text_1: Fertility supplements may help some women conceive
text_2: "Getting pregnant is harder than most women realize, but that doesn’t mean that if it takes time, there is something wrong that must be treated or dealt with. Furthermore, conception is a serendipitous process that isn’t fully under our control, although you wouldn’t know that from the myriad of products available. In the US, fertility treatment is a big business. This story describes one type of supplement for fertility support that includes a wide variety of ingredients. The story quotes many of the claims made on the company’s website but injects some amount of healthy skepticism. This relatively short story includes valuable information, such as the availability and cost of the supplements. It provides details on one study evaluating the supplement but could have commented on whether these results have been validated by other studies. It quantifies the results of that one study but is careful not to make claims that the supplements improve fertility by X or Y%, which is appropriate given how small the study was. The story quotes more than one expert, one who works for the company and one who does not. This independent source is crucial in this story and provides much-needed perspective. The story could have been improved by describing alternative options, other than to ""see a doctor"". For example, monitoring ovulation, quitting smoking and drinking, maintaining a healthy weight and managing stress and depression may help. Furthermore, the story does not mention any harms of the supplement, known or unknown. Even if the harms are not known, the story should have highlighted that. Side effects of chasteberry, an active ingredient in the supplements, can include nausea, headaches, GI disturbances, and menstrual cycle irregularities."