Evening Primrose Oil - Experiences?

[Xanthe]

I actually posted this on another thread about EPO a few days ago........


just to add a spanner in the works, the month I STOPPED taking EPO I got my BFP (after 9 months TTC).

I've always taken it for PMS.

This month I have stopped taking it as I have been TTC for over a year now..will see what happens.

 

[courgette]

Thanks for reply. I think EPO is quite powerful but not sure if it's causing my insomnia. I may also have an imbalance of hormones, as my periods decreased to about two days over the last eight years or so and are very light - blood tests next week I think...

 

[courgette]

God that's interesting.. I think I'll give it a miss then. It's giving me indigestion, maybe that's keeping me tossing & turning...

 

[dawny2523]

Hi all.........

Just wanted to share my experience of EPO

I know it is the first month taking it........but have decided only to take it through my AF this month as it seemed to have brought my AF earlier by 3 days and had what I thought was a chemical pregnancy

Dont want to ruin any chances of conceiving

Will keep you all posted on my experiences of taking it this month

x x x

 

[sianii]

Iv been using Epo because I heard it can regulate hormone imbalances, well I haven't had a period nor ovulted for about 5months so I haven't stoped taking it for about 2months now, any suggestions if this is the right thing to do or shud I stop for a little while?? I'm so confused, iv also go pcos so this could count for somthing but I am so desperate for a baba, I take folic acid, evening primrose oild every morning and iv also just started taking dong quai every day but my friend said I should only take it for 5 days, any suggestions or advise that can help will be very much appreshiated xxx

 

[SpringerS]

So glad I found some threads on this here. I've been taking EPO for the first 2 weeks of each cycle for months now and I've noticed very little difference to my EWCM. Finally it dawned on me to check the dosage as I was just taking a one-a-day capsule and it turns out it's just 500mg per capsule so I've been taking 1/6th of the recommended dose. I've just knocked back 5 extra capsules today, CD8, so hopefully that will give me enough of a boost for what I think will be a CD15 ovulation.

 

[dejager]

Since coming off BCP in May my CM has been all over the place and have had a week of EWCM prior to O'ing. My cycles have always been longer (30-35 days) with a 40 day once or twice a year. Thought I'd try EPO to even out the EWCM and see if it would bring on the O sooner, and shorter cycles!
This cycle I've just started taking 1300mg/day of EPO, I'm on cd17 and so far havent had much CM at all... but TMI - today i had a nice BIG stretchy EWCM with brown spots in it (with a .5 degree temp dip this morning)- thinking that O happened... Guess tomorrows temp will tell if I did or not. Also my skin is a little "brighter" since taking EPO too.

 

[TattooedMamma]

I've been taking evening primrose oil this cycle.. 1 300mg per day

I've had more ewcm and seem to have ovulated early also.. I got a positive opk today CD12 and I normally don't get one until CD16/17.

 

[MrsCompass]

Is it supposed to make you ovulate early, too? If I'm not successful this cycle, I am in on the Evening Primrose Wagon

I've only noticed EWCM twice in my lifetime, i think.

 

[pinkkitten74]

thanks for the great info

 

[divineparadis]

I took Evening Primrose Oil - 2 tabs of 1000mg every night during my last cycle. I think this might have caused a delay in my ovulation and thus my AF was 5 days late. I am giving EPO a miss this cycle. Just sticking to Folic Acid and ConceiveWell by Blackmores.

 

[AbbyLink]

I did not think I had enough EWCM and so I read up that Evening Primrose Oil helps you to produce more. I decided to try it out. I took it as soon as my AF started right up until I ovulated.

I have had AMAZING results!!!!! I get tons of EWCM nearing my ovulation now! And my God does it sometimes look like Proper egg white! LOL

Dosage:
I take 100mg of Evening Primrose Oil Daily to ovulation then I take Flax Seed Oil up until AF.

Any more experiences with this product? Any bad experiences?

hey! I have been doing both of these the exact same way! Have you tried Preseed too? Suppose to be fertile friendly lube...my DH says no to it. Doesn't like it but I have heard good things from that as well. I didn't really notice ton of differenct with the prim rose oil but way to go if you did! Maybe I'll give it another shot if AF shows in a few days.