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Can Multivitamins Help You Get Pregnant? How Vitamins Affect Fertility

Taking vitamins (especially multivitamins) can enhance ovulation, help you get pregnant, and affect fertility rates. I didn’t realize how important multivitamins are for women trying to get pregnant until I read The Fertility Diet!

“Does taking a daily multivitamin prevent disease or help you live longer?” ask in Jorge Chavarro and Walter Willett in The Fertility [...]

How Vitamin B12 Affects Health and Pregnancy Rates

Pregnancy and miscarriage rates are influenced by low vitamin B12 levels or a vitamin B12 deficiency. Here’s how vitamin B12 affects male and female health and pregnancy rates.

“Research shows that B12 is needed to maintain fertility in men,” writes Michael Dooley in Fit for Fertility: Overcoming Infertility and Preparing for Pregnancy. “In one study, a group [...]

5 Foods That Increase Sperm Count, Production, and Motility

If you’re having trouble getting pregnant, there’s a 30% chance that it’s because of male infertility. These foods increase a man’s sperm count, production and motility – and overall health!

Before the sperm tips, a quip:

“It is a well-documented fact that guys will not ask for directions,” says Dave Berry. “This is a biological thing. This is [...]

5 Foods That Make Your Menstrual Cycle Regular

Do you struggle with irregular periods or amenorrhea (no periods at all)? Here are five foods that can make your menstrual cycle regular.

“When estrogen is high during their cycle, women are more at ease with themselves,” writes Rebecca Booth in The Venus Week. “They are more confident performing tasks and accomplishing goals and more socially [...]

Foods to Avoid for Increased Fertility Levels

Everything you eat can increase or decrease your fertility levels – so check out these foods to avoid for increased fertility levels, especially if you’re a couple coping with infertility or trying to get pregnant!

“We know that certain pollutants and chemicals in the environment can affect both male and female fertility, and there may be many more substances [...]

Get Pregnant Faster With Sun Exposure?

Colette Bouchez of the Getting Pregnant Now website describes new research. Getting more sun exposure could be a key factor in increasing fertility and helping you get pregnant faster! 

“For decades – or longer – gynecologists and even some fertility experts have been advising couples to ‘take a vacation’ if they want to get pregnant,” says [...]

Vitamins and Nutrients to Increase Fertility

Certain vitamins and nutrients directly decrease or increase your fertility levels, affecting sperm motility and count, egg development, and hormone production. Here’s a summary of the most important ones.

“The risk of infertility in women and men is increased by inadequate levels of intake of vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, selenium, vitamin D, and zinc,” writes Judith [...]

How Vitamin B12 Affects Fertility Rates - Getting Pregnant Naturally

Here’s how vitamin B12 affects fertility rates, plus ways to increase B12 in your diet so you can get pregnant naturally. Both male and female fertility can be seriously affected by something as simple as a vitamin B12 deficiency.

“Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with infertility,” says hematologist Michael Bennett, M.D. in Could it be B12? “Pregnancy may [...]

How Protein Increases Female Fertility

If you’re not getting enough protein, you are affecting your chances of getting pregnant. Here’s how protein increases female fertility…

“Inadequate protein intake can decrease the frequency of menstrual periods and may also contribute to early miscarriage,” writes Dr Christopher Williams in The Fastest Way to Get Pregnant Naturally.

For more info on getting pregnant naturally – [...]

How Food Affects Female Fertility

Food affects female fertility in many ways – it’s not just your main source of energy! If you overindulge in a certain taste, you’ll affect your chances of getting pregnant. It’s not just the amount of food you eat, it’s the imbalance of certain tastes that affect your fertility levels.

“The different tastes – sweet, spicy, sour, bitter, [...]