Evening Primrose Oil - Experiences?

[Minky28]

I tried EPO last cycle. My cycle length came down from 30 to 27 days, not so sure about the EWCM though. Mine went from the usual EWCM to a far more watery consistency (not sure whether that's a good thing tbh). Still, I had a shorter cycle so it's all good

 

[FunnyBunny]

I bought some from Tesco's last night, can you take it with Clomid?

 

[Chellebelle]

I think you can, I have been taking it this month and have not been told otherwise. Ok, I have just this second looked it up and yes you can... I have put the article that I found below. (Any excuse to get out of doing work hehe)

To understand how the two could work together, it is important to know what each one does. Clomid is the medication Clomiphene citrate. It is a hormone that tricks the pituitary gland into producing more of certain hormones called FSH and LH, which in turn stimulate the ovary. One of the side effects of Clomid is that it can cause hostile fertile mucous and thins the uterine lining in over 30 percent of the women who use it. The hostile mucus kills sperm, and the thin uterine can prevent implantation or cause an early miscarriage.

Evening Primrose Oil is purported to work specifically on the cervical mucus. It is thought to help you produce more egg white cervical mucus, the type that best aids sperm on its journey through the uterus and into the fallopian tube and to the egg. This is also the type of cervical mucus in which sperm can survive the longest before implantation. In this way, Evening Primrose Oil could potentially help with a side effect of Clomid.

There are no known problems with taking both Clomid and evening primrose oil together. As always, you should consult with your physician before beginning any herbal regimen.

Hope this helps.

 

[FunnyBunny]

Thanks Chellebelle, great info, thanks for taking the time.

 

[Lazy Leo]

Hey girls, I tried the EPO last month and had probably my driest ever month of CM. Absolutely nothing, nada, zilch. But thinking back on it, I think my skin was clearer.

This month I've stayed off the EPO and I've definately had changing cm. On CD 9 it was even quite stretchy... sorry tmi!!!

 

[Uvlollypop]

im thinking of trying this

 

[bird24]

I didnt see any ewcm on my first month off the pill...now onto my second month...can you start taking it a couple of days into the month until ovulation?? if so i'll buy some later.....i also read somewhere that drinking grapefruit juice helps too....i tried that a few years ago when i was ttc and it worked.... xx

 

[Arcanegirl]

first cycle i used it and i got all highs on my CBFM, no cm change and no sign of ovulation. Not sure if its coinsidence?

Just tried a month off EPO and seem to be back to normal again. Ive not been using the monitor this month but im gettimg ewcm when im meant to whereas i didnt last month.
Still a coisidence? Could EPO really have thrown me out?

 

[Lazy Leo]

Just tried a month off EPO and seem to be back to normal again. Ive not been using the monitor this month but im gettimg ewcm when im meant to whereas i didnt last month.
Still a coisidence? Could EPO really have thrown me out?

Interesting AG, cos that was my experience too. Although I've never really monitored CM before I know that it does usually change yet last month I tried EPO and I got nothing, I was pretty dry all month. Bizarre

 

[bird24]

ooooo i think i'll wait a few months to see if ewcm turns up.....try grapefruit juice that worked for me before and its a fruit drink so it cant do any harm xx

 

[Lazy Leo]

Yeeeeuchhhh!! I hate grapefruit juice and not even the promise of a could make me drink it!!!

 

[Beckic]

I took EPO and drank a glass of grapefruit juice from day one of my cycle this month and the amount of EWCM was AMAZING!!!
I dont usually have that much so I couldnt believe it.
x x x

 

[bird24]

yay!!! what grapefruit juice did you try?

 

[Beckic]

Just good old tescos own.
Never had so much perfect EWCM before. Not sure it has helped me get a BFP this month as feel the onset of but heres hoping for next month.
Bx x

 

[Chellebelle]

Well I was trying EPO last month and took it until o, and it did seem to help my cm and my skin and I had a 28 day cycle for the first time in aages (usually cycle is all over the place) and this month I didn't use it and I have had no EWCM atall... just one day of stickiness.

SO if I don't get my bfp this month, I will be back on the little vitamins next month (actually they were the biggest tablets I have ever had )

 

[Monkeh]

Hmm, I can only find evening primrose oil with added cod liver oil.

Do you reckon it'll do the same job? There's no harm in taking cod liver oil too, is there?

 

[Alexandra]

Any idea where one can buy it online?

 

[Chellebelle]

I know Holland and Barretts sell it... https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/p...CC7FDDA5C83DE&searchtext=evening+primrose+oil but I am not sure if they ship abroad... they should do.

I don't think it can harm you to take the ones with Cod Liver Oil in... google it first though just to be safe.

I got mine from Tesco, it was EPO with Starflower Oil... like I said before though, the capsules were HUGE so you can't take them if you have a skinny throat

 

[Monkeh]

Ah, bugger. I need to buy myself some without the cod liver oil!!

There are two types of fish oil supplement - those made from the liver of the fish and those made from the body of the fish. Supplements made from the liver of the fish, such as cod liver oil, contain the retinol form of vitamin A and need to be either avoided altogether or strictly limited in pregnancy so that your daily intake does not exceed 3,300 micrograms (mcg). On the other hand, fish oils not derived from fish livers contain lots of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), which is essential for your baby's developing eyes and brain.

Source

 

[Monkeh]

Although... the EPO with cold liver oil only contains 500mg cod liver oil.

Meh, still not gonna risk it.