Blood analysis for fertility and pregnancy

Thanks to a genuine collaboration with Blodkollen, we are able to offer professional blood analyzes linked to fertility. Blodkollen works with several of the country's leading laboratories. The analyzes are of the same quality as at your doctor, and are carried out by authorized laboratories around the country.

Are you or you thinking of getting pregnant, or have you been trying to get pregnant for a long time? Then you should start by checking for any nutritional deficiencies via a blood test.

Fertility is a complex equation, and each person's body is different, and knowledge of the role of vitamins and minerals is still in its infancy.

However, there are promising studies that have begun to shed light on the role of vitamins and minerals in getting pregnant and staying pregnant.

Vitamins and minerals play important roles in women's and also men's health. They are important for many functions, including:

The package looks at parameters related to:

• Menstruation and ovulation

• Thyroid function

• Energy production

• Immune function

• Oocyte (egg) quality and maturity

• Sperm quality & motility

So an adequate vitamin and mineral intake is essential when trying to create the right environment for a healthy pregnancy.

The Little Fertility test is a blood analysis for both women and men, where five different values ​​are measured in your blood, to get a first insight into possible causes of infertility due to vitamin or mineral deficiency.

Certain nutrients can even reduce the symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)*, a common underlying cause of infertility.

*PCOS is caused by an imbalance of hormones from the ovaries. This can, among other things, cause you to have irregular or missed periods, increased hair growth on the body and make it difficult to get pregnant. You can also have PCOS without having any problems. PCOS is sometimes discovered when you are trying to conceive but are unsuccessful. The fact that you do not get pregnant is probably due to the fact that you rarely or never ovulate.

The blood sample constitutes a step in the process to investigate and find possible causes of involuntary childlessness. The analysis also includes follow-up dietary advice and recommendations.

The blood analysis includes the following tests:

COBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12)

Cobalamin/vitamin B12 contributes to fertility in both women and men.

Fertility benefits: Helps promote egg health/egg quality and prevent ovulatory infertility* in women, and can boost sperm quality in men.

*Ovulatory infertility – anovulation - is when an ovulation disorder is the cause of your infertility; Anovulation is when an egg is not released from the ovary during a menstrual cycle. It is not uncommon for this to occur occasionally. You may have an anovulatory cycle one month and then ovulate normally the next.

You can have an anovulatory cycle without knowing it, as it is possible that you will still get your period as usual. Until you miss your period, you may not know you're not ovulating, or you may only discover it when you use an ovulation test that doesn't detect your LH surge. Irregular periods can also be a sign that you may not be ovulating.

Anovulation can be chronic, meaning that a woman does not ovulate for many of her cycles.

Anovulation is the cause of infertility in about a third of all couples attending fertility clinics, and polycystic ovary syndrome accounts for 90% of such cases.

Low levels of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) are linked to female infertility. Higher levels of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) and folate/folic acid (vitamin B9) may improve fertility in women undergoing treatment for infertility.

Vitamin B-12 can help increase sperm quality, motility, and number and prevent DNA damage.

FOLIC ACID/FOLATE (VITAMIN B9 )

Folic acid/folate (vitamin B9) contributes to women's fertility.

Fertility Benefits: Helps to achieve pregnancy and improves the results of fertility treatments.

Getting enough folic acid/folate (vitamin B9) is not only a smart choice during pregnancy. It may also be wise to supplement with this B vitamin when trying to conceive.

A dietary supplement with folic acid/folate (vitamin B9) before conception has been associated with a greater chance of becoming pregnant, improved success with fertility treatments, and reduced risk of neural tube defects in the child(ren).

In addition, women who plan to become pregnant or who may become pregnant are recommended to take a daily dose of folate/folic acid (vitamin B9) of 400 mcg to 800 mcg per day, at least 1 month before the desired pregnancy.

Vitamin D

Vitamin D contributes benefits to both women's and men's fertility.

Fertility benefits : Improves ovarian stimulation in women, and sperm quality in men.

Some studies have shown that a lack of vitamin D , may be linked to infertility in women.

A study found low levels of Vitamin D in women who were infertile due to PCOS. (However, this was not observed in women with unexplained infertility.)

Research has shown that vitamin D deficiency can be associated with infertility in both men and women so it is important to tested for vitamin D deficiency.  

Vitamin D has been shown to increase sperm motility (movement) in men with idiopathic infertility .

IRON

Iron contributes to women's fertility.

Claimed Fertility Benefit: Prevents iron deficiency anemia in women.

Ovulatory infertility, which is a potential obstacle to conceiving, can be caused by iron deficiency. A long-term one 2006 study of more than 18,000 women showed that a dietary supplements with iron appeared to reduce the risk of ovulatory infertility.

If you know you have an ovulation disorder, find out how to get more iron, mainly through diet. If you have a confirmed iron deficiency - checked via one blood analysis - so can one dietary supplements with iron be right for you.

ZINC

Zinc contributes benefits to both women's and men's fertility.

Claimed Fertility Benefits: Aids fertilization and egg development in women, and improves sperm quality in men.

Zinc is important for the formation of sperm. A handful of studies have suggested that a zinc deficiency can lead to low-quality sperm.

When it comes to zinc and female fertility established a study that lower levels of this mineral in the blood were associated with women taking longer to conceive.

In summary

When you're dealing with infertility, there are so many factors you can't control: your genetics, your age, an unpredictable menstrual cycle, just to name a few.

But giving your body the best possible nutrition - including vitamins and minerals - is one way for you to influence what you can control.

Are you or you thinking of getting pregnant, or have you been trying to get pregnant for a long time? Then it can be a good start to check for possible nutritional deficiencies via a blood test.

• LILLA FERTILITETSKOLLEN is a blood analysis for both women and men, where five different values ​​are measured in your blood, to get a first insight into possible causes of infertility due to vitamin or mineral deficiency.

• FERTILITY COLLEGE is a blood test for women - In this package we look at the most important hormones related to your fertility and menstruation. What does your hormone picture look like? As metabolic disorders affect our body on many different levels, hormones related to this are also included in packages. Parameters related to repeated miscarriages are also investigated.

The blood analysis LILLA FERTILITY SCHOOL:

This includes follow-up recommendations/comments, in case of deviating values.

The blood analysis FERTILITY COLLEGE:

This includes comments in case of deviating values.

The blood tests are a step in the process of investigating and finding possible causes of involuntary childlessness.

IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE YOUR SAMPLING

Medication

• If you take any iron medicine or other minerals and vitamins (dietary supplements), these should not be taken 24 hours before your sample collection

• Large amounts of Biotin (vitamin B7) can affect the result, which is why you should refrain from this a few days before your sampling

• Bring Valid Identification

• As the analysis is a 24-hour variable parameter, the sample should be taken in the morning before 10.00 am

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