There are a number of herbs that have an influence on fertility. We present a few that have been studies, but there are many more that are effective.

Trans fats and fertility
Dr. Jorge E. Chavarro of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston says the more trans fats a woman eats, the more likely she is to have fertility problems. To maximize fertility, women should avoid foods that list hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils.

Shilajit and sperm production
Shilajit is a substance found in Asia. It has the ability to make new sperm. See shilajit for more info.

Protein and Fertility
Eating a high protein diet may make it more difficult for women to conceive,. Dr David Gardner, of the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine in Englewood, said diets containing 25 percent protein disrupt the development of early mice embryos and may have a similar impact in humans. "Although our investigations were conducted in mice, our data may have implications for diet and reproduction in humans," Gardner told a fertility meeting. In mice the high protein diet seems to interfere with a genetic process known as imprinting, which controls the activity of genes inherited from the father and mother.

FertilityBlend effective for fertility problems in some women
Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Fertilityblend: a nutritional supplement for improving fertility in women.
Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2006;33(4):205-8. Westphal LM, Polan ML, Trant AS. Department of Gynecology/Obstetrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
 FertilityBlend for Women is a proprietary nutritional supplement containing chasteberry, green tea, L-arginine, vitamins (including folate) and minerals. Women, aged 24 to 42 years, who had tried unsuccessfully to conceive for six to 36 months, completed the study. FertilityBlend was found helpful in about a third of the women after sis months.

Fertility drugs, do they work?
Women who take two commonly-used fertility treatments, including the Sanofi Aventis pill Clomid, do not have a better chance of getting pregnant than those who try naturally. Doctors should rethink giving women Clomid, known generically as clomiphene citrate, to stimulate the ovaries or administering a particular type of artificial insemination.

Fertility Research Update
Role of environmental estrogens in the deterioration of male factor fertility.
Rozati R/ Mahavir Hospital and Research Center, Hyderabad, India.
Fertil Steril. 2002 Dec;78(6):1187-94.
To evaluate the role of the environmental estrogens, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and phthalate esters (PEs) as potential environmental hazards in the deterioration of semen parameters in infertile men without an obvious etiology. Twenty-one infertile men with sperm counts <20 million/mL and/or rapid progressive motility <25% and/or <30%. normal forms without evidence of an obvious etiology and 32 control men with normal semen analyses and evidence of conception. Semen and blood samples were obtained as part of the treatment protocol. Evaluation of semen parameters such as ejaculate volume, sperm count, motility, morphology, vitality, sperm chromatin stability, and sperm nuclear DNA integrity. PCBs were detected in the seminal plasma of infertile men but not in controls, and the concentration of PEs was significantly higher in infertile men compared with controls. Ejaculate volume, sperm count, progressive motility, normal morphology, and fertilizing capacity were significantly lower in infertile men compared with controls. The highest average PCB and PE concentrations were found in urban fish eaters, followed by rural fish eaters, urban vegetarians, and rural vegetarians. The total motile sperm counts in infertile men were inversely proportional to their xenoestrogen concentrations and were significantly lower than those in the respective controls. PCBs and PEs may be instrumental in the deterioration of semen quality in infertile men without an obvious etiology.

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