For many couples, getting pregnant is simple, and not getting pregnant is their only concern. When couples decide they want to have children they may discover that getting pregnant is not as easy as they thought.
Here is an overview of what must happen in order to get pregnant and maintain that pregnancy. A woman secretes hormones that cause one egg to mature and be released into the fallopian tube. A man needs to produce enough sperm that have the ability to travel up into the uterine wall. Because this process is so complicated, it usually takes a few months of trying for a healthy couple to become pregnant.
If a couple has had regular, unprotected sex for at least one year and still are not getting pregnant, the partners are considered to be infertile.
For the past few decades, the rate of infertility in the United States has increased dramatically. As there are excellent fertility drugs and numerous types of assistance for couples to get pregnant, these methods are not without risk, and can be extremely expensive. Listed here are a few effective vitamins and herbs to consider before resulting to the fertility specialist.
To pull out
all the stops and get pregnant as quickly as possible, one of the sure
fire ways of quickly conceiving is for a woman to take Evening Primrose Oil, Vitex, and Royal Jelly.
For men; Bee Pollen, Zinc and Maca.
There are a number of fertility aids on the market that combine many of these vitamins and herbs listed here, such as Fertility Aid for men or women, Ovulex, and Fertility Blend, however, using vitamins and herbs in separate form has been the answer for many couples.
Herbs to help Fertility- All of these are great for couples trying to conceive, however, the herbs/vitamins in bold are the ones considered to be the most all around proven to work for most couples, and with the least side affects.
Baby aspirin - used after ovulation to help in preventing miscarriage. It will improve blood flow to the ovaries, improving follicle development, and the quality of uterine lining. This increases the odds that implantation will be successful.
Bee pollen - Taken with Royal Jelly is rich in vitamins, minerals.
Beechwood - Can be used while on Clomid. It improved cervical mucus and can be used instead of Robitussin cough syrup that many women use for this purpose.
Vitamin C - is an antioxidant that helps prevent free-radical damage to cells. Most doctor's recommend that women take 1000mg every day while in the process of getting pregnant.
Vitex - Inhibits Follicle Stimulating Hormone, and can regulate hormones, estrogen and progesterone. Do not take this with the fertility drug, Clomid, these drugs are not compatible, they can actually take potency away from each other.
Coenzyme Q-10 : Helps support and improve cells. Aging cells are one of the problems older women face when trying to get pregnant.
Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) - is a uterine toner and helps to increase the fertile quality cervical fluid, and improves the lining of the uterus. This supplement is usually taken from the onset of your period to ovulation only.
Vitamin E - is an antioxidant that helps prevent free radical damage to cells.
False Unicorn Root - Tones & strengthens the muscles of the uterus, and is a very good herb to prevent miscarriages. This is a very potent herb.
Folic acid - An important part of cell division, it is a crucial supplement to prevent spinal bifida, and other birth defects. In the effort in getting pregnant at least 400mg should be taken daily. Prenatal vitamins always contain a sufficient about of folic acid.
Panax Ginseng - Aids in reducing stress. Regulates male hormones. Taken for the first portion of a woman's cycle. (for men and women)
Hawthorn - Can help prevent miscarriages, and lower blood pressure.
Maca - Can enhance FSH, and reduce stress. (for men and women)
Nettle - is considered a reproductive tonic rich in vitamins A,C,D, and K. Some women drink nettle as a tea, and alternate between red raspberry leaf while pregnant and while trying to get pregnant. Take from menstruation to ovulation.
PABA - B vitamin that balances and regulates hormones and supports a woman's fertility.
Red Clover - Used to supplement and regulate fertility by improving blood circulation. Taken the first portion of the cycle.
Red Raspberry leaves - Strengthens the uterus and the entire reproductive system. Is well known to help build uterine lining. Many women have been diagnosed with a lining that is too thin for pregnancy, and Red Raspberry leaves are prescribed, with excellent and quick results. Due to improved uterine lining, this supplement helps prevent miscarriage. This herb is effective in capsule form, however, most women swear by drinking it as a tea, two to three times per day.
Royal jelly - Contains high amounts of amino acids, and vitamins. This aid to getting pregnant is gaining recognition as a potent fertility supplement. Originally, women turned to this method simply because in the Bee kingdom the Queen Bee is the only one that is fertile, she is also fed royal jelly and nothing else, while the sterile worker bees do not get any of it. Royal Jelly is queen bee's fertility drug. (This method of fertility aid has become very popular in the U.K. since Fergie announced that she used it to conceive)
Saw Palmetto - may be beneficial for infertility by balancing an excess of "bad" testosterone that women may have in excess. This herb is mainly used for male problems.
Wild Yam, or Progesterone cream - Used to Increase progesterone levels and can help prevent miscarriage. Progesterone cream should be used during the last part of the cycle, after ovulation. Use 1/4 teaspoon and rub the cream on wrists, or neck, being sure to rotate locations.
Zinc - is an antioxidant that helps prevent free-radical damage to cells. Very good supplement for men who need to increase sperm count and motility.
Diva Cups and Instead Cups
Many women worry about having a tilted uterus, un- friendly cervical mucus, or sperm leaking out after intercourse. One of the greatest aids to baby making is "Instead Cups", "Diva Cups", or "Soft Cups". Originally designed as an alternative to tampons, they have been used wit such great success by women who are trying to conceive that they are now seeking approval by the FDA for that purpose.
The cups keep sperm up close to the cervix and does not let them escape by gravity.
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