New here and have been ttc for 4 years

[Nicolem021985]

Hi everyone. My name is Nicole. I'm 27 from ontario Canada. My husband and I have been ttc for 4 years now. I just received my package in the mail to apply for ivf but husband And I want to try some natural herbs and supplements before we go into the ivf process. Has anyone ever heard of vitex (chasteberry) to help with female fertility and l-arginine and l-carnitine for make fertility?

 

[heres_hoping]

Hello and welcome, sorry about your long journey. Have you tried anything other than IVF so far? Do you know what your issues are?

Vitex works for some to balance hormones, I didn't find it helped me at all after taking it for over a year I stopped (I have PCOS). I don't know about the male ones.

You really want to know what the problem is before self treating with supplements, eg if your partner is fine, and you are fine hormones wise, but have a blocked tube....no supplements are going to help.

IVF is an extreme first step for help with fertility, there are lots of less invasive options to try first.

 

[Bebecake]

Welcome! Good luck! It can happen! I'm proof