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Re: shatavari- to Jen
From: JenH (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Dec 30 20:42:24 2008
I had my first DD before my lap and before I had any symptoms of endo.
The other 4 pregnancies were after. As far as the MCs, my doctor
doesn't test until you've had 3 or more, so we haven't identified a
cause. We suspected the first may have been ectopic but ended on its
own before it became dangerous, but don't know that for sure. I had my
second DD between the two MCs.
At Tue, 30 Dec 2008, anonymous wrote:
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>I don't know how else to ask this, but do you know what contributed to
>the miscarriages? Are you sure it wasn't endo connected?
>
>At Tue, 30 Dec 2008, JenH wrote:
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>>I'm not really sure what stage my endo is. All I know is I had pain
>>from level 6-8 for 14 days/month and a cyst that flared up like
>>clockwork during ovulation for the last 4 years or so. I had a laser
>>lap a few years ago which did absolutely nothing to help my pain.
>>
>>We've been very blessed that my endo has never affected my ability to
>>conceive. This is my 5th pregnancy (two live births, two miscarriages,
>>and now twins.) I have no idea if the Shatavari is to "blame" for my
>>twins or if it's just coincidence.
>>
>>At Tue, 30 Dec 2008, annie wrote:
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>>>what stage endo do you have, did you every try excision surgery and try
>>>to conceive after surgery naturally without shatavari?
>>>At Mon, 29 Dec 2008, JenH wrote:
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>>>>I took shatavari, 1000mg/day, for three months and stopped when we
>>>>started TTC as I wasn't sure how safe it is for pregnancy. When I
>>>>stopped, my symptoms didn't return in the one cycle I had before getting
>>>>pregnant. I planned to try it for at least two months to see if it
>>>>would help (if it doesn't, no point in staying on) and it worked
>>>>fantastic for me.
>>>>
>>>>It's from Indian Ayurvedic tradition, and an Ayurvedic herbalist would
>>>>probably tell you there's no harm in staying on it long term, as long as
>>>>your symptoms don't start to get worse. Many Indian women use it their
>>>>whole adult lives, as it's supposed to be good for general women's
>>>>health.
>>>>
>>>>As someone pointed out in another thread, it does contain
>>>>phyto-estrogen. So if your symptoms don't improve or worsen, get off it
>>>>right away.
>>>>
>>>>At Mon, 29 Dec 2008, annie wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>does anyone know how often and how long are you suppose to take
>>>>>shatavari
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