I Think Ive Gone OTT

Well just a little bit. Ive researched how to improve egg and sperm quality to death, Im a scientist so its what I do best. These are the supplements that we are now taking:

For the sperm:

 Vitamin C to improve motility

 Vitamin E as an antioxidant

 Omegas

 A good antioxidant such as procydin (contains grape seed extract)

 Magnesium

 Selenium another antioxidant

 Zinc at least 60mg a day

 Coenzyme Q10 for the mitochondria (energy of the sperm) 100mg a day

 Homeopathic meds

 Probiotic

I have read a lot about pycnogenol and would be willing to try but its so damn expensive and you need a larger dose than what they say on the side of the bottle so you need about 4 bottles a month.

For the egg:

 Wheatgrass tablets for egg quality

 A good Vitamin B complex

 Vitamin E as an antioxidant

 Folic acid – at least 500ug.

 Omegas

 Coenzyme Q10 for the mitochondria (energy of the egg) 100mg a day

 Maca Root which is a fertility supplement

 Fresh Royal Jelly in honey (I found a shop in Durban that sells this and have gotten them to post me 4 bottles – OTT, I know) supposed to help with egg quality.

 Homeopathic meds

 Probiotic

 Ill add in whey protein during stims

I am also eating my carbs before 3pm, drinking lots of water, limit alcohol and getting to bed early.

Im spending a fortune on the above but Im hoping that by some small miracle all of the above will help to create beautiful embryos. Its one small part that I can control and yes, I realise Ive gone a bit crazy with the vitamins but I don’t know what else to do… I dont know any other “normal”.  Mornings and evenings are a half hour ritual to get everything out, sorted and taken. I guess Im being silly but desperation calls for going OTT??

The semen analysis with DNA fragmentation is on Thursday. Hope to have results by next week.

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