What to Take Over-the-Counter for Fertility
There are a wide array of over-the-counter-medications that are marketed and available to aid couples that are trying to get pregnant. There are treatments for men just like there are treatments for women, but what should you take? What you take depends on why you are having difficulty getting pregnant and that should be first determined by your physician. After performing careful research, only you can decide.
- Vitamin C - Improves sperms motility as well as sperm count. It also benefits women who may be on other fertility treatments such as Clomiphene.
- Vitamin E - Has shown to be beneficial to women undergoing IVF treatments.
- B6 - Studies have shown it to increase fertility in women.
- B12 - Studies have shown it to increase fertility in men by improving the sperm count.
- Zinc - Helps to maintain the testosterone levels in men, which in turn increases the sperm count and sperm mobility. It also regulates and helps a woman's body process estrogen and progesterone more efficiently.
- Folic Acid - Helps to reduce birth defects, but also helps to improve fertility.
- Selenium - Helps to increase the sperm count in men and decrease the probability of birth defects in women.
- Iron - Low iron is a leading cause of infertility in women and can lead to complications during pregnancy.
- Prenatal vitamins - Should be used by women from the time that they start trying to conceive.
- Over the counter fertility treatments and other types of supplements - While research has shown some benefits of other over-the-counter fertility treatments and other natural supplements, caution should be exercised in this area. High levels of natural treatments have been shown to interfere with fertility treatments or actually block the bodies ability to become pregnant. If you are under the care of a fertility doctor he or she should be advised of any and all vitamins, minerals and other treatments that you are taking to ensure that there is no reaction with the regimen that they put you on.