Another con, but let me explain…. 2 years ago, we were approached by a Norwegian company that did the original research several years ago on fertilised egg. The Norwegian company bought the rights to it and produced several sex enhancing products which they tried to sell in the Nordic countries, the U.S. and the U.K. As Britain’s biggest sports nutrition company, they approached Maximuscle to sell this product and add it to our powders, Creatine, etc… Maximuscle requested, of course, full research documentation as we won’t sell anything unless the research is up to scratch.

We turned down the product, saying it was ‘hot air’ but to help you decide yourself, Here’s the research:

“Libido, a commercial product based on components derived from, ‘partly incubated fertilized chickens eggs’, has been used to treat diminished sexual desire in men. The results from two double-blind cross-over placebo-controlled experiments indicate that the product had a significant enhancing effect on sexual desire in men with normal and reduced sexual drive. Over periods as short as 2 weeks, 58% of the participants with low sexual desire noticed improvement as assessed using a visual analogue scale. Data obtained from consumers suggest significant effects on the frequency of sexual intercourse, on increased self-esteem, on the level of happiness, and on stamina. In a separate Swedish study, 84% of 31 men reported increased sexual desire during 3 weeks on Libido. It takes 1-2 weeks of regular use of Libido (3 g twice daily) before noticeable changes are observed. ”

I don’t notice any reference to lean muscle, strength, recovery or any other bodybuilding helpful claims. Unless you’ve got a problem with your winkle, there seems little point in taking it. The only testosterone study done, was based on an unprofessional study where subjects took ‘fertilised chicken egg extract’ and had their testosterone levels measured 1 month later, where a small increase was noticed. Anyone with any basic understanding of endocrinology (hormones) or biology would know this means nothing, as any product that raises testosterone effectively should work within a few hours, you don’t need to wait a month for it to work. Throughout the day your testosterone levels rise and fall and even watching your favourite football team can raise it by 25%. No study exists showing any increases in lean muscle tissue, strength or any applications for bodybuilding. We emailed Dr Jerald Bain, one of the doctors that conducted the study into fertilized, partly incubated chickens’ eggs and this was his response.

“There is no evidence that, ‘partly incubated fertilized chickens eggs’ produces a change in the secretion of testosterone in the subject, nor is there any testosterone in the product itself. When testosterone is administered to men with endogenous testosterone levels in the mid to high normal range there is rarely an impact on sexual responsiveness. Any such impact in this situation is likely a placebo effect.”

When we spoke to a leading pharmacist in Norway, Kirsten Myhr, she confirmed that the brand selling fertilized chicken eggs was removed from the market place in 1997, due to very little sales and poor results. Anyone promoting, selling or marketing this stuff, has either been conned themselves, is very naive or is just trying to make a buck out of your ignorance. I noticed that they cleverly mention in these ‘fertilised chicken egg’ adverts that the key ingredient in the product is ‘Oligopeptides.’ These are a form of long chain amino acids. It is true that Oligopeptides signal the adrenal glands to produce natural steroids, including the hormones that drive muscle growth, fat loss, sexual performance, ageing, energy, mood and health which can of course support the growth of lean muscle, strength, etc.. That’s great I hear you say, but guess what… these special Oligopeptides exist naturally in eggs, high quality whey protein and whey based amino acids capsules. If you open up these ‘fertilised egg capsules!’ you will also notice they smell and taste exactly like powdered egg and not some special extracted steroid alternative. A useful word of warning, once an advert says that the product is better than injectable anabolic steroids, growth hormone or testosterone, you know that they are talking bull and they are just out to fleece your money. Supplements are better than they ever were for building muscle and strength, but they are not as strong as steroid drugs!. Spend your money on supplements that work, such as a good whey protein powder, Creatine, glutamine, etc…. (Eds note: I would be happy to print an apology, if someone provided me with the research which proved that there was any link with this ‘fertilised egg’ product and claims such as; big increases in lean muscle, strength, superior to prohormones, better than steroids, etc..)

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