My experience with EPO in one cycle

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Hello

For anyone who is wondering about EPO thought I’d share.

I’ve used it this cycle for the first time and it doesn’t seem to have done anything for me. It’s only my first cycle using it though so maybe it could take more time.

I started taking it at the start of my cycle and I’m going to stop now as I think I’m close to peak today or tomorrow.

I’ve had no ewcm at all ☹️ and I think I’ve had less creamy and watery cm compared to last cycle too. I think if not lucky this time I’ll look into preseed.

I was taking 2000mg of seven seas EPO and starflower oil. 1000mg in the morning and 1000mg before bed. It contains 260mg of GLA which I think is the stuff that helps the ewcm. The recommended dose of GLA for ewcm is 200-400mg so maybe next cycle If I need to I should increase my dose.

I know lots of people notice a big difference with EPO in one cycle and it really helps them so I’m not saying it doesn’t work but this is just my own experience so far.

For reference I’m 30 yo, ttc baby #1 and in cycle 2 of trying. I confirmed that I did ovulate last cycle and have no medical conditions that I’m aware of. I used to get ewcm. Loads of it in fact but in the last couple of years I’ve stopped getting it.

I think I will try to update this again if I am still ttc next cycle and will perhaps up my dose and update on whether it has helped then or not.

Good luck to everyone ttc 😊

I guess the point of this thread is just to share incase anyone else is having trouble with no ewcm or feels EPO isn’t working and hopefully mine will start to work over more cycles and you can see it does or for people to share tips with me if you feel there’s anything else I can do that would help

Sorry it hasn't worked for you yet, it never worked for me either but a lack of ewcm never stopped me conceiving, I stopped the epo and drank a glass of pink grapefruit juice a day and a daily folic acid and vitamin d and got my BFP the first cycle of GF juice and vitamins, I'm now 16w with a boy. Good luck and hopefully it works for you.

Oh, that’s a shame – it worked for me but all bodies are different.

Fish oil 3 times a day throughout cycle is also working for me.

This is also gross, but my top tip for checking for EWCM is to check after a poo: the motions and muscle action of pooing sort of squeeze the CM out of you.

I will say though that you’re young and only on cycle 2! It’s very likely that all you need to conceive is to have regular sex around your fertile window, and statistically it’ll happen for you!

@Carrottopppp @stuntbubbles Hello!

Little update I got my peak OPK yesterday and then this evening I had the smallest amount of ewcm which I will take as a positive that the EPO did something even if it was only a small something as last cycle I had none at all

Thank you ladies for your replies and suggestions and congrats on your bfp! 😊✨