Spearmint Cysters for Science! | 20 ladies so far!

[GingerPanda]

That's not a bad thing, Red. It's okay! One study they did only lasted 5 days, and they still saw some improvement in testosterone levels. So just keep at it. Even if you already ovulated, it can still help you.

 

[RedRose19]

Fingers crossed! It cant hurt anyway, im having 3 large mugs of it, one with each meal and stopped sugar/bready stuff although not easy as I make chocolates and sweets for a living

 

[Penguin20]

My order came today, shocked how quick it arrived having my first cup tonight

 

[GingerPanda]

That was fast, Penguin! I'll make your ticker!

RedRose, mmmm, chocolate!

 

[laurac1988]

Oh god, I want chocolate so much right now...

 

[BABTTC123]

Hi all, popping in again.
Had a rough few days. My most recent hcg from Monday came back low at 7 and I woke up this morning with the inevitable miscarriage that was coming.
Trying to push this in the back of my mind and find something to distract myself, so I figure it would be a good time to give this a try.
I read a little ways back that spearmint is usually moxed with Green tea. Is there another store bought tea that doesn't contain green tea?
I want to keep my folic acid up and green tea inhibits the effects of folic acid, so it is bad for ttc and early pregnancy. It's been a b**** since I quit drinking it because I have already gotten sick 3 times x(
I guess maybe my immune system grew dependant on the green tea..

 

[GingerPanda]

I'm sorry hon. I've had two losses, so I've been there. It really sucks!

Yes, you can find plain, pure spearmint tea in most health food stores. I know for a fact Whole Foods sells it, if you have one near you.

 

[laurac1988]

Sorry for your loss hun xxxx

 

[RedRose19]

really sorry

 

[BABTTC123]

It's fine... I mean, yeah it really sucks and I did cry about it, but it's not like I can change it so I am trying to just occupy myself with other things. I am going to work on losing some more weight when this is all over with and see if that helps for the next time and maybe I won't need clomid with a combo of weight loss and spearmint
That would be a blessing in itself!!

How many ladies have already started to have regular cycles just from this?

I am currently on 1000 mg of metformin e.r. and that had me at a 33 day cycle. Clomid helped me to ovulate and brought my cycle closer to 30 days.
It would be nice to be at a 28 day cycle and know when to expect O lol

 

[laurac1988]

Metformin made my cycles slightly shorter but still irregular. They usually run about 36-40 days.
Last cycle I started spearmint and my cycle was 30 days with Ov on cd20
This cycle I continued spearmint and ovulated cd15

Will need a few more cycles to make a better comparison to pre and post spearmint, but usually I only get one freak short cycle then back to 36-40 days. And I haven't ovukated this early since I've been tracking, and that's been for the last three years

 

[RedRose19]

im only on clomid but im sure metformin would help me, but my gp prescribed me clomid and didnt wanna do much else, im still waiting to see a fertility specialist! i was reffered back in feb of 2014! im told i will be seen any time from feb-april and you get the appt a month before so eagerly waiting for my letter to arrive any week now.

ive only started the tea 3 days ago so cant comment on that yet i really hope it helps in either helping me grow a beany or prepares me for next cycle
im feeling so sore and achey today id major cramps last night that woke me a few times it was an extreme af pains. so confusing i dunno if i ovulated or not!
i really wished id tempted now but its so hard to keep them accurate with ds he wakes random times during the night so my temps usually end up all over the place

 

[RedRose19]

would you call this opk positive?

 

[GingerPanda]

If the line on the right is the test line, I would say it is positive or very close!

I hope you get your referral soon, but even more I hope you won't need it!


I was on Met for a while. It didn't help me at all, it just made me sick all the time.

 

[RedRose19]

yeah its the line on the right, its dried out which always makes it harder to see but i forgot to take a pic sooner! that was my opk for late cd 12, im starting to believe i did ovulate around cd 13/14!

day 3 of the tea and im starting to actually enjoy it, i like to let it cool right down til its luke warm, and i try not put sugar in because im trying to loose weight.. which is not working out lol

 

[GingerPanda]

I'm trying to lose weight too, but I'm not willing to give up on sweetening my tea! I like it hot. So comforting during this cold weather!

 

[laurac1988]

My positive OPK was like that this cycle and ov was confirmed with temps

 

[Penguin20]

Had my first cup last night, was pretty nice but I gkne away for the weekend and forgot to bring a couple bags so have to start again Sunday night

 

[BABTTC123]

So I've made my shopping list and got the spear mint written down as a necessity!
I am pretty excited to start this!

laura- I hate having long cycles...! Hopefully this stuff brings those days down to a more reasonable cycle length That is awesome that it is making you ovulate! Are you doing anything else with the tea?

red- It is recommended that women with pcos combine metformin and comid for better results. Hopefully when you get that letter you won't need to go to a specialist and will already have a sticky bean! :3
And that looks like a +opk!

Ginger- I had to get the extended release pills because regular metformin made me miserable! I was bloated, sick to my stomach in both ways and extremely cranky! ER has been much better on me and I was actually able to get up to 1000 mg! Wewt! lol

Penguin- Oh nooo! Well at least you have it for when you get back home

 

[GingerPanda]

It's actually pretty common for women with PCOS to be resistant to Clomid. I know I am. 9 cycles and only successfully ovulated twice on it. Femara tends to work better, so if you have problems, give Femara a try. (Plus the side effects are so much less!)