Sorry to start yet another thread but I'm hoping some of the smarter people on here can help me understand some information with regard to curcumin and its affect on fertility. I've been taking Longvida curcumin for lower back pain (it works great). However, I've become concerned about the affects of curcumin on fertility since my wife and I are now trying to expand our family. So far, I've found two articles (one more relevant than the other) on the subject. However, I can't locate copies of the full articles to understand them better. The two abstracts are linked below:
Can curcumin provide an ideal contraceptive? - PubMed - NCBI
Reversible antifertility effect of aqueous rhizome extract of Curcu... - PubMed - NCBI
The first article doesn't seem as relevant since it discusses the sperm being incubated in curcumin. However, the second article discusses adverse affects on fertility when 600 mg/kg of curcumin extract was fed to mice. I realize that dose must be converted to the equivalent human dose (49 mg/kg). However, the problem I'm having is understanding how the tested extract relates to curcumin extracts like Longvida that have been modified to increase absorption. Any help/information on this would be greatly appreciated.
Finally found the full write-up for the second article - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001078240900002X
Can curcumin provide an ideal contraceptive? - PubMed - NCBI
Reversible antifertility effect of aqueous rhizome extract of Curcu... - PubMed - NCBI
The first article doesn't seem as relevant since it discusses the sperm being incubated in curcumin. However, the second article discusses adverse affects on fertility when 600 mg/kg of curcumin extract was fed to mice. I realize that dose must be converted to the equivalent human dose (49 mg/kg). However, the problem I'm having is understanding how the tested extract relates to curcumin extracts like Longvida that have been modified to increase absorption. Any help/information on this would be greatly appreciated.
Finally found the full write-up for the second article - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001078240900002X
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