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MilkOnTap
13-09-2006, 06:58
... if Vitex is safe to take after ovulation? I've still been taking it since I O'd, but I keep on seeing all these articles... Yes, its safe after ovulation; No, its not safe after ovulation when TTC... I'm just so confused!!! :confused:

Has anyone been recommended by a naturopath, herbalist or fertility specialist to continue taking Vitex AFTER ovulation?
sexy_minx
13-09-2006, 07:05
Good Q pink, i have a bottle of it sitting in my room unopened cos im waiting for next af if im not pg by then hehe but hmmm id like to know if its safe or not? how meny mls do u take and how meny a day?
QTB
13-09-2006, 07:07
there is conflicting advice about this... but my herbilist said that it is a herb, it will not harm the baby if you are pregnant... i was told to take it thru my whole cycle cos if i didnt i didnt get af.... (even if i did O)
nicoleE
13-09-2006, 08:07
my naturopath/nutritionist gave me Premular (which is just like Vitex just a different brand and a practitioner only one) and instructed that I take it the whole time. I trust him personally. These are his web sites if you want to check him out: www.bodytalkhealth.com.au & www.philsheldon.com.au

However that was before we both discovered I had PCOS and I read you shouldnt take it on Clomid so I dont take it anymore.
MilkOnTap
13-09-2006, 08:54
Hi Nicole - I've used the Premular brand of Vitex and it worked well through the cycle but it didn't eliminate PMS - I suffered it BADLY that cycle! (See my TTC diary for more! hehehe)

I kind of feel the same braydsmum - its a herb so it shouldn't harm the baby. But I also think about the effects it has had on my cycle - totally changed my crazy 7-8 weekly cycles to a regular 28-31 day... If it has THAT kind of effect on my ovulation, I'm not entirely convinced that it cant have an effect on an embryo...

Ohhh- I just dont know!!! :confused:
QTB
13-09-2006, 09:06
yeah... i know what you mean... but vitex is a hormone balancer so it cant harm the baby, it would probably do good to have balanced hormones during pregnancy... (thats my opinion anyway) lol
nicoleE
13-09-2006, 09:12
It's so confusing isnt it! :banghead: there are so many suppliments and things out there that I'm constantly asking myself what I should be taking, am i taking enough, too much, is that brand better - oh it has more of that, oh but less of that... Arghhh! :banghead: :p
MilkOnTap
13-09-2006, 09:14
I'm so with you on that... I think maybe if I take it every 2nd day then I'm getting the best of both worlds... LOL :laughing:

AHhh - the joys of TTC... :laughing:
Jules16
13-09-2006, 09:16
I have half a bottle of GNC Vitex if anyone wants it - just pm me your address!!