10-03-2016, 00:14
Contraceptive pill and breast enhancement
August 1 2005 at 8:51 PM Vicki (no login)
I've recently lost excess weight but unfortunatly my breasts have reduced too! obv not happy about that! so i took tablets called Ultra Breast Enhancer which worked a bit but not as much as i would like. Thinking of Wonderup now.
Since finishing the course i have recently gone on contraceptive pill - Microgynon 30
So what i am worried about is will taking further herbal breast tablets affect the pill? or if i take just the fenugreek and saw palmetto that others here r doing.
Will either reduce the effectiveness of the other?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Vicki
Lisa
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Re: Contraceptive pill and breast enhancement
August 1 2005, 9:45 PM
The Saw Palmetto is said to reduce the protection of the contraceptive pill, I am taking the Fenugreek and Saw Palmetto and since have been using extra protection as I just don't want to get pregnant.
If there is no Saw Palmetto in the Wonderup pills I think you should be fine, I took Breast Gain Plus for five months and was on the pill without extra contraception during that time and didn't get pregnant. Usually they tell you on the website if there is something to be worried about, just have a read through their FAQ and it should tell you.
Good luck with whatever you decide to take,
Lisa
Christine
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Re: Contraceptive pill and breast enhancement
August 5 2005, 7:30 AM
I have heard it said that Saw Palmetto affects the contraceptive pill, although a lot of women seem to take it. Wonderup does not contain any Saw Palmetto. I think this is because Wonderup uses only European ingredients, so it wouldn't contain Saw Palmetto for that reason.
Melody
(Login Melody_of_Dismay)
Re: Contraceptive pill and breast enhancement
August 5 2005, 11:09 PM
Hi Vicki,
Congrats on your weight loss, and I hope you are proud of the results from your efforts!
From what I know, Ultra Breast is a bovine ovary breast enlargement product, and Wonderup is an herbal breast enlargement product. There is not as much information published about the use of bovine ovary supplements as there is with the use of herbal supplements.
I have read from different articles that a lot of the herbs found in herbal breast enlargement products can interfere with the effectiveness of birth control pills. When I was on Quick Bust breast enlargement pills, I took the Quick Bust bottle to a pharmacist, and he told me that fenugreek, black cohosh, damiana, saw palmetto, and wild yam can all prevent my birth control pills from working.
Here are some interesting articles that outline certain herbs that prevent birth control pills from working:
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/14642/92277
http://www.eclecticphysician.com/archive.php?action=Nbr&Nbr=205
These article state that saw palmetto, wild yam, vitex (chasteberry), black (and blue) cohosh, dong quai, red clover, St. John's Wort, licorice, hops, and many other herbs can prevent birth control pills from working. The second article says that fenugreek and saw palmetto should be avoiding if you are taking birth control pills.
If you are interested in finding out if other herbs prevent your birth control pills or other medicines from working, then you may want to take a look at these other sites as well (search for each herb and look in the "interactions" sections):
DrugDigest - http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Herbs/0,3913,,00.html
Healthtouch Online - http://www.healthtouch.com/bin/Econtent_HT/altcaremedinfo.asp?cid=HTALT
Herbnet - http://www.herbnet.com/Herb%20Uses_AB.htm
Intelihealth - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8513/31402.html
Personal Health Zone - http://www.personalhealthzone.com/herbsafety.html
Shoppers Drug Mart HealthWatch® - http://www.shoppersdrugmart.ca/english/health_wellness/herbals_supplements/index.html
Supplement Watch - http://www.supplementwatch.com/supatoz/
I helped put together a list of breast enlargement herbs, their side effects, and their interactions at http://members.shaw.ca/NBEQuest/sidefx.htm if anyone is interested.
I would check with a doctor or pharmacist to find out if those herbs would interfere with the effectiveness of your birth control pills--have you already done that?
Good luck, and I hope you find the information you're looking for!
Cya!
~Melody~
tati
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Re: Contraceptive pill and breast enhancement
August 6 2005, 10:21 PM
I dont see what the problem is. Just use a condom for 3 months jeez. Whats more important, an faked orgasm and potential STD (birth control does not prevent againsts STDs, its shoking how many people dont realize how ate risk they are) or rounder shaplier breasts?
