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Ladies who have taken fertility herbs

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Hi, I'm a lurker on this board (normally I post over on GP) but I thought I would check over here with this question. My acu has me working with an herbalist to do herbs for 3-4 months. She looked over my charts and did an evaluation and just wrote me a prescription for herbs to pick up online. 

I was sort of surprised that the herbs are actually pills and not tea. I don't know why I was assuming it would be teas. For anyone who has taken fertility herbs, were they pills or teas? Does anyone have an opinion on one vs. the other? 

She has me on a 15 day follicular formula and then a 14 day luteal phase formula. I normally O around CD 17-20, so I'm really curious to see if these herbs can really bring my O date up a few days. 

Any insight would be great - thanks ladies! 

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    lynn0926lynn0926 member
    I took similar sounding herbs from the accu as well. They were in pill form. She said the teas take a while to brew and it stinks up the house. GL
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    ELF4321ELF4321 member
    My acu gave me pills too.  I only took them until ovulation because I was nervous about what was in them and taking them during the LP. 


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    farmerlyndafarmerlynda member

    Mine are pills, and I have four separate bottles for the 4 weeks of my cycle.  It has not helped move my O date up (usually 17-18, not bad), but it has definitely alleviated some of my PMS symptoms (which is nice when you're getting hit with AF coming and the reality of not being pregnant -- don't need major mood swings and backaches too).  My LP has also lengthened by a couple of days and my morning temps are more stable... and I overall have more energy.

    Since I'm doing the herbs in conjunction with the acu, I'm not sure which changes can be attributed to acu versus herbs.  However, my acupuncturist said that the lessening of PMS symptoms was thanks to the herbs, and that was a nice side effect!

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    BzeetyDBzeetyD member

    I am taking herbs for this unmedicated cycle.

    Mine are in powder form though not pills or tea. So I usually take my dose with some applesauce. I just scoop the right amount of the powder into a bowl and add the applesauce. Not super appetizing but I eat it really really fast so it's not too bad.

    I had a Menses formula, now I have an Ovulation formula and then I expect I'll have a Luteal kind of formula in a week or so.

    This is my first month trying herbs, so I don't have any thoughts on whether they work or not, but I'm hopeful and I haven't noticed any bad side effects.

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