Naturopathy for Male Infertility
A naturopath may recommend various treatments for infertility, including improving the nutrition of both partners, using hot and cold water splashes on the genitals to stimulate local circulation, avoiding alcohol and smoking for a period, and ensuring sufficient rest.
Nutritional Therapy
A balanced diet is crucial for the body's proper functioning and can significantly improve fertility. Supplements can enhance fertility, and proper nutrition should be the foundation for treating any illness, including infertility.
The most important supplements for enhancing male fertility include vitamin C, E, zinc, and L-arginine. Vitamin C prevents sperm clumping, improving fertility. Vitamin E corrects endocrine gland functioning. Zinc increases sperm count and motility while supporting reproductive organs. L-arginine improves sperm count, motility, sexual desire, and ejaculation.
Essential fatty acids, chromium, selenium, copper, vitamin E, coenzyme Q10, and vitamin B complex are also beneficial. It takes about three months for sperm formation, so benefits of nutrient supplementation may take time to show.
Royal jelly is rich in hormonal factors, enhancing hormone balance in both sexes and increasing sperm count. B vitamins are vital for a healthy nervous system and maintaining intestinal muscle tone. Consuming pumpkin seeds for zinc and avoiding caffeine from coffee, tea, and colas is recommended. Green, leafy vegetables, especially watercress, are rich in vitamin E. Essential fatty acids from black currant seed oil, borage oil, evening primrose oil, and flaxseed oil support glandular activity in both men and women.
Vitamin C
Practitioners suggest that Vitamin C can reduce sperm abnormalities and improve sperm number and quality. Antioxidants such as vitamin C, beta-carotene, selenium, and vitamin E protect sperm from damage, with Vitamin C playing a crucial role in safeguarding sperm's genetic material (DNA).
Cigarette smoking is known to deplete vitamin C levels in the body. Smokers require twice as much RDA of Vitamin C as nonsmokers. Vitamin C supplementation can improve sperm quality for both smokers and nonsmokers.
In a clinical study, vitamin C supplementation improved sperm count, viability, and other factors. Supplementation significantly reduced agglutinated sperm, increasing fertility. In another study, vitamin C supplementation effectively treated male infertility, especially in cases related to antibodies against sperm.