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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't really think anything changes the outcome of IVF.  I did do acupuncture with my successful one, but I had also done it with my unsuccessful rounds.  I ate pineapple core after transfer with my successful round (for the bromelian), and I figured if it didn't help at least I got to eat pineapples. [/quote]

The benefits of CoQ10 supplementation are being investigated right now:

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT01048385

http://www.obgynnews.com/index.php?id=11192&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=216727&cHash=3905f714815d1b5f7bedefc088e69fb7

http://www.comtecmed.com/Uploads/assets/leao.pdf

http://www.researchgate.net/publication/51851604_Coenzyme_Q10_content_in_follicular_fluid_and_its_relationship_with_oocyte_fertilization_and_embryo_grading

No large enough study has been completed yet to say whether pre-IVF supplementation with CoQ10 makes a difference, but the results so far are promising.

Not that my experience proves anything, but I supplemented with 200-300mg ubiquinol daily (the more absorbable form of CoQ10, thus you take less than as if you were taking ubiquinone) for eight months before my IVF, and conceived twins on the first try. I was 39 and my main issue was DOR and likely egg quality, so my RE had not given me much hope for twins. Not saying the ubiquinol was the reason things went well, but I think it is possible.[/quote]

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