When pregnancy is on your mind

When pregnancy is on your mind
Supports sperm quality
Simple steps to promote fertility
If you’ve decided to start a family,
of carnitines in the process of sperm
you’ve probably already been taking a
maturation and on their importance in
closer interest in matters such as birth,
improving altered sperm quality para-
parenthood and prenatal health care.
meters.
The majority of couples are very aware
Pregnancy and fertility were long
of the importance of prenatal health
regarded as a female affair. Today,
care for a successful pregnancy and
everyone agrees that the role of the
healthy baby. Yet well before embar-
male in conception is just as important
king on an actual pregnancy, there are
as that of the female.
a number of lifestyle changes open to
you and your partner that could
improve your health and increase the
chance of conception. These include a
healthy diet, regular exercise, quitting
smoking and reducing stress.
Unfortunately, the usual list of recommendations, such as wearing boxer
shorts, avoiding hot baths, quitting
smoking etc., not always offer an
adequate solution.
Fortunately still a lot can be done on
the metabolic side.
For instance, it has been demonstrated
that antioxidants (vitamin C, E, coenzyme Q10 etc.) can improve sperm
production in specific conditions.
Recently a good deal of scientific
evidence has accumulated on the role
Enhance your fertility
It only takes a few simple steps:
Consider taking Proxeed as a supple-
- make sure your diet is a healthy
ment to the above. Proxeed is a
one; cut back on your caffeine and
straightforward and safe way to
alcohol intake;
reinforce your male fertility.
- take regular exercise;
- quit smoking;
- avoid stress;
- wear loose-fitting underwear or
boxer shorts;
- take antioxidants (vitamins C and E).
Conception is not as easy as it seems
Conception is a complicated process
and required period to become
pregnant differs from couple to
couple. Just as conception itself, the
search for the cause of problems with
becoming pregnant is a complicated
matter. Happily, the time when doctors
automatically blamed the woman are
gone for good. We now know that
male factors are implicated in some
40% of all conception problems, while
a combination of factors involving
both partners account for another
20% of cases.
In short, both partners can take steps
to increase the chance of pregnancy.
In pursuit of fertility
Fertility – the quality of being fruitful –
20 and 30% of all couples experience
is not an all or nothing phenomenon.
– at some time during their lifetime – a
There are a great many degrees of
phenomenon known as sub-fertility. In
fertility, and couples may discover these
couples suffering from sub-fertility, both
different degrees for themselves over
partners are healthy, but conception
the course of time.
takes longer than expected. Research
Even partners who have already
shows that sperm quality can be a
conceived once may later be troubled
factor in some 40% of such couples.
by problems with conception. Between
In the past, all fertility tests and
Even if male fertility is at normal levels,
treatments started and ended with the
certain nutritional supplements may be
female. Scientific research has since
advisable to optimize fertility. When
demonstrated that in at least half of the
both the male and female take steps to
cases in which partners are having
improve fertility, the chance of concep-
difficulties conceiving, a male factor
tion can only rise.
plays a role.
Sperm quality: what is normal?
Sperm quality is judged on the basis of
sperm per milliliter of ejaculate.
five factors defined by the World
Health Organization. Only one of
Motility
these factors needs to be inadequate
Motility refers to the sperm cells’
to affect the chances of conception.
ability to swim. In other words: are the
These five factors are:
sperm strong swimmers? In healthy
sperm, over 50% of the cells exhibit
Number of sperm
excellent motility, 25% of which move
This refers to the quantity of sperm in
strongly in one direction. Experts feel
the ejaculated semen. Normal ejaculate
that motility is an important condition
contains more than 40 million sperm
for being able to fertilize the ovum.
cells.
Their ability to swim enables the sperm
cells to enter the uterus via the cervix
Concentration
and ultimately to reach the ovum in
This refers to the number of sperm in a
the fallopian tubes.
single milliliter of ejaculate. A normal
sperm count is at least 20 million
Speed
energy to travel from the middle
Some sperm cells move faster than
portion of the tail; the undulating
others do. These faster cells are
movement of the tailpiece propels the
characterized by a more rapid and
sperm cell forward. Sperm cells take
straighter forward movement. This
around 2.5 months to gain full matu-
holds for over 25% of the sperm cells
rity. Healthy ejaculate should contain
in normal healthy semen. These faster
at least 30% morphologically normal
sperm cells are assumed to have the
sperm cells.
best chance of fertilizing an egg cell.
The active ingredients in Proxeed
Morphology
promote sperm quality by improving
The morphology – size and shape – of
the quantity, concentration, motility
the sperm cell is another important
and speed of the sperm cells. To date,
factor to be taken into account. A
little is known about the effect on
healthy sperm cell resembles a
sperm cell shape and size.
tadpole. The oval-shaped head of the
cell contains the male genetic material
that enters the ovum to unite with the
female genetic material to form an
embryo. The sperm cell derives its
Take a step into the future with Proxeed
Proxeed is a nutritional supplement
Proxeed is a safe way to bolster
designed to support male fertility by
fertility. The ingredients in Proxeed
ingredients that contribute to an
have been subject to research for over
optimum quality of sperm.
30 years and are produced by the
The active ingredients in Proxeed are
internationally reputed pharmaceutical
L-carnitine and Acetyl-L-carnitine.
concern, Sigma-Tau S.p.A. in Rome.
L-carnitine (levocarnitine) is used to
Proxeed has no known side effects.
transport long chain fatty acids
Nor does Proxeed increase the risk of a
through the cell membrane for utiliza-
multiple birth.
tion as fuel. Fatty acids are the main
source of energy for sperm cells.
Acetyl-L-carnitine is a special form of
levocarnitine that supplies the cell with
a fast form of energy. Acetyl-L-carnitine
is also important to cell membrane
development and repair.
Proxeed is a nutritional supplement
that is supplied in powdered form. It
can be dissolved in water or other
beverages and should be taken twice
daily. Sperm cells need around 2.5
months to develop into maturity and
an additional 30 days in order to be
actually capable of fertilizing a female
egg. Proxeed should therefore be
used for at least 3.5 months to achieve
an initial result, and at least six months
for optimum results.
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