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Agnus Castus for TTC

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AaronPurrSir · 20/02/2018 15:37

I’d read some articles online saying that taking Agnus Castus is great if you are TTC, as it regulates hormones, increases progesterone and improves fertility. I bought some today, and have just read on the back of the box “do not use if you are trying to conceive”! So now I am totally confused.

Has anyone else used this? Is it really bad for TTC?

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Owlpatrol · 20/02/2018 19:24

I tried evening primrose oil last month but no word of a lie I stopped after 2 days after my af finished as it made me soooooo weepy so I switched to omega 3 and although I'm still not pregnant it hasn't altered my otherwise normal hormones at all

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AaronPurrSir · 20/02/2018 19:19

Evening primrose is good for increasing cervical mucus to help get the sperm to the egg, and AC is more for increasing progesterone so your body retains/implants the embryo (I think?! Please correct if I’m wrong!) so it looks as though they both help, but at different stages with different roles.

I’ll be doing EPO and grapefruit juice this month to help on the CM front, and I want to boost progesterone too for after ovulation. Attack on all fronts as it were Grin

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SqidgeBum · 20/02/2018 19:04

I have started to take evening primrose and DH is on Vitamin C. I am on cycle 8 now. TTC #1. I have had a lot of people announce pregnancies around me lately on their first cycle, so it has got the fire under me. I wasnt as active about things before this month. Was just sort of seeing how it went.

thisisouryrfx18 · 20/02/2018 19:00

I read evening primrose oil helps ttc is that right? Ive read about angus cactus doing the same thing..who knows ul try anything when ur desperate lol how long have all of u being ttc?

HoldTightPretendItsAPlan · 20/02/2018 18:52

I have a friend who believes Angus castus extended her cycle and helped her to conceive. I'm trying it now - I've used it one cycle that I ovulated day 23. I normally Ov sometime between day 20 and 40. I'm going to see what happens this month then make a decision.

If you search for Vitex there are a few fairly recent studies, mostly from Germany, that look promising for regulating cycles.

Tronkmanton · 20/02/2018 18:00

It worked for me Smile

allegretto · 20/02/2018 17:59

My cycles are already fairly regular at 28-30 days, I’m worried AC might mess them up.

This is exactly what happened to me. Regular cycles. I took AC for PMS symptoms and I got a period on day 13 instead of 28! I would be very wary.

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AaronPurrSir · 20/02/2018 17:57

That’s the thing squidgebum, I would love to try it if it helped, or at worst it did absolutely nothing. But I would hate for it to mess up my cycle or make things worse!

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SqidgeBum · 20/02/2018 17:47

I am thinking this too. A woman in work said to me to take Agnus Castus for getting pregnant. Although when I did the research I couldnt find much about it being very beneficial. If anything I read it can be problematic for your cycle. It would be good to see if it has helped anyone.

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AaronPurrSir · 20/02/2018 17:38

My cycles are already fairly regular at 28-30 days, I’m worried AC might mess them up.

I’ve been reading that it’s only not recommended when you are actually pregnant, and some people take it from AF up until ovulation and then stop. I might give this a try...worried about possible knock on effect with ovulation though.

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SpadesOfGlory · 20/02/2018 15:44

After a 89day cycle I took a tablet a day up until I got a positive opk (on day 21). Then 14 days later I started spotting and that's where I currently am, trying to figure out if it's AF or implantation bleeding. Either way, i definitely think it had a part to play in shortening my cycle as it was the only thing I did differently.