STANFORD, Calif., April 20 (UPI) -- A small U.S. university study suggests a nutritional supplement marketed as "Fertility Blend" may help some women conceive.
Dr. Lynn Westphal, a researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine, tested the supplement on 30 volunteers who had been unable to become pregnant. Half took Fertility Blend three times a day, while the other half were given a placebo.
Westphal, who published her results in the April issue of the Journal of Reproductive Medicine, said if a larger study shows similar findings, the supplement could give women a possible treatment before trying in vitro fertilization and similar aggressive steps.
Five of the women taking the supplement became pregnant within five months and four gave birth to healthy babies. None of the women in the placebo group conceived.
Fertility Blend contains chasteberry, an herb shown to improve ovulation and restore progesterone balance, an amino acid that improves circulation to the reproductive organs, green tea, and several vitamins and minerals.