Christina
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To tati
August 7 2005, 6:50 AM
Not everyone having sex and only using Birth Control Pills is sleeping with every Tom, Dick and Harry. I personally only use the pill, never any condoms and am not at any risk at all for STD's. And that is because I only have sex with my boyfriend.
Besides, if a girl(or guy) is sleeping around with people they don't know to be clean, even if you use a condom, there are still many STD's you can get.
I just think you could have worded what you said differently because what you wrote seems like you are accusing the women on here of sleeping around with random guys they don't know to be clean, which I am sure is not the case.
I am going to call Planned Parenthood(where I get my pills) and see what they saw about the herbs affecting the pill. And if it does affect the pill, how long it will take for the pill to become effective again after you stop taking the herbs. I will post it when I find out.
Vicki
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offended
August 7 2005, 3:29 PM
Tati - not every1 sleeps around, i certainly do not, i am on the pill because me and my partner trust each other and do not like condoms.
In regards to others, i am really confused now! lol, i looked on the web site and they said there is no interations then i checked those other websites! (thanks 4 taking time 2 get those btw) Think i'm going to take my chances.
Thanks guys for contructive help.
Christina
(no login)
To Vicky
August 7 2005, 7:52 PM
What did you find out on the other websites? You say you are going to take your chances, what do you mean? Please let me know. I am going to call Planned Parenthood tomorrow and see what they say and I will post it here.
p.s. Vicky, we better stop sleeping around, we might get an STD. Ha Ha.
Melody
(Login Melody_of_Dismay)
Re: Contraceptive pill and breast enhancement
August 8 2005, 4:59 AM
Hi Tati, I guess it wouldn't be a big deal for some people, but other people taking birth control pills for other reasons. For instance, they may have heavy periods, and birth control pills may help lighten those periods. Other women may have other hormonal imbalance problems that require birth control pills as treatment. I agree with you that a lot of people are at risk for STDs--people need to learn about safer sex and practice it.
Cya!
~Melo~
Pamela
(no login)
Contraceptive pills
August 8 2005, 7:43 AM
I'm just thinking that if the herbs caused contraceptive pills to fail wouldn't we inevitably hear about that?
I mean many women in this forum have taken these herbs and been on BCP at the same time.
August 1 2005 at 8:51 PM Vicki (no login)
I've recently lost excess weight but unfortunatly my breasts have reduced too! obv not happy about that! so i took tablets called Ultra Breast Enhancer which worked a bit but not as much as i would like. Thinking of Wonderup now.
Since finishing the course i have recently gone on contraceptive pill - Microgynon 30
So what i am worried about is will taking further herbal breast tablets affect the pill? or if i take just the fenugreek and saw palmetto that others here r doing.
Will either reduce the effectiveness of the other?
Thanks in advance for any help!
Vicki
Lisa
(no login)
Re: Contraceptive pill and breast enhancement
August 1 2005, 9:45 PM
The Saw Palmetto is said to reduce the protection of the contraceptive pill, I am taking the Fenugreek and Saw Palmetto and since have been using extra protection as I just don't want to get pregnant.
If there is no Saw Palmetto in the Wonderup pills I think you should be fine, I took Breast Gain Plus for five months and was on the pill without extra contraception during that time and didn't get pregnant. Usually they tell you on the website if there is something to be worried about, just have a read through their FAQ and it should tell you.
Good luck with whatever you decide to take,
Lisa
Christine
(no login)
Re: Contraceptive pill and breast enhancement
August 5 2005, 7:30 AM
I have heard it said that Saw Palmetto affects the contraceptive pill, although a lot of women seem to take it. Wonderup does not contain any Saw Palmetto. I think this is because Wonderup uses only European ingredients, so it wouldn't contain Saw Palmetto for that reason.
Melody
(Login Melody_of_Dismay)
Re: Contraceptive pill and breast enhancement
August 5 2005, 11:09 PM
Hi Vicki,
Congrats on your weight loss, and I hope you are proud of the results from your efforts!
From what I know, Ultra Breast is a bovine ovary breast enlargement product, and Wonderup is an herbal breast enlargement product. There is not as much information published about the use of bovine ovary supplements as there is with the use of herbal supplements.
I have read from different articles that a lot of the herbs found in herbal breast enlargement products can interfere with the effectiveness of birth control pills. When I was on Quick Bust breast enlargement pills, I took the Quick Bust bottle to a pharmacist, and he told me that fenugreek, black cohosh, damiana, saw palmetto, and wild yam can all prevent my birth control pills from working.
