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Wyvern
At Sun, 8 Jun 2003, anxious2bmom wrote:
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>i've been diagnosed with pcos recently when we were trying to get pg
>real hard . now i'm on 3 mths BCPs to treat the cysts & thenafter my
>gyn. will keep me on some fertility drug for pg . last 4 mths. i've
>suffered from almost every symptom of this stinking thing worse of which
>is those unwanted hair . my gyn. currently isn't paying any attention
>to the cosmetic symptoms as our imp. concern is to get pg. but i want
>to try some herbal remedies which won't make any harm .
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>1)Can i take saw palmetto for hirsutism even if i'm on bcp ? i've read
>many success stories with this herb but i want to make sure it doesn't
>interfere with the bcp .
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>2)i've read that Black Cohosh is supposed to reduce the LH levels . has
>anyone obtain any good experience with that ? here i'm assuming that
>pcos briefly means the elevated LH levels...is it right ? if anyone has
>tried it plz. share the experience . again , i would be concerned
>about its interference with bcp & any negetive effect on the fertility
>treatment i'll be going under after 2 more cycles on them
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>3)Vitex is another herb i've heard a lot about that it balances ur
>hormones & boosts ovulation . but in one or two articles they say that
>don't take it if u have high LH levels . any thoughts on this one ?
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>i apologize for pouring so many questions at a time . but i'm going out
>of my mind for not being pg & getting depressed day by day seeing myself
>in the mirror being fat , hairy & bald . every line of knowledge u
>ladies have is helpful for me . thanx ahead of time .
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