14-08-2011, 19:32
Hi again NBE-Newbie,
Those may be good signs. Scroll down until you find vitex, red clover, and licorice:
http://www.ovulation-calculator.com/infertility/clomid-fertilityblend.htm
I'd try it very gently: licorice first. If that doesn't help, red clover. Then vitex agnus castus. It can stimulate LH, but it is a very progestinic herb. It will also trigger a menstruation when you stop.
You could also talk to your doctor about the medications in the above article. Most doctors try combination pills first, or even depo provera. As you say, they will load a lot of symptoms on top of what you already have, without addressing the real problem.
But I have no idea what the real problem is. At first sight, it could be two things:
1) you grow a follicle, but you don't ovulate because there is no drop in estrogen on day 12 (simply because estrogen wasn't high before day 12). Count from a day when you had spotting, take a low dose of a phyto-estrogen from that day (or 28, or 56 days later). Increase on day 6, and again on day 9. Stop on day 12. Wait for spotting on day 29. If you would try a pure phyto-estrogen, your breasts would become more conical. So a combination with phyto-progestins, like red clover or licorice , is more in line with what you want, but they will not make your breasts grow. You may want to go to pure phyto-estrogens once your cycle gets going. Licorice is also an anti-androgen: it will help with the acne and hair.
2) you don't grow a follicle. Start vitex on day 1 (or 29, or 57), and stop 5 days later.
If (1) or (2) doesn't help, combine both in one cycle.
Those may be good signs. Scroll down until you find vitex, red clover, and licorice:
http://www.ovulation-calculator.com/infertility/clomid-fertilityblend.htm
I'd try it very gently: licorice first. If that doesn't help, red clover. Then vitex agnus castus. It can stimulate LH, but it is a very progestinic herb. It will also trigger a menstruation when you stop.
You could also talk to your doctor about the medications in the above article. Most doctors try combination pills first, or even depo provera. As you say, they will load a lot of symptoms on top of what you already have, without addressing the real problem.
But I have no idea what the real problem is. At first sight, it could be two things:
1) you grow a follicle, but you don't ovulate because there is no drop in estrogen on day 12 (simply because estrogen wasn't high before day 12). Count from a day when you had spotting, take a low dose of a phyto-estrogen from that day (or 28, or 56 days later). Increase on day 6, and again on day 9. Stop on day 12. Wait for spotting on day 29. If you would try a pure phyto-estrogen, your breasts would become more conical. So a combination with phyto-progestins, like red clover or licorice , is more in line with what you want, but they will not make your breasts grow. You may want to go to pure phyto-estrogens once your cycle gets going. Licorice is also an anti-androgen: it will help with the acne and hair.
2) you don't grow a follicle. Start vitex on day 1 (or 29, or 57), and stop 5 days later.
If (1) or (2) doesn't help, combine both in one cycle.