Kourtney Kardashian has revealed that her doctor told her to drink Travis Barker's semen to help improve her chances of getting pregnant.
On the latest episode of The Kardashians, currently airing on Hulu, the reality TV star explained that she and her husband have been trying out different methods in hopes of welcoming a baby.
In an episode filmed before the 43-year-old's lavish Italian wedding ceremony with the Blink-182 drummer, Kardashian opened up about her journey to pregnancy - and how difficult it has proved to be.
Per Cosmopolitan UK, Kardashian spoke about a recent conversation with her doctor about her thyroid levels and how they can interrupt the release of eggs. She said: "I can't remember what he said if it [her thyroid level] was low or high."
She continued: "He told us, well, he told me, that the thing that would help it was drinking [Travis' semen], like, four times a week." The 46-year-old musician jokingly replied: "I love this doctor."
Dr. Verity Biggs, a women's health GP at H3 Health, doesn't believe drinking semen will help with pregnancy: "If semen is ingested, it is processed very much like any other food or drink we ingest. It enters the stomach and is broken down and digested," she told Cosmopolitan UK.
"The composition of semen can be affected by diet and lifestyle," Dr. Biggs adds, pointing out that: "Semen contains chemicals like melatonin, oxytocin and progesterone and even anti-oxidants [which] in turn could possibly help to improve mood or have stress-relieving properties."
As for the important question: "Could it help with fertility? I’m not sure," Dr. Biggs notes. "Lifestyle and healthy living would have a bigger impact."
Lifestyle modifications are exactly what the couple is going for in their pursuit to have a baby. "Our last egg retrieval was not successful," Kardashian later disclosed in an on-screen confessional. "So, our new thing that we're going to be trying is a Panchakarma cleanse, which is Ayurvedic. It's like 3,000 years old."
Explaining how the cleanse works, the POOSH founder said it would "get all of the toxins that are deep within our tissue out of our bodies [to have] better-quality eggs."
"I'm super grateful that Travis is doing this with me," she added. "I don't think I could do it on my own. I just feel like it's something we have to do together. We're making a baby together, we have to be on the same page."
Kardashian updated fans on her and Barker's IVF journey earlier in the series, saying: "It's the most exciting thing ever. I'm so happy. Family is everything to us. To be able to make something together would be just incredible."
She has three children with her ex-partner Scott Disick, whilst Barker has two with his ex-wife, Shanna Moakler, as well as a stepdaughter with whom he's still close.
