A different kind of cocktail!

While we are waiting for our test results to come back from the clinic, we've been checking off some of our to-do lists... like ordering vitamins...so many vitamins.

When we met with our nurse Michele, she gave us a female vitamin cocktail and a male vitamin cocktail.  The intent of these cocktail lists is to increase the overall health of the sperm and follicles.  Of course there is always hope that maybe we can naturally make YOU happen with a little help from these vitamin cocktails below.

Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

{Disclaimer:  The below lists were provided by The Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine to Greg and I and should not be taken unless discussed with your physician.}

Female Vitamin Cocktail

1. Myo Inositol - 2 grams orally twice a day
2. Co-Enzyme Q10 - 400mg orally twice a day
3. L-Arginine - 1000mg orally twice a day
4. DHA (Omega 3 Fatty Acids) - 1000mg orally once a day
5. Vitamin E - 400IU orally once a day 
6. Vitamin C - 500mg orally once a day
7. Melatonin - 3mg orally at bedtime
8. Pycnogenol - 100mg orally once a day

Explanation of Supplements:

• Myo Inositol: 
• Vitamin B component of cell membrane
• Increase fertility
• Decrease weight
• Increase HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol)
• Improve triglycerides
• Improve polycystic ovarian syndrom through decreasing insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism
• Co-Enyzme Q10: 
• Anti-oxidant that may improve egg quality
• Improve chromosomal division during fertilization
• L-Arginine: 
• An amino acid which helps with cell division
• Immune function and release of hormones.  
• Shown to increase fertility in women who had previously failed in-vitro fertilization. 

Male Vitamin Cocktail 

1. Multivitamin with minerals (like Centrum) by mouth once daily
2. CoEnqyme Q10 - 200mg orally twice a day
3. Omega-3 Fatty Acid - 1000mg orally once a day
4. Vitamin C - 1000mg orally once a day in the A.M.
5. Vitamin E - 400IU orally once a day
6. L-Carnitine - 500mg orally once a day
7. Vitamin D - 400-800IU orally once a day
8. Zinc - 60mg orally once a day
9. Folic Acid - 400mcg 

Explanation of Supplements:

• CoEnzyme Q10: 
• Anti Oxidant, increases sperm count
• Vitamin E: 
• Anti-oxidant
• Fat soluble
• Studies show that it can increase sperm potency by 2.5 times
• Two studies found that it can lead to a 20% pregnancy rate in previously infertile men
• Vitamin C: 
• High effective antioxidant
• Natural antihistamine prevents histamine release
• Helps to combat free radicals
• Helps to combat the pollution we are surrounded with, particularly agricultural chemicals have been shown to cause much lower sperm counts.  
• Vitamin C has been shown to reduce DNA damage in sperm by 91%
• Shown to reduce agglutination and abnormalities
• Raised sperm counts by 140% in the first week in one study
• L-Carnitine: 
• An Italian study found that 2 grams a day of carnitine for three months dramatically improved sperm counts and mobility.