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Max Women Advanced Fertility Supplement, 30 Sachets

Proceive

Max Women Advanced Fertility Supplement, 30 Sachets

6.8/10 overall

£53.50 (30 sachets)

A maximum-strength, higher-dose preconception sachet formula aimed at women over 35 or those who have been trying for over a year.

Reviewed by SepehrNot yet hands-on tested — based on research & published specs
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Proceive Max Women is positioned as the step-up tier from Proceive's standard capsule formula, sold as daily powder sachets rather than tablets. It's aimed specifically at women over 35 or anyone who's been trying to conceive for a year or more without success — a narrower target group than Pregnacare Conception or Wild Nutrition's more general preconception formula, which are positioned for anyone starting to try.

The sachet format includes higher doses of some ingredients than typical tablet-based competitors, plus inositol and choline alongside the standard 400μg folic acid, reflecting research on inositol's role in ovulatory function for some fertility profiles. Being a powder mixed into water or juice rather than swallowed as tablets is worth noting for anyone who struggles with pill size or has a large multivitamin already — one dissolved sachet replaces what would otherwise be several tablets.

Against Zita West or Wild Nutrition, which lean into a more premium wellness-brand positioning, Proceive is more clinically framed and cheaper per month, but a sachet regime is a genuine step up in ongoing cost compared with a simple folic acid tablet like the Holland & Barrett option in this list. It's also vegan, which not every fertility formula in this category is.

Best suited to the specific over-35 or longer-trying-time audience it's marketed at, where the higher-dose sachet formula may be worth the extra cost. For someone in their 20s just starting to try with no known fertility concerns, a standard folic acid tablet or a general preconception multivitamin like Pregnacare Conception covers the core NHS-recommended guidance for a lot less money.

Specs

vegan
Yes
format
Powder sachets (mixed with water/juice)
pack_size
30 sachets (1 month)
folic_acid
400µg
key_extras
Inositol, choline
target_audience
Women over 35 or trying 12+ months

How we scored it

Nutrient Completeness

Coverage of folic acid, zinc, vitamin D and other conception-relevant nutrients at recommended doses.

8/10

Adds inositol and choline at meaningful doses on top of standard folic acid, beyond what a basic conception tablet covers.

Tolerability

How easy the supplement is to take and digest without side effects.

7/10

Value for Money

Cost per month relative to what you get.

5/10

Sachet format costs multiples of a plain folic acid tablet per month, worthwhile mainly for the specific over-35/long-trying audience it targets.

Weighted by importance for this category — see our editorial policy for how we test.

The alternative

Fertility Support For Her

Wild Nutrition

Fertility Support For Her

Food-grown folate and nutrients in a gentler, whole-food form for those sensitive to synthetic vitamins.

7/10