Vitamin Cocktail For Egg Quality and IVF Success

Some of the top IVF clinics are recommending various vitamin cocktails to help women to improve their egg quality - and pregnancy rates - in IVF cycles. These recommendations are the result of a new field of research which examines the levels of nutrients within the micro-environment of the follicular fluid in which the egg is nourished and nurtured as it develops. The nutrients that your eggs are fed really matter. Certain supplements are also recommended for the male partner to similarly boost the health of sperm, especially sperm DNA integrity which can cause miscarriage.

The conclusions of this new area of research have hinted that high levels of certain nutrients are associated with improvements in egg and embryo quality - higher pregnancy rates - and better hormonal profiles that are associated with improved fertility, such as higher estradiol levels.

As I coach women who pursue IVF in different parts of the country I find it astounding to see that there is a great diversity of opinions regarding nutritional supplementation and IVF. Many reproductive endocrinologists - it would seem - have little or no interest in the contribution that nutritional supplements could make to a successful IVF. Other physicians are positively enthusiastic, offering nutrient testing and making clear recommendations for a veritable cocktail of nutritional supplements, many of which have been shown to improve IVF success rates in clinical trials.

Multiple studies in top reproductive medicine journals have shown that when these nutrients are abundant in the follicular fluids, IVF success is more likely, embryos tend toward higher quality and hormone levels are more consistent with good fertility.

A diverse range of nutrients including: myo-inositol, vitamin D, DHEA, L-Arginine, zinc, Co-Enzyme Q10, melatonin and pycnogenol are often recommended. These are just some of the ingredients in the nutrient cocktails being used in top fertility clinics with enviable IVF success rates. Such nutrient cocktails may be able to help you too if you need to up your odds of succeeding.

Everyone has individual factors which can make it appropriate to tweak these supplements this way and that, an IVF infertility coaching program can help you to sort out the optimal nutrients - and diet style - for your individual situation. This is not a *quick-fix* or last minute addition to an IVF cycle, for best results at least 3 months is required, and the male partner should be on a pre-IVF program too. Optimizing sperm health is equally important especially when the man is 40 or over.

Because the egg - and sperm - generation process is an entire 3 months long this nutrient cocktail is taken for at least this long to give the developing oocytes the maximum benefit from their super-food bath. The quality - and purity - of the supplements that you buy is important for optimal success, choose a reputable source with good absorption and manufacturing processes so you know what you are getting.

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