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Herbs to Avoid While Trying to Conceive

Nature's Remedies Could Be Harmful to Your Reproductive Health

By Jacqueline Bodnar

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Herbs to Avoid While Trying to Conceive-The Other Side of the StoryWith more than six billion people on the planet, you can't help but think that having babies is easy. After all, women are born with around 400,000 eggs, and you would think that one of them could easily become fertilized. But for many people, it just isn't that easy, and they need to work a little harder to get pregnant.

According to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, infertility is diagnosed after one year of not being able to achieve pregnancy. Even with so many people lined up to register at baby stores, it's estimated that about 6.1 million American couples experience infertility each year. That's about 10 percent of the reproductive population.

Maybe you're thinking that 10 percent isn't much, and it's not really something you need to worry about. However, if you are in that 10 percent, the statistic doesn't matter, as it can be a painful and emotionally trying process to work through. There are many factors that can contribute to infertility, including herbal supplements.

What to Avoid
When Shari Crull was trying to get pregnant, she did something that a lot of people don't think of. She avoided using any type of herbs. "I had heard from several people that they can interfere with getting pregnant, so I just figured I would avoid them for a while," she says. Giving up her evening cup of herbal tea was not the hardest thing she's had to do, and it turned out to be well worth the sacrifice.

"We recommend all herbs be avoided when trying to conceive," says Dr. Bruce Shapiro, of the Fertility Center of Las Vegas. If you are having some trouble getting pregnant, take a look and see if you are using any herbs. Make sure you ditch the St. John's wort, echinacea and gingko biloba. They may come highly recommended by your best friend for various reasons, but they are believed to also inhibit your chances of getting pregnant. The best thing to do is not take any chances, and stop using all of them for a while.


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