Natural Fertility

Question 1

Natural Fertility: Diet

Answer 1

Avoid: Processed food, sugar, Caffeine, Alcohol
Include: Antioxidant rich foods, cruciferous, legumes, phytoestrogens, eggs, wild fish, liver, food fats

Question 2

Natural fertility: Lifestyle

Answer 2

• Optimse body composition
• Moderate exercise
• Reduce stress
• Reduce toxins
• Optimise sleep
• Mindfulness
• Other holistic therapies

Question 3

Natural Male Fertility: Supplements

Answer 3

• Selenium
• Zinc
• CoQ10
• EFAs
• L-Carnitine
• N-acetyl cysteine
• Methylated B Complex

Question 4

Natural Male Fertility Supplements: Selenium

Answer 4

Dose: 100 mcg/day

Sperm motility
GPO

Question 5

Natural Male Fertility Supplements: Zinc

Answer 5

Dose: 15-30mg

Spermatogenesis
Sperm motility

Question 6

Natural Male Fertility Supplements: CoQ10

Answer 6

Dose: 200mg/day

• Antioxidant
• Electron transport Chain
• Sperm concentration and motility

Question 7

Natural Male Fertility Supplements: DHA

Answer 7

Dose: 1g/day

Cell membrane fluidity

Question 8

Natural Male Fertility Supplements: L-Carnitine

Answer 8

Dose: 1000mg/day

Sperm metabolism and maturation
Motility

Question 9

Natural Male Fertility Supplements: NAC

Answer 9

Dose: 600mg/day

Glutathione -> primary antioxidant of sperm

Question 10

Natural Male Fertility Supplements: B-complex

Answer 10

Methylation support

Question 11

Natural Female Fertility Supplements

Answer 11

Vitamin A
CoQ10
Myo-inositol
Arginine
L-Carnitine
Alpha lipoic acid
Vitamin C and E
Folate
Vitamin B3

Question 12

Natural Female Fertility Supplements: Vitamin A

Answer 12

Dose: 5000iu

Cell division and differentiation - embryo development

Question 13

Natural Female Fertility Supplements: CoQ10

Answer 13

Dose: 200mg/day

Oocyte development

Question 14

Natural Female Fertility Supplements: Myo-Inositol

Answer 14

Dose: 2000mg/day

Promotes ovarian function
Enhances oocyte quality
Encourages regular cycles .

Question 15

Natural Female Fertility Supplements: Arginine

Answer 15

Dose: 1000-2000mg/day

Nitric Oxide
Angiogenesis

Question 16

Natural Female Fertility Supplements: L-Carnitine

Answer 16

Dose: 500 - 1000mg/day

Increases endometrial thickness
Enhances oocyte ATP production.

Question 17

Natural Female Fertility Supplements: Alpha lipoic acid

Answer 17

Dose: 600mg/day

• Antioxidant
• Aids insulin sensitivity

Question 18

Natural Female Fertility Supplements: Vitamin C and E

Answer 18

C: 500mg, E: 200 IU

Improves oocyte quality

Question 19

Natural Female Fertility Supplements: Folate

Answer 19

Dose: 400mcg/day

Neural tube development (RNA/DNA)

Question 20

Natural Female Fertility Supplements: Vitamin B3

Answer 20

Dose: 100mg/day

Niacin deficiency can cause recurrent miscarriages and birth defects

Question 21

Herbs for fertility

Answer 21

Vitex agnus castus
Ashwaganda
Shatavari

Question 22

Herbs for fertility: Vitex Agnus Castus

Answer 22

• Regulates the cycle
• Corrects luteal phase progesterone deficiency.
• Effective in restoring the menstrual cycle after years of taking the contraceptive pill.

Question 23

Herbs for fertility: Ashwaganda

Answer 23

• Builds energy, stamina and libido.
• Sperm quality.
• Improves anxiety

Question 24

Herbs for fertility: Shatavari

Answer 24

• Ayurvedic female fertility tonic.
• Nourishing and calming, promotes hormonal balance. Good for a low sperm count.
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