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combining herbs with contraceptive pills?
September 3 2007 at 2:06 AM RandomLady (no login)

Hello Everyone

I was taking 3x500mg fenugreek daily up until roughly 2 months ago. Now I want to start taking again.

I've read on this forum about possible excessive testosterone being an inhibitor of NBE and found that symptoms include oily skin and acne. I had acne all through my teens and it never really went away, I'm 22 now. I'd really like my acne to clear up and found out from here that Vitex Agnus Castus can help balane your hormones, so if I started taking Vitex, would there be a chance that it could lower any excess testosterone and hopefully clear my skin up, assuming testosterone is the reason for my skin?

I'd also like to start taking fenugreek again and restart my massage routines but I'm just wondering if there would be any point? If Vitex is for hormone balancing, and Fenugreek is for synthestic Oestrogen, wouldn't the Vitex cancel out the effects of the Fenugreek?

I'm basically asking if anyone else has used Fenugreek together with Vitex and had any success, with either clearer skin or breast growth or is it pointless to use them together? In which case I need to decide which I'd like more, clearer skin or larger breasts.

I've also been taking Micrgynon 30 contraceptive pill for the last 12 months, can Vitex or Fenugreek, used either together or seperately interfere with my contraception or have any negative or dangerous effects on my health? I'm just being cautious about the number of substances I'm adding to my system and would greatly appreciate the input or advice from the girls out there who know a lot more about this stuff than I do!

Thank you,

RandomLady




bonnette
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Re: Combining herbs with contraceptive pills?
September 3 2007, 5:44 PM

hello

to be honest have been wondering about the exact same thing, does vitex go with fenugreek or does it block its effect.

i have been on vitex for several months and it works well for acne thus i think againts the androgens but not enough i think. i started with pumpkinseedoil yesterday which should have the antiandrogen effect as well.

as for bcp i think vitex is no good with it but im not entirely sure.

i suggest nettleroot or sawpalmetto agaist androgens but with a note that sp might cause weightgain accompanied with cellulite and nettleroot does not work for everyone.

fenugreek on its own with elevated testosterone doesnt seem to work as u have probably noticed.

hope somebody answers our question

Bonnette



RandomLady
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Re: Combining herbs with contraceptive pills?
September 4 2007, 2:53 PM

Hi Bonette,

Thanks for your reply. My biggest concern is that if I take the Vitex then my contraception won't work. I've found a few threads that say people aren't sure wether any of these herbs we're all taking will disrupt the effectiveness of contraceptive pills, I'm worried to risk it. I want to grow my boobs and I was very excited when I heard that Vitex can help with acne but at the same time I don't want to get pregnant! I have 2 packs of Fenugreek and 1 pack of Vitex that I bought last week, but at the moment I'm worried to take either of them!
I also read that Saw Palmetto can help with testosterone levels but I'm also finding information saying that SP affects contraceptive pills.




waxingmoon
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Re: Combining herbs with contraceptive pills?
September 5 2007, 2:09 AM

There is some excellent information about Vitex and other herbs on this website.
Go to the main menu and down to the Information on Herbs section. You will find some answers to Vitex versus birth control there for sure.

waxingmoon




RandomLady
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Re: Combining herbs with contraceptive pills?
September 5 2007, 9:32 PM

Thanks very much! I'll check it out...