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Can we take Vitex without doctor's prescription?

I am 28 old and TTC since last 5 months.I got irregular period cycle from 28days to 40days. On net I read about Vitex which regularize cycles and few females with PCOS got the prestige of becoming MOMs.

All this makes me do what ever to become a mom. But am wondering whether I can take Vitex without doctor's prescription.

any reply would be helpfull.
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6181204 tn?1389018322
You can take it .. I had problems conceiving because of irregular pds and me not ovulating because of pcos .. I was on Clomid with no success so I did research and found vitex amonst others .. I decided to try an herbal tea called FertiliTea .. it has vitex as well as other herbs to help you ovulate and boost fertility and it was easy to adapt to in my daily routine .. I also changed my eating habits and started taking one a day for women .. I got pregnant in a month (I started the tea 4/17 .. my cycle started 5/4 .. got my bfp 6/8)  .. its just important that you stop taking the tea once you get ur positive because its unsafe for the pregnancy .. I'm now 23w .. goodluck
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5300020 tn?1376762379
Sure. Sometimes it does just take a little jolt to your hormonal system to get things lined up right. At least thats how it worked for me. We also said the "st. Andrews novena" in between Nov 30th and Christmas Eve. Dont know if you're spiritual at all but it felt good to say it.
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Thanks havingcinco. I am feeling positive again after seeing a ray of hope. Fingers crossed.
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Thanks for the information. It is a booster :)
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5300020 tn?1376762379
I took a vitex supplement to get baby #4, and it worked great. My periods were a bit irregular. The one I purchased was called Femaprin from Vitamin Cottage, but Walgreens and other natural, vitamin shops carry it- or online.
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6181204 tn?1389018322
Its probably better .. you need that folic acid .. I would even change my diet to start eating foods that have folic acid in it as well .. my husband also started taking the one a day for mens .. I would make hubby make some changes as well to increase ur chances .. we also used this preseed lubricant which I hear has helped women get pregnant as well .. idk wit did it honestly I just think it was a combo of all things .. look up earlypregnancytest.com (google it because I believe there's some dashes in there) but they have a bunch of products and reviews for a decent price that you can try out
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A big congratulations :).
Its good to get information out of experience. I am taking one a day prenatal care. is it same like one a day woman. Were you taking any prenatal vitamins along with FertiliTea?
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6181204 tn?1389018322
And before I started the tea I'd been trying to conceive for about 3yrs .. wed even found out thaty husband was having problems as well I'd also stop smoking and drinking if you guys do it .. it'll help dramatically
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