Maca for Fertility
Often referred to as an Incan superfood, Maca is a cruciferous plant native to the mountainous regions of Peru. It has been used for centuries as a folk remedy thought to benefit libido and energy levels.
Maca’s relevance to fertility can be traced back to Incan times, when farmers made the connection between their herd’s consumption of the Maca plant and increased fertility rates. Fast forward several hundred years and Maca is still considered by many as a potent, yet safe, fertility-enhancing herb with relevance for both women and men.
Maca and Male Fertility
One study examined the effects of Maca supplementation in men for a period of four months. At the conclusion of the test period, significant increases in sperm count, motility, and semen volume were observed. Animal studies with Maca have also indicated that it may benefit overall sperm health and encourage healthy spermatogenesis (sperm production). Many people also believe that men may experience an increase in sexual desire and function when taking Maca.
Maca and Female Fertility
It is thought that Maca’s benefit to female fertility comes from its ability to restore hormonal balance. In particular, it is believed that Maca may help suppress estrogen dominance, and encourage a favorable estrogen/progesterone balance conducive to achieving pregnancy. Many women also report an increase in libido and sexual function when taking Maca.
PaJo –
Have not felt the affects yet, been taking them for a week now. looking forward to seeing change.
VaBeauty –
I’m not sure if this product works or not .. I started taking it as of 3/19 and it is now 4/12 and still no period. Me and my spouse have been trying to conceive so maybe no period is a good sign. Although however I still don’t see any signs
Elisabeth –
My period is always irregular. It is not helpful when you are trying to get pregnant. I have researched Maca for several days. One of my friends recommended Maca and I finally jumped into. I have been taking Maca for about a month now and my period is regular. Thank you for this little pills.
MrsJenniM –
I have to preface this review by saying that I truly believe that God’s timing has everything to do with when I got pregnant. But I also believe that God expects me to do my part in trying to conceive.
So, it took my husband and I over a year to get pregnant with our first child. Things went smoothly with that pregnancy, and when our daughter was a year old, we were ready to try for another child. We weren’t able to get pregnant right away, so we started trying many different things (metformin, clomid, charting BBT, etc.). Doctors could find NO reason that we weren’t getting pregnant, but years went by, and I still never got a positive pregnancy test! We were heart-broken and frustrated and confused. I shopped on early-pregnancy-tests.com frequently, trying different products. Finally, I came across this Maca supplement, and I felt like I needed to give it a try. I bought one bottle, and I took it for two weeks, starting on the first day of my period. Then I stopped taking it until my period started a month later, and I took it again for two weeks. That second month was the miracle month — I got pregnant!!! After 8 years of trying, it took only two months of taking this Maca supplement for us to finally get that positive pregnancy test! I was completely blown away! 🙂 Now we have two beautiful daughters (almost 9 years apart), and we are ready to start trying to conceive again. You can bet I’ll be buying another bottle of this Maca supplement!
Giuliana –
I started to take recommended dosage but I did not feel any change. After looking on line I found out that recommended dosage for women is about 2000 mg so I increased my dosage. Now I probably start to feel a little boost in my energy but mostly I feel more calm (maca is supposed to balance your hormones). No changes in libido and I have no idea if is helping boost my fertility. I reccomend it simply because everyone is different and it takes different amount of time and dosage to assess any pros and cons. However for the price is worth to try it.
Krisco –
Great product! Heard a lot of good things about it. My husband and I both used for 3 months and we feel a lot better sexually. Not pregnant yet bit we do feel that this has helped with trying to conceive.
marla –
Me and my fiancee have been taken the pill for almost 3weeks, and the change I know isboth of are sex ddrive is higher then normal, by next month I should more news of the fertility part, I haven’t noticed just yet if its working in that area.
Kristi –
No crazy side effects