Supplements?

[albi]

Hi,
Hubby has just been diagnosed with low sperm count of 9000 and low motlity. He has had 2 x varicoceale operations.
Hubby is not one for taking meds or looking after his health (like most men). Is there a male fertlity supplement thats an all in one tablet like for women? Ive read numerous vitamins etc are good but just wondering if they have packaged them into one tablet for men?

[Elocin]

Hi Albi,

You can go for Menevit - the guys equivilent of Elevit - although it's quite exxy.

My DH has 90% abnormality a couple of weeks ago and I have started him on Blackmores Men's Performance Multi as well as the Bio ACE Excel...

I've heard lots of positive stories for both sides (Menevit vs plain MVs).. I think it's totally what you feel comfortable with. I went with Blackmores because I'm on the pre-conception vitamins... Elevit didn't agree with me and I feel more comfortable with Blackmores.

Hope this helps
Nic xo

[albi]

Thanks Elocin!!
Im also on the blackmores one.
Ill go have a look at chemist warehouse tomorrow and grab one of those. Cost isnt an issue if it gives us a baby Just as long as he actually takes the tablets LOL

[Elocin]

Just as long as he actually takes the tablets LOL

That's the issue I have too!!! God love em...

Good luck honey xo

[KitKat72]

Ha ha - I'm in the same boat. DH has very poor morphology and our FS said Menevit might help. But DH is not one for meds, doctors, tests, etc., which is why it took us 6 years to find out what our problem was. Luckily, the day I bought the Menevit was the same day I brought home all of my syringes, etc. for my shots. (I know, the Menevit won't help in time for this month's cycle, but assuming it takes us a few tries, it might help for the ones down the track.) DH was pretty shocked by how voluminous all of my boxes of stuff were ("you've turned into my little junkie!"), so it worked well when I said, "while I'm giving myself all of these shots everyday, YOU can simply take this little pill." He wasn't really in a position to argue, even though in the past he probably would have complained about having to take some gross pill.

It's kind of worked because he's been *pretty* good about taking his. Pretty much, if I'm there when he's getting ready in the morning and ask if he's taken his pill, he'll take it right away. I'm pretty sure he "forgets" the days when I don't mention it. And he has complained that he thinks the pill is giving him nightmares. But at least at this rate, I know he's taking it about half the time. I'm thinking that's the best I'll be able to hope for.

Men -- if we had to count on them to take responsibility for this procreation stuff, I think the human race would be on the road to extinciton!

KitKat72

[albi]

LOL kitkat72 sounds like you have found the perfect way to get DH to take his pill
Im off to buy some menevit today and last night I brought up the scary subject of him stopping alcohol LOL he doesnt drink a lot but he likes a beer or 2 in the evening BUT if its affecting his swimmers then Ive asked him to cut it back to just weekends...didnt go down too badly lol
Im making him come to all our FS appointments and I said to him that cutting back on alcohol is a better option that forking out $5000 a go for IVF, so I think he has seen reason

[Loula]

Hi Albi,

You can go for Menevit - the guys equivilent of Elevit - although it's quite exxy.

Nic xo

DH took this too along with Royal jelly, CQ10, extra zinc (great for sperm) folate, and Vit C

I would put them all in a little plastic box for him to either take to work to have with lunch or to have with the evening meal.

men are terrible at taking tablets but i found if i had them ready for the day he would take them, he would never think to get them out himself, but if they were there, no problems

we got a BFP from that cycle and he was only on them for a month, no prior sperm issues though

We did have 15 cycles of IVF so i believe everything little thing helps

[albi]

Loula, did you take Royal Jelly too? Ive heard it can be good for both? Im at the moment taking the fertility multi-vitamin by blackmores, should I be taking anything else, thanks!

[Loula]

Ok what i took

Royal jelly (1 then doubled when my eggs looked small, two days later i was in for EPU)
Zinc
Blackmores concieve well
CQ10
Vit D (i am low in this and was told to by GP)
Vit C
Folate (when i could be bothered)
probiotics

[albi]

Doesnt blackmores conceive well already have vitamin C and zinc? Can you overdose yourself on these?

[Loula]

You can not OD on Vit C as it is water solouable

Not sure about the Zinc? i think you can OD on this but the does is not that high and its only for a month, but i am not advising you of what you should take i am just posting what i took

[belizeli]

Hey there,

I was wondering about overdosing too! Im taking the Blackmores Conceive Well and extra Folate too... so far I havent had an issue!

Id been suggesting Menevit to DH for the last few months after hearing about it on the radio and getting increasingly frustrated with our BFNs, and me being on my supplements, he wasnt interested...... until we found out that he has a fertility problem. The doc gave him 2 bottles and now he wants to take 2 or 3 a day Im a little worried so Ive hidden the bottles and I just give him one a night with dinner when I take mine.
I am starting to wonder if he could take 2... its gotta be better than one right? And the bottles says 1 a day or as your doctor prescribes...