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Last post I mentioned
wanting to create a post on how to use herbal emmenagogues to induce
menstruation. In this part, I want to describe what an emmenagogue is, what reasons to use one when trying to conceive and various resources and options for you to use in determining the best herbs for your particular needs.
The reason to take an
emmenagogue is if a woman’s period was running late and she wants to hurry it
along. Many women with infertility that are attempting to conceive may often
experience long, anovulatory cycles which can delay the start of a new cycle,
extending the horrid waiting experienced throughout the process of trying to
conceive.
One benefit to be received
from learning to chart fertility signs is the awareness that if ovulation is
known to occur a woman may have to wait no more than 17 days after its
occurrence to experience her menstrual bleed.1 But, for many women
having difficulty conceiving a physical condition is preventing ovulation from
occurring, which will delay shedding of the uterine lining.
To be clear, an emmenagogue
is something best to use when pregnancy is known to have not been achieved and
one wants to ensure that their next cycle will start. Most emmenagogues can be
safe even if the woman is pregnant and would not affect a healthy pregnancy.
Some emmenagogues, however, may be classified as abortifacients meaning it
could be possible to for their use to cause a healthy pregnancy to terminate if
taken very early in the cycle. 2
