Vitamin E for infertility treatment

Vitamin E can promote the secretion of sex hormones in the human body and increase the chance of pregnancy. Timely supplementation of vitamin E can greatly increase the chance of pregnancy. Vitamin E is also known as tocopherol. Here are some foods rich in vitamin E. You can eat more of these fruits and vegetables to supplement the vitamin E needed in the body. For example: kiwi, yam, nuts, etc.

1. Can vitamin E treat infertility?

There is a group of vitamins in the vitamin family that are related to fertility, called tocopherols, that is, vitamin E. When choosing vitamin E, you should mainly look at the α-tocopherol content. Since tocopherol can regulate sexual function through the secretion of gonadotropin by the anterior pituitary gland, it can promote the production and activity of sperm in men and increase the amount of JZ produced; it can increase ovarian function in women, increase follicles, enlarge corpus luteum cells, and enhance the effect of progesterone, so it is often used to prevent and treat habitual, threatened abortion and infertility. Supplementing with antioxidants such as vitamin E and zinc may help couples struggling with infertility increase their chances of pregnancy.

2. The effect of vitamin E on sperm

After comparative analysis, the researchers found that husbands who supplemented with antioxidants would increase their wives' chances of becoming pregnant by four times. Several studies have found that proper supplementation of vitamin E can increase sperm concentration, motility, normal sperm morphology rate, and reduce sperm DNA damage, thereby increasing pregnancy rate. Therefore, vitamin E is commonly used in the treatment of male infertility and is recommended by experts in most cases of sperm dysfunction. In assisted reproductive treatment (artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization), vitamin E is one of the commonly used medicines used to improve sperm quality before sperm retrieval.

3. How to supplement vitamin E

1. Natural vitamin E and synthetic vitamin E

Vitamin E includes natural vitamin E and synthetic vitamin E. Natural vitamin E is refined from natural plant extracts, while synthetic vitamin E is mainly synthesized through chemical procedures using trihydroquinone as raw material. In general, the biological activity and antioxidant stress resistance of natural vitamin E are superior to those of synthetic vitamin E.

2. Foods rich in vitamin E

Fruits and vegetables include: kiwi, spinach, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, lettuce, sweet potato, and yam. Nuts include: almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts. Pressed vegetable oils: including sunflower seeds, sesame, corn, olive, peanut, camellia, etc. Safflower, soybeans, cotton seeds, wheat germ, and cod liver oil all contain certain amounts of vitamin E. In addition, natural vitamin E also has pharmaceutical preparations, but they need to be taken under the guidance of a doctor.