[Herewego]

Hi everyone! My name is Barb and I am 39 yrs old and have been remarried for 2yrs. I was previously married for 15yrs to the same man and had 4 children with him.. they are now ages 16,18,19,21. I was on a low dose birth control pill for a very short time (less than a year in my 20's) to help with an ovarian cyst that I had .. but other than that, I have not used any birth control besides "timing".

Recently, I actually thought that I was having some pre-menopausal symptoms. (ie; REALLY moody exactly 10 days before each AF,, just like clock work) Sooo.. after putting my family through complete misery for several (read; SEVERAL) months, I went to Walmart and looked into some herbal supplements to try to help balance things. I've never been into herbs .. so I didnt have the slightest idea as to what to look for. But .. as I was scanning over the menopausal supplements.. I spotted one that said it would relieve Night Sweats and Hot Flashes.. (which I had neither) but that it would also help balance mood swings. SO.. I decided that even though I didnt have ALL of the symptoms listed, it was herbal and it couldnt hurt to try it! So .. I bought ESTROVEN EXTRA STRENGTH and started taking it right away. My poor family just cant do anything right every 2wks before AF Well, after taking it for about 2 1/2 to 3wks.. To my UTTER amazement I was pg! AFTER 16 years! Even after my divorce I was engaged and sexually active (TMI) with my then fiance (and well .. maybe a few others after that ) I didnt use any birth control at all for all of those years because I was evidently "done" having babies! But .. even though I recently suffered a M/C .. I would BET money that the herbal supplement DID help balance my hormones enough to become pg so quickly after starting them.

I called ESTROVEN and told them my story and they, of course, were surprised... but .. I really believe that I would not have gotten pg to begin with if I hadnt been taking it. I stopped taking it right away after I found out that I was pg .. not sure why.. probably wouldnt have hurt anything... but even though I m/c, my OB/GYN said that the baby was perfectly formed and they saw no abnormalities at all .. accept for no hb ..

Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you incase it may inspire someone out there. Even if it was a complete coincidence.. what could it hurt and who knows... I am going to begin re-taking the ESTROVEN ASAP as we are going to try to conceive right away again.

[natesmommy]

Sorry about your miscarriage. I have always used the "timing" method myself, except for a brief time of taking the pill to supposedly help with my PMS symptoms (it didn't).

That is interesting about the estroven. Does it increase your estrogen levels?

I conceived a surprise baby at age 41, after not using any BC for years. Everything went fine. I had had all sorts of tests and bloodwork done in my 30's (had 3 babies in my 20's), but nothing was ever found to be wrong with me. I suspected my DH had had a borderline issue, but we never found out.

I get SEVERE PMS myself, but, I have read that that may be because of too MUCH estrogen, and too little progestereone. Does the estroven help with progesterone imbalances, also?

[Herewego]

You know.. all it says it that it helps to balance your hormones naturally. It's herbal hormonal balancing blend consists of; Green Tea extract, Date Seed extract, Zizyphus spinosa, Cinnamon Twig extract, Galangal Root extract, and
Magnolia Bark extract.
It also is high in vitamins .. including folic acid. I was thinking that I had too high of a level of Estrogen myself and probably low on Progesterone.. and I believe that the Estroven has helped balance it all. I cant help but wonder if I would have continued to take it after I found out that I was pg if I wouldn't have m/c??

[Phoenix Rising]

Thanks for letting us know - I am willing to try just about anything at this point LOL

I am so sorry for your miscarriage though... I hope that you recover quickly and can join us here really soon.

HUGS

[Blue Eyes 409]

Thanks for the advice I know how willing most of us are to try something.

I also had a M/C last June so I know how you must be feeling now. I am so sorry for your loss. Please feel free to PM me if you ever need to talk.