Antioxidants have an important role in female fertility, as shown by numerous studies. A recent study1 in the USA established the effects of antioxidants B-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E on the time to conception in women. The study showed a shorter time to conception in women with a bodyweight index below 25 (normal body weight) who took vitamin C. Similarly, the time to conception was also shortened in women with a bodyweight index below 25, who took B-carotene. The study also sought to establish the effects of antioxidants on fertility in women above and below the age of 35. Increased quantities of B-carotene and vitamin C had the effect of shortening the time to conception in women under 35, while the increased quantities of vitamin E had a similar effect on women above the age of 35. FertilUp for women contains an optimal quantity of B-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E.
A study performed in Hamburg, Germany, in 20122 also established the positive effects of vitamins C and E and also vitamin B6, vitamin D, iodine, selenium and iron.
When studying the connection between a healthy diet and fertility, the results showed that in addition to a healthy diet (less carbohydrates, processed foods), an adequate intake of vitamins B12, A, D, C and E, calcium, zinc is also important3,4.
The results of a study focusing on the link between B vitamins and female fertility showed that women who took vitamin B supplements (especially folic acid) at least three times a week had less difficulty conceiving5.
FertilUp for women contains all of the above ingredients in optimal daily doses for a positive effect on female fertility.
1. Ruder E.H.; Hartmann T.J.; Reindollar R.H.; Goldman M.B. (2014) Female dietary antioxidant intake and time to pregnancy among couples treated for unexplained infertility
2. Buhling K.J.; Grajecki D (2012) The effect of micronutrient supplements on female fertility: a systematic review.
3. Liliana Guadalupe González-Rodríguez 1, Ana M López-Sobaler, José Miguel Perea Sánchez, Rosa M Ortega: Nutrition and fertility; • Nutr Hosp 2018 Sep 7;35(Spec No6):7-10.
4. Fumitoshi Koga, Shigeki Kitagami, Arisa Izumi, Tomoko Uemura, Osamu Takayama, Tsuyoshi Koga and Toru Mizoguchi : Relationship between nutrition and reproduction; Reprod Med Biol. 2020 Jul; 19(3): 254–264.
5. Jorge E. Chavarro, MD, ScD,a Janet W. Rich-Edwards, ScD, MPH,b,c,d Bernard A. Rosner, PhD,d,e and Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPHa,c,d : Use of multivitamins, intake of B vitamins and risk of ovulatory infertility; Author manuscript; available in PMC 2008 Sep 1.Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2008 Mar; 89(3): 668–676.