Co Q 10 and DHEA

Mr&Mrs.D

Morning,

anyone have a positive experience with either of these? I was introduced to them from some of the girls on here and read both are good for increasing egg and sperm quality and health. So, I figured adding them to my daily routine can't hurt, but wanted to know what doses to take? and how long everyone took them for? also if there is a certain brand to go with?
Thanks!

MrsM00re87

I am currently taking a concentrated form of coQ10 - called mitoQ. DH is taking fertilsan supplement, so hoping for some good results we are in the tww, so I'll keep you posted if we have some success with it. We are both 2 months into taking our supplements so it might still be too early to see really any positive results. We shall see! 

MrsM00re87

Good luck with everything, it doesn't hurt to try that's my philosophy! 

MrsM00re87

I take 10mg mitoQ, 2 tablets every am!
along with my usual prenatal... 
Fertilsan - has selenium, zinc, bark root, coQ10, vitamin C & D. And DH takes that 3x daily! 

lizmb-2

My doctor put me on 25mg 3x a day of DHEA and I started in April I think and I'm still taking it and in my 2ww. I think it may have helped some what bc I'm 31 and have DOR but was able to produce 8 eggs. Either way I don't think it's hurt any 

wintersong555

Morning! I take Coq 300mg (from costco) twice daily (when I can remember!!). As a side note, I like taking both maca (I think it's best naturals brand...it's 500mg capsules) and royal jelly (Now brand) 1500mg each in the morning on an empty stomach, then my prental vitamin (again, from costco), 200mcg of selenium and a extra dose of vitamin c 500mg at dinner. I've been taking them for a year or so now. So far my egg quality has been great so the supplements must be doing something right! 

BrightenMySky

I would just run it by your RE so they're aware of whatever you're taking.  I asked mine about CoQ10, and he said don't know that it helps, but shouldn't hurt.  One thing to look into with the DHEA is to make sure if it's from fish, it's from fish that aren't high in mercury.  

ETA: Realized I was confused about DHEA vs DHA...ignore that part!

babylonghorn16

My RE prescribed me a prenatal with DHEA and also has me taking 600mg of CoQ10 per day (2 300mg pills). For the CoQ10, I just picked whichever brand was cheapest. Not sure it matters. GL to you!

chickyclg

DH and I took 300mg twice a day and both saw a difference.  

KirstenCas

I take both. My RE said to make sure the DHEA is micronized. She said the combo has had some good results, but even if it doesn't help it won't hurt.

prayingforbabyh

Ubiquinol is a recommended form of CoQ10 to take, as it is absorbed faster by your body. And I agree with the previous poster, make sure it is micronized DHEA. I recommend reading "It Starts with the Egg," as it has a lot of good information on improving your egg quality and it touches base on a lot of supplements like CoQ10 (Ubiquinol form), DHEA, Royal Jelly, and some others. My RE told me about CoQ10 and DHEA, but said it was up to make to decide to take them.

Hoping4Success

@prayingforbabyh where can i find that book i am interested in reading it 

KirstenCas

@prayingforbabyh I read that book too, very informative and i completely changed my eating habits.
@Hoping4Success I bought it on Amazon for my Kindle reader.

Hoping4Success

Oh ok perfect i will have to get it

AL_TwinCities

BrightenMySky said:

I would just run it by your RE so they're aware of whatever you're taking.  I asked mine about CoQ10, and he said don't know that it helps, but shouldn't hurt.  One thing to look into with the DHEA is to make sure if it's from fish, it's from fish that aren't high in mercury.  

I think you may be thinking of DHA. DHA is from fish, while DHEA is actually a male hormone that has been shown to improve egg quality especially in women with DOR.

BrightenMySky

@AL_TwinCities I totally was thinking of DHA.  I take DHA and CoQ10, so got confused.  Thanks!!

prayingforbabyh

I can't remember if I bought mine on my ipad or kindle,but I think both would have it, and you can also buy the book on amazon.

MntnGirl

My RE had/has me take the following supplements per day:
75 mg DHEA (stopped when stims started)
200 mg CoQ10 3 separate times (600 mg total)
Prenatal
120 mg DHA (algal or fish oil/omega-3s)
Prescription L-Methylfolate w/B6-B12 
1 Baby aspirin 

I also take NAC and Vit D. I can't say for sure that the supplements helped, but I had twice as many embryos (6) make it to 5 day blasts in my 2nd ER cycle after being on supplements twice as long. There were still genetic problems with all but one each cycle (sounds bad, but statistically good for AMA), which makes their 5 day survival even more impressive. I don't know much about brands. I bought supplements on Amazon and picked those with high ratings. Good luck to you!

ADRIANAC1982

Is DHEA only for those going through IVF? 

Im just getting through my "It starts with the Egg" but I feel like it's all for IVF. 

My hubs and I are going to do one IUI in the next 2 weeks or so, while we wait for our IVF consult, and now Im wondering if taking the CoQ10 and DHEA could hurt anything?? Ive been taking the CoQ10 for a while but just started the DHEA

Hoping4Success

@ADRIANAC1982 im not sure i would still take t to prepare yourself for ivf if you need it i am going to buy that book tommorow i really want to read it too

ADRIANAC1982

@Hoping4Success if you have an ipad or table even a kindle download it from there its like 1/2 the price. You can even download kindle to your iphone etc. I got mine through amazon and it downloaded onto my kindle app. It was like 8.99 or less

and thank you. Maybe these vitamins do work, I just had an u/s this morning and there where 17 follies that they could see. My best has been 11 so I feel like thats a good sign

Hoping4Success

@ADRIANAC1982 oh thats perfect good too know its cheaper thats is amazing 17 follies wohoh yea those help i know whats your amh i cant remeber if ive asked you before ?

ADRIANAC1982

@Hoping4Success you may have asked but I dont recall the #'s (horrible I know!) 

Its bad, I kinda just trust that my RE is guiding me in the right direction. Usually I write the #s down but on days like today they didnt even give them to me  

Hoping4Success

@ADRIANAC1982 have you ever had tour amh tested before?

ADRIANAC1982

@Hoping4Success yes, initially a year and a 1/2 ago it was 1.1. 

I know that over time weirdly enough my doctor says its gotten better, but again I dont know the numbers!  

Hoping4Success

@ADRIANAC1982 ya ive read that low vitamin d can get u wrong numbers so idk ifthats my issue hopefully it will get improve been on vitamid d for almost 2 months

MntnGirl

@ADRIANAC1982 The supplements improve egg quality, which is good whether you are doing IVF or not. There should be no harm, and starting them before RE consult is good. Read the warnings or side effects of the DHEA and make sure you discuss with your RE. FX for your IUI!

ADRIANAC1982

Thank you @Hoping4Success and @MntnGirl  

Have a great weekend