My Fertility Supplement Concoction

Someone recently posted a question on FF asking whether they were going "overboard" with supplements. When I read her list, I thought it sounded like nothing...just 6-7 supplements or so. Compared to what I'm currently taking, most people's supplement list would sound reasonable though. My list is INSANELY long.

So, here is everything I'm taking as of December 2011 and why. The things I'm battling are recurrent loss, possible immune issues due to elevated NK cell activity, advanced maternal age (39), and diminished ovarian reserve (fewer good eggs), in addition to some stagnation and deficiencies of the kidney, spleen and liver based on my symptoms according to traditional Chinese medicine.

For general prenatal health and improved egg quality:

• Rainbow Lite Prenatal One Vitamins - one of the best whole-food prenatals I could find reasonably priced


• 1,000 mg Folic Acid w/Vitamins B6 & 12 (Folgard)


• CoQ10 - 200 mg


• Green Tea extract (antioxidant) -300 mg


• Pycnogenol -100 mg


• Calcium w/magnesium & zinc- 1000 mg


• L-Carnitine - 500 mg


• Wheatgrass

For treatment of immune issues/inflammatory response and recurrent miscarriage:

• Zyflamend


• Baby Aspirin


• 4000 mg Fish Oil


• Vitamin E- 800 IU


• Liquid Chlorophyl


• Selenium - 200 mg


• 2400 IU Vitamin D3


• Medizym V - powerful enzyme


• MSM Powder - for improved circulation & Raynaud's Syndrome

To increase major organ health (qi) due to various organ deficiencies a la TCM from "The Infertility Cure":

• Milk Thistle: for liver qi / deficiency


• Ginseng- 250 mg: for spleen qi/ deficiency


• Astralagus/Atractylodes: for spleen qi/ deficiency


• Vitex: for kidney yang and to regulate hormones - 500 mg

To increase fertile CM (CD 8 until O only):

• grapefruit juice


• Mucinex


• Evening Primrose Oil

In addition I am doing fertility acupuncture about once a week and have started spin classes. I can't imagine I could take anything else at this point and I hope I'm doing more good than harm. With all the "possible" issues I'm facing. I'm taking so many things I need to work my schedule around them! I will say one thing: I never get sick anymore, even when my daughter and husband do, so I assume I'm doing something good for my health.

So yeah, I dare anyone to show me a longer list of supplements! Overboard? Yep. I guess desperate times call for desperate measures. And infertility certainly causes desperation.