Fertimax N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) 500 mg – 60 Capsules

Adult women: Take 2 capsules daily with food, or as advised by a healthcare professional.

Each capsule provides:
N-Acetylcysteine – 500 mg

Other Ingredient: Gelatine capsule shell.

N-Acetylcysteine is a targeted nutritional supplement developed for women preparing for conception.

N-Acetylcysteine provides the body with cysteine, which it uses to make glutathione — one of the body's important antioxidants. In reproductive health, antioxidant protection matters because eggs and other reproductive cells can be affected by excessive oxidative stress.

This gives N-Acetylcysteine an important nutritional role during pre-conception: it helps support the body's own antioxidant defences rather than simply providing another antioxidant vitamin.

N-Acetylcysteine has also attracted considerable research interest in women's reproductive health. It has been studied particularly in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), including research examining ovulatory function, reproductive hormone profiles, metabolic health and reproductive outcomes.

Research findings are not uniform, so Fertimax N-Acetylcysteine should be used as nutritional support rather than as a treatment for PCOS, infertility or ovulatory disorders.

- Helps the body produce glutathione
- Supports the body's natural antioxidant defences
- Helps protect cells from oxidative stress
- Provides antioxidant nutritional support relevant to reproductive cells
- Suitable for a female pre-conception nutritional routine
- N-Acetylcysteine has been researched in women's reproductive health, particularly in women with PCOS

- Helps Your Body Make Glutathione
N-Acetylcysteine provides cysteine, one of the building blocks the body needs to produce glutathione.

Glutathione is an important antioxidant made naturally by the body. It helps protect cells, including reproductive cells, from excessive oxidative stress.

For women preparing for conception, this is relevant because healthy eggs develop within a complex reproductive environment where maintaining normal antioxidant protection is important.

- Supports Antioxidant Protection
Oxidative stress occurs when the production of reactive molecules exceeds the body's ability to manage them.
The body has its own antioxidant defence systems to help maintain this balance, and glutathione is an important part of those systems.

By providing cysteine for glutathione production, N-Acetylcysteine provides nutritional support for the body's own antioxidant defences.

- Why N-Acetylcysteine Is Researched in Female Fertility
N-Acetylcysteine's fertility interest extends beyond its role in glutathione production.

Clinical research has investigated N-Acetylcysteine in women with PCOS for its potential influence on ovulatory function, reproductive hormone profiles and metabolic parameters.

Some research has also explored N-Acetylcysteine in relation to oocyte (egg) quality, including women undergoing assisted reproductive treatment.

Results differ between studies, so these findings should be understood as areas of ongoing research rather than guaranteed benefits of N-Acetylcysteine supplementation.

- Why This Matters
Preparing for conception isn't only about taking folate and conventional fertility vitamins. Eggs develop over time, and their surrounding environment is influenced by nutrition, metabolic health and the body's ability to manage oxidative stress.

This is where N-Acetylcysteine has an interesting role.
N-Acetylcysteine helps the body make glutathione, an important antioxidant that helps protect eggs and other reproductive cells from oxidative stress.

N-Acetylcysteine has also been studied specifically in women's reproductive health.

Research involving women with PCOS has investigated whether N-Acetylcysteine may have a role in supporting normal ovulatory function and influencing reproductive hormone profiles, including testosterone and FSH.

Some studies have reported favourable changes, while others have not found the same effects. For this reason, we don't describe N-Acetylcysteine as a product that “balances hormones” or induces ovulation.

There is also emerging research examining N-Acetylcysteine and oocyte (egg) quality, including studies involving women with PCOS undergoing assisted reproduction.

This makes N-Acetylcysteine particularly interesting within pre-conception nutrition, while recognising that nutritional support cannot guarantee improved egg quality, ovulation, conception or pregnancy.

- For adult use only.
- Do not exceed the recommended daily serving.
- Consider total N-Acetylcysteine intake when combining this product with other supplements containing N-Acetylcysteine.
- Consult a healthcare professional before use if you have a medical condition, are taking medication, are under medical supervision or are undergoing fertility investigation or treatment.
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should consult a healthcare professional before use.
- Do not use if hypersensitive to any ingredient.
- This product is not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a facility that also processes ingredients containing these allergens.
- Discontinue use and consult a healthcare professional if an adverse reaction occurs.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage: Store below 25°C in a cool, dry place away from moisture and direct sunlight.
- This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease and should not replace medical advice - from a registered healthcare professional.
- Non-Returnable: For safety and hygiene reasons, all complementary medicines and nutritional supplements are non-returnable.

This unregistered medicine has not been evaluated by SAHPRA for its quality, safety or intended use.

Health supplements are intended only to complement health or supplement the diet.