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What supplements or vitamins should I take to increase fertility? Learn about the best natural remedies to help women conceive with their partners.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Do we really need to begin planning fertility a year ahead of time? Isn\u2019t three months enough? What are the best supplements to take? How about prenatals? These are all valid questions. We will go through the top fertility supplements for you, baby, and partner, alongside optimizing genetics for your baby. One of the many gifts of helping you navigate infertility or conceiving naturally is that many natural fertility protocols increase the chance of you having the healthiest baby possible and being the healthiest parent possible. With these choice points and pauses, you have a chance to heal the planet through gifting the world with your healthy baby. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What do I mean by creating the healthiest baby possible? Our genes are not static, they change with lifestyle, stress, and environment. And we have many genetic variations with SNPs (I\u2019ll spare you what that stands for;) and mutations. The best lifestyle modifications for having a healthy baby include healthy physical activity, nutrition, stress management, smoking cessation, and screening genetics early. One genetic test that doesn\u2019t share your information with the government are Ben Lynch\u2019s Test for genetics. It also has great advice on how to heal your genes, especially when paired with the book, Dirty Genes<\/em>. There are three key periods of genetic imprinting: <\/p>\n\n\n\n So what better time to begin shifting your next generations genes for the better than while planning to have a baby? It turns out that as you begin to prepare the baby room in your body and home, that most of the shifts you make are also contributing to healing the environment. In indigenous societies, women are water keepers. And we as women, develop amniotic fluid that mirrors the oceans salinity and water content. There are many rituals to prepare women to become mothers. As we move into our more fast-paced society, we need to lean into natural medicine and raise our environmental standards of health to maintain fertility. The first step to that is cleaning up your genes so that your baby and their children\u2019s children have a chance to carry the healthiest genes possible from your family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n MTHFR <\/strong>is a common genetic mutation \/ SNP that can cause your body to have trouble converting inactive B vitamins to active B vitamins. B Vitamins are in charge of every detox pathway, energy production pathway, and cell repair process. There are some simple solutions to choosing your prenatal in case you are a carrier of this gene. Choose prenatals with methylated B vitamins such as Methylfolate, Methylated B12 and choline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sperm and eggs have a four month maturation window, in which the genetics will be determined for your baby-to-be. The quality of your baby-to-be is dependent on your nutritional status, environmental exposures, and stress – all of which supplements can help. The following influence epigenetics: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The following list helps repair damaged sperm and eggs and protects them against further oxidative stress. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The following list breaks down the vitamins and reinforces the significance of taking a high quality prenatal or preconception supplement.<\/strong> I recommend taking these for at least four months before trying to conceive, as they are necessary for one of the three core stages of genetic imprinting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Essential Fatty Acids<\/strong> are one of the ultimate anti-inflammatory supplements you can take. Not all fish oils are created equal. For brain development and or brain fog, I personally love Designs for Health<\/em> HiPo FIsh Oil, as the DHA:EPA ratio is equivalent at a 1:1 ratio. Fish oil helps all sperm parameters. Increased dietary intake of Omega 3s is linked to improved embryo morphology with IVF\/ICSI. One study of 98 women who took 1 gram of omega-3s from day 3 of their prior cycle had a higher fertilization rate and good quality embryos. 238 Infertile Men who supplemented with omega 3s at nearly 2 grams daily demonstrated a significant improvement in motility and morphology of sperm and had an improved sperm density after 32 weeks (8 months) of supplementation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Choline <\/strong>is one of the top supplements I look for in judging the quality of a prenatal vitamin and preconception supplements, as it is often left out. It is essential for methylation (turning inactive B Vitamins to active), which strongly influences the genes of your baby. Maternal choline levels are crucial for the baby\u2019s hippocampal development which is associated with memory and the nervous system and these effects persist into adulthood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I have written less on the following minerals, not to undermine the significance of them. Each mineral is essential for fertility and the health of your child and you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The best way to figure out supplementation dosage is to receive a micronutrient test. When working with infertility, this is one of the top tests I order. Remember, if your digestive system is compromised, you are less likely to absorb nutrients. Other factors include genetic mutations and SNPs, toxicity, poor detox mechanisms (liver, kidney, skin, lungs), stress, and more. There are many other nutrients to consider during preconception and pregnancy including CoQ10 which is an essential antioxidant for sperm and egg health, NAC + Glutathione, L-arginine for blood flow, and probiotics for a healthy gut microbiome and uterine microbiome. As we move into more antioxidants, this table can be helpful in navigating preconception and prenatal supplementation. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nSupplements and Vitamins to Increase Fertility<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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