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olive oil for induction?

Is it safe to insert olive oil vaginally to help induce labor and ripen the cervix
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7552771 tn?1469929649
Epo works. Olive oil is used for perneal message so you don't tear
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7442316 tn?1399778535
Never heard of using it that way. But evening primrose oil pills vaginally worked for me and lots of other women. I used 5 vaginally for two nights and was in labor the next morning
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134578 tn?1693250592
It might not be free of bacteria, either the oil itself or your finger or whatever you use to put it inside.  And of course, it will probably just drool out again all over everything.
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