Here are some interesting articles that outline certain herbs that prevent birth control pills from working:
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/14642/92277
http://www.eclecticphysician.com/archive.php?action=Nbr&Nbr=205
These article state that saw palmetto, wild yam, vitex (chasteberry), black (and blue) cohosh, dong quai, red clover, St. John's Wort, licorice, hops, and many other herbs can prevent birth control pills from working. The second article says that fenugreek and saw palmetto should be avoiding if you are taking birth control pills.
If you are interested in finding out if other herbs prevent your birth control pills or other medicines from working, then you may want to take a look at these other sites as well (search for each herb and look in the "interactions" sections):
DrugDigest - http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Herbs/0,3913,,00.html
Healthtouch Online - http://www.healthtouch.com/bin/Econtent_HT/altcaremedinfo.asp?cid=HTALT
Herbnet - http://www.herbnet.com/Herb%20Uses_AB.htm
Intelihealth - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8513/31402.html
Personal Health Zone - http://www.personalhealthzone.com/herbsafety.html
Shoppers Drug Mart HealthWatch® - http://www.shoppersdrugmart.ca/english/health_wellness/herbals_supplements/index.html
Supplement Watch - http://www.supplementwatch.com/supatoz/
I helped put together a list of breast enlargement herbs, their side effects, and their interactions at http://members.shaw.ca/NBEQuest/sidefx.htm if anyone is interested.
I would check with a doctor or pharmacist to find out if those herbs would interfere with the effectiveness of your birth control pills--have you already done that?
Good luck, and I hope you find the information you're looking for!
Cya!
~Melody~
tati
(no login)
Re: Contraceptive pill and breast enhancement
August 6 2005, 10:21 PM
I dont see what the problem is. Just use a condom for 3 months jeez. Whats more important, an faked orgasm and potential STD (birth control does not prevent againsts STDs, its shoking how many people dont realize how ate risk they are) or rounder shaplier breasts?
Christina
(no login)
To tati
August 7 2005, 6:50 AM
Not everyone having sex and only using Birth Control Pills is sleeping with every Tom, Dick and Harry. I personally only use the pill, never any condoms and am not at any risk at all for STD's. And that is because I only have sex with my boyfriend.
Besides, if a girl(or guy) is sleeping around with people they don't know to be clean, even if you use a condom, there are still many STD's you can get.
I just think you could have worded what you said differently because what you wrote seems like you are accusing the women on here of sleeping around with random guys they don't know to be clean, which I am sure is not the case.
I am going to call Planned Parenthood(where I get my pills) and see what they saw about the herbs affecting the pill. And if it does affect the pill, how long it will take for the pill to become effective again after you stop taking the herbs. I will post it when I find out.
Vicki
(no login)
offended
August 7 2005, 3:29 PM
Tati - not every1 sleeps around, i certainly do not, i am on the pill because me and my partner trust each other and do not like condoms.
In regards to others, i am really confused now! lol, i looked on the web site and they said there is no interations then i checked those other websites! (thanks 4 taking time 2 get those btw) Think i'm going to take my chances.
Thanks guys for contructive help.
Christina
(no login)
To Vicky
August 7 2005, 7:52 PM
What did you find out on the other websites? You say you are going to take your chances, what do you mean? Please let me know. I am going to call Planned Parenthood tomorrow and see what they say and I will post it here.
p.s. Vicky, we better stop sleeping around, we might get an STD. Ha Ha.
Melody
(Login Melody_of_Dismay)
Re: Contraceptive pill and breast enhancement
August 8 2005, 4:59 AM
Hi Tati, I guess it wouldn't be a big deal for some people, but other people taking birth control pills for other reasons. For instance, they may have heavy periods, and birth control pills may help lighten those periods. Other women may have other hormonal imbalance problems that require birth control pills as treatment. I agree with you that a lot of people are at risk for STDs--people need to learn about safer sex and practice it.
Cya!
~Melo~
Pamela
(no login)
Contraceptive pills
August 8 2005, 7:43 AM
I'm just thinking that if the herbs caused contraceptive pills to fail wouldn't we inevitably hear about that?
I mean many women in this forum have taken these herbs and been on BCP at the same time.