While men are equally responsible for infertility according to data, most prenatal care only falls on women. Cheddar News speaks with the founders of WeNatal, who say their product is designed to enhance  both male and female fertility.

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Prenatal Startup WeNatal Is Focusing on Male Fertility Too

news wrap everyone the general fertility rate in the US is plummeting hitting a record low year after year. And while men are half of the equation, women are often the only ones carrying the burden of fertility and infertility. One startup is on a mission to transform prenatal care by taking a different approach, joining me now, run it Monash and Vida del Rahim, co founders of We natal ladies welcome to the show. Such a pleasure to have you. We natal is a prenatal supplement program for both men and women. Traditionally as you well know the task of fertility typically falls on women. So I'll start with you. Can you talk about why it's important to include men in this conversation as well? Oh my gosh! Research shows that 50% of pregnancy loss, pregnancy success, pregnancy health comes from healthy sperm. So when Vida and I learned this through our own journey and we can get into it in a second, um it was imperative for us to spread the message. So Vita you guys have been friends for 15 years. You guys worked at the same company became pregnant around the same time and then something happened that made you two decide to find this company. Can you tell us what happened here? Yeah. In early 2020, we both experienced pregnancy loss and miscarriage. And while it came as a huge surprise, we got very little answers from our doctors and so we quickly went into research mode to see why this happens, what we could do to change things and we're just baffled and had a huge Aha moment when we realize that men are such a huge part of the equation. And yet no one was talking about it. Society says we're trying we're having a baby, we're in this together and we found very little we in the process and that's why we thought out to make the best possible prenatal supplement for him. And so Rooney's what's inside the supplements that boost fertility. How is it different from other brands that may be on the market currently? So so before we get what's inside the supplement let me get into what's not in the supplement because that's a big thing too. So our formula is 100% clean. It doesn't have any allergens. It's non gmo it's free of fillers. It has the best form of ingredients so their bio available what that means. It's easily absorbable by anyone. They have functional doses. So these are doses that can make an actual difference. There third party tested. And then one big thing for us is our prenatal has a capsule count of three per dose that's comparable with 6 to 8 of like a comparable prenatal. Um So that's big. What's in it. So we natal for her supports um The female consumer from preconception. So that's the time before you try to have a baby through nursing and beyond it builds nutrient reserves. Um As well as supports improving egg quality and building a foundation for a healthy baby. So how does it do that with B. Vitamins active B. Vitamins such as um Colin which supports brain development for babies, vitamin D. High dose vitamin D. Which we know so many people are deficient in iron. The list goes on and on in the women's prenatal. The men's prenatal is actually a little bit more simple. Um It contains antioxidants which reverses oxidative stress which is the damage that we have from everyday life. So antioxidants like selenium, vitamin A. Co Q. 10 N. A. C. All of those things have been shown to reverse the damage um from stress pollution, diet etcetera. To talk to me about the research that went into creating we natal. Yeah it the formula took us two years of literally working with the best medical expert advisory board and ensuring that every ingredient, every dosage comes with clinical for clinical practice and clinical advisors and research behind it if you like to geek out like us. Our entire website has a research section exactly explaining why every doses in there and why every ingredient beneath. What is the price point for this. So are we natal for him and her? So the kit the bundle um we offer it for him and him, her and her and him and her that's $99. Um and it also comes with a free manifestation journal for couples. We know that fertility is also um Uh impacted by the mind. So we wanted to make it easy on couples um with our guided journal, and then we also have them sold individually for 49 95 and Vida. Where can people get their uh their hands on? We natal supplements directly on the needle dot com. Alright. Such a pleasure to talk to both of you. Thank you for what you're doing beneath Monash and Vida del Ibrahim, co founders of prenatal.