1,000 mg a day.
Avoid a high protein diet
For example, diets like the Atkins Diet.
Drink whole milk
Fat free milk can drop fertility markedly.
Recommended Supplements
Multivitamin powder
Take a good multivitamin powder.
Iron
If the Ferritin iron test is under 50, take iron.
Thyroid hormone
Take thyroid hormone (even if your lab tests are "normal" — see Lab Testing NOT Reliable!).
FOR MEN:
Raise your sperm count (even if "normal") through the following:
General Diet Advice
Avoid soy products
Soy can drop sperm count — a lot.
Recommended Supplements to Optimize Sperm Count
Multivitamin powder
Take a good multivitamin powder.
Coenzyme Q10
Take coenzyme Q10 200 mg/day.
L-Arginine (skip this if you have herpes)
Take L-Arginine 4 gm/day.
Acetyl L-Carnitine & carnitine
Take acetyl L-carnitine 1,000 mg/day and carnitine 1,000 mg/day.
Ribose
Take ribose 5 gm twice a day.
Other Therapies & Advice
Wear loose boxer shorts instead of tight briefs.