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Grade: C (Unclear or Conflicting Scientific Evidence)
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| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Astaxanthin
| Male infertility |
Coenzyme Q10
| Increasing sperm count (idiopathic spermatozoa) |
DHEA
| Infertility |
Dogwood
| Fertility |
Green tea
| Fertility |
L-Carnitine
| Infertility (asthenospermia) |
Lycopene
| Infertility |
Maca
| Spermatogenesis |
Pycnogenol
| Male infertility |
Selenium
| Infertility |
Tribulus
| Infertility (female) |
Zinc
| Infertility |
|
Grade: D (Fair Negative Scientific Evidence)
|
| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Arginine
| Infertility |
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Traditional or Theoretical Uses which Lack Sufficient Evidence
|
| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Abuta
| Fertility (in women) |
Adrenal extract
| Spermatogenesis |
Andrographis paniculata Nees, Kan Jang®, SHA-10
| Increasing sperm count |
Apricot
| Infertility |
Ashwagandha
| Infertility |
Asparagus
| Infertility |
Astragalus
| Sperm motility |
Bee pollen
| Infertility |
Bitter melon
| Infertility |
Black cohosh
| Infertility |
Burdock
| Sterility |
Carrot
| Fertility |
Chaparral
| Fertility |
Chasteberry
| Female infertility |
Choline
| Infertility |
Cinnamon
| Spermicide |
Coenzyme Q10
| Infertility |
Copper
| Infertility |
Cordyceps
| Fertility |
Dandelion
| Fertility |
Devil's club
| Fertility |
Dong quai
| Infertility |
Folate
| Infertility |
Fo-ti
| Infertility |
Garlic
| Spermicide |
Ginkgo
| Spermicide |
Ginseng
| Male infertility |
Glyconutrients
| Infertility |
Horny goat weed
| Infertility |
Iron
| Female infertility |
Jequirity
| Spermatorrhea (involuntary loss of semen without orgasm) |
Khat
| Male infertility |
Ladies mantle
| Fertility (conception aid) |
Lavender
| Infertility |
Licorice
| Infertility |
Maca
| Fertility |
Mistletoe
| Infertility |
Mugwort
| Infertility |
Muira puama
| Infertility |
Omega-3 fatty acids, fish oil, alpha-linolenic acid
| Male infertility |
Peony
| Sterility |
Podophyllum
| Fertility |
Pokeweed
| Fertility |
Raspberry
| Fertility |
Rosemary
| Sperm motility |
SAMe
| Infertility |
Saw palmetto
| Sperm production |
Sweet almond
| Increasing sperm count |
Thymus extract
| Male infertility |
Tribulus
| Spermatorrhea (excessive ejaculation) |
Turmeric
| Male fertility |
Vitamin A
| Increasing sperm count |
Vitamin B12
| Male infertility |
Vitamin B6
| Infertility |
Vitamin C
| Infertility |
Vitamin E
| Male fertility |
Wheatgrass
| Sterility |