Italian researchers have come up with a scoring system for supplements aimed at improving male fertility. Their analysis shows among the many ingredients used in such supplements, folic acid, inositol and NAC seemed the most promising.
New research has concluded that the Fenugreek supplement 'Furosap' is effective in improving testosterone levels, cardiovascular health, healthy sperm profile, and mental alertness in men.
Zinc and folic acid, supplements often claimed to aid male fertility, failed to improve pregnancy rates, sperm counts, and sperm potency in a US study involving 2,370 couples.
A lack of protein in a father's diet affects the quality of his sperm and in turn, could affect the long-term cardiovascular health of his offspring, say researchers from the UK.
A blend of lycopene and whey protein may improve the quality of sperm in men as UK researchers point to this combination as a way of reducing impact of modern living on reproductive health.
Vitamin D could play a key role in improving male reproductive health, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen University Hospital.
The soy component genistein, one of the isoflavones seeing
increasing sales in the health food market, could damage human
sperm, a UK researcher will reveal today, writes Dominique
Patton.
A chemical that occurs naturally in the leaves of an African plant
could boost men's fertility, UK researchers told the European
Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology's annual
conference yesterday.
Natural Health Sciences, the makers of the natural antioxidant
Pycnogenol, said that new research shows the supplement to be an
effective fertility treatment in men.
Environmental oestrogens such as those found in soy or hops could
have a positive short-term effect on sperm fertility - and a
potentially damaging one in the long term.
Supplementing the diet with folic acid and zinc can have a
significant effect on improving semen quality in sub-fertile men,
according to recent research from the Netherlands.
