Watermelon and Reproduction

This juicy red fruit that is called the water Mellon could be the new sexual star.

This refreshing red fruit watermelon is 92 percent water, the other eight percent contains the

phytonutrient citrulline, which converts to arginine, an amino acid that relaxes blood vessels, according to 2008 research record from Texas A&M University’s department of horticultural sciences.

In spite of the fact that not as organ-explicit as medications that treat men's erectile brokenness, watermelon may help enhance bloodstream to erectile tissue (present in the female clitoral zone just as the male penis), expanding excitement..

Studies from various scientists at the university’s Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center are now working on increasing the fruit’s citrulline content.

But if you are trying to conceive, don’t overdo it! Watermelon red in color and texture like tomatoes, contains the antioxidant lycopene, which is in the same family as carotene and therefore has the same beneficial antioxidant effects.

 On the one hand, that’s great since carotene, found in many brightly colored foods, has been shown to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease.

But it is also anti-estrogenic, says Dr. Sony Sierra, a renown reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at Toronto’s LifeQuest Centre for Reproductive Medicine, “so a very high volume may block estrogen and prevent the lining of the uterus from growing and the fertilized egg from implanting.”