Nutritional supplements for improving male fertility
The present invention relates to a fertility-enhancing composition for human male fertility therapy and a method for using the same to improve or enhance human male fertility. The nutritional supplement composition of the invention includes an effective amount of L-carnitine, coenzyme Q10, vitamin B 12 , N-acetyl L-cysteine, and grape seed extract.
1. A nutritional supplement composition for improving male fertility comprising an effective amount of L-carnitine, coenzyme Q10, Vitamin B 12 , N-acetyl L-cysteine, grape seed extract, biotin, molybdenum, and lycopene, wherein a single serving size of the composition contains at least about 25 mg of molybdenum.
2. The nutritional supplement composition of claim 1 , wherein a single unit of said composition further comprises lycopene.
3. The nutritional supplement composition of claim 1 , wherein a single unit of said composition further comprises an antioxidant, vitamins, minerals or a combination thereof.
4. The nutritional supplement composition of claim 1 , wherein L-carnitine is L-carnitine tartrate, and wherein the ratio of L-carnitine tartrate to coenzyme Q10 in a single unit is at least about 5:1.
5. The nutritional supplement composition of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of L-carnitine tartrate to N-acetyl L-cysteine in a single unit is at least about 5:1.
6. The nutritional supplement composition of claim 1 , wherein L-carnitine is present as L-carnitine tartrate.
7. The nutritional supplement composition of claim 6 , wherein the ratio of L-carnitine tartrate to vitamin B 12 in a single unit is at least about 1:1.
8. The nutritional supplement composition of claim 1 , wherein a single unit of said composition comprises at least 25 mg of N-acetyl L-cysteine.
9. The nutritional supplement composition of claim 1 , wherein a single serving of said composition comprises at least 100 mg of N-acetyl L-cysteine.
10. The nutritional supplement composition of claim 1 further comprising selenium, zinc, copper, manganese, chromium, or a combination thereof.
11. The nutritional supplement composition of claim 1 further comprising vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D3, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B 6 , QUATREFOLIC® (glucosamine salt of (6S)-5-methyltetrahydrofolate), pantothenic acid, iodine, or a combination thereof.
12. The nutritional supplement composition of claim 1 further comprising L-arginine.
13. A method for improving fertility in a male human comprising administering to said male human an effective amount of a composition of claim 1 .
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein said composition is administered one to three unit dosage formulation per day to said male human.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein said composition is administered to said male human for at least 3 months.