Chinese Herbs to Enhance Your Fertility
Earlier this week, Fertility Notes reader Brandi mentioned that she was beginning to take some Chinese herbs for fertility at the recommendation of her acupuncturist. I humbly admit this is an area I know nothing about.
It’s tough to find information online about Chinese herbs separate from places that want your business or companies trying to sell you their latest mixture. My (very basic) understanding of Chinese herbs is that like most TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), it is a very individualized kind of thing. Meaning, the herbs I take in the combination in which I take them might not be the best combo for you. And vice versa.
My RE (Reproductive Endocrinologist) is cool with my acupuncture but does wince a bit when I mention Chinese herbs. They ask that they be notified before I ingest anything that they haven’t prescribed, to be sure that it won’t negatively interact with the fertility medications that I am on. To be fair, this is the same request that they make with even over the counter drugs.
I know that some of my blogging pals have used TCM, including Chinese herbs, as they have tried to conceive. I am wondering how many of my readers have ventured into this area? Take Fertility Note’s latest poll and please, feel free to drop some knowledge about your experiences.
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2 opinions for Chinese Herbs to Enhance Your Fertility
Michelle Dunn
Jul 3, 2008 at 10:23 pm
I have to admit that I personally have never really played around with different Chinese herbs and such when I was trying to get pregnant with either of my 3 kids. However I did play around with things such as tea…all kinds of tea, and different types of juices. I actually had good results with grapefruit juice, and I tried a lot of different juices!! Tea, especially green tea is supposed to be of aid in raising fertility levels, but I honestly didn’t notice any results from it, but that’s just my experiences with it. I would love to hear more about this!! :)
Help Trying To Conceive From a Mother Who’s Been There :)
Gabrielle
Jul 12, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Michelle, I love tea - all teas - so adding that to my diet has been no problem, especially since I’ve drastically reduced my coffee intake. Now it’s just a matter of which kind is the best. I also read that green tea in between workouts is supposed to increase the amount of fat you can burn in a workout? So, um, that’s my current tea of choice.
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