Traditional Chinese Medicine? for Ghost

[rainbowmoms]

Ghost, do you by an chance know exactly what herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine are good for egg quality production?

[Ghost]

I don't know that they do anything at all relevant to fertility. There are claims, some of which are bogus.

I'd clear every one of them with your doctor first, especially if you are starting some fertility treatment (IVF, IUI). Some of them claim to do things that would harm the cycle. Perhaps they don't perform as claimed, but if they do they could ruin the cycle. And don't trust the claims that some hormone is good for fertility. Every major hormone needs proper timing, and the wrong timing can be disastrous.

For example, there are claims that chasteberry tea will induce an LH surge. If so, then this would need to be precisely timed with your egg retrieval. There are also claims that some herb (raspberry leaves?) promote progesterone production. If so, this could start the endometrium developing too soon, and ruin receptivity.

[jenniferdp]

HI,

I did two cycle of chinese herbs, liquid form. BUT I stopped about a month ago and I start my IVF cycle next week. My AP does not like for me to use herbs during AF or while taking any meds.

Those previous herb cycles shouldn't affect anyhting now, right?

Jenn

[Dakota]

I just want to throw in here that you really need to be carefull and look up everything you get and take. My Ap, I love him to death, gave me some stuff and I looked it up before taking it and it was something that is suppose to do wonders for the uterus, but after further research I found some other research that had been done that showed an increase in miscarry's with it.

So please, be carefull!!