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Been taking Mefenamic Acid whilst TTC

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Nessie2395 · 22/05/2024 09:08

Hello! We've been TTC for sixth cycles on and off with no luck yet. I have known fertility issues (endo and low egg reserve) so it's not a surprise to me that nothing has happened yet and it's not been long anyway. However last year my GP gave me Mefenamic Acid for very painful/heavy periods. I've now found out (having read the leaflet - should have done that before..) that you shouldn't take it when TTC and that it makes getting pregnant more difficult. I've read around and can see that it may delay ovulation but I'm unsure why this would make it harder to get pregnant if you track ovulation which I do. I can see the same can be said for other anti inflammatories.

I will stop taking them now just in case but my periods are going to be so much worse without them, which will be hard. Does anyone have experience with these tablets? Just wondering if I've wasted the last six cycles or whether the affect of them is overstated anyway and I should just forget about it and move on! Thank you.

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MrsBP15 · 22/05/2024 11:19

Hi there I was prescribed the same and checked with two separate doctors that it was ok to take whilst ttc and they both said categorically it was absolutely fine to take and shouldn’t affect ttc at all.

Nessie2395 · 22/05/2024 14:48

Hi! Thank you that's good to know 🙂

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ragdoll12345 · 22/05/2024 15:17

Maybe worth asking a pharmacist?

Gracie1825 · 22/05/2024 19:05

I was taking them before I conceived my MMC and didn't want to touch them after while trying but my periods are super heavy and I was going on holiday and chatted to doctor and she also reassured me they were fine to take...she asked how many days a month i would take them and i said 3 and she said they was fine that the warning is for people who takes them much more often

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