[Trish36]

I was talking to the mommies from my 2007 DDC and someone brought up Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) to increase your CM. I just looked it up and this is what I came accross:

Evening primrose oil (EPO) is a favorite fertility aid for women. Historically considered a medicinal "cure-all", evening primrose oil is one of the more popular herbal supplements for female hormonal balance and fertility. Women who are trying-to-conceive use evening primrose oil to improve the quality of cervical mucus - or make the cervical mucus more fertile. However, evening primrose oil offers a wide array of purported benefits, including treating many ailments like breast pain, hot flashes, premenstrual symptoms (PMS), skin disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, and hormonal imbalance.

Note that Evening Primrose Oil should only be taken from menstruation to ovulation, as EPO may cause uterine contractions. The dosage taken should be 1500mg to 3000mg per day. Since essential fatty acids are important, you can take flax seed oil in place of Evening Primrose Oil after ovulation takes place.

I will definately give it a try from now on.

[missy123]

That is really interesting. I think they sell that at GNC. Maybe I will try it next month.

[JessP]

Very interesting.

[momof6lopez]

Trish, I tried that for only a month about a month after my first loss this year. I was unbelievably "dry" for a couple of months, and I did not notice any difference with the evening primrose. After about 2 cycles, my cm was all back again on its own. But since I only tried it for a month, it probably was not in there long enough or could of been what got my cm better 2 months later.....I dont know.

[Kary♥RN]

I have heard of this... I was afraid to try it since you can only take it to Ovulation. I didn't want to take it past O.. I know probably that one or two days wouldn't make a difference... So I tried Robitussin that month. Really didn't see to much of a differance... So I just got Preseed.. LOL the easy way out... Pre-made CM.. No thought involved... Now that is my kind of brain work.. or should I say lack of!!

[KDD]

I tried it one cycle, but I got horrible headaches so I haven't tried it again since.

[farasha]

I've been taking an omega supplement that has EPO in it, and I definitely had more CM the last two cycles. Of course - I've also added decaf green tea and whole milk yogurt to my daily routine pre-ovulation... so take your pick for what might be helping me!

[.Jessica.]

I dont know if this is true or not but my doctor told me to take this to inhance my sex drive...havent tried it yet...but she said some ladies it works very well for. Just thought Id share that.