Research "Supplement CoQ10 could be key to pregnancy for older women"

[Buster1]

Thanks for sharing your positive story Goldie. I hope the CoQ10 helps me with my IVF cycle.

 

[goldie66]

Thanks for sharing your positive story Goldie. I hope the CoQ10 helps me with my IVF cycle.

awww thank you Buster1..I really hope it works for you too,looks like you've been threw alot..

Sending you loads

xxxxx

 

[Casper72]

Hi girls,just a wee bit of feed back on COQ10.

I started taking COQ10 for 2 cycles,I was taking 500mg daily then went up to 600mg for about two weeks before I got my BFP.
I don't know if it helped me or just luck or helped with quality of eggs.

I had a strong positive line at 7dpo

We've been TTC for 13 1/2mths.


to you all..xxx



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ME 41 OH 40 our first..

Hi everyone, I just stumbled upon this thread this morning and oh how I wish I had found it sooner! Not only is it hilarious, it's very informative as well. I am going to start taking COCK asap!

Goldie: How long did you take it before you got your BFP?

BTW, I am 39 been TTC for 10 months.

 

[Casper72]

Hi girls,just a wee bit of feed back on COQ10.

I started taking COQ10 for 2 cycles,I was taking 500mg daily then went up to 600mg for about two weeks before I got my BFP.
I don't know if it helped me or just luck or helped with quality of eggs.

I had a strong positive line at 7dpo

We've been TTC for 13 1/2mths.


to you all..xxx



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ME 41 OH 40 our first..

Oops, nevermind the question in my last post. I just re-read yours and see that you were taking Q10 for only 2 cycles when you got your BFP. I hope I am as lucky!

 

[Dylis]

Hi Casper I went cock shopping on Monday, let's hope if brings us bfp's. I'm only on 120mg at present

 

[Casper72]

I have yet to shop for some. I'm stuck at work right now, but will head to the store and pick some up right when I'm off. I want to start taking it asap. I was thinking of trying 200mg to start. We'll see.

 

[BeachChica]

I got a great deal on some at local pharmacy (CVS) they had them Buy one get one. Plus I had about $7.00 off in coupons!!!

I am up to the 200mg tablets now daily.

 

[Casper72]

I'm happy to say that I'm on the cock now too! I bought Nature Valley brand from Walmart, 100mg pills and am taking 2 a day. I hope it brings me good results, I just wish my final IUI wasn't so soon. Hopefully it works fast, but everyone here says 3 months. We will see.

 

[Casper72]

Spring Valley brand, not Nature Valley.....

 

[Cypress]

Hello everyone - OP here - just wanted to day, thanks to everyone for making this such an informative, lively and humourous thread!

I have been following the thread throughout, but have not wanted to come back on unless/until I had something to add. So now I have a little update: after starting to take 600mg/day of Q10 last Nov after reading the article in the original post, I fell pregnant in January and have now just finished my first trimester! This is highly significant to me because we started TTC at the beginning of 2011, and were lucky enough to fall preggers twice, but both times miscarried in the first tri. I don't know how things are going to go from here onwards (fingers crossed all well), but to get to 14 weeks with a healthy bub is a major achievement for me.

I had previously been taking 30-60mg of Q10, I had no idea that you could take higher doses, or that higher doses might help.

HOWEVER, I am not saying that the Q10 has been the one thing that improved things this time round, there is no way for me to know. But I like to think that the Q10 helped in some way! The other things I did differently this time were that I also took 75mg/day of DHEA until BFP, and then a low-dose aspirin daily after BFP (as I wondered if maybe blood clots were causing my mc's). I also took 1tsp/day of maca until BFP, and used the Sperm Meets Egg Plan, Clearblue Fertility Monitor (recommend Clearblue smiley-face sticks if you don't have one) and Preseed and Softcups on the days of LH surge and the following two days.

One side-effect I got was spots - but I don't know if they were caused by the Q10 or the DHEA.

Good luck and big hugs and lots of baby dust to everyone - bring on lots of Q10 BFPs! xxx

 

[goldie66]

Hello everyone - OP here - just wanted to day, thanks to everyone for making this such an informative, lively and humourous thread!

I have been following the thread throughout, but have not wanted to come back on unless/until I had something to add. So now I have a little update: after starting to take 600mg/day of Q10 last Nov after reading the article in the original post, I fell pregnant in January and have now just finished my first trimester! This is highly significant to me because we started TTC at the beginning of 2011, and were lucky enough to fall preggers twice, but both times miscarried in the first tri. I had previously been taking 30-60mg of Q10, I had no idea that you could take higher doses, or that higher doses might help.

HOWEVER, I am not saying that the Q10 has been the one thing that improved things this time round, there is no way for me to know. But I like to think that the Q10 helped in some way! The other things I did differently this time were that I also took 75mg/day of DHEA until BFP, and then a low-dose aspirin daily after BFP (as I wondered if maybe blood clots were causing my mc's). I also took 1tsp/day of maca until BFP, and used the Sperm Meets Egg Plan, Clearblue Fertility Monitor (recommend Clearblue smiley-face sticks if you don't have one) and Preseed and Softcups on the days of LH surge and the following two days.

One side-effect I got was spots - but I don't know if they were caused by the Q10 or the DHEA.

Good luck and big hugs and lots of baby dust to everyone - bring on lots of Q10 BFPs! xxx

Massive congratulations Cypress ..

I also take 75mg asprin daily before and after my

Also before I got I took my COQ10 in morning I took my asprin last thing at night as both aren't ment to work with each other..

Good luck ladies..xxx

 

[lexus15]

Congrats to the new BFP's, well done!!

I've been taking 100mg COQ10 for approx 2 months, I say approx as I kept forgetting to take them in the morning but now take them in the evening after dinner.

Quick question..how does COQ10 improve egg quality?..What does it do exactly? Maybe I should up my dose to 400mg from next month?

 

[NatoPMT]

Having a little browse in here and saw this thread...just wanted to add that I have just had my 1st baby at aged 40, and I took CoQ10 for a good few years in my 30's, unrelated to TTC

But it did make me wonder if my taking it is what helped me to be a 40 year old mother.

Aside: I conceived naturally and i am pretty certain that 2 cups of green tea a day is what helped as I didnt have much ewcm until i started to drink it. In the 16 months in total that i was TTC, I didnt drink green tea for 12 months and didnt conceive once. Out of the 16 months, I drank green tea for a total of 4 months and in those 4 months got 2 bfps

 

[Cypress]

Congrats to the new BFP's, well done!!

I've been taking 100mg COQ10 for approx 2 months, I say approx as I kept forgetting to take them in the morning but now take them in the evening after dinner.

Quick question..how does COQ10 improve egg quality?..What does it do exactly? Maybe I should up my dose to 400mg from next month?

Thanks lexus!
As to how CoQ10 actually improves egg quality, the theory is that as we age the energy levels of the mitochondria (basically the little battery packs) in our eggs reduces, and this leads to eggs not having enough energy to develop properly, but CoQ10 can help to increase the energy levels and thus help more eggs to develop properly. It's explained in the article in first post above better than I can explain

 

[Briss]

as for green tea, everyone says how benefial it is, I have been drinking it for over 10 years now. Every day. and not some tea bags rubbish but proper high quality green tea from China. have been TTC for over 2 years - not a sniff of BFP. My DH's sperm is on the lower side which might be the reason but he drinks a lot of green tea as well... (and a lot of beer...oh...)

My DH and I are on 50 COCK last few months, so far no progress. Am getting desperate now

 

[Cypress]

as for green tea, everyone says how benefial it is, I have been drinking it for over 10 years now. Every day. and not some tea bags rubbish but proper high quality green tea from China. have been TTC for over 2 years - not a sniff of BFP. My DH's sperm is on the lower side which might be the reason but he drinks a lot of green tea as well... (and a lot of beer...oh...)

My DH and I are on 50 COCK last few months, so far no progress. Am getting desperate now

Hi Briss - For the lowish sperm count, (if you haven't already) you might consider using Softcups and Preseed sperm-friendly lubricant (on the day of a positive OPK, the next day and the day after)?

Also, is that 50mg of Q10? If so, would you consider a higher dose for yourself? eg anything up to 600mg? Good luck with the HSG results x

 

[Briss]

congratulations on your BFP! very inspiring!!! for me particularly your FSH, mine is 16 glad to know there is hope.

what are Softcups?

I have heard that Preseed kills about 6% of sperm so did not want to risk it as we do not have that much so need every single sperm

I moved from 30 to 50. not sure about going higher, I read some research that even as little as 4 makes changes but by increasing the dose you don't add any benefits. Another thing that I am not sure about is whether this may inhibit my own production of CoQ10. like with hormones (forgive me if what I say is total nonsense, I really do not know that much about it, I have read a lot on the subject but the info is conflicting and research is not comprehensive) if you start taking hormones the organ that is responsible for producing it becomes lazy and starts to produce less and less so with time you have to increase your dose. I do not want this to happen I want my body to continue generate coq10. so not 100% comfortable with large doses yet, do not understand the impact.

 

[StarSign]

congratulations on your BFP! very inspiring!!! for me particularly your FSH, mine is 16 glad to know there is hope.

what are Softcups?

I have heard that Preseed kills about 6% of sperm so did not want to risk it as we do not have that much so need every single sperm

I moved from 30 to 50. not sure about going higher, I read some research that even as little as 4 makes changes but by increasing the dose you don't add any benefits. Another thing that I am not sure about is whether this may inhibit my own production of CoQ10. like with hormones (forgive me if what I say is total nonsense, I really do not know that much about it, I have read a lot on the subject but the info is conflicting and research is not comprehensive) if you start taking hormones the organ that is responsible for producing it becomes lazy and starts to produce less and less so with time you have to increase your dose. I do not want this to happen I want my body to continue generate coq10. so not 100% comfortable with large doses yet, do not understand the impact.

CoQ10 is an anti-oxidant, not a hormone. Basically it helps the body produce healthy "everything" because it helps reproduction at the cellular level. I'd go as high as my body could tolerate as the research shows 200-600mg is where the most bang for the buck lies....

Pre-seed is one of the best sperm-friendly lubes out there. Not sure where that stat came from that it kills sperm, but based on my own experience and many other testimonials- it's worth it.

Softcups- a menses cup which is used in the TTC world to keep the sperm close to the cervix so not only are they in a happy environment, they have a little less travel to do. Many great threads to read through on this forum about it: https://www.babyandbump.com/trying-to-conceive/173508-softcups.html

I used Softcups and Pre-seed the cycle of my BFP. My DH was already on CoQ10 and I had been taking 100mg off and on, but not consistently that cycle.

Good luck and much baby

 

[BeachChica]

Congrats on the BFPs girls!!! I am currently waiting for AF to start my first TTC cycle after my last MC. I started taking 100 mg CoQ10 after reading this thread and increased my dose to 200mg a few weeks ago. Here's hoping that it works for me too. That is interesting about the Q10 in the morning and baby aspirin at night, I will have to start doing that. I have good intentions of popping my pills throughout the day but many times I am left with a bunch that I need to get down before going to bed. Here's what I'm on:

Prenatal: CitraNatal Assure w/ DHA
1.6mg Folic Acid
200mg CoQ10
Baby asprin

I will also start Progesterone 3DPO.

Good luck girls!!!

 

[Briss]

congratulations on your BFP! very inspiring!!! for me particularly your FSH, mine is 16 glad to know there is hope.

what are Softcups?

I have heard that Preseed kills about 6% of sperm so did not want to risk it as we do not have that much so need every single sperm

I moved from 30 to 50. not sure about going higher, I read some research that even as little as 4 makes changes but by increasing the dose you don't add any benefits. Another thing that I am not sure about is whether this may inhibit my own production of CoQ10. like with hormones (forgive me if what I say is total nonsense, I really do not know that much about it, I have read a lot on the subject but the info is conflicting and research is not comprehensive) if you start taking hormones the organ that is responsible for producing it becomes lazy and starts to produce less and less so with time you have to increase your dose. I do not want this to happen I want my body to continue generate coq10. so not 100% comfortable with large doses yet, do not understand the impact.

CoQ10 is an anti-oxidant, not a hormone. Basically it helps the body produce healthy "everything" because it helps reproduction at the cellular level. I'd go as high as my body could tolerate as the research shows 200-600mg is where the most bang for the buck lies....

Pre-seed is one of the best sperm-friendly lubes out there. Not sure where that stat came from that it kills sperm, but based on my own experience and many other testimonials- it's worth it.

Softcups- a menses cup which is used in the TTC world to keep the sperm close to the cervix so not only are they in a happy environment, they have a little less travel to do. Many great threads to read through on this forum about it: https://www.babyandbump.com/trying-to-conceive/173508-softcups.html

I used Softcups and Pre-seed the cycle of my BFP. My DH was already on CoQ10 and I had been taking 100mg off and on, but not consistently that cycle.

Good luck and much baby

Thank you very much! very informative!

I think I should consider moving to 100 CoQ10 but not sure about going higher. Apparently, the average adult's body only houses between a half gram to one and a half grams of CoQ10 total. would be interesting to know how much my body is currently producing.

Thanks for the info on Softcups, am going to read it now but something tells me my DH wont be happy about this idea

with regards to Pre seed, it is on their website, their own research says: "Pre seed does not cause a significant decrease in progressive sperm motility or chromatin integrity in contrast to other lubricants used by couples." in other words there is a decrease they just do not think it is significant. So if your DH has great sperm count it does not matter if you lose some but in my case as I said I need every sperm to succeed you can even see it on this picture there are visibly less sperm after pre seed https://www.preseed.ie/the_solution.